SirFatty

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by SirFatty 9y ago
As if I needed another reason not to shop as Best buy.
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by SirFatty 9y ago
I recommend the youtube channel for the Computer History Museum.. they post at least one interview/Oral history every week or so. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHDr4RtxwA1KqKGwxgdK4Vg
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by SirFatty 9y ago
You illustrate my point exactly, it's not that complicated. I have two young men that my wife and I raised without (GASP) the need of a book. Crazy, I know.. go ahead and mod this comment down also.
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by SirFatty 9y ago
Upvoted... it's completely true. Additionally, I cannot imagine why you need to read a book about something like this. Questions? Talk to your parents or pediatrician.
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by SirFatty 9y ago
A thermostat is the interface to the climate control system, how could you possible remove it from the system? Where would the temperature feedback come from?
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by SirFatty 9y ago
Sounds like a Trump-type character flaw.
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by SirFatty 9y ago
So are you suggesting that it isn't much, much worse now?
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by SirFatty 9y ago
Maybe in Philly they are closeted robosexuals?
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by SirFatty 9y ago
Exactly, I thought this was the airline that flew people directly to area 51. Not sure what this has to do with Popular Mechanics!
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by SirFatty 9y ago
It wasn't an 80's thing either... I grew up in the 70s/80s and we as kids were free to wander all day long (in the summer), just had to be home by dinner.
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by SirFatty 9y ago
"Both the US and the UK have and are slowly withdrawing from the world stage..." What a crock...
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by SirFatty 9y ago
I'm shocked that living in hotels requires a high income. Shocked.
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by SirFatty 9y ago
and if you have a time machine... I'd love to go back to mid-60's southern California.
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by SirFatty 9y ago
Or just install XP in a VM, then VB6 will work for sure.
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by SirFatty 9y ago
Of course that is but one example, the next order might realize even more shipping.. and with multiple orders the numbers do add up, saving a couple hundred a year is possible.
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by SirFatty 9y ago
That's the point, I think. CDNs are all tier one, and tier one is where the bandwidth shaping will happen?
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by SirFatty 9y ago
I know this is a story about Apple.. but you are spot on, the Thinkpad, especially the IBM versions were the best laptops. I used a Thinkpad from the mid 90's right up till they sold to Lenovo. I had an x41 for years, one of my favo
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by SirFatty 9y ago
Excellent advice!
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by SirFatty 9y ago
Thanks for that! It's unfortunate that sites like that (and this: http://deslide.clusterfake.net ) are needed... but that's the world we live in.
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by SirFatty 9y ago
I get what you are saying to an extent, but really, if I had to serve time a 5-star hotel vs. a 6x8 cell... yeah, I know what I would choose.
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by SirFatty 9y ago
Just a joke.. the tower is sinking and leaning to one side.
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by SirFatty 9y ago
I hear you can get a deal on a condo in the Millennium Tower.
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by SirFatty 9y ago
"DT doesn't tweet things he doesn't really believe in or care about" Really? Funny how he cares about Hillary when he's getting heat in the press. Then tweets distractions all day long. No, he's a troll, he
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by SirFatty 9y ago
I agree with what you are saying, but the conclusion is still accurate.
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by SirFatty 9y ago
Depleting savings to buy any bit of tech is a problem, but value for money, Apple is hard to justify.
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by SirFatty 9y ago
Netvibes would fit the bill for you.
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by SirFatty 9y ago
Funny you should mention IM... was in 3 different stores last weekend, and three different guys (upper 50's) had Iron Maiden tour t-shirts on.. Being in that age group myself I wanted to high 5 them.
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by SirFatty 9y ago
What... is the air-speed velocity of an unladen fly?
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by SirFatty 9y ago
"Those not on the Arpanet may send U.S. mail to.." Ah.. nostalgia.
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by SirFatty 9y ago
"Or will you be holding digital Beanie Babies somewhere down the line?" Thanks for the chuckle... good way to start off the day!

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