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RE: What are the rules for sockpuppets here?
@otter I'm inclined to say, "Don't be a dick," but that would eliminate most of the non-sockpuppet accounts, too.
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RE: The Official Funny Stuff Thread™
From tumblr (I think), by way of my son; original source unknown:
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RE: The Official Funny Stuff Thread™
My son sent me this. It's not new, but I don't remember seeing it posted here before.
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RE: Gululu - The Interactive Water Bottle Tracker
@PJH What exactly does it track? Does it track the bottle's location? 'Cuz for $129, my biggest concern would be, where did my kid leave it when he ran off to play?
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RE: WTF Bites
The Register asked Apple about its patent strategy, just because we enjoy the ritual of sending email and having it ignored.
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RE: Mostly not internet, and mostly just as shit as you make it
@Polygeekery said in Mostly not internet, and mostly just as shit as you make it:
"Don't you fucking dare Google, or I will run you through a goddamn woodchipper."
All of Google? I am now hoping that Google bombards you with Coldplay 24/7.
Latest posts made by HardwareGeek
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RE: Quotes Out of Context
@PleegWat said in Quotes Out of Context:
we don't design our roads for having potholes.
Cultural differences, again.
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RE: Today in reading the headlines...
@DogsB Today in :
International Protection Accommodation Service (IPAS) centres
I.e., housing for asylum seekers. One of the centres had been a nursing home for elderly people with dementia, before they were kicked out to make room for the asylum seekers.
I won't comment further, because that's territory.
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RE: Aviation Antipatterns Thread
@Zerosquare The video title is a tiny bit misleading. It makes it seem like the controller is blowing off the emergency aircraft. In fact, the pilot asked for a delay while they prepared for landing. However, the controller provided it in the form of "fly the published hold", rather than the "delay vectors" the pilot asked for, which was more work for the already busy pilots in a stressful situation. Not too much more work, though, or the pilot would have simply said "unable", and the controller would (presumably) have complied with the original request.
Also, the question about declaring an emergency may have been due to the controller not having heard the pilot's original mayday call. It's not obvious in the recording, but someone else was transmitting at the same time when the pilot was making the call (possibly the controller), so the controller might have been unable to hear it.
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Travel WTFs
I didn't find an appropriate thread, so I'm paying the thread tax. Just what it says on the tin, any related to travel.
To start off, here's why nobody travels by train in the US:
There are a number of events I want to attend later this year, some of which are farther than I want to drive. Somebody suggested I take the train. Why didn't I think of that? I love trains (as long as I don't have to travel on one).
The first event is in Tulsa, OK. (This is the specific event he suggested taking the train to.) Austin to Dallas, change trains in Dallas, Dallas to Tulsa. Just one problem: There's no train to Tulsa; it goes to Oklahoma City, not Tulsa. That's 100 miles (160 km) from where I want to go. No, two hours on a bus from Oklahoma City to Tulsa is not an acceptable solution. Oh, well. If the train doesn't go there, it doesn't go there.
The other big event is just outside Atlanta. Yes, I can get to Atlanta by train. Turns out it isn't very convenient, though. Let's compare the train with flying:
Mode Cost (round-trip) Duration (each way) Air $250 2.5 hours Driving <$400 + probably one night in a motel each way 14–15 hours (plus stops) Train $350 70 hours To get to Atlanta by train takes 3 days, by way of Chicago and Virginia, costs more than flying, and is less comfortable. (Triple the price if you want a bed to sleep in during your 2 nights trying to sleep on the train.)
This is why Amtrak has lost money every year of its existence.
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RE: Quotes Out of Context
@Arantor dabbles in chemistry of dubious legality as a sideline:
I was going to make some crack
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RE: Programming Memes Thread
@Applied-Mediocrity said in Programming Memes Thread:
@homoBalkanus Will card do?
Bad idea. For cash, the most you can lose is whatever you happen to have in your wallet at the moment, but you do NOT want a woman to have access to your card.
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RE: Things that remind you of WDTWTF members
@dkf said in Things that remind you of WDTWTF members:
OJ from cartons tends to be grim.
Well, he did finally meet the Reaper, but I don't think his picture was ever on cartons.
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RE: Programming Memes Thread
@izzion said in Programming Memes Thread:
@Arantor said in Programming Memes Thread:
@Zerosquare said in Programming Memes Thread:
Excuses, excuses.
I wouldn’t park a Lambo outside, not in this neighbourhood. I’d come home to find it replaced with a mid range EV that’s tuned for urban stop/start traffic for the bonus green credentials.
Really, you just need to start a figurine collection of the former administrator of the Bespin mining colony. And then claim old age for mishearing "Lambo" when someone asks you about it.
Or action figures of Sylvester Stallone, and claim your East Asian upbringing causes you to confuse L and R.
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RE: Linux on the Desktop? A long way off...
@Tsaukpaetra said in Linux on the Desktop? A long way off... :
@HardwareGeek said in Linux on the Desktop? A long way off... :
@Tsaukpaetra Oh, boy; replies to posts from 15+ years ago!
You'll never guess what happens next!
I sure can. I go to bed, because it's after midnight, and I have to
workuse Linux on the (virtual) desktop in the morning.