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Comment on The internet used to be ✨fun✨ in ~tech
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Comment on The internet used to be ✨fun✨ in ~tech
All_your_base Link ParentFor hours upon hours of enjoyment, even on a re-read, I commend to you Sluggy Freelance It started around 1997, and is still active today.For hours upon hours of enjoyment, even on a re-read, I commend to you Sluggy Freelance
It started around 1997, and is still active today.
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Comment on What are your favorite series that are not from the US or UK and also not popular anime? in ~tv
All_your_base LinkIt's a couple three years old now, but I found Sisyphus: The Myth to be one of the better Korean sci-fi shows.It's a couple three years old now, but I found Sisyphus: The Myth to be one of the better Korean sci-fi shows.
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Comment on Inventing the perfect US college applicant – For $120,000 a year, Christopher Rim promises to turn any student into Ivy bait in ~life
All_your_base LinkIf I had a million dollars to throw at college prep, I'd certainly not be going to college.If I had a million dollars to throw at college prep, I'd certainly not be going to college.
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Comment on Microsoft Teams is/was down. What's your fallback? in ~tech
All_your_base Link ParentI don't actually. The reason is that I don't use my phone whenever I can, just when I need to. As an example, to the amazement of children under the age of 20, I be in and out of the loo in 5...I don't actually. The reason is that I don't use my phone whenever I can, just when I need to. As an example, to the amazement of children under the age of 20, I be in and out of the loo in 5 minutes, and 2 of those are a decent hand washing.
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Comment on Microsoft Teams is/was down. What's your fallback? in ~tech
All_your_base Link ParentThis is what I was going to say before I even opened the comments. It is a necessary and useful tool, but it has become .... intrusive in ways both subtle and gross. You should work to live, not...This is what I was going to say before I even opened the comments. It is a necessary and useful tool, but it has become .... intrusive in ways both subtle and gross. You should work to live, not live to work.
On a side note, it absolutely flabbergasts my colleagues (friends too) when I just leave my phone at home for a few hours. I might go up to local and have a pint while watching a match and just not worry. Family could get me if really needed. It's not that far away, and pubs have phones too you know.
Honestly, I think it does more for my health and well being to have some alone time, than 5 doctors on call telling me what to give up out of my life so I live longer, but less.
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Comment on What precautions to take when someone is out to get you? in ~life
All_your_base LinkIf you are reluctant to make a police report, or seek legal assistance, then I would do the following: I would tell someone you trust, both verbally and in writing, what your children overheard...If you are reluctant to make a police report, or seek legal assistance, then I would do the following:
I would tell someone you trust, both verbally and in writing, what your children overheard and what you suspect. That way someone knows, and it is documented, AHEAD OF TIME.
In addition, I would make two copies of what it written, and FedEx (or certified mail maybe? or both?) it to both them and yourself. Be certain that these are unopened and kept in safe places.
IANAL, it is just what I would do if I were in this situation.
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Comment on A man blew up his apartment in Japan while trying to kill a single cockroach with way too much insecticide, police say in ~life
All_your_base Link<soapbox> It's not just overreacting that is a problem. So is not taking basic precautions. Having actually had a neighbor to whom this happened (blew up his house), I'd like to remind people to...<soapbox>It's not just overreacting that is a problem. So is not taking basic precautions. Having actually had a neighbor to whom this happened (blew up his house), I'd like to remind people to turn OFF any ignition source BEFORE using bug bombs. Turn off the hot water heater. Turn off the heat or A/C at the thermostat. Do NOT leave something cooking on the stove OR in the oven. And for Gods sake remember to keep the pets outside until after you've opened the windows for a couple hours to dissipate it.
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Comment on 'Signs of life': Sycamore Gap tree will live on, experts say in ~enviro
All_your_base Link ParentFor a 200 year old tree that was enjoyed by thousands including future generations? 20 years is a LIGHT sentence.For a 200 year old tree that was enjoyed by thousands including future generations?
20 years is a LIGHT sentence.
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Comment on 'Signs of life': Sycamore Gap tree will live on, experts say in ~enviro
All_your_base LinkMake the guilty parties care for it for the next 20 years.Make the guilty parties care for it for the next 20 years.
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Comment on Anyone else feeling completely exhausted this week? What's making you so tired? in ~talk
All_your_base LinkHere is an answer I got when I asked my parents about it many years ago: Turkey is a natural soporific Did you have turkey for Thanksgiving? Followed by a few days of turkey sandwiches? I'm not...Here is an answer I got when I asked my parents about it many years ago: Turkey is a natural soporific
Did you have turkey for Thanksgiving? Followed by a few days of turkey sandwiches?
