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  1. Comment on Can we talk about rice cookers? in ~food

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    We’ve got this one too. We got it at Bed Bath and Beyond with a gift card we got as a wedding present. It works great, and after 14 years it’s still in perfect condition, including the...

    We’ve got this one too. We got it at Bed Bath and Beyond with a gift card we got as a wedding present. It works great, and after 14 years it’s still in perfect condition, including the teflon-coated pot. The coating is of impressively high quality.

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  2. Comment on Can we talk about rice cookers? in ~food

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    Our LG washer and dryer both play a tune that reminds me of the Pac-Man arcade game’s music for some reason. I always expect to hear “wacka wacka wacka” when it finishes.

    Our LG washer and dryer both play a tune that reminds me of the Pac-Man arcade game’s music for some reason. I always expect to hear “wacka wacka wacka” when it finishes.

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  3. Comment on Reddit will implement human verification to tag and combat bots in ~tech

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    I got kind of weirded out when someone dug up an old comment of mine in an attempt to discredit something I said. What really struck me as creepy was that the topic wasn’t even political or at all...

    I got kind of weirded out when someone dug up an old comment of mine in an attempt to discredit something I said. What really struck me as creepy was that the topic wasn’t even political or at all controversial.

    It’s been a long time, so the details are fuzzy, but honestly it was something along the lines of me saying that I was somewhat frugal, and the other person digging up a comment where I said I had bought something pricey.

    Anyway, since then I have routinely deleted my old comments. I’m not ashamed of them, but I figure that after a few days they are stale anyway.

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  4. Comment on What do you think about putting your driver's license in your digital wallet? in ~tech

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    I went through a TSA checkpoint with signage saying they accepted it, but the TSA agent either didn't know how it worked or didn't want to be bothered with it.

    I went through a TSA checkpoint with signage saying they accepted it, but the TSA agent either didn't know how it worked or didn't want to be bothered with it.

    4 votes

  5. Comment on Untold: Chess Mates | Official trailer in ~tv

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    Except what humans are doing when they play chess isn’t what your phone is doing. You might as well say that my VW is a better runner than any human because it can go over 100 mph.

    Humans are still competing in competitions, where my phone has already won. Sad.

    Except what humans are doing when they play chess isn’t what your phone is doing. You might as well say that my VW is a better runner than any human because it can go over 100 mph.

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  6. Comment on The hardest working font in Manhattan in ~design

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    I was so happy to read this article. I’ve been in love with this typeface for a long time without knowing anything about it. Another place it (or something very similar) turns up is Japanese...

    I was so happy to read this article. I’ve been in love with this typeface for a long time without knowing anything about it.

    Another place it (or something very similar) turns up is Japanese websites when they need to render the Latin alphabet. That’s where I first became consciously aware of it. It seemed so wonderfully functional and no-nonsense.

    6 votes