Today I Learned...

Message #2099557468

Wed, 04 Mar 2026 05:17:11 -0000

Live fast, die young, leave a stupid corpse. I've already gone past my "best-by" date.

Tue Mar 03 2026 03:37:37 UTC from IGnatius T Foobar

Learn something new every day, or you die stupid!

Message #2099557410

Tue, 03 Mar 2026 03:37:37 -0000

Learn something new every day, or you die stupid!

Message #2099550811

Mon, 29 Dec 2025 14:27:35 -0000

Today i learned, absolutely nothing, and it was glorious.

Re: Today I learned...

Sat, 15 Nov 2025 05:04:21 -0000

I like this. I don't think I can remember it, you mewling quim. Look it up. Loki...

Message #2099544186

Sun, 09 Nov 2025 17:36:12 -0000

That Frank did NOT play on the original release of "Lumpy Gravy" in 1967. He did of course write, produce, mix, conduct..

Just now finding this out, after some 50 years of being a fan.

Ironically the last song on the album the instrumental version of 'take your clothes off when you dance ( an evolutionary step for an older song of his ), has always been one of my favorites of his.. and now to learn he didn't play... i don't even have the words..

Today I learned...

Tue, 23 Sep 2025 21:21:07 -0000

Today I learned a new word:

PUSILLANIMOUS

Calling someone "pusillanimous" means the exact same thing as calling them a pussy -- and yet, the two words are not etymologically related in any way!

See also: how to get away with sounding vulgar without being vulgar. If you spend any time with pearl clutchers this one's going to be great in the toolbox.

Re: I've learned...

Sat, 20 Sep 2025 13:45:15 -0000

Nothing wrong with that.. Some just call it 'discipline'

Fri Sep 19 2025 03:31:23 UTC from IGnatius T Foobar Subject: I've learned...

Funny thing ... the AI site that I use regularly, decided it was a good idea to point out that I bring my system administration style to everything I do -- technology or otherwise.

And it's true. From garage projects to cooking to taking care of my pets and my family, everything is annotated and ritualized in the same way I maintain computers and networks.

That's what I've learned. About myself.

I've learned...

Fri, 19 Sep 2025 03:31:23 -0000

Funny thing ... the AI site that I use regularly, decided it was a good idea to point out that I bring my system administration style to everything I do -- technology or otherwise. And it's true. From garage projects to cooking to taking care of my pets and my family, everything is annotated and ritualized in the same way I maintain computers and networks. That's what I've learned. About myself.

Message #2099527556

Tue, 15 Jul 2025 18:58:44 -0000

>That the Rust language, was created by Mozilla.. Sure does explain a lot. Building software is only about 5% of how they spend their time and money. The other 95% is spent being intolerable jackasses. This shows through in how the Rust Evangelism Strike Force operates.

Message #2099527102

Fri, 11 Jul 2025 16:44:10 -0000

That the Rust language, was created by Mozilla..

Message #2099517115

Fri, 18 Apr 2025 23:47:53 -0000

UC Berkeley? They imagined a lot of things. It probably was from the LSD :)

Re:matter illusion

Wed, 09 Apr 2025 04:36:59 -0000

In my university's philosophy class I learned about a philosopher named Berkeley whose perspective was that everything perceived to exist is actually a figment of God's imagination. It's a pity our textbook only described his perspective without including any writings because it's beginning to sound exceedingly accurate.

Message #2099513884

Tue, 25 Mar 2025 22:48:51 -0000

I believe they refer to that as quantum wave theory. Tho i tend to think matter is created from the intersection of the waves, in a multi-dimensional holographic diffraction sort of thing, so there really is no 'matter' to discover. its all an illusion.

Tue Mar 25 2025 22:32:03 UTC from zelgomer

does the universe actually exist in some kind of meta medium that hasn't been identified yet?

Message #2099513879

Tue, 25 Mar 2025 22:32:03 -0000

> 2025-03-23 15:30 from Nurb432 >Related to the above, just found out that quantum entanglement is NOT >instantaneous like originally believed. But its so fast its >beyond human comprehension. > >So i guess that blows true 'instant communications anywhere in the >universe'. But, it will be close enough to just be an academic >exercise and in all practicality its instantaneous. > > First off: weird. Second, it sort of gives credence to a thought that someone else and I arrived at once over lunch. We were talking about how light doesn't have to accelerate, it just comes out at the speed of light. I pointed out that it's similar to how we think of waves through a fluid. We think of those waves propogating with some speed, but they're generated by some kind of energy and they don't accelerate; the "wave" (whether acustic or water or whatever) is really a conceptual model for the compression or expansion of matter as energy ripples out. And that's when "the thought" happened: does the universe actually exist in some kind of meta medium that hasn't been identified yet?

Message #2099513582

Sun, 23 Mar 2025 15:30:12 -0000

Related to the above, just found out that quantum entanglement is NOT instantaneous like originally believed. But its so fast its beyond human comprehension.

So i guess that blows true 'instant communications anywhere in the universe'. But, it will be close enough to just be an academic exercise and in all practicality its instantaneous.

Message #2099490073

Sat, 21 Sep 2024 14:42:45 -0000

Message #2099484648

Tue, 13 Aug 2024 21:38:44 -0000

Today I Learned that the people who whine pedantically that the "observer effect" and the "Heisenberg uncertainty principle" are not the same thing, are really just calling out two different aspects of the same phenomenon. Today I Learned that it was in fact Heisenberg himself who first postulated the existence of the observer effect. And so, observing someone who makes too much noise about "TEH HEISENBERG UNCERTAINTY PRINCIPLE IS NOT TEH 0BSERVER EFFECT!!!111" makes them look even stupidererer.

Message #2099484647

Tue, 13 Aug 2024 21:36:27 -0000

And just like Antifa, and the "antifascists" of Nazi Germany after which it was modeled ... they have no clue what fascism is or who is actually doing it. AntifaBLM are domestic terrorists and we should be wiping them out with machine gun fire.

Message #2099482822

Wed, 31 Jul 2024 18:34:32 -0000

Trantifa.

it exists and is what you think it is.

Message #2099478256

Sun, 30 Jun 2024 21:04:57 -0000

Those stupid ass microscopic connectors for WiFi BT antenna that are such a pain in the neck to attach to their sockets..

That not only are they a pain, but they come in 2 sizes...

Message #2099476820

Sat, 22 Jun 2024 04:06:11 -0000

Neat. That's cool.

Message #2099476647

Thu, 20 Jun 2024 22:40:26 -0000

That "Subway Surfing" is a thing...

Darwin at work.

Message #2099376061

Sat, 24 Feb 2024 16:43:58 -0000

Ooh, I didn't know that. Learn something new every day, or you die stupid!

Message #2099375578

Sat, 17 Feb 2024 01:00:40 -0000

...that systemD can work remotely....

( ya, im sure i should have known that, but never needed to care until today )

Message #2099375055

Sat, 10 Feb 2024 17:42:20 -0000

As esoteric as it is, i would not be surprised if one of the people on the crew didnt know " hey, this would be a perfect inside joke if we ...."

Message #2099375049

Sat, 10 Feb 2024 17:16:02 -0000

Today I Learned that in pre-Stoker culture, vampires were depicted as having arithmomania, an obsessive need to count things. In some lore a vampire attack could be thwarted by spilling something like seeds or rice grains on the ground, and the vampire would prefer to count them instead of continuing the attack, giving the victim time to escape. Count von Count, from the old days of pre-pedo Sesame Street, was just a happy coincidence. In western culture, the archetypal vampire is Bram Stoker's "Dracula" -- also known as Count Dracula, which inspired Children's Television Workshop to create a vampire obsessed with counting. But that's only a coincidence -- they likely didn't know that outside of Stoker's work, vampires were *always* obsessed with counting things. Learn something new every day, or you die stupid, I always say.

Message #2099373820

Tue, 23 Jan 2024 22:50:54 -0000

Today I Learned that there is a font family called "IBM Plex" and it's actually kind of nice. I'm using the monospace version as my terminal font now. [ https://www.ibm.com/plex/ ] And also available as "fonts-ibm-plex" in the debian/ubuntu repos.

Message #2099370313

Mon, 04 Dec 2023 18:15:38 -0000

Yeah. All of the Gaia worshippers want a mass die-off that doesn't include themselves. But they're NIMBYists in all other ways too, so it shouldn't come as much of a surprise.

Message #2099370261

Sun, 03 Dec 2023 17:33:45 -0000

I've known about that for years. Sadly, the hoomans who are in for hooman extinction refuse to self-extinct. It's bizarre.

Sat Dec 02 2023 11:42:49 EST from Nurb432

lol its an actual official movement.. did not even know it existed until a few minutes ago. Something about he NewYorker newspaper discussing it.. People are sheep.

"Voluntary Human Extinction Movement" -> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Voluntary_Human_Extinction_Movement

Message #2099370211

Sat, 02 Dec 2023 18:57:01 -0000

Has there ever been a more perfect use case for "great idea! you first" ?

Message #2099370197

Sat, 02 Dec 2023 16:42:49 -0000

lol its an actual official movement.. did not even know it existed until a few minutes ago. Something about he NewYorker newspaper discussing it.. People are sheep.

"Voluntary Human Extinction Movement" -> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Voluntary_Human_Extinction_Movement

Message #2099362590

Thu, 14 Sep 2023 20:36:25 -0000

When i go on tour ill be sure they do do that to you.

Thu Sep 14 2023 16:34:35 EDT from nonservator

I recently had the chance to see a "surprise musical guest", but would have been required to carry and present government-issued photo ID. I told my wife I wouldn't do that if it was a once in a lifetime chance to meet my favorite person in the world after her.

Message #2099362586

Thu, 14 Sep 2023 20:34:35 -0000

I recently had the chance to see a "surprise musical guest", but would have been required to carry and present government-issued photo ID. I told my wife I wouldn't do that if it was a once in a lifetime chance to meet my favorite person in the world after her.

Message #2099362576

Thu, 14 Sep 2023 20:14:17 -0000

TIL that TicketBastard no longer allows you to print your tickets. You must have a smartphone and bring it to the theater because the bar code is ANIMATED. "A screenshot won't get you in," the web site proudly proclaims. It is amazing that these assholes still have no real competition.

Message #2099356352

Fri, 01 Sep 2023 23:36:16 -0000

> 2023-09-01 17:45 from Nurb432 >....that a 6 mile walk wears your dog out.... > I suspect the length of his legs is probably a factor as to what degree :)

Message #2099356312

Fri, 01 Sep 2023 17:45:33 -0000

....that a 6 mile walk wears your dog out....

Message #2099315786

Thu, 03 Nov 2022 15:49:01 -0000

>My mousie is a SteelSeries Rival 710. Costed me $100. Is good >mousie. Not many frills. Does have two DPI settings and a button >to switch between them, which is useful at times. 1200 DPI for >pixel-purrfect operations, 2400 DPI for everything else. It also >has a replaceable tail, because mousie tails seem to always fail at >some point. Today I learned that the hacker jargon term for a wireless mouse is a "hamster". Because it doesn't have a tail. [ http://www.catb.org/jargon/html/H/hamster.html ]

Message #2099314824

Mon, 24 Oct 2022 22:38:32 -0000

Well yes, they *are* murdering, but if they're just bringing us presents I'd prefer if they'd just leave them on the front steps like other cats do. Did I mention there is the occasional bird? That can't be coming in on its own.

Message #2099314796

Mon, 24 Oct 2022 20:11:51 -0000

> We can't figure out whether they're getting in, or if the kitties are >bringing them in. Oh and last week there was a bird, that one had to >have been escorted inside by a feline member of the household. The cats will solve the problem. Even if they caused it, they will (eventually, when they get bored) solve it.

Message #2099314771

Mon, 24 Oct 2022 18:44:35 -0000

Odd, i have had the exact opposite with my cats. Even my indoor cats who ware well fed and cared for, if they get to go out they bring home food to give us. Or if mice get in the house, its game on.

These days only certain ones go outside, if they will stay in the yard. To risky to let them wander around here. Just yesterday we were given a vole by one of the cats. Dropped it at the back door and walked in all proud.

Message #2099314764

Mon, 24 Oct 2022 17:58:55 -0000

> 2022-10-21 17:13 from Nurb432 >Cat. Ya know, they evolved along side us for this very purpose. >> Fri Oct 21 2022 06:58:40 AM EDT from darknetuser >> >> I had a friend recommend me to keep a ferret at home. >> >> >> >> > > > > > I had cats when I was young. They were all lazy fucks and would not hunt if their lives depended on it. If you reduced their food ration they would go to the next house and bother the neighbourhoods for treats rather than hunt for mice.

Message #2099314544

Fri, 21 Oct 2022 21:13:44 -0000

Cat. Ya know, they evolved along side us for this very purpose.

Fri Oct 21 2022 06:58:40 AM EDT from darknetuser

I had a friend recommend me to keep a ferret at home.

