ButlerianJihad

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by ButlerianJihad 29d ago
Listening https://m.xkcd.com/1807/
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by ButlerianJihad 29d ago
I can confirm that the Google Payments Center has all my transactions and recurring payments. This is more than included in the Google Play interface. For example, I have a Pixel Care+ subscription, billed monthly. I can manage and cancel t
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by ButlerianJihad 29d ago
I purchased a Lenovo T580 ThinkPad in 2018, and I configured it with an extra battery. So it had one built-in and one that was removable. This added some extra weight and plenty of extra battery life. Several times I thought about purchasin
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by ButlerianJihad 29d ago
Joining that network from a new device always presents a captive portal that requires the credentials of my ISP account, so how does that work for you? Where is a web link indicating partnerships, and compatible hardware lists? My ISP does
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Urinal_target
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You sunk my battleship!
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by ButlerianJihad 29d ago
Zealous Autoconfig https://m.xkcd.com/416/
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by ButlerianJihad 29d ago
I can always count on Springfield.GOV for current nuclear plant status
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by ButlerianJihad 29d ago
NASA Administrator Jared "Rook" Isaacman in his fighter jet cockpit. Note the Galactic Empire logo on helmet. https://x.com/NASAAdmin/status/2051308128914837869
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fnord
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by ButlerianJihad 1mo ago
Woman fined $88K after kids collect clams from Pismo Beach https://youtu.be/y2y5zCOcS-0?si=06doXuDb1ubfbI6s
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by ButlerianJihad 1mo ago
The family's story is that the boy went out to collect goose feathers. And there is some concern about whether harvesting or possession of bird feathers is legal, depending on the type of bird. The subsequent charges and court case don
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by ButlerianJihad 1mo ago
> nuclear codes or the target's dry cleaning receipts Now that is just ridiculous! Dry cleaners don't email receipts!
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by ButlerianJihad 1mo ago
How about a spaceport in Caledonia proper? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SaxaVord_Spaceport How about the last time South America contested a little parcel of land? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fa
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by ButlerianJihad 1mo ago
The perfect opportunity to write "myname@foo.example"! https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/.example A real domain, for all your fake purposes! "Do you mean 'myname@foo.example.com'?"
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by ButlerianJihad 1mo ago
Geographic Qualifiers https://m.xkcd.com/2901/
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by ButlerianJihad 1mo ago
These are bizarre assertions. GNSS is one way to navigate, and GNSS is one way to synchronize time-of-day. Communications networks are full of devices that don't have, or use, any GPS receivers at all. NTP, WiFi, DOCSIS, DSL, leased li
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by ButlerianJihad 1mo ago
If you desire accompaniment whilst you study the Tapestry, and/or a bullet list of early modern and medieval history, may I recommend the bardcore stylings of Friar Funk and Hildegard von Blingin: https://youtu.be/drDs-
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by ButlerianJihad 1mo ago
> IBM 1401 - A User's Manual Clearly a rare antique tome that was purchased from an unsuspecting book hoarder, scanned in by Anthropic, and then cravenly destroyed according to copyright law and/or Vernor Vinge.
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by ButlerianJihad 1mo ago
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1965_MGM_vault_fire https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1978_National_Archives_vault_f... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2008_Universal_Studios_fire Al
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by ButlerianJihad 1mo ago
There is licensing and a compatibility mark, and I distinctly recall that my Philips BD-XL writer was badged for M-DISC and touted its capabilities. https://www.techpowerup.com/forums/threads/new-m-disc-to-pro...
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by ButlerianJihad 1mo ago
> that "right to life" section of the Constitution The US Constitution? Perhaps you are thinking of the Declaration of Independence? Or the Fifth Amendment, formulating it in the negative: https://en.wikipedia.org&#x
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https://www.vatican.va/content/francesco/en/encyclicals/docu... Laudato Si' by Pope Francis: On Care for Our Common Home 30. Even as the quality of available water is constantly diminishing, i
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by ButlerianJihad 1mo ago
I hope that they were safe and certified. There is probably much incentive to sell fakes. https://eclipse.aas.org/eye-safety/how-to-tell-if-viewers-ar... I've found that a lot of vendors sell them in large quantit
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by ButlerianJihad 1mo ago
The period of totality is the only phase when you do not need to use protective eyewear. You would be able to safely look directly at the eclipsed Sun, as long as your timing is precise. https://eclipse.aas.org/eye-safety I
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Velocity is a vector, not simply a rate. Launches and orbits are three-dimensional. What would be a great technological achievement would be launching from French Guiana (5.2° N) and then making a plane-change maneuver to achieve a polar or
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Did you mean “transportation”? Communications networks are not reliant on GNSS.
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Privet This may have been a nerd-snipe for Harry Potter fans, but I still struggle to interpolate an acccurate word there. "pivot to luxury"?
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The selection of launch site takes the orbital inclination into account. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sun-synchronous_orbit The "Onward and Upward" cube sats were deployed to Sun-synchronous orbits, with a r
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So what you're saying is that Pangram's heuristics misidentified a legitimate input, on your very first encounter?

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