chanandler_bong

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by chanandler_bong 9y ago
Similar to the Fulton, but for a glider instead. Talk about a ride. http://www.pointvista.com/WW2GliderPilots/gliderretrieval.ht... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S-EFmKr7P0w
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by chanandler_bong 10y ago
From the headline, I could not figure out how an A330s flight control system could have any influence on spacecraft launched in 1977. Surely there would be no way to port the code and the storage on the Voyagers is tiny... at least until
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by chanandler_bong 10y ago
https://xkcd.com/435/
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by chanandler_bong 10y ago
With the demise of Breaking News (breakingnews.com) I have been looking for a simple, clean global headline aggregator. News! isn't a drop-in replacement (I liked the 'curated' aspects of BN), but News! is going on my short l
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by chanandler_bong 10y ago
There are only two; the US and Eritrea.
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by chanandler_bong 10y ago
I don't have any US bank accounts or other financial assets, so that is a non-issue.
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by chanandler_bong 10y ago
Social Security is not a "benefit". It is getting money back that I have paid in to the system. And as for voting, why? I have no representative to vote for.
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by chanandler_bong 10y ago
As a US citizen living abroad, I have no representatives. This, as I am getting ready to file my US income taxes for which I receive no benefits or representation.
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by chanandler_bong 10y ago
oh god... why did I come here? Like I needed to find more rabbit holes.
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by chanandler_bong 10y ago
I still say it is a giant alien Aldis lamp, and we just don't understand their Morse code.
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by chanandler_bong 10y ago
A 12 pack? The Dots were created by Bezos. They rebelled. They evolved. There are many copies. And they have a plan.
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by chanandler_bong 10y ago
Unless you have a "duty to respond", you are not required to act. Even if you are a paramedic with the local fire department, in uniform and walking down the street, unless you are on-duty, you do not have to act. You'd be a
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by chanandler_bong 11y ago
So, of the remaining 10% which is not crap, 90% of that is crap. Following this logic, everything is crap, which seems about right.
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by chanandler_bong 11y ago
“Never half-ass two things. Whole-ass one thing.” - Ron Swanson
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by chanandler_bong 11y ago
If you want to read more on this type of subject, check out "The Plutonium Files" by Eileen Welsome. Pretty scary. http://www.amazon.com/The-Plutonium-Files-Americas-Experimen...
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by chanandler_bong 11y ago
In "Ghost Fleet: A Novel of the Next World War", America's warfighting is crippled as the electronics that were manufactured in China contained backdoors that allowed them to shutdown or destroy the various computer systems.
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by chanandler_bong 11y ago
"I can't believe it, Jim! That girl's standing over there listening and you're telling him about our back doors?!"
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by chanandler_bong 11y ago
I am deeply saddened that I cannot find a schedule that will allow me to see XH558 in her final season. I've been a contributor to her maintenance and upkeep for the last few years. The license plate on my motorbike is "XH558&qu
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by chanandler_bong 12y ago
Name it? Sure - I will call it "Bob". What Bob's value is, I have no idea.
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by chanandler_bong 12y ago
We have always been at war with Eastantarctica.
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by chanandler_bong 12y ago
Could someone tell me please who first suggested the idea of reproduction without sex? ...your wife? (bonus points to name the movie)