Message #2099314508

Fri, 21 Oct 2022 10:58:40 -0000

> 2022-10-17 19:41 from IGnatius T Foobar >Speaking of mice, my house is full of them right now. I don't know >why. We've lived here for eight years and there's been the occasional >mouse but we've had more than I can count in the last month or so. > > Sometimes we find them dead and dismantled thanks to the kitties, >sometimes we find them alive and running around. > > We can't figure out whether they're getting in, or if the kitties are >bringing them in. Oh and last week there was a bird, that one had to >have been escorted inside by a feline member of the household. > > The fact that they're coming in so frequently and are often alive >suggests that they are "getting in" > > The fact that there are NO signs of mouse activity (scratching sounds >inside the walls, trails of poop, etc) suggests that they are "being >brought in" > > I just can't figure this out. > > Welcome to my world. I don't mind mice in the barns. I welcome every mice and bird to nest in the barns. Horses love staring into newborn chicks to see what they are up to. It is when they get in the house when they start causing trouble. I had to repair some ugly damate to the electrical wiring of the house done by mice last year. There is not much advice I can give beyond the obvious one. Place anything a mice would love to have as lunch in a secured place so mice don't have much of a reason to walk in. Have garbage, dog food, horse food etc. stored in containers. Then look for obvious infiltration poins to your house and seal them, so you get less mice in. I once got a shack which suffered a bad infestation flooded by carbon monoxide. Not a solution I recommend. I had a friend recommend me to keep a ferret at home. Mice are terrified by them and won't get in a house where one is present. The issue is that ferrets are every bit as destructive as a ravaging horde of mice, with the drawback that a ferret is to be treated as a pet...

Message #2099314152

Mon, 17 Oct 2022 23:58:52 -0000

That was like me last summer.

Getting that bucket trap, and nearly daily trips to the park to release .. finally cleared it up

Message #2099314149

Mon, 17 Oct 2022 23:41:28 -0000

Speaking of mice, my house is full of them right now. I don't know why. We've lived here for eight years and there's been the occasional mouse but we've had more than I can count in the last month or so. Sometimes we find them dead and dismantled thanks to the kitties, sometimes we find them alive and running around. We can't figure out whether they're getting in, or if the kitties are bringing them in. Oh and last week there was a bird, that one had to have been escorted inside by a feline member of the household. The fact that they're coming in so frequently and are often alive suggests that they are "getting in" The fact that there are NO signs of mouse activity (scratching sounds inside the walls, trails of poop, etc) suggests that they are "being brought in" I just can't figure this out.

Message #2099307958

Sat, 13 Aug 2022 18:42:52 -0000

That alone is a great feature... That should have been standard from day one.

Sat Aug 13 2022 01:42:28 PM EDT from LadySerenaKitty

It also has a replaceable tail, because mousie tails seem to always fail at some point.

Message #2099307953

Sat, 13 Aug 2022 17:42:28 -0000

Fri Aug 12 2022 09:15:03 EDT from IGnatius T Foobar

And that's what I found when I went to the computer store ... wired mice tend to be "gaming mice" with big chonky controls and multicolor LEDs and brand names like "Mega Death Blaster 9000". I just want to point at things and not change batteries.

In the end I selected a simple Logitech wireless that feels good in my hand and has a blue and black color scheme that matches my keyboard. It doesn't have a zillion buttons but it does have the forward/backward buttons on the side, to which I've grown accustomed.

My mousie is a SteelSeries Rival 710. Costed me $100. Is good mousie. Not many frills. Does have two DPI settings and a button to switch between them, which is useful at times. 1200 DPI for pixel-purrfect operations, 2400 DPI for everything else. It also has a replaceable tail, because mousie tails seem to always fail at some point.

Message #2099307853

Fri, 12 Aug 2022 13:15:03 -0000

>you do videogames in modern consoles, you know that running out of >batteries in your wireless controller destroys your gaming night. And that's what I found when I went to the computer store ... wired mice tend to be "gaming mice" with big chonky controls and multicolor LEDs and brand names like "Mega Death Blaster 9000". I just want to point at things and not change batteries. In the end I selected a simple Logitech wireless that feels good in my hand and has a blue and black color scheme that matches my keyboard. It doesn't have a zillion buttons but it does have the forward/backward buttons on the side, to which I've grown accustomed.

Message #2099305532

Sat, 09 Jul 2022 11:43:31 -0000

Im safe from that :)

Sat Jul 09 2022 06:00:32 AM EDT from darknetuser

If you do videogames in modern consoles, you know that running out of batteries in your wireless controller destroys your gaming night.

Message #2099305517

Sat, 09 Jul 2022 10:00:32 -0000

> 2022-07-04 10:28 from Nurb432 >I do when i can, but sometimes its not overly convenient to whip one >out when you are out and about from your home base. > >( another reason i never noticed i bet.. ) > > > >I have mixed feelings about wireless mice. GOOD ones are decent. bad >ones, are dreadful I don't like to take any chances. I go wired as often as possible. If you do videogames in modern consoles, you know that running out of batteries in your wireless controller destroys your gaming night.

Message #2099305246

Mon, 04 Jul 2022 14:28:43 -0000

I do when i can, but sometimes its not overly convenient to whip one out when you are out and about from your home base.

( another reason i never noticed i bet.. )

I have mixed feelings about wireless mice. GOOD ones are decent. bad ones, are dreadful

Mon Jul 04 2022 10:06:31 AM EDT from IGnatius T Foobar

Or you could just bring along a mouse :)

Today ... ok not today, but two weeks ago ... I learned that wired and wireless mice have switched places. Wired mice are now the premium offering and every cheap mouse is wireless. At least in retail that's the case, anyway.

Message #2099305245

Mon, 04 Jul 2022 14:06:31 -0000

Or you could just bring along a mouse :) Today ... ok not today, but two weeks ago ... I learned that wired and wireless mice have switched places. Wired mice are now the premium offering and every cheap mouse is wireless. At least in retail that's the case, anyway.

Message #2099305158

Sat, 02 Jul 2022 14:08:16 -0000

Reading more, its not normally 'enabled' and depending on OS and windowing system, will decide what hoops you jump thru.

Going to have to try it however, as one of the reasons i hate track pads the is the click, it always moves the damned mouse cursor on me. But this touch-to-click.. does not.

Message #2099305041

Thu, 30 Jun 2022 22:01:16 -0000

I tried it on my office macbook. .Nothin ( Linux, not osx )

"generic" x86 Linux laptop. Nothin.

Just seems to be my 2 'flip' Chromebooks so far.

Will try my ARM Linux laptop and my 2 personal macbooks ( Linux on both ) this weekend.

Message #2099305025

Thu, 30 Jun 2022 18:54:08 -0000

Wed Jun 29 2022 17:19:57 EDT from Nurb432

Actually it was yesterday..

I dont know how long i have been using Chromebooks now, but its been a LONG time... And i just realized that you dont have to physically click the track pad to register a click.. wtf..when did this happen?

Tap-to-click has been a thing for at least a couple decades.

Message #2099304958

Wed, 29 Jun 2022 21:19:57 -0000

Actually it was yesterday..

I dont know how long i have been using Chromebooks now, but its been a LONG time... And i just realized that you dont have to physically click the track pad to register a click.. wtf..when did this happen?

Message #2099264017

Fri, 07 May 2021 23:22:28 -0000

Here it is, right at https://dnslytics.com/bgp/as22697

Domain	DomainRank	IPv4
	6.4	128.116.123.3
	0.1	209.206.41.228
		128.116.122.3
		128.116.114.3
		128.116.123.3
		128.116.119.3
		128.116.123.3

Message #2099264013

Fri, 07 May 2021 22:45:19 -0000

Even as a joke, they are playing a dangerous game there.

Message #2099264006

Fri, 07 May 2021 21:48:51 -0000

How did you find out about this, anyhow?!?

They joined a peering fabric that my network participates in. When I saw that I thought to myself, "wow, roblox operates their own network instead of operating in someone else's cloud?" and started clicking around to see what they have.

My nieces play Roblox. Needless to say I would not approve of them trafficking in child porn.

Message #2099263966

Fri, 07 May 2021 16:48:20 -0000

Eeek.

Message #2099263948

Fri, 07 May 2021 14:51:00 -0000

> 2021-05-07 09:22 from IGnatius T Foobar > > TIL that Roblox (you know, the company who makes that game pre-teens >love to play) owns the domain "childporn.shop" and actually hosts it on >their network. > > I haven't looked to see what they are hosting there. :| > > It gives 404 File not Found You are welcome

Message #2099263938

Fri, 07 May 2021 13:56:39 -0000

How did you find out about this, anyhow?!?

Message #2099263937

Fri, 07 May 2021 13:55:30 -0000

WTF?

I wouldn't even *ping* that address on YOUR computer connecting to TOR through a VPN.

Fri May 07 2021 09:22:22 EDT from IGnatius T Foobar

TIL that Roblox (you know, the company who makes that game pre-teens love to play) owns the domain "childporn.shop" and actually hosts it on their network.

I haven't looked to see what they are hosting there. :|

Message #2099263929

Fri, 07 May 2021 13:22:22 -0000

TIL that Roblox (you know, the company who makes that game pre-teens love to play) owns the domain "childporn.shop" and actually hosts it on their network. I haven't looked to see what they are hosting there. :|

Message #2099258796

Fri, 02 Apr 2021 14:41:08 -0000

Often times in the analog world, 'close enough' works.

Fri Apr 02 2021 00:50:51 EDT from ASCII Express

Today I learned that as long as you tune an antenna to an SWR (standing wave ratio) of 2.0:1 or below, that it will get out your signal with 88% ERP (effective radiated power). I've always tried to tune to as close to 1:1 as possible. And this comes out to a .1 dB change in signal strength, hardly noticeable. That makes my life a little easier.

Message #2099258766

Fri, 02 Apr 2021 04:50:51 -0000

Today I learned that as long as you tune an antenna to an SWR (standing wave ratio) of 2.0:1 or below, that it will get out your signal with 88% ERP (effective radiated power). I've always tried to tune to as close to 1:1 as possible. And this comes out to a .1 dB change in signal strength, hardly noticeable. That makes my life a little easier.

Message #4651085

Sun, 21 Feb 2021 02:02:09 -0000

Well then let's call it a surcharge for being bad at math.

Message #4650013

Wed, 10 Feb 2021 21:12:36 -0000

$3.94 (69.1 cents/OZ) Crest Cavity Protection Toothpaste, Regular Paste, 5.7 oz, 3 Pack
$1.96 (34.4 cents/OZ) Crest Cavity Protection Toothpaste, Regular Paste, 5.7 oz

Are they using the package price, dividing it by a single 5.7oz instead of 17.1oz? This is where I would usually see a different unit of measurement, pounds vs ounces.

Message #4650012

Wed, 10 Feb 2021 20:58:28 -0000

Studies show that our customer demographic doesn't do math.

Sun Feb 07 2021 13:12:56 EST from zooer

I am saying the same brand, same product.

Single item $1.53 per ounce.
Multi-item $24.80 per pound.

Message #4650010

Wed, 10 Feb 2021 20:57:54 -0000

Chicken In a Biscuit does this, I think. Different measures between regular size and family size.

"On sale"

Not really.

Sun Feb 07 2021 13:12:56 EST from zooer

I am saying the same brand, same product.

Single item $1.53 per ounce.
Multi-item $24.80 per pound.

Message #4649710

Sun, 07 Feb 2021 18:12:56 -0000

I am saying the same brand, same product.

Single item $1.53 per ounce.
Multi-item $24.80 per pound.

Message #4649697

Sun, 07 Feb 2021 17:16:51 -0000

Heh. Yeah. One brand is bulk priced per pound and the other is priced per 100-count. Love that.

Message #4649671

Sun, 07 Feb 2021 15:35:00 -0000

Been there. Pisses me off too.

Sometimes i skip the entire product as a protest.

Sat Feb 06 2021 22:10:57 EST from zooer

I don't know if it is the same where you are, sometimes the unit prices do not measure the same unit, then I have to pull out the calculator.

Message #4649651

Sun, 07 Feb 2021 14:24:09 -0000

You know what P.T. Barnum always said... :)

Sat Feb 06 2021 18:30:25 EST from IGnatius T Foobar

And that happens. People buy based on it saying, "buy in bulk and save!" and if you can confuse them by obscuring the comparison to not buying in bulk, they'll take your word for it.

I guess I'm too much of a nerd. My eyes go right to the unit price when I am comparison shopping.

Message #4649613

Sun, 07 Feb 2021 03:10:57 -0000

I don't know if it is the same where you are, sometimes the unit prices do not measure the same unit, then I have to pull out the calculator.

Message #4649596

Sat, 06 Feb 2021 23:30:25 -0000

And that happens. People buy based on it saying, "buy in bulk and save!" and if you can confuse them by obscuring the comparison to not buying in bulk, they'll take your word for it.

I guess I'm too much of a nerd. My eyes go right to the unit price when I am comparison shopping.