I'm not sure if they were right or just pulling my leg (never researched it), but it DOES seem to happen every Thanksgiving or whenever a full bird is served.
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Comment on I will be very sad when David Attenborough dies in ~talk
All_your_base LinkWe all will be. He is a national treasure.We all will be. He is a national treasure.
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Comment on Gordon Lightfoot - Wreck Of The Edmund Fitzgerald (1976) in ~music
All_your_base LinkThe song is poignant and a classic, but the names are often forgotten. I like to post them now and then to remind folk that it is more than just a hit song. For whom the church bell chimed 'til it...The song is poignant and a classic, but the names are often forgotten. I like to post them now and then to remind folk that it is more than just a hit song.
For whom the church bell chimed 'til it rang twenty-nine times:
Michael E. Armagost, 37
Fred J. Beetcher, 56
Thomas D. Bentsen, 23
Edward F. Bindon, 47
Thomas D. Borgeson, 41
Oliver J. Champeau, 41
Nolan S. Church, 55
Ransom E. Cundy, 53
Thomas E. Edwards, 50
Russell G. Haskell, 40
George J. Holl, 60
Bruce L. Hudson, 22
Allen G. Kalmon, 43
Gordon F. MacLellan, 30
Joseph W. Mazes, 59
John H. McCarthy, 62
Ernest M. McSorley, 63
Eugene W. O'Brien, 50
Karl A. Peckol, 20
John J. Poviach, 59
James A. Pratt, 44
Robert C. Rafferty, 62
Paul M. Riippa, 22
John D. Simmons, 63
William J. Spengler, 59
Mark A. Thomas, 21
Ralph G. Walton, 58
David E. Weiss, 22
Blaine H. Wilhelm, 52 -
Comment on Jewish and Palestinian and other Muslim students at US universities prepare to file lawsuits against their schools in ~life
All_your_base LinkThat will definitely ease the hatredThat will definitely ease the hatred
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Comment on NASA just sent a software update to a spacecraft twelve billion miles away in ~space
All_your_base LinkHow is a spacecraft going to Opt-Out of installing Adobe reader?How is a spacecraft going to Opt-Out of installing Adobe reader?
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Comment on The Fall Guy | Official trailer in ~movies
All_your_base LinkRemakes haven't had a high success rate lately, and the 80's even less so (wasn't a fan of the new MacGyver); however, that trailer does look promising. I like that it is a movie, and of course...Remakes haven't had a high success rate lately, and the 80's even less so (wasn't a fan of the new MacGyver); however, that trailer does look promising. I like that it is a movie, and of course Ryan Gosling does pretty great action.
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Comment on New largely Japanese cast Shogun series set to release February on FX and Hulu in ~tv
All_your_base Link ParentAnd it is only the first book in the Asian saga. James Clavell was a great writer and storyteller. The rest of the series is Gai-jin, King Rat, Taipan, Noble House (my personal favorite), and...And it is only the first book in the Asian saga. James Clavell was a great writer and storyteller.
The rest of the series is Gai-jin, King Rat, Taipan, Noble House (my personal favorite), and Whirlwind
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Comment on MLB World Series 2023 - Texas Rangers vs. Arizona Diamondbacks in ~sports.baseball
All_your_base LinkI'll stoop to being petty: being an Atlanta fan SO disappointed, go D-backs, and suck it Philly!I'll stoop to being petty: being an Atlanta fan SO disappointed, go D-backs, and suck it Philly!
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Comment on Egypt-Gaza border crossing opens, letting desperately needed aid flow to Palestinians in ~news
All_your_base Link ParentOf course it isn't. The problem, and it is a big one, is that the desperately needed aid doesn't get to whom it is intended. It is appropriated by hamas and used against Israel. This one fact...Of course it isn't. The problem, and it is a big one, is that the desperately needed aid doesn't get to whom it is intended. It is appropriated by hamas and used against Israel. This one fact alone puts them very high on my shit list.
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Comment on Egypt-Gaza border crossing opens, letting desperately needed aid flow to Palestinians in ~news
All_your_base Link ParentBy "less guilty," I meant that in this case I consider both parties to be guilty, with hamas owning the lions share.By "less guilty," I meant that in this case I consider both parties to be guilty, with hamas owning the lions share.
True, the material can be dated, but still either retro funny or just funny in its own right. Not to mention more convoluted, twisty story lines than you can count. It is quite the ride.