anotheruser13

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   by anotheruser13 3y ago

   The split between Aldi Nord and Aldi Süd came about when the brothers had a difference of opinion over selling cigarettes.
2. 62.▲
   by anotheruser13 3y ago

   I've bought clothes from Uniqlo and Kik, and none of them have been substandard. OTOH, Shein is a real crap factory as far as I'm concerned.
3. 63.▲
   by anotheruser13 3y ago

   I've found it's best to go to a bank or post office and use the ATM there, rather than those generic "Bankomat" machines.
4. 64.▲
   by anotheruser13 3y ago

   When I was in college umpty-foo years ago, I worked part-time at a timesharing firm that had 300 baud acoustic couplers and used APL. Years later, I worked around the corner from the USRobotics factory in Skokie, IL, where they made PalmPil
5. 65.▲
   by anotheruser13 3y ago

   I would argue T-Mobile didn't necessarily fix the acquired companies' operations. They still use ancient systems built in PowerBuilder to run their customer maintenance and billing. (Disclaimer: used to work in tech support at T-M
6. 66.▲
   by anotheruser13 3y ago

   Not sure if this is exactly what you're looking for, but it's worth checking: https://www.aboutamazon.com/aws/news/aws-cloud-institute-vir...
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   by anotheruser13 3y ago

   What I wouldn't give for a modern Palm device! The OS was simple, but elegant. (Disclaimer: I was Senior Technical Editor of Computing Unplugged magazine, nee Palm power.)
8. 68.▲
   by anotheruser13 3y ago

   Agreed! Back in the day, my colleague used his Sidekick and I used my Palm device to manage switches, routers, and all kinds of devices.
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   by anotheruser13 3y ago

   I used to frequent N4BB back in the day, and thank you for your efforts. Moved from BB to Android, but still miss the little trackball and physical keyboard at times, as Google continues to enshittify Gboard.
10. 70.▲
    by anotheruser13 3y ago

    Nowadays, it seems that companies don't train or pay for training.
11. 71.▲
    by anotheruser13 3y ago

    I've been using swipe since the beta version of Swype. However, Google seems to be enshittifying Gboard. It continues to decline in accuracy, so I can't swipe as fast as I used to. ...sigh...
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    by anotheruser13 3y ago

    I wouldn't care for that. I'm tired of being "ma'amed" to death. I'm a native Chicagoan, currently living in Texas. The US southern of calling one's (elders?) Miss <Firstname>/Mr <Firstname&g
13. 73.▲
    by anotheruser13 3y ago

    Reminds me of the late US menswear store, Jos. A Banks. My dad used to buy his work clothes there.
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    by anotheruser13 3y ago

    You could look up the n most common Japanese family names (myoji ,名字). You probably would get a list like Yamaha, Suzuki, Watanabe, Tanaka, etc. Of course, this wouldn't cover every case, but it might help. 頑張ってください！
15. 75.▲
    by anotheruser13 3y ago

    The Japanese language enters and says, "Hold my beer."
16. 76.▲
    by anotheruser13 3y ago

    And I would say T-Mobile not only doesn't understand the threats after their many data breaches, they have continuously failed to improve Cybersecurity. They have an incredibly crusty, buggy billing system written in PowerBuilder, and
17. 77.▲
    by anotheruser13 3y ago

    When I was a kid, pay toilets used to cost 10 cents. My mom would put one dime in and have my sisters and me hold the door so she wouldn't have to pay again.
18. 78.▲
    by anotheruser13 3y ago

    I relied on department stores and Western-style hotels when indisposed in Japan. There weren't many McDonald's around where I was.
19. 79.▲
    by anotheruser13 3y ago

    The first time I went to Japan, I was wandering around Osaka with a friend. I spied a vending machine featuring a new canned coffee and started laughing. The coffee was called BM. Granted, coffee has that effect on some people, but I think
20. 80.▲
    by anotheruser13 3y ago

    That was good stuff! I'd buy it by the liter at the 7-11 near where I lived in Kyoto, and chug it on the 203 "guru guru bus" on my way to Japanese school.
21. 81.▲
    by anotheruser13 3y ago

    I used to buy liters of Drink It Black (unsweetened black coffee) or Tasty Club (sweetened black coffee) which I chugged on the 203 bus that I took to Japanese school. Good times!
22. 82.▲
    by anotheruser13 3y ago

    I'm going to be in Vienna in October. I'd love to visit the computer museum! Any chance of getting the first link fixed?
23. 83.▲
    by anotheruser13 3y ago

    Reminds me of my own SAAB story. My first car was a used SAAB 900S, which I bought from a dealer. Luckily, I had also purchased a warranty. SAABs had a quirky design where the ignition was set in the space between the front seats, on the fl
24. 84.▲
    by anotheruser13 3y ago

    And Martian Successor Nadesico is an excellent parody of the giant robot/mecha genre. If you liked Patlabor, you might enjoy that.
25. 85.▲
    by anotheruser13 3y ago

    This might be something he'd want to take to the manufacturer of Kashi cereal. Those cereals have all kinds of different grains.
26. 86.▲
    by anotheruser13 3y ago

    Thanks, this made me laugh!
27. 87.▲
    by anotheruser13 3y ago

    Preceded by the Runcible. https://www.cnet.com/tech/computing/meet-a-smartphone-design... ISTR another round phone before that, perhaps a Samsung, but I can't find it now.
28. 88.▲
    by anotheruser13 3y ago

    You can pay with a debit card, too. Given the number of data breaches T-Mobile has, there's no way I'm giving them my banking information.
29. 89.▲
    by anotheruser13 3y ago

    Many public libraries have notaries on staff.
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    by anotheruser13 3y ago

    I didn't install the smart thermostat my power company sent me. I don't run the AC lower than 80° and the heater higher than 65°. I'm already doing my part.