Message #4648958

Mon, 01 Feb 2021 23:33:58 -0000

That its time to take a break from it all.

Message #4648398

Fri, 29 Jan 2021 15:28:58 -0000

I think this is sometimes what the retailers/sellers are counting on.

Thu Jan 28 2021 19:51:38 EST from Nurb432

My fault for not doing actual research.

Message #4648308

Fri, 29 Jan 2021 00:51:38 -0000

Right, i didnt expect it to be a full 2x, but also never expected it to be such a slight difference. 10 pound really isn't much so didnt expect a discount like that. Now if i was getting a 50 or 100 filled up, there i would expect a discount for volume.

Got the 5 tank from Amazon as the only place in town i new about at the time wanted lots.. ( the 75 dollar refill...even Dicks was cheaper, but in 2 pound increments as they would not fill above a 2 pound tank ). My fault for not doing actual research.

Message #4648052

Wed, 27 Jan 2021 19:08:08 -0000

This is kind of similar to the supermarket putting the price of the "Family Pack" on sale compared to its regular price, but if you look at the regular price for the smaller package, you're paying less per unit buying the smaller package.

And that happens. People buy based on it saying, "buy in bulk and save!" and if you can confuse them by obscuring the comparison to not buying in bulk, they'll take your word for it.

Fri Jan 22 2021 18:18:40 EST from Nurb432

That i should have bought a 10 pound CO2 tank locally, instead of a 5 pound from amazon. Same damned price ( after shipping anyway ). What is really odd, $12.50 to fill the 5 pound. $18 for the 10 pound.

Got tired of driving to town once a year (or so to get it filled. This trip up: "hey while i'm here you have any 10 pound bottles".. ( non covid year. last year doesn't count since im home all the time so it lasted 8 months )

now i have enough for close to 3 years..

( another shop across town charges 75 bucks a fill .. wtf )

Message #4648046

Wed, 27 Jan 2021 18:01:19 -0000

TIL.... the phrase "Forced Monkey Labor"

Message #4647506

Fri, 22 Jan 2021 23:18:40 -0000

That i should have bought a 10 pound CO2 tank locally, instead of a 5 pound from amazon. Same damned price ( after shipping anyway ). What is really odd, $12.50 to fill the 5 pound. $18 for the 10 pound.

Got tired of driving to town once a year (or so to get it filled. This trip up: "hey while i'm here you have any 10 pound bottles".. ( non covid year. last year doesn't count since im home all the time so it lasted 8 months )

now i have enough for close to 3 years..

( another shop across town charges 75 bucks a fill .. wtf )

Message #4583203

Tue, 08 Sep 2020 19:38:05 -0000

> 2020-09-06 06:18 from zooer >TIL... that COVID-19 is affecting Google Maps. Google Maps uses >historical data to map the best routes for direction. With COVID-19 Yeah, Maps emphasizes historical data when you're doing a "arrive by X" search, but puts somewhat more emphasis on realtime data for a normal search.

Message #4583184

Tue, 08 Sep 2020 18:01:02 -0000

TIL that the word "privy" is not just used at Renaissance faires ... it is a legal term and is used to refer to a type of potty that is not permitted to be constructed anymore.

Message #4582784

Sun, 06 Sep 2020 10:18:27 -0000

TIL... that COVID-19 is affecting Google Maps. Google Maps uses historical data to map the best routes for direction. With COVID-19 driving patterns have changed, no one is commuting, so the historical routes are inaccurate for mapping the best routes. I had always thought Google Maps used current real time data, but in fact it uses historical data as well.

https://www.autoevolution.com/news/google-maps-updated-with-new-traffic-patterns-because-old-ones-are-useless-now-148333.html

Message #4549841

Thu, 07 May 2020 22:44:02 -0000

You can find that one at Wal-Mart.

Message #4539747

Tue, 07 Apr 2020 14:57:18 -0000

but global pandemic is much more fun

Message #4539715

Tue, 07 Apr 2020 13:29:15 -0000

No, I want to play Global Thermonuclear War.

Message #4533812

Tue, 17 Mar 2020 20:31:24 -0000

How about a nice game of chess?

Message #4533780

Tue, 17 Mar 2020 18:45:23 -0000

Doesn't matter. Everyone knows that the back door password is "joshua" and using that you can get into any government computer.

Message #4524908

Wed, 12 Feb 2020 13:50:00 -0000

Zooer - It's not the ones that don't obscure their key presses that make me worried. It's the ones with the sticky notes with passwords on their monitor.

Message #4523305

Thu, 06 Feb 2020 14:40:09 -0000

>I say it is from this Caren with a "C" WARNING: You will want to >strangle this Caren, you will be praying that the police shoot her I'm disappointed. I thought it would be a video of Caryn Johnson, who used to be entertaining but switched completely over to hate and bigotry some number of years ago.

Message #4518041

Sat, 18 Jan 2020 01:18:49 -0000

The employees that are not aware of their surrondings and do not make an effort to obscure their key presses are a bigger problem.

Message #4517949

Fri, 17 Jan 2020 16:31:40 -0000

TIL.... the code to unlock the security door at the local pharmacy. Those keypad locks are shit.

Message #4517401

Wed, 15 Jan 2020 14:46:58 -0000

I knew of the name but I didn't know it's origin. I think it is a generic name to any woman who complains or screams at people.

My niece said it was from this skit (2:20 min)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uEO_28VrJLQ

I say it is from this Caren with a "C" WARNING: You will want to strangle this Caren, you will be praying that the police shoot her (8 min)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S6vlu1FRaic

Message #4517393

Wed, 15 Jan 2020 14:22:42 -0000

Today I Learned (and apparently I'm the last person on earth to learn this) that "Karen" is a generic name for a middle aged suburban woman who always asks to speak to the manager.

Message #4514784

Mon, 06 Jan 2020 18:56:12 -0000

When you close the refrigerator door, the traffic light goes out, silly goose.

Message #4514734

Mon, 06 Jan 2020 14:49:52 -0000

Even if it's in a sealed container and stored in the fridge at an appropriate temperature?

Message #4514611

Mon, 06 Jan 2020 03:23:00 -0000

TIL that a red light that has been red for a while is called a "stale red light".

Message #4500042

Wed, 13 Nov 2019 00:46:43 -0000

Neil Hamburger

Message #4500037

Tue, 12 Nov 2019 22:50:43 -0000

HAMBURGER

Message #4499713

Mon, 11 Nov 2019 20:10:53 -0000

TIL... That there is a journalist (or opinion writer?) named Tom Hamburger. That is all.

Message #4488452

Sun, 29 Sep 2019 02:21:47 -0000

Today I Learned about retroshare. Actually, I already knew of it, but I have not been using it until recently. Very nice friend-to-friend networking idea, with i2p support for hidden networks of friends. Also Tor and Clearnet support. Sharing files was never such a complex endevour, not even in the modem days :)

Message #4485444

Tue, 17 Sep 2019 17:39:30 -0000

(it's a Johnny Cash line, btw)

Message #4485442

Tue, 17 Sep 2019 17:28:23 -0000

...which is all sorts of funny, or maybe prescient, if you know about the kind of sociopolitical crap that is currently tearing up the United Methodist Church.

Message #4485178

Mon, 16 Sep 2019 19:02:58 -0000

> 2019-09-16 05:44 from fleeb > > Well, I've noticed the left always feels the moderates are too far to >the right, and the right always feels the moderates are too far to the >left. And the one in the middle... was a Methodist

Message #4485138

Mon, 16 Sep 2019 15:33:41 -0000

Did you just disagree with my position? You know what that means of course?

Message #4485059

Mon, 16 Sep 2019 09:44:30 -0000

Well, I've noticed the left always feels the moderates are too far to the right, and the right always feels the moderates are too far to the left. Which makes a sort of sense, really. Because, from their perspectives, that's how they feel. So I wonder if it's difficult to recognize when someone is being moderate, or truly too far to the left or right, if you aren't a moderate yourself. And then, to what degree can you know if you're moderate? I feel like I'm moderate, mostly because I think both positions seem too extreme. A lot of you here have embraced the right's position, with maybe one or two on the left (maybe... the lefties here seem more moderate, as far as I can tell). I kinda feel you're a little extreme if you call for the death of someone for disagreeing with your position, but that's just my opinion, man.

Message #4484623

Sat, 14 Sep 2019 12:36:17 -0000

I am VERY out of the loop, because I though Slashdot was ALWAYS unreadable :)

Message #4484618

Sat, 14 Sep 2019 12:24:50 -0000

>And it went from being "The Front Page Of the Internet," to being a >landing page for newsfeeds for AOL.COM. ...which, in turn, became useless after it became Arianna OnLine, a landing page for the Huffington Post. Digg 1 was marginally useful for a couple of years. It had a neat mix of news, funny stuff, etc. As a nerd I remember trying it out for a while after Slashdot became unreadable. I seem to recall abandoning it because there was just too much volume.

Message #4484152

Thu, 12 Sep 2019 14:32:51 -0000

I am very out of the loop, because I don't know what Digg is or was. Anyway, it looks like sites start dropping badly in quality once they become a mainstream massified thing.

Message #4484101

Thu, 12 Sep 2019 12:00:53 -0000

I used to spend tons of time on Digg prior to Digg 2.0. I watched Diggnation as well. After 2.0 the site was less usable, the news wasn't really news or at least interesting any more.

Message #4483139

Mon, 09 Sep 2019 05:02:19 -0000

Fri Sep 06 2019 12:38:55 EDT from IGnatius T Foobar

This is my observation as well. Admittedly it is not an observation from a neutral point of view, but I have a feeling it's a fairly objective truth.

Is it "built in" to the platform?

One explanation could be that, simply, this is an effect of an obtusely large percentage of left-wingers operating the platform.

The other explanation could be that the left is far more likely to have mobs of people filing Butthurt Reports on posts they don't like, so it's far more likely that a provocative conservative post will be taken down than a provocative liberal post. As LoanShark correctly pointed out, left cancel culture focuses on takedown, while right cancel culture focuses on retaliation.

From my perspective, the only solution is a fight-to-the-death between Jack Dorsey and Mark Zuckerberg, with the winner getting the death penalty.

DIGG was a fairly neutral platform - until DIGG 2.0 and Ole Oleson created this false controversy about the DIGG Bury brigade - which was supposed to be a group of conservatives who all mobilized to bury left leaning posts and upvote Right leaning ones. This wasn't really the truth - but DIGG went to great lengths to disrupt the conservative voices on that site.

And it went from being "The Front Page Of the Internet," to being a landing page for newsfeeds for AOL.COM.

Message #4483138

Mon, 09 Sep 2019 04:59:49 -0000

Thu Sep 05 2019 21:41:33 EDT from ldo

Wed Sep 04 2019 21:51:20 EDT from ParanoidDelusions

Twitter is completely biased with a left wing bubble.

Because reality itself has a liberal bias, don’t you know.

Well, that is just the 80/20 rule at play.

The smartest and most productive people are always going to be in the minority. ;)

Message #4482744

Sat, 07 Sep 2019 12:28:08 -0000

> From my perspective, the only solution is a fight-to-the-death between >Jack Dorsey and Mark Zuckerberg, with the winner getting the death >penalty. > > I would TOTALLY pay to watch that.

Message #4482525

Fri, 06 Sep 2019 17:06:26 -0000

>Because reality itself has a liberal bias, don’t you know. uhoh, somebody's been reading Krugman. There goes the neighborhood.

Message #4482524

Fri, 06 Sep 2019 17:05:13 -0000

LMAO.

Message #4482499

Fri, 06 Sep 2019 16:38:55 -0000

>Twitter is completely biased with a left wing bubble. COnservatives >have to speak with "decorum" and "be decent," but liberals can get away >with all kinds of misbehavior before they get a ban. Facebook is even This is my observation as well. Admittedly it is not an observation from a neutral point of view, but I have a feeling it's a fairly objective truth. Is it "built in" to the platform? One explanation could be that, simply, this is an effect of an obtusely large percentage of left-wingers operating the platform. The other explanation could be that the left is far more likely to have mobs of people filing Butthurt Reports on posts they don't like, so it's far more likely that a provocative conservative post will be taken down than a provocative liberal post. As LoanShark correctly pointed out, left cancel culture focuses on takedown, while right cancel culture focuses on retaliation. From my perspective, the only solution is a fight-to-the-death between Jack Dorsey and Mark Zuckerberg, with the winner getting the death penalty.

Message #4482310

Fri, 06 Sep 2019 01:41:33 -0000

Wed Sep 04 2019 21:51:20 EDT from ParanoidDelusions

Twitter is completely biased with a left wing bubble.

Because reality itself has a liberal bias, don’t you know.

Message #4482006

Thu, 05 Sep 2019 01:51:20 -0000

Twitter is completely biased with a left wing bubble. COnservatives have to speak with "decorum" and "be decent," but liberals can get away with all kinds of misbehavior before they get a ban. Facebook is even worse. Twitter is a constant stream of negativity though - there aren't any friends posting pictures of their labor day camping trip - it is just abusive liberals upset at everything looking for communities of conservatives to troll, in the hopes of getting those conservatives banned.

