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  2. Comment on I tried Erewhon’s new $15,000-a-year VIP membership for a month in ~food

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    The writing in this is so charming that I recommend it even if you don't think you're interested. "Justin enthusiastically walked us through the hot bar offerings with the reverence of a Michelin...

    The writing in this is so charming that I recommend it even if you don't think you're interested. "Justin enthusiastically walked us through the hot bar offerings with the reverence of a Michelin sommelier describing vintage Châteauneuf-du-Pape."

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  5. Comment on USB power delivery: Plugging into the benefits in ~tech

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    Not in any formal sense, but rather given the number of things I post that get lots of upvotes. I take that as affirmation that my contributions are appreciated.

    Not in any formal sense, but rather given the number of things I post that get lots of upvotes. I take that as affirmation that my contributions are appreciated.

    2 votes

  6. Comment on Winners of the 2025 International Obfuscated C Code Contest in ~comp

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    Back in the 80s, when CompuServe was all dialup, an online friend opined that it was hard to discern the difference between C code and line noise.

    Back in the 80s, when CompuServe was all dialup, an online friend opined that it was hard to discern the difference between C code and line noise.

    2 votes

  7. Comment on USB power delivery: Plugging into the benefits in ~tech

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    I worked hard to make it as gentle as possible! I don't mind including some sort of #IWroteThis tag on posts. Though that can be slightly problematic when I don't have a byline.

    I worked hard to make it as gentle as possible!

    I don't mind including some sort of #IWroteThis tag on posts. Though that can be slightly problematic when I don't have a byline.

    3 votes

  8. Comment on USB power delivery: Plugging into the benefits in ~tech

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    I like to think that my karma here suggests that I work hard here to ensure I don't waste anyone's time.

    I like to think that my karma here suggests that I work hard here to ensure I don't waste anyone's time.

    3 votes

  9. Comment on USB power delivery: Plugging into the benefits in ~tech

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    Well in this case, I wrote the article. So I'm a bit fond of it.

    Well in this case, I wrote the article. So I'm a bit fond of it.

    4 votes

  18. Comment on ‘Backrooms’ stuns with $81 million debut, ‘Obsession’ has another unprecedented jump, ‘Mandalorian and Grogu’ suffers 70% drop in ~movies

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    Can confirm the drop in The Mandalorian. We went to a 4pm show on Saturday for the 3D version and there were 12 people in the theater. (Aside: We liked the movie. Good fun, a solid "date night"...

    Can confirm the drop in The Mandalorian. We went to a 4pm show on Saturday for the 3D version and there were 12 people in the theater.

    (Aside: We liked the movie. Good fun, a solid "date night" flick and we were happy we saw it in 3D. So I mean no disrespect to it for its drop in popularity.)

    2 votes