MengerSponge

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by MengerSponge 5mo ago
My "bored in class" story: In addition to plenty of stickman fighting animations, I wrote a full "Geometry" helper program which solved arbitrary triangles, did the quadratic equation (including imaginary roots), and may
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by MengerSponge 5mo ago
Always Has Been
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by MengerSponge 5mo ago
Does it? Or is this a centaur situation where a competent human can fix it in about two minutes?
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by MengerSponge 5mo ago
I'm a fan of Wallet Creator ( https://apps.apple.com/us/app/wallet-creator/id1486573384 ) Zero dollars, lets you geofence passes when you create them.
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by MengerSponge 5mo ago
People obsess and complain, but the interstate drivers around me aren't driving like gas is expensive yet (currently $4-4.20/gal)
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by MengerSponge 5mo ago
That's the short term plan, baby! The long term plan is to be the elect who get raptured first.
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by MengerSponge 5mo ago
too many CS majors and not enough mechanical engineers on this forum
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by MengerSponge 5mo ago
If anybody here can illuminate where these names came from, I'd love to know!
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by MengerSponge 5mo ago
Duckmaster Kenon has a charming Instagram presence: https://www.instagram.com/kenon_walker/ Don't sign up for IG for this, but if you already have an account, go marching with some duckies :)
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by MengerSponge 6mo ago
Real "Bad Luck Brian" energy https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/bad-luck-brian
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by MengerSponge 6mo ago
I'm biased, but I think you're on to something. People are writing about this under the broad framing of "cognitive surrender"
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by MengerSponge 6mo ago
See "Alarm fatigue" https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alarm_fatigue
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by MengerSponge 6mo ago
It's not like these guys have any media literacy or emotional intelligence to speak of. If they did, they wouldn't have gone to work for Thiel and Karp's perfectly named company. I'm pretty sure this is the same populati
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by MengerSponge 6mo ago
The F-35 is a perfect pork-barrel example: by using subcontractors distributed in many house districts, the project owner ensures its political viability. By my count, only Louisiana, Wyoming, Nebraska, and North Dakota show less than $1MM
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by MengerSponge 6mo ago
17,725 draftees died, just over 30% of all American combat deaths in the war https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vietnam_War_draft
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by MengerSponge 6mo ago
Modern e-readers are waterproof enough for pool or bath reading. It's nice!
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by MengerSponge 6mo ago
If you're even the slightest bit tech savvy you can find a DRM stripping utility for Calibre. Apprentice Alf is long retired, but a fork of that DeDRM still is maintained
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by MengerSponge 6mo ago
When someone tells you who they are, believe them.
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by MengerSponge 6mo ago
For others' sake, I double-checked: 2.59 million served, of which 648,500 were draftees. Right at 25% Is there a study of soldiers who enlisted but only because their draft number was low? There were substantial benefits to enlisting,
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by MengerSponge 6mo ago
That's the spirit! But you shouldn't underestimate the power of suggestion: "This was cooked with fish sauce" -> "This tastes fishy"
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by MengerSponge 6mo ago
1988 All-Drug Olympics (SNL Weekend Update sketch) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jAdG-iTilWU
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by MengerSponge 6mo ago
Many "straight A" high school students earn their first B (or C) with this misunderstanding.
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by MengerSponge 6mo ago
"having to sit in place, staring ahead, watching the road, with nothing to do" while accepting full legal liability should anything go wrong
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by MengerSponge 6mo ago
Ubuntu: I am because we are. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ubuntu_philosophy
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by MengerSponge 6mo ago
Mars is so bad, y'all.
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by MengerSponge 6mo ago
100% it's baseline, ceiling, and growth rate. I switched from violin to voice and found more success with less effort.
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by MengerSponge 6mo ago
You will not match a symphony professional's talent if you start playing at 30. Even if you work hard. Even if you really want it. You don't have the time. Work is great, but hard work doesn't yield the same reward to everyon
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by MengerSponge 6mo ago
Don't be obtuse. Of course you can spend more money without buying better craftsmanship. Some trainers from Prada or Balenciaga will wear out faster than a pair of Aldens. Consider school backpacks. If you can, you should probably buy
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by MengerSponge 6mo ago
I'm guessing a self-hosted chat remains privileged?
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by MengerSponge 6mo ago
What about organic mishmashes that are shaped into cubes? https://www.science.org/content/article/how-do-wombats-poop-...

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