Message #4481867

Wed, 04 Sep 2019 14:57:48 -0000

Today I learned that Voat exists.

Message #4481627

Tue, 03 Sep 2019 20:22:17 -0000

Please report for re-education, comrade;)

Message #4481619

Tue, 03 Sep 2019 20:07:27 -0000

Lol. Gab is far, far less "Nazi" than Voat. And anyone who thinks the chans are for "right wing trolls only" is stuck in the echo chamber of [CURRENT YEAR], where "right wing" means "to the right of Mao".

Message #4480357

Sat, 31 Aug 2019 11:37:49 -0000

> 2019-08-30 09:31 from LoanShark > > 2019-08-30 06:41 from nonservator > >The majority of the overly political libertarians, rather than normal > > >people with normal jobs and/or normal lives, are the dictionary > >definition of allowing the perfect to be the enemy of the good. > > Bingo. > > Well, I have had my share of dealings with both libertarians, members of different Libertarian parties and the like, and they are all prety much normal people with normal lives and normal jobs. Also, the ones in big parties usually have quite moderate programs. It is usually the small parties that have uncompromissing programs, mostly because when you are a small party you can only recruit new people by being ideologically pure. It happens with parties from other ideologies, such as communists and other authoritarians. Once those grow a bit they start watering down in order to get votes, because they don t need to stay ideologically pure to get new recurits.

Message #4480355

Sat, 31 Aug 2019 11:31:58 -0000

Gab is prety much a Nazi den by design. They won't admit it, but they built the site so right-wing trolls could have their own echo chamber. It is not surprising to see it is full of such. TBH there are already studies about which ideas get blocked in big social media sites. I agree the really, really big providers don't administratively enforce idea blocking openly. However, dogpiling is quite real and people leaves those platforms because of that very often, and administrators don't look like they are doing a great job with that. Still not as bad as medium-sized services, such as the one I talked about earlier. I am active at darknet places which are really everything goes affairs... people is really way more open about themselves and you don't see much bad behaviour despite the fact banning is quite not a thing. Btw most people there feels more welcome at Jisko-like services or irc2p than they do to Twitter. It is funny that people is more willing to confess they have a self-steem problem because their Willy is too short or whatever when they cannot be tracked back.

Message #4480152

Sat, 31 Aug 2019 00:28:42 -0000

To be slightly more clearer, sometimes your life goes through some changes (and/or, you just get older and start feeling more secure about certain things), and your politics change. Basically, at the moment, I'm politically homeless - the policies that really matter to some of the people that I care about are political suicide for both parties. And the libertarians (even though they're a stopped clock that gives the right time twice a day) are finding the right answers.

Message #4480147

Sat, 31 Aug 2019 00:19:58 -0000

In my late teens/early 20s I flirted with libertarianism. Abandoned it fairly quickly because, well, this is who I am: center-left liberal guy. You don't change who you are overnight. After that, I was kinda judgy about certain lib issues (drug law in particular) for a while (as Peter Pulse could tell you), but that's a different story. Lately though I've been reading reason.com more than a little bit. Doesn't mean I agree with everything they say; far from it. It does mean I find that they're the only people who are intellectually honest in certain niche areas; the only people who get certain things right, journalistically speaking. I like what @enbrown is doing. tl;dr: Kamala Harris is the antichrist. Any Dem candidate is preferable.

Message #4479992

Fri, 30 Aug 2019 18:25:24 -0000

Well there you go. I voted LP for the first two decades of my adult life, because I had no appetite for the BushClinton crowd. I suspect I was in very good company, because the Nolan chart generally shows (or did at the time) that most people are libertarians but either didn't know it or wouldn't admit to it. (That may not be the case now that Bernie bros and other assorted millenials are on the scene. YMMV.) I stopped voting LP when I came to the realization that the LP has nothing to do with libertarian ideals. Poke the phrase "Gary Johnson is a complete idiot" into your favorite search engine. Today, the Libertarian Party people are basically just Democrats who also want legalized drugs. Understand, however, that no single policy exists in a vacuum. On one hand, you want to achieve small wins when you can. On the other hand, "perfect is the enemy of the good", while usually true, brings up a few thoughts that I've had about (pure) libertarianism in the past. For example, a pure libertarian would want legalized drugs, fully open borders, and minimal taxation, right? But what if you only implement the first two but don't fix the third? Now we're paying (as our old buddy Gil used to say, "while having a gun pointed at us by the government") for the care of drug addicts and non-taxpaying aliens. (Trying to keep this discussion academic ... for those of you who are new here, know that we try to keep the unlimited mudslinging to the Politics room.)

Message #4479880

Fri, 30 Aug 2019 13:31:01 -0000

> 2019-08-30 06:41 from nonservator >The majority of the overly political libertarians, rather than normal >people with normal jobs and/or normal lives, are the dictionary >definition of allowing the perfect to be the enemy of the good. Bingo.

Message #4479877

Fri, 30 Aug 2019 13:28:25 -0000

> Moderation arrived and more or less declared that people who opposed >the inclussion of political statements in the product was breaking the >rules, because disagreeing that the political message was necessary You've got some good points in here. I don't think that would happen on Twitter, FWIW. Their rules simply don't apply to cases like that. Posts have to more directly break the rules. I'm also pretty disturbed by mob psychology and cancel culture but that's another discussion. This kinda reminds me of the debate surrounding Orson Scott Card. The dude wrote some very inspiring books that taught compassion to teenagers while remaining apolitical. That was his ethic - political viewpoints not appropriate in fiction. Although he may have abandoned it more recently. He's also completely tone-deaf at best, and a raging bigot at worst, on sexuality issues.

Message #4479876

Fri, 30 Aug 2019 13:20:21 -0000

> 2019-08-29 18:55 from darknetuser >@LoanShark, I cannot speak about Twitter because I have never paid it >any attention. However, I think many not-so-small services are becoming >so biased that you are not welcome unless you support the same >politicians they do. I'm asking you to think this through very carefully. Think about sites like 4chan, 8chan, and Gab, which are known for their free-wheeling, anything-goes, nastiness. Ask who feels welcome on those sites: right-wing trolls and right-wing trolls only, pretty much. Contrast that with twitter, which has rules and has a decorum police. You may not agree with the rules, but it's obviously a far more neutral platform to the extent that the rules are enforced fairly and mechanically. So I would argue that unfettered free speech is not the determiner of who feels welcome. Quite the opposite.

Message #4479822

Fri, 30 Aug 2019 10:41:19 -0000

The majority of the overly political libertarians, rather than normal people with normal jobs and/or normal lives, are the dictionary definition of allowing the perfect to be the enemy of the good. They'd reject a cure for cancer just because you don't also have a cure for the million other ills the flesh is heir to. And when they start screeching about the Bad Orange Man, they make SJW's look sane and reasonable. These types can come from any of the three groups you mention.

Message #4479723

Fri, 30 Aug 2019 05:15:29 -0000

>Fuck libertarians. They're pathetic, useless induhviduals with no >friends, and for damn good reason. The only thing more pathetic than You could be talking about one of three groups: 1. Actual libertarians 2. People who associate with the Libertarian Party 3. Ayn Rand fanbois There is a Venn diagram of these three groups which consists of three circles a thousand miles apart from each other. \

Message #4479661

Thu, 29 Aug 2019 22:55:15 -0000

@LoanShark, I cannot speak about Twitter because I have never paid it any attention. However, I think many not-so-small services are becoming so biased that you are not welcome unless you support the same politicians they do. Keep in mind that I am not talking about the administrators kicking people *only*. There are many ways to make a service unwelcomming, such as having the users dogpile on unwanted people and not having the means to filter your messages to ignore twits. The worst case I can remember is the forum of an important game publisher. Somebody started a thread complaining because other people was complaining because the lattest product included open political propaganda in it. A flamewar ensued soon thereafter in which some people said that they didn't want political propaganda in a premium product that costed lots of $$$ and other people said that the political propaganda was necessary for the betterement of the world. Moderation arrived and more or less declared that people who opposed the inclussion of political statements in the product was breaking the rules, because disagreeing that the political message was necessary implied hate speech. Which is like saying that people who does not want to have the Unicef logo in a Bentley they just bought is responsible of hate speech because he wants to kil poor children. But out of this one, which is decidedly very, very, very bad ...well, many people is leaving social media accounts because of trolls that are on some lobby payroll, and administrators totally fail to prevent the trollvalanche from kicking legitimate users out of the platform. And yeah, you can say to screw sites that are so poorly administrated or that allow such bad practices. And guess what, here I am :P

Message #4479631

Thu, 29 Aug 2019 19:44:50 -0000

Tell us how you really feel! ;-)

Message #4479625

Thu, 29 Aug 2019 19:14:34 -0000

Fuck libertarians. They're pathetic, useless induhviduals with no friends, and for damn good reason. The only thing more pathetic than libertarians is SJW's making libertarian noises with their pieholes because they think it will "own teh Notsees".

Message #4479280

Wed, 28 Aug 2019 15:23:56 -0000

I don't believe that's true, really. No, Twitter is not as unfettered as Gab. But it has a fairly consistent set of rules, reflecting things like incitement to violence. You may not agree with those rules, and I'm sure the one about harrassment based on gender orientation would be unpopular among a certain type of paleoconservative troglodyte, but honestly, who gives a fuck? These rules are mostly about decorum, and if you can't figure out how to express a conservative viewpoint with decency and erudition, you probably aren't worth listening to. As many users here are aware, I'm an outspoken centre-left member of this BBS filled with mostly libertarians. I've also been a mostly-lurker on Twitter for the past couple of years. I find that the rules largely cut both ways. If there's somebody who's a far-right asshole/twat, I just ignore them and move on. So some of y'all might be surprised to learn that the only person I've ever reported to the Twitter policy team was actually a left-wing, if not anarcho-left, rad-fem, who was making a lot of violent comments. I wasn't the only person who was reporting her, and her posts demonstrated a consistent pattern, and she kept coming back from temporary bans, so we got her first account perma-banned. Predictably, she screamed about some alleged dual standard. "I got perma-banned and yet there's all these Nazis on twitter." That sort of thing. She was wrong in that she got banned because she crossed a line. She was not wrong in that it's not hard to be a Nazi on twitter. It's fairly easy to do that: all you have to do is tone it down slightly. If all else fails, there is a tool that we all have, that we can use. That tool is commonly referred to as a dog-whistle.

Message #4479241

Wed, 28 Aug 2019 13:07:44 -0000

To be honest, many websites are already self-policing themselves so hard that you cannot be yourself online anymore, except on darknet services or niche services such as this one. One thing I miss from the Usenet is that you could be an ass with your ass friends and nobody would complain unless you were actively disrupting the service. If you were too burdersome to read, people would just put you in their kill filters and move on.

Message #4478999

Tue, 27 Aug 2019 15:05:07 -0000

Yes they can. That's the whole point of CDA 230. It provides blanket protection for internet companies. This protection is critical for the continued survival of web publishers, platforms, whatever. Without it, internet companies would likely take down all posts as soon as there is a complaint, the effect would be completely chilling for free speech.

Message #4478856

Tue, 27 Aug 2019 02:53:52 -0000

> CitaThreadDrift is going to take me from the downsides of social media >to the even worse attributes of the latest attempts to "fix" the >problem by revoking CDA section 230 whole hog. Repugnant. Follow >https://twitter.com/ENBrown for the best takes on that. oooooh, that's the whole "publisher vs. platform" thing, isn't it. The big socials seem to want the best of both worlds. When they pick winners and losers using their "algorithms" they want to be a publisher. But when their necks are on the line because someone posted something illegal, they want to be a platform (or a common carrier). They can't be both.

Message #4478815

Mon, 26 Aug 2019 21:42:46 -0000

Oh, I'm on Whatsapp for something similar. But there is no such group that I know of for this particular community

Message #4478790

Mon, 26 Aug 2019 19:59:42 -0000

You know, I thought Instant Messaging platforms had taken on that role. At least nowadays people arround me is using Whatsapp and similar software to arrange meetings and for sorting out all those "is anybody free for...?" cases.

Message #4478763

Mon, 26 Aug 2019 16:45:17 -0000

Sounds good. Not sure where you're located (in office-relative coordinate-space) these days, feel free to Mail>

Message #4478644

Mon, 26 Aug 2019 06:16:23 -0000

LS - I've got JD and other good things.. Come on over. We can get this figured out.

Message #4478040

Fri, 23 Aug 2019 16:12:32 -0000

There's a (rock) climbing partners facebook group that's great for finding last minute partners. On those weekends where I actually feel like climbing (which are becoming fewer and fewer as I slide further into my 40s), it's a tool that I lean on pretty heavily. I mean, I tend to maintain loose acquaintance-ships with a larger number of people than tight friendships with a few, in this regard. It's nice to be able to post "anybody up for Saturday?" and get a response from a rando (most of whom turn out to be decent people.) It saves me the work of not being able to decide who to hit up. It saves me the work of not knowing where I stand with people. It's simpler and easier. But yeah, it's a little less "real" in some ways.

Message #4478037

Fri, 23 Aug 2019 16:02:08 -0000

It is true that many groups of friends will ostrazise you if you don't use their chosen comms platform. However, as I always say, if your friends are not going to be your friends if you don't register to Facebook, Discord or whatever the cool thing is this week, they are really shitty friends.

Message #4478036

Fri, 23 Aug 2019 15:49:43 -0000

Too much of my social life (climbing partners, event invites) emanates directly from Facebook. I would genuinely feel somewhat lost without it. I definitely see the downsides, though, and I'm no fan of Fuckerberg nor am I fan of what social media, more broadly is doing to society. To preserve my sanity I need less alcohol, but that's a different story. CitaThreadDrift is going to take me from the downsides of social media to the even worse attributes of the latest attempts to "fix" the problem by revoking CDA section 230 whole hog. Repugnant. Follow https://twitter.com/ENBrown for the best takes on that.

Message #4478035

Fri, 23 Aug 2019 15:43:26 -0000

> 2019-08-23 11:28 from LoanShark > > TIL that you can terminate a FB friendship with a couple of >anti-Semites (which was the right thing to do) and still feel bad the >next day because, let's face it, I was drunk. > > Really gave these two a good telling-off, though. Fricken Nazis. > > Anybody got some more Jack Daniels? I'm really on a tear this week. > Sorry to hear you are having a rotten week. I have some Quarter Horse bourbon somewhere at home, I wish I could send you some over telnet. Yesterday I was sent a deb collector agent who wanted to collect a debt that was not mine. Turns out they gave him the wrong data hahahaha. I have also been clearing a lot of debt that was actually mine this week, so now I am poor :( Anyway, if you want to preserve your sanity, you should consider to stay away from Facebook for a while. I was there and it never did any good to me. It looks like many big web services are like that these days. The fun is in small niche services were you can find people who shares your own sort of mandess.

Message #4478029

Fri, 23 Aug 2019 15:28:52 -0000

TIL that you can terminate a FB friendship with a couple of anti-Semites (which was the right thing to do) and still feel bad the next day because, let's face it, I was drunk. Really gave these two a good telling-off, though. Fricken Nazis. Anybody got some more Jack Daniels? I'm really on a tear this week.

Message #4477850

Thu, 22 Aug 2019 21:30:32 -0000

TIL that "Item #4" is the name of a landscaping product. I had assumed that it was just carelessness on the part of my supplier's web site (as in, "we have gravel, sand, dirt, and Item #4") and there had previously been Items #1, #2, and #3 in the web template they used. But it seems that "Item #4" actually refers to a mixture of 4 size stones ranging from dust to 3/4" stone, intended to tightly pack to form a stable base for patios and walkways. Those wacky landscapers!

Message #4473889

Thu, 08 Aug 2019 18:55:03 -0000

TIL... how missiles and rockets navigated before GPS systems.

Message #4410709

Sat, 05 Jan 2019 13:50:12 -0000

It's not, also it is what Squirrels eat in heaven

Message #4407568

Wed, 26 Dec 2018 22:14:43 -0000

Chocolate and hazelnuts? That doesn't sound ... all that unique.

Message #4404200

Sat, 15 Dec 2018 18:25:29 -0000

TIL...that Turkey Joints are an overly expensive confectionery item and not a horrific pickled poultry product.

https://www.turkeyjoints.com/product-p/tj.htm

Message #4397272

Wed, 21 Nov 2018 18:43:41 -0000

Usually your delivery is pretty good. The tempo this time though...

Message #4397256

Wed, 21 Nov 2018 17:45:04 -0000

The problem with botox is that people don't use enough of it. It's called botox because it contains a toxin produced by Clostridium Botilinum, the same bug known as botulism when it appears as food poisioning. So all you really need is a lot of botulism, the person gets really really sick, and they end up looking as bad as if they had received dental floss through the eyebrows. Hmm. That was an incredibly long setup for not much of a joke. I need to work on this.

Message #4394860

Mon, 12 Nov 2018 19:37:37 -0000

I should think, as you age, it winds up looking as bad as botox.

Message #4394243

Sat, 10 Nov 2018 14:13:13 -0000

You will have to look it up, it is a way to sculpt the eyebrows. I want to know how somebody thought it up.

Message #4394004

Fri, 09 Nov 2018 18:28:40 -0000

That sounds about as useful as eating Tide Pods or snorting condoms. I suppose it's no different than having an eyebrow ring (which is also a rather unpleasant look).

Message #4392788

Tue, 06 Nov 2018 13:17:13 -0000

TIL... there is something called "eyebrow threading".

Apparently people run dental floss through eyebrows and get paid for it.

Message #4385563

Sun, 14 Oct 2018 08:58:05 -0000

I frequent arcades fairly often to see what's new and how much of the "oldies" remain. Surprisingly, a lot of the physics-based skill games have not changed over the last 2 decades or so. However, video games continue ot get more elaborate, sophistocated and submersive every year. I've seen a few of the new VR games take $2.25 per play, with most classics like Pac-Man still an astonishing $1.00. Coinds are also a thing of the past in the modern arcade. It's all swype-cards now, which makes it even harder to know how much money you're spending to play, and really promotes the "pay until I'm out of credits" paradigm, though that's not any different than us kids who emptied our pockets of quarters and went home with our tails between our legs because we just couldn't get past that one level. :)

Message #4385126

Fri, 12 Oct 2018 13:30:05 -0000

...arcade games that cost 25 cents to pay :) Now they're what? $19.95?

Message #4377830

Wed, 19 Sep 2018 14:28:09 -0000

Don't forget your quarter. :)

Message #4377237

Mon, 17 Sep 2018 15:52:30 -0000

Grea t. Now I need to go re-read Ready Player One... Again.

Message #4377003

Sun, 16 Sep 2018 20:03:09 -0000

Nice! Growing up in the 80's was so cool. Thundercats, Voltron, He-Man, Transformers, a full Saturday morning and early afternoon of retina-melting fun without moving a muscle. :)

Message #4376614

Fri, 14 Sep 2018 19:29:34 -0000

Thundercats.

Fri Sep 14 2018 13:36:49 EDT from winzlo

Wondering if anyone else remembers the reference...

Snnnnaaaaaarf!

Message #4376532

Fri, 14 Sep 2018 17:36:49 -0000

Wondering if anyone else remembers the reference... Snnnnaaaaaarf!

Message #4376451

Fri, 14 Sep 2018 12:40:01 -0000

"Arf," she said.

Message #4375921

Wed, 12 Sep 2018 14:02:11 -0000

> Everyone needs a Pussy Melter! Plugged into a Metasonix "Fucking Fucker", I'm sure.

Message #4375269

Mon, 10 Sep 2018 11:35:56 -0000

Gewey on the inside...

Message #4375184

Mon, 10 Sep 2018 02:26:17 -0000

"Moist Pumpkin"

Message #4374258

Tue, 04 Sep 2018 16:16:17 -0000

I've had one for a lot longer than they have. It's just something I usually keep behind closed [barn] doors. ;) Anyway, I'm just glad someone took the bait on that, and didn't leave me hangin', to corn a phrase.

Message #4374241

Tue, 04 Sep 2018 14:57:39 -0000

> 2018-09-03 17:56 from winzlo >Aside the massive amount of laughter I'm suppressing, I'm also >suppressing some very un-PC remarks with regards to felines, to go >along with the latest Steel Panther controversy. > > Everyone needs a Pussy Melter!

Message #4374155

Mon, 03 Sep 2018 21:56:12 -0000

Aside the massive amount of laughter I'm suppressing, I'm also suppressing some very un-PC remarks with regards to felines, to go along with the latest Steel Panther controversy.

Message #4373291

Wed, 29 Aug 2018 16:14:45 -0000

I like that name far more than I should. Spinal Poodle. Fifi shreds The Moist Pumpkin.

Message #4372000

Wed, 22 Aug 2018 19:10:55 -0000

That raises an interesting question. It "Spinal Poodle" was a band, what part of it would spontaneously combust? Um, maybe a question best left unanswered.

Message #4371759

Tue, 21 Aug 2018 17:51:28 -0000

I keep misreading that as "spinal poodle".

That would be a good name for a band, or for a new designer drug.

Message #4371544

Mon, 20 Aug 2018 15:51:12 -0000

...my little spanial-poodle runs faster when she knows I am trying to corrall her for bed time. Oh, the joys of aging...

Message #4371512

Mon, 20 Aug 2018 12:17:07 -0000

TIL.... it is Frippertronics not Fripptronics.

Message #4357911

Mon, 11 Jun 2018 02:18:01 -0000

>I blame facebook. Correct, deliberate, and cannot be understated.

Message #4356751

Fri, 08 Jun 2018 22:15:12 -0000

Fri Jun 08 2018 09:56:53 AM EDT from IGnatius T Foobar

I met the Clintons in 2011. I didn't stab any of them.

Thu Jun 07 2018 03:49:58 PM EDT from Ragnar Danneskjold

Blah - you know, I met Bill Clinton in 2001. Don't like the man, and didn't like him as President. But I still stood there and shook his hand, because he was the former President of the United States.

People really need to get over themselves.

People were more civilized back then.

I blame facebook.

Message #4356641

Fri, 08 Jun 2018 14:51:28 -0000

I wonder how many other gigs the Rockettes dancers do so that they can be listed as contractors. Considering injuries and needing time off it's no wonder that there are many many more than needed for a show.

Message #4356629

Fri, 08 Jun 2018 13:56:53 -0000

The Rockettes are all employed as contractors, and there are more of them under contract than are required for a show. The noise from a couple of years ago was from a couple of individual performers who didn't want to work the inauguration; they made a stink about it and the media amplified it ... a lot, as they tend to do.

My colleague who is a former Rockette had moved on some number of years before that happened. When I asked her about it she just shrugged and said something to the effect of "it's just another show".

I met the Clintons in 2011. I didn't stab any of them.

Message #4356588

Fri, 08 Jun 2018 11:02:49 -0000

yes, the long plastic hallway.

Message #4356570

Fri, 08 Jun 2018 09:55:47 -0000

Shaking someone's hand isn't exactly the same as participating in a performance for someone's behalf. And, sure, professionally, if I were part of an organization that does performances, I would hunker down and just do what the group does, without regard for whether or not I agree with the situation. Because, y'know, I'd be a professional. I might grouse about it, but I'd still try to do as good a job as possible. So, to me, the weird bit was the bit where management said there wasn't pressure, but individuals within the Rockettes indicated otherwise. There's something goofy going on there. I don't know if the management was attempting some weird form of damage control (to their brand's popularity), and figured the press would distort things if they tried to go down the 'we're professionals' tact so they lied instead, or if there's something incredibly smarmy going on there. I'm guessing it's smarm. Because, well, there's a tremendous amount of smarm in the entertainment industry.

Message #4356368

Thu, 07 Jun 2018 19:49:58 -0000

Blah - you know, I met Bill Clinton in 2001. Don't like the man, and didn't like him as President. But I still stood there and shook his hand, because he was the former President of the United States. People really need to get over themselves.

Message #4355962

Wed, 06 Jun 2018 09:56:15 -0000

I recall reading an article concerning the Rocketts and their participation in some gig with the White House after Trump's election. The brouhaha had to do with some of them not really wanting to associate themselves with Trump, but feeling they had little choice in the matter, while management saying there was no pressure to participate. The message seemed disconnected, and it seemed disconcerting that the folks who didn't want to do the Trump gig didn't feel comfortable saying so in a way that made their identity known.

Message #4355376

Sun, 03 Jun 2018 13:47:22 -0000

I can't go into more detail without compromising my colleague's private life, but this is actually years after Radio City. What the hell do they do to these people?

I've learned she's doing better now, though.

Message #4353497

Wed, 23 May 2018 18:32:23 -0000

I think I knew that, somehow. There's a lot of competition to become a Rockette, I think.

Message #4353485

Wed, 23 May 2018 17:27:41 -0000

Today I learned that Rockettes can get PTSD. I didn't know that Radio City Music Hall was that traumatic.

Message #4332223

Tue, 30 Jan 2018 18:16:48 -0000

TIL Electra Woman and Dyna Girl had a movie made in 2016, released digitally as a series of eight 11-minute 'webisodes'. Surely, they would have had more traction had Sony elected to release a film for viewing via Royal Cinema.

Message #4325995

Wed, 20 Dec 2017 18:36:48 -0000

Today I learned that an 8th grader from a nearby school hung (hanged?) himself last night after he decided he couldn't handle all of the bullying he has been receiving. I hate bullies. Whether it's a child, an adult, an organization, or an entire demographic, all bullies deserve to suffer greatly and die painfully. I can't begin to express how frustrated this makes me.

Message #4321422

Tue, 21 Nov 2017 13:33:23 -0000

Several years ago there was a young attractive girl named Afton 'Star' Burton who wanted to marry Charles Manson. This would make you think she was completely bat shit crazy.

TIL.... that she only wanted to marry him to get his corpse and turn it into a tourist attraction.

Which means she is still completely bat shit crazy.

Message #4320829

Fri, 17 Nov 2017 15:55:41 -0000

I thought "One of These Days" was a Barry Manilow song. Did they do a collab?

Message #4317012

Fri, 27 Oct 2017 12:29:14 -0000

TIL... When Nick Mason, the drummer for Pink Floyd sang "One of these days, I'm going to cut you into little pieces" in the song "One of These Days." he actually sang it in a high falsetto voice, they slowed the tape speed down considerably for the song.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=48PJGVf4xqk

Message #4309731

Thu, 12 Oct 2017 15:35:16 -0000

"Moooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooove like an Emu, move!"

-- Teh Wiggles

Message #4303774

Tue, 03 Oct 2017 23:47:57 -0000

TIL... there is something called "Emu Oil"

It is used as a pain relief creme similar to Icy-Hot, it is also available in pill form to reduce high cholesterol.

Message #4294309

Thu, 21 Sep 2017 19:45:56 -0000

They worked together on an operating system for Apple.

Message #4287619

Tue, 15 Aug 2017 15:50:15 -0000

It'd be amazing if Aaron Copeland and Stewart Copeland were somehow related.

Message #4287470

Mon, 14 Aug 2017 10:45:30 -0000

TIL that Stewart Copeland's (drummer Police) father worked for the CIA and wrote for conservative magazines. I had previously thought he was in the military. I learned that one of his brothers was the band's manager, the other brother was the booking agent and that the booking agent dated Courtney Cox.

Message #4286887

Wed, 09 Aug 2017 15:32:26 -0000

I don't care about the architecture. I respect Arm as a historical monument. As for the industry consortium, no. ARM was the exclusive holder for all things ... ARM architecture. Manufacturers have to license the architecture from ARM for big bucks just to be able to fab the chips, PLUS, commissions on units sold.

Message #4286778

Tue, 08 Aug 2017 16:14:12 -0000

ARM the architecture probably has enough life in it that it won't even blink at the death of its founding company. But, hasn't that been more of an industry consortium for a while now anyway? That will continue to exist as long as the major ARM licensees continue to find it useful

Message #4286763

Tue, 08 Aug 2017 14:15:45 -0000

So, ARM is no more; it's now Arm (in text) and arm (in logo form, because, you know, ... reasons). It's the beginning of the end for the company I think; when a company is more worried with its logo than with renovating its licensing arrangements for new income flows, that's when the shiny exterior paint starts to peel.

Message #4286647

Mon, 07 Aug 2017 17:06:22 -0000

> There are certain people in Texas that I wish would melt in that heat, They hide under a bush to keep cool.

Message #4285926

Tue, 01 Aug 2017 16:15:14 -0000

I've been in Austin at unhappy times.

Message #4285871

Tue, 01 Aug 2017 09:58:23 -0000

I've heard Texas is freakishly hot in the summer. There are certain people in Texas that I wish would melt in that heat, but I'm guessing Texas exists as a place where those people train for hell.

Message #4285825

Tue, 01 Aug 2017 01:45:46 -0000

But it is a wet heat.

Message #4285799

Mon, 31 Jul 2017 21:00:04 -0000

Today I learned that Texas is humid in July. Ugh.

Message #4281679

Tue, 11 Jul 2017 17:08:42 -0000

Concrete or bitumenous?

Message #4281643

Tue, 11 Jul 2017 14:12:52 -0000

TIL.... It coast taxpayers about $100,000.00 per mile for repaving.

Message #4281222

Sun, 09 Jul 2017 00:29:19 -0000

Today I learned that Kmart opened in 1899 as S.S. Kresge Company and renamed to Kmart in 1962.

Message #4271049

Mon, 22 May 2017 13:45:10 -0000

(I'll discuss Agile in Programming, I think, rather than cluttering this room with it).

Message #4270949

Mon, 22 May 2017 02:59:10 -0000

TIL.... that the local Adult World has a A+ rating from the Better Business Bureau. I am interested in the problems, how they were resolved and all the people that rated the business. Then again maybe I shouldn't wonder.

I was looking up used bookstores, for some reason Adult World was in the list with a BBB A+ rating.

Message #4270865

Sun, 21 May 2017 16:50:17 -0000

Just on a fluke, I decided to install Gnome desktop on my Ubuntu machine, just to see how different the UX is. Today, I learned that it has absolutely no impact on the "converged" user experience that Ubuntu was trying to shoot for. My dock's background color is different. That's all that has materially changed.

Message #4270862

Sun, 21 May 2017 16:40:20 -0000

Agile has been around at least as long as Extreme Programming has, and honestly, some earlier practices like "Spiral" methodology can be considered agile by today's standards. For that matter, the guy who coined the waterfall model, in his classic paper on the subject, actually was arguing AGAINST waterfall and for "agile" methods. But, waterfall stuck ostensibly because those reading the paper never got past the first two pages of the memo.

Message #4270584

Sat, 20 May 2017 17:02:41 -0000

Agile in general hasn't been around for 17 years, has it?

Message #4270404

Fri, 19 May 2017 17:11:40 -0000

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disciplined_agile_delivery I guess it's somewhat new-ish, having been around since 2012, I think. I've been reading up on it, and it makes sense to me. It's really, well, common-sense stuff, described in a language that ought to please managers who don't really have common sense. Heh.

Message #4269893

Wed, 17 May 2017 13:30:59 -0000

Been in the SW dev industry for almost 17 years now; never heard of DAD.

Message #4269686

Tue, 16 May 2017 12:51:18 -0000

There are a few styles of agile development. Supposedly, the corporate-friendly one is named 'DAD', for 'Disciplined Agile Delivery'. I say 'supposedly' because I've been trying to practice it, but this corporation keeps resisting it. *shrug*

Message #4269555

Mon, 15 May 2017 21:32:30 -0000

Maybe zooer will keep the politics contained to the politics room.

Message #4269220

Sun, 14 May 2017 02:46:58 -0000

Sat May 13 2017 06:53:40 PM EDT from IGnatius T Foobar

TIL that there are two completely different dishes called "Chicken and Waffles" that are completely different from each other,

two completely different dishes called "Chicken and Waffles" that are completely different from each other,

two completely different dishes called "Chicken and Waffles" that are completely different from each other,

two completely different dishes called "Chicken and Waffles" that are completely different from each other,

completely different completely different

Maybe Trump will regulate all chefs to conform to a standard and put strict rules on how dishes can be prepared and named.

Message #4269198

Sat, 13 May 2017 22:53:40 -0000

TIL that there are two completely different dishes called "Chicken and Waffles" that are completely different from each other, except for the fact that they both contain chicken and waffles. In a similar but completely different event, earlier this week I learned that there are two practices called "Agile" that are kinda-sorta related but the practitioners of each variety each think the other is completely wrong. ("Hippie Agile" vs. "Southern Fried Agile")

Message #4267465

Sat, 06 May 2017 15:44:16 -0000

It's apparently a thing that studios now release trailers .... for trailers.

Message #4266593

Wed, 03 May 2017 18:16:57 -0000

TIL that bugs that sit in production for more than an hour are hell to chase down.

Message #4266091

Mon, 01 May 2017 14:10:04 -0000

TIL you cannot call a sub-class's virtual function from the parent class's constructor in C++. I feel I should have known that, but I don't think it's immediately obvious until you think about it.

Message #4265840

Sun, 30 Apr 2017 12:12:54 -0000

Heh. I've seen that stupidity before. Is similar to my joke about our drug testing policy. Is 10 multiple choice and an essay.

Message #4265493

Fri, 28 Apr 2017 23:03:26 -0000

HireRight is incompetent. While trying to do a background check on me, they literally tried calling a company which (1) *I* said was out of business, and (2) their e-mail to me said THEY REACHED, and (3) their phone support rep said they could NOT reach, therefore the onus of proof was on me to justify my claim. Now, I can certainly do (3), but I'd have to talk to the bank to do so, and I really don't want to do that. But, what the actual ?@$%( are they thinking when it comes to their end of the argument? Total retardation.

Message #4264742

Wed, 26 Apr 2017 18:52:26 -0000

Grats indeed!

Message #4264659

Wed, 26 Apr 2017 14:08:54 -0000

Tue Apr 25 2017 20:44:50 EDT from kc5tja

I have a job.

Congrats!

Message #4264545

Wed, 26 Apr 2017 00:44:50 -0000

I have a job.

Message #4264507

Tue, 25 Apr 2017 20:53:14 -0000

Y(esterday)IL that I have more authority, respect and pull within this organization than I thought.

TIL spoilt is a confused word

Sun, 23 Apr 2017 07:02:59 -0000

After seeing the word spoilt on a shirt I decided I should examine the etymology.

It seems that my understanding that

'spoilt' is an adjective,

and that 'spoiled' is an inference

Is incorrect.

Message #4263189

Thu, 20 Apr 2017 10:35:09 -0000

Nice, As a Who fan I had tried finding out the meaning of that word a long time ago but was unsuccessful.

Message #4263155

Thu, 20 Apr 2017 05:26:58 -0000

TIL: "Sussed." British English. Contraction of Suspect or Suspicion, depending on use/context. Today, most famous use of the word is probably from The Who's Tommy album ("Hey you gettin' drunk; so sorry, I got you sussed!").

Message #4263098

Wed, 19 Apr 2017 23:09:06 -0000

TIL...about "tactile paving", bumps and groves on the side walk and in the streets to help blind and visual impaired people navigate.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cdPymLgfXSY I always thought it was for drainage, wheelchairs or to prevent ice buildup on sloped sidewalks.

Message #4263037

Wed, 19 Apr 2017 18:56:02 -0000

Sounds like a game of Mastermind. But, frankly, who has time for that when you can find jobs with real problems to solve.

Message #4262970

Wed, 19 Apr 2017 15:17:55 -0000

Thing is, this is code that the contestant writes himself, and manages to make the first two test cases (where adequate information is given) pass. But test cases 3 through 8 are all hidden and obscured, including any errors produced. No hints at all, except for "Doesn't pass." Like, what the actual ....? Unless you're writing code for Mars landers and Pluto orbiters, you're simply _never_ going to be put in a coding environment where this is representative of reality. Never.

Message #4262962

Wed, 19 Apr 2017 14:39:14 -0000

Yeah, one of these wanted me to guess at what obscure C-related memory management problem they had... for a C++ position. I'm guessing they never found a decent C++ guy for that position.

Message #4262901

Wed, 19 Apr 2017 06:12:04 -0000

Companies which use coding gamification services/sites in their interview process are an immediate and un-negotiable disqualification to me. These services often obscure vitally important error messages which requires the coder to just (excuse my french) fucking GUESS at why your code is failing some obscure, obfuscated criterion. Real-world doesn't work that way. Sorry. No way, no how.

Message #4225552

Tue, 04 Apr 2017 16:55:51 -0000

And this is why I still prefer Citadel over other online forums. ;)

Message #4225543

Tue, 04 Apr 2017 16:15:32 -0000

Social justice warriors discussion has been moved to Politics & Propaganda

Message #4225505

Tue, 04 Apr 2017 13:27:14 -0000

>You're right that the absolute colors are immaterial; however, >*convention* says that red is positive, and black is negative. It's as I can never quite remember which is which when I'm working with -48 volts DC. (Yes, that's a thing. In fact, it's nearly universal as the voltage supplied to telecom gear.)

Message #4225410

Mon, 03 Apr 2017 23:41:59 -0000

Accidentally mashing the mouse button while moving it from right to left on a Firefox window in Linux is sufficient to cause it to core dump (at least while on the GMail website). The effect of the mashing was to drag a selection box starting inside the right-hand ad panel, and for the button to be released to the far left of the window. Result: a dialog asking if I wanted to send a crash report to Firefox.

Message #4225409

Mon, 03 Apr 2017 23:40:10 -0000

The colors exist as a mnemonic to help you get the connections correct. You're right that the absolute colors are immaterial; however, *convention* says that red is positive, and black is negative. It's as true for 3V, 6V, and 9V battery holders as it is for jumper cables. (Disclaimer: I believe UK has a different coloring mnemonic; blue and brown, IIRC. But, same idea holds.) Regarding Trump voters, trends exists which lean one way or the other for various demographics. Statistically speaking, Trump voters by and large are cis-genered; it is, again, not an absolute, but a *generally* valid, well, generalization. And, yes, cis-shaming is a thing, unfortunately. Even non-cis folks I hang out with tend to shy away from those who shame a lot, so let it be known that even in the non-cis community, cis-shaming is generally frowned upon.

Message #4225386

Mon, 03 Apr 2017 21:08:50 -0000

Mon Apr 03 2017 02:15:59 PM EDT from Shazam

Zooer, what's wrong with cis? Vast majority of people I know are cis, and even though most of them give it no thought whatsoever, I think they are content with it.

Also, quite of lot of cis people voted against Trump.

"CIS: CIS-Short for cis-gendered, meaning someone who identifies with the sex they are born as"

I didn't know there was a term for accepting your birth sex, I saw it used negatively. I didn't know people shamed "cis" people.
A lot of people voted for Trump and a lot of people voted against Trump, their sexuality/sexual identification has nothing to do with it and doesn't matter.

Today (It was really yesterday) I learned that if you're going to be the Hero and come jump somebody's car for them, you really should say, OUT LOUD (several times) "Red to positive, black to negative"

Actually connect one end of the cable to the positive on the good battery and the other end of the cable to positive on the bad battery. Connect another cable from negative on the good battery to the metal frame on the car with the dead battery. The colors of the cables doesn't matter, the connection does.

Message #4225333

Mon, 03 Apr 2017 18:15:59 -0000

Zooer, what's wrong with cis? Vast majority of people I know are cis, and even though most of them give it no thought whatsoever, I think they are content with it.

Also, quite of lot of cis people voted against Trump.

Today (It was really yesterday) I learned that if you're going to be the Hero and come jump somebody's car for them, you really should say, OUT LOUD (several times) "Red to positive, black to negative"

I ALSO learned that if you don't get it right, a fuse blows. Thank goodness for fuses.

I ALSO learned that AutoZone doesn't necessarily stock fuses for a 2004 Honda.

So I really learned a lot yesterday.

Message #4221955

Thu, 30 Mar 2017 14:13:38 -0000

No, and after watching a few seconds of the intro video on his channel I don't want to watch.

Message #4221761

Thu, 30 Mar 2017 11:39:36 -0000

Have you been watching Linus Tech Tips?

Message #4220777

Wed, 29 Mar 2017 12:07:16 -0000

TIL... that with SSD the more unused space the longer the life of the drive. I don't know why I missed this important information.

Message #4219471

Tue, 28 Mar 2017 05:20:18 -0000

Message #4219470

Tue, 28 Mar 2017 05:20:11 -0000

RS-232, EIA-232, TIA-232 standards apparently do not define bit framing on the serial cable. Something like ITU V.3 or V.4 standards to. *-232 merely defines the circuits that exist on the interface and their voltages. Yet, everyone since the days of teletypes has referred to these interconnections simply as RS-232 links despite the true distinction. :)

Message #4219260

Mon, 27 Mar 2017 19:40:56 -0000

Rule #1...or perhaps go straight to #4.

Message #4218139

Fri, 24 Mar 2017 21:11:05 -0000

We should not be forced to imagine. Please post a five page Root Cause Analysis.

Message #4217317

Wed, 22 Mar 2017 22:00:12 -0000

Better yet, imagine what came out of my mouth!

Message #4216765

Wed, 22 Mar 2017 02:47:16 -0000

Imagiining the look on Ragnar's face.

Message #4216715

Tue, 21 Mar 2017 22:17:31 -0000

hahaha, that is seriously funny!

O only use a USB variety of their devices.

Message #4216657

Tue, 21 Mar 2017 17:24:25 -0000

TIL - APC UPS's use a proprietary serial cable, reversing pins 1 and 3. If it sees voltage on the wrong pin, it shuts the unit down - in other words, don't plug in a standard serial cable if you want your equipment to not shut down suddenly. Fuckers.

Message #4216647

Tue, 21 Mar 2017 16:48:42 -0000

TIL... each pound of equipment in the Apollo spacecraft required apx 500lbs of fuel for a round trip to the moon.

Message #4216287

Mon, 20 Mar 2017 11:39:48 -0000

I wish we could hire you, kc5tja. I really, really wish we could. But I don't think you'd want to work here, unless you like teaching, don't mind travel, and don't mind 'part-time' (since I doubt these guys will hire a full-time dev instructor).

Message #4214977

Thu, 16 Mar 2017 22:49:01 -0000

TIL: Writing a custom decorator completely breaks Twisted/Klein's @route decorator somehow. I'm still bamboozled over this.

Message #4214971

Thu, 16 Mar 2017 22:01:29 -0000

>TIL.... there is something called "veal bacon" Veal bacon ... sounds delicious.

Message #4214908

Thu, 16 Mar 2017 16:21:08 -0000

TIL.... there is something called "veal bacon"

Message #4214901

Thu, 16 Mar 2017 16:07:02 -0000

They wanted to make absolutely certain that whenever anyone thought of crap, they remembered UPS.

Message #4214575

Wed, 15 Mar 2017 15:34:07 -0000

TIL that United Parcel Service claims to have trademarked the color brown.

I can't imagine that would hold up in court.

Message #4213749

Mon, 13 Mar 2017 17:45:37 -0000

You can't avoid Amazon. You will be absorbed.

Message #4212120

Sat, 11 Mar 2017 18:49:12 -0000

TIL that there are people who sell stuff on eBay that they don't actually have. When they make a sale, they just order the item on Amazon and have it sent to the buyer. It's a bit frustrating, because I was shopping on eBay specifically because I wanted to avoid Amazon.

Message #4211411

Fri, 10 Mar 2017 04:12:44 -0000

What my post was about, more specifically, was how my 3rd revision of the project was a total abject failure from a productivity POV, while the 2nd revision (Kestrel-2) was an unmitigated success in comparison.

Message #4211410

Fri, 10 Mar 2017 04:12:02 -0000

The project is not ended; it's mothballed. Rackspace was not funding it except insofar as I was an employee. I will return to it when I have gainful employment again.

Message #4211388

Fri, 10 Mar 2017 01:54:59 -0000

>I suck at everything. It's taking a toll on me. I'm walking away from >my Kestrel project after almost 10 years of (part-time and sometimes >full-time) investment. That's disappointing and I'm sorry to hear about it. I remember when you were originally talking about it, back when you had a 65816 based design in mind. I've got to give you credit for having the resolve to end the project though. I don't think I could have done it after that long. Was Rackspace funding your research on the project?

Message #4211226

Thu, 09 Mar 2017 23:10:00 -0000

.... I always though Roger was singing on the album.

TIL.... that Radio Shack still has about 2000 stores open. It is closing some more, but I thought they closed most of them.

Message #4210214

Thu, 09 Mar 2017 00:17:28 -0000

[Vocals by Roger Waters & David Gilmour]

That is the duet version, I guess they both attempted it,. I had always thought it was Roger.

Message #4209330

Wed, 08 Mar 2017 21:08:10 -0000

> 2017-03-07 22:34 from zooer >I also learned that Pink Floyd's "Have a Cigar" was sung by Roy >Harper. (not Gilmour or Waters) > There is a version on the Experience disks with Roger singing it. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MgQRt6fn-LY Roy Harper definitely did a better job. Hats Off to Roy Harper!

Message #4207786

Wed, 08 Mar 2017 03:34:10 -0000

I also learned that Pink Floyd's "Have a Cigar" was sung by Roy Harper. (not Gilmour or Waters)

Message #4207492

Tue, 07 Mar 2017 22:47:38 -0000

I suck at everything. It's taking a toll on me. I'm walking away from my Kestrel project after almost 10 years of (part-time and sometimes full-time) investment. http://kestrelcomputer.github.io/kestrel/2017/03/07/kestrel-winter

Message #4207485

Tue, 07 Mar 2017 22:43:56 -0000

zooer, I think the Buggles did the same thing with I Am a Camera (released to unpopular opinions as themselves, but when the major players moved to Yes, they re-released the song, and it was much more successful). There's a pattern here.

Message #4205157

Sun, 05 Mar 2017 13:58:34 -0000

TIL... that the song "Video Killed the Radio Star" was a remake, or rather remade by the writers under a different band name. It was originally released by a group called "The Camera Club". Two of the writers of the song left The Camera Club and formed the Buggles, they re-released the song to success. Thomas Dobly was in the band Camera Club.

The original: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1HLwljnmzR8

Message #4198707

Fri, 17 Feb 2017 21:03:20 -0000

Just another way to divide people into groups and then set them against each other. Identity politics are bad, m'kay?

Message #4197656

Thu, 16 Feb 2017 18:29:33 -0000

Oh, yeah, I stumbled into that cis thing fairly recently. Eh... labels...

Message #4197040

Wed, 15 Feb 2017 18:54:47 -0000

TIL.... that The Quarrymen was John Lennon's band before he met McCartney and Harrison. Previously I had thought the three had met, along with Pete Best to form the Quarrymen, then changing their name to the Beatles.

Message #4195955

Tue, 14 Feb 2017 20:03:33 -0000

TIL that the house in the famous painting "American Gothic" is a real house, it's still standing, and it's operated by a historical society that not only allows people to pose for photographs that mimic the painting, but also provides costumes and props to assist you in doing so. Now I want to go to Iowa.

Message #4189433

Tue, 07 Feb 2017 22:35:16 -0000

There is this story that they even sold those letters for sins committed in the future. Legend has it, that one guy bought such a letter, killed the seller and ran of with the money. One hell of an exploit!

Message #4189305

Tue, 07 Feb 2017 16:25:25 -0000

>So basically, it is a "get out of hell/limbo earlier" card, you pay a >certain amount and you spent a few days less on the BBQ. The catholic >church used them heavily to cash in money for building the St. Peter >Basilica. Luther was not amused. Yeah ... it was a Roman Catholic thing. One of their many "proprietary extensions" to Christianity, with no scriptural grounding whatsoever. In the Catholic church they invented another BBQ called "purgatory" where the recently deceased receive "temporal punishment" for unforgiven sins. Corrupt church officials decided to SELL "indulgences" to either erase the customer's guilt or give them a fully-paid-up green light to *indulge* in some unsavory behavior. Just so many layers of made-up doctrine stacked upon each other. The Bible says nothing about indulgences or purgatory, and makes it clear that salvation is by grace, not by works (which means you either have it or you don't, and there's no "time out corner" in between). As the_mgt pointed out, things were going so far off course that it moved Martin Luther to speak out against these practices, which led to the Reformation.

Message #4189259

Tue, 07 Feb 2017 14:46:31 -0000

Today I learned about "cis", Short for "cisgender" (opposite of "transgender"), used to describe someone whose gender identity matches their anatomical gender at birth.

It is shit like this that got Trump elected.

Message #4185583

Fri, 03 Feb 2017 14:31:55 -0000

Pay to relieve your guilt scheme. Not too different from tactics used today, I think.

Message #4185453

Fri, 03 Feb 2017 10:36:12 -0000

In the catholic church, there were some people traveling around the land, selling so called "Ablassbriefe", litterae indulgentiales.

So basically, it is a "get out of hell/limbo earlier" card, you pay a certain amount and you spent a few days less on the BBQ. The catholic church used them heavily to cash in money for building the St. Peter Basilica. Luther was not amused.

Message #4185290

Thu, 02 Feb 2017 23:57:25 -0000

That IS interesting!

Today I learned about Martin Luther and the 95 Thesis because my son has a report on it. Very interesting. He was against selling indulgences. What did "indulgence" mean then because it doesn't really make sense if it means what I understand the word to mean today.

Message #4184947

Thu, 02 Feb 2017 00:38:10 -0000

Today I learned there is a black national anthem.

Message #4184279

Tue, 31 Jan 2017 15:20:24 -0000

It is, however, amusing. Occasionally.

Message #4184100

Tue, 31 Jan 2017 03:10:58 -0000

It isn't okay to die because of someone else's stupidity.

Message #4184006

Mon, 30 Jan 2017 23:35:52 -0000

We'll find out over the course of the next 4 years.

Message #4183758

Mon, 30 Jan 2017 20:21:59 -0000

Is it ok to die of stupidity? I once had a cat who did that.

Message #4181741

Thu, 26 Jan 2017 16:43:22 -0000

And yet, people do just that, all the time.

Message #4180811

Wed, 25 Jan 2017 16:06:16 -0000

It might be okay to die stupid. I doubt it's okay to die stupidly.

Message #4180543

Wed, 25 Jan 2017 03:18:37 -0000

>Actualky i I should be ashamaed of myself. There's so much to learn >for you all here on Uncensored. Notnhelpful things, generally. But... Learn something new every day, or you die stupid. Words to live by.

Message #4169893

Fri, 13 Jan 2017 12:09:49 -0000

Heh, I didn't see that someone was signing here. The text client conveys video and images very poorly. IG should fix that.

Message #4169508

Fri, 13 Jan 2017 02:04:09 -0000

"Learn" "New" "Sign"

Message #4169430

Fri, 13 Jan 2017 00:57:39 -0000

Zooer, I got "learn" and that's it.
I guess I'm moving kind of slow on the ASL learning, but I don't have anyone nearby to practice with, so the fact that I'm still trying every day to practice or learn a bit is not bad.
What's the rest of it say?

Message #4165461

Tue, 10 Jan 2017 02:38:46 -0000

Somebody didn't eat his soup!

Message #4164212

Mon, 09 Jan 2017 14:16:02 -0000

Message #4164173

Mon, 09 Jan 2017 13:41:11 -0000

A nice way to threaten somebody is to call them on the phone and light a stick of dynamite. Hold the fuse up to the receiver and say, "you hear that? That's dynamite, baby."

Message #4160615

Fri, 06 Jan 2017 13:00:10 -0000

How to tie your shoes using dynamite?

Message #4160509

Fri, 06 Jan 2017 11:10:31 -0000

Message #4160315

Fri, 06 Jan 2017 05:04:32 -0000

Today I didn't learn anything yet. BecUse the day just started and I haven't done any learning, I've just been sitting here half falling asleep jumping rooms on Uncensored.

Actualky i I should be ashamaed of myself. There's so much to learn for you all here on Uncensored. Notnhelpful things, generally. But... things...

Message #4158175

Tue, 03 Jan 2017 22:42:16 -0000

True.

Message #4157821

Tue, 03 Jan 2017 17:39:22 -0000

>Oh no, you two shouldn't be allowed to encourage each other. The more we do, the more interesting things get. CoE looks more like an ongoing piece of performance art than a serious/unserious effort. The latter would probably be a better description of the spaghetti monster people.

Message #4152419

Thu, 22 Dec 2016 16:32:32 -0000

I saw a sign outside a store.

I went into the store and spoke with the woman behind the counter.

Apparently it is not what I thought it would be.

Message #4147002

Sun, 11 Dec 2016 14:05:10 -0000

That I miss Shazam!

Message #4146728

Fri, 09 Dec 2016 20:46:23 -0000

As well they should. Boring conversation anyway...

Message #4146715

Fri, 09 Dec 2016 20:03:12 -0000

Me, Myself and I argued about whether we should take you seriously or not, after the morning meds the other two have stopped responding.

Message #4146687

Fri, 09 Dec 2016 17:26:55 -0000

>So you're the guy who answers the suicide hotline, right? "Thinking of This has been tried before, with a pretty high level of serious-unseriousness: http://www.churchofeuthanasia.org/snuffit4/news.html

Message #4146671

Fri, 09 Dec 2016 16:41:32 -0000

We don't take our own mental health crisises seriously.

Message #4146657

Fri, 09 Dec 2016 15:37:23 -0000

Today I learned not to count on my "friends" at Uncensored to take my mental health crisises seriously.

Message #4146608

Fri, 09 Dec 2016 12:20:48 -0000

We'll play suicide hotline roulette. We'll give you a list of 6 numbers. One of them is ours. The others are legitimate hotlines.

Message #4146300

Thu, 08 Dec 2016 21:03:16 -0000

Oh no, you two shouldn't be allowed to encourage each other.

Remind me if I ever get suicidal to call someone else.

Message #4146126

Thu, 08 Dec 2016 14:16:28 -0000

That's me! How'd you know?

Message #4145648

Wed, 07 Dec 2016 14:12:11 -0000

So you're the guy who answers the suicide hotline, right? "Thinking of jumping? Pick up this phone for help!" And you answer the phone saying, "You really want to wait until low tide, so you'll hit the jagged rocks."

Message #4142991

Fri, 02 Dec 2016 12:28:13 -0000

I prefer that place a little bit farther from the lookout, about where the rocks are. Although I acknowledge the sleep is maybe a bit longer than I prefer.

Message #4142909

Fri, 02 Dec 2016 04:08:36 -0000

I've taken a nap there. But more likely at one of the gas stations. Either the one right off the bridge or the one further north with expensiver gas. Warm up car.. Turn off car. Go to sleep. WHen the car gets cold, I wake up and am refreshed. Safer at the stations than in the lookout.

Message #4142750

Thu, 01 Dec 2016 20:14:16 -0000

Wow, I always assumed the best course of action was running to the hospital and having them cut you open to remove it fast before the battery acid ate you from the inside out. For real.

Today (actually it started yesterday, then it technically became today) I learned that the lookout place off the palisades parkway north is a great place to pull over and sleep if you can't safely drive anymore.

Message #4141118

Tue, 29 Nov 2016 22:39:24 -0000

I have some batteries ... and wondered what would happen if I ate them. Instead of eating them to find out I looked it up on the Internet. Turns out it happens quite a bit (thousands of incidents per year) and the best possible course of action is to let it pass through as long as it's not lodged or likely to get lodged. This post is brought to you by Starbucks, proudly serving you coffee that tastes like battery acid.

Message #4140880

Tue, 29 Nov 2016 18:26:54 -0000

Some batteries are magnetic, if they make it to your intestines, stick together with an intestinal wall between them your are going to have a bad time.

Message #4140866

Tue, 29 Nov 2016 17:29:59 -0000

Because... maybe... he purposefully swallowed some batteries, and someone thought it was done by accident, and wanted to know?

Message #4140172

Mon, 28 Nov 2016 22:16:45 -0000

Why did you learn that?

Message #4139945

Mon, 28 Nov 2016 21:46:55 -0000

TIL that there is an actual phone number dedicated to the singular purpose of providing assistance to people who have accidentally swallowed batteries. (It's 202-625-3333 in case you want to put it in your speed dial. This is for the US ... I don't know about other countries.)

Message #4138904

Thu, 24 Nov 2016 19:17:22 -0000

What about Skype/Facetime or any other videochat?

Message #4138722

Wed, 23 Nov 2016 20:35:24 -0000

I don't know, Loanshark. If I ever figure out which one I am, I might be able to tell you how to tell us apart.

Today I learned how to say "sister-in-law" in sign language. I'm trying to slowly pick up some sign language because my sister-in-law is going deaf. She and my brother and their little girl are all learning it, but they live in Binghampton and I don't hardly get to ever see them. So I don't have any easy way to practice, but I am trying to learn it anyway, from youtube and a book and an app.

Message #4137389

Thu, 17 Nov 2016 21:05:55 -0000

Yes. Hard to tell the difference. Wait, how do we know you're the real one?

Message #4137364

Thu, 17 Nov 2016 19:22:20 -0000

Fake Shazam?? What? Is there someone out there pretending to be me?

I guess I can't blame them. Being me is awesome. Does Fake Shazam at least disappear for months on end without any explanation, and pop in sporadically and post nonsense all over the place? Because if that is the case, I really could allow someone else to do my work for me.

Message #4137363

Thu, 17 Nov 2016 19:18:01 -0000

>that's be great. Maybe I should get someone else to log into >Uncensored for me, so I could focus on work better? I'm confused. Thought you already got someone to do that. The fake-shazam.

Message #4137362

Thu, 17 Nov 2016 19:15:26 -0000

>into an actual reduction in life stress. So to relieve stress, I need >a work-vacation. No no no. A vacation-vacation. Which is a time-honored tradition whereby you fuck* off to a tropical island and leave somebody ELSE to do YOUR work. *sorry. Had to do that.

Message #4137345

Thu, 17 Nov 2016 18:11:30 -0000

Today I learned that gardening/planting season is so over. You can't buy any plants by Walmart anymore, unless it's an indoor kind of plant, and it comes with sparkly decorations on it.

...If I buy one and plant it outdoors, can I get an actual living tree out of the deal? They are really cheap. If I went to buy a tree from a nursery, it would cost tons, no doubt. These trees being sold now remind me of feeder goldfish. Really cheap, and probably not expected to live long. But sometimes those fish can really surprise you with a long life span. Also, my landscaping is missing a tree.

Message #4136898

Wed, 16 Nov 2016 20:43:35 -0000

No, you should get someone else to work for you, so you can log into Uncensored better (and/or more). Priorities please. :)

Message #4136858

Wed, 16 Nov 2016 17:51:33 -0000

It seems to me that if I could take a vacation from everything else in my life and do almost nothing but work at my office, it would reduce the piles of work needing to get done, which would translate into an actual reduction in life stress. So to relieve stress, I need a work-vacation.

How can I get someone to cover me to parent, read to Yaakov, do homework with him and with Adina, chat on the phone with Shlomo, make dinner, get the kids to clean up dinner, get Yaakov in the shower, then to brush his teeth and watch Jonny Test with him (quality time with the kids is important, right?) and pack up snacks? Also if I can get someone else to exercise for me and record my life in my diary, that's be great. Maybe I should get someone else to log into Uncensored for me, so I could focus on work better?

Message #4136707

Wed, 16 Nov 2016 01:35:06 -0000

That is correct; mostly-unplanned vacations are better.

Message #4136650

Tue, 15 Nov 2016 19:56:20 -0000

Today I learned that planning a vacation is much more stress and work than any vacation is worth.

Message #4136434

Mon, 14 Nov 2016 20:33:26 -0000

Today I relearned that I can log in to Uncensored whenever I don't feel like focusing on my work at work.

Message #4129543

Fri, 21 Oct 2016 17:17:49 -0000

Hahaha! Please, somebody patch it together!

Message #4129245

Thu, 20 Oct 2016 16:52:37 -0000

That would make a great Halloween costume.

Message #4129135

Thu, 20 Oct 2016 10:57:01 -0000

misread: 'creepy hotdog trolls'

Message #4129006

Wed, 19 Oct 2016 18:21:28 -0000

Because german engineering!

Sad thing: We don't get Frankfurter rolls here, only crappy Hotdog rolls.

Message #4128979

Wed, 19 Oct 2016 15:21:10 -0000

Yes, frankfurter rolls are more expensive, not only are there two less buns per package, the package of six frankfurter rolls is more expensive than the package of eight hot dog buns.

Message #4128951

Wed, 19 Oct 2016 13:47:11 -0000

Huh....

Agree, IG, think I've mostly just seen the frankfurter type, though we've always called them hot dog buns here.

Message #4128921

Wed, 19 Oct 2016 12:13:17 -0000

And it appears that one comes in a package of 8 while the other comes in a package of 6.

Actually the one labeled "frankfurter" simply looks like the style you'd find in New England. I've seen lobster rolls in that style.

Message #4128900

Wed, 19 Oct 2016 11:23:11 -0000

.... The hot dog buns are brown on both sides and the top, the frankfurter roll is white on both sides and browned on the top, a crust similar to a slice of bread.

Message #4128833

Wed, 19 Oct 2016 03:20:49 -0000

I am sure you have seen both types. I thought it was each bakery had their own way of making them, I didn't know that each style had a name. Hot dog buns have more of a round or curved shape and are are sliced from the side. They look more like a sub roll. Frankfurter buns have a more squared off shape and open from the top, have more of a pocket and are more expensive.

Message #4128819

Tue, 18 Oct 2016 23:04:15 -0000

Fascinating, Zoo.... And what is that difference, for inquiring minds?

Message #4127729

Sun, 16 Oct 2016 23:06:40 -0000

There is a difference between 'hot dog buns' and 'frankfurter buns'

Message #4126072

Tue, 11 Oct 2016 12:25:00 -0000

Today, I learned that a Note7 can be put out by a condominium under the right conditions.

Message #4125718

Mon, 10 Oct 2016 10:21:55 -0000

At least the database/information systems department here at the university is populated by the most relaxed and sympathetic guys of all the ones I have gotten to know. The theoretical informatics guys have a stick up their ass and some are outright assholes. The other departments have various degrees of stubbornness and other fugly character traits. Almost non of them is fun to deal with. The head of the operating systems department is nice and really competent, but those are rare.

Message #4125501

Sat, 08 Oct 2016 17:24:25 -0000

I have found that relational db people fit that description however nosql people are the opposite extreme.

Message #4107784

Sun, 28 Aug 2016 20:55:19 -0000

Database guys are some of the most rigid, inflexible people I've ever met. SSOT isn't just a technical term for them, it's a way of life. And we're not even talking about data, we're talking about "there's ONE way to do it and don't you dare challenge my book learning with your real world pragmatism." Oh, and TIL that there's a Pikachu somewhere in Riverdale and I'm probably going to end up making a trip there just to catch him.

Message #4107347

Sat, 27 Aug 2016 10:39:22 -0000

Nope, it is more like applying technical terminology to every day life stuff. A bit like computer guys nerding out.

Message #4107213

Fri, 26 Aug 2016 23:59:47 -0000

Did it go anything like this?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oa0bCzwSNA0

Message #4107187

Fri, 26 Aug 2016 21:45:40 -0000

Database guys are the funniest. As a philosopher, I feel right home there, with all the quirky lingo. I realized the connection far too late in my university years.

I had the weirdest prejudices about how boring database stuff was. Until I went to some lectures and fell in love.

What I relearned today: how fun it is to eat at a restaurant with philosophy profs.

Message #4106937

Fri, 26 Aug 2016 15:06:00 -0000

SSOT is pretty common term if you hang out with database guys....

Message #4106930

Fri, 26 Aug 2016 14:43:16 -0000

(By the way ... as someone once told me ... "You learn something new every day, or you die stupid.")

Message #4106929

Fri, 26 Aug 2016 14:42:48 -0000

Today I learned that "single source of truth" is actually a technical term. Because I'm doing a lot of integration work right now I'm hearing it a lot and thought it was just a trendy phrase that people have been throwing around. Turns out it's more or less official industry terminology.