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by jpindar 6y ago
I canna stop it Cap'n, the computer's overridden the manual override!
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by jpindar 6y ago
Yes, but then I'd have to go to the bank just for that. The Coinstar machines are conveniently located in grocery stores and big box stores. And as dlhavema said, if you get your money as a gift card, it's free. Different Coinsta
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by jpindar 6y ago
It can also be ironed. If you have a bunch of crumpled bills and you wish they took up less space and were easier to handle, iron them.
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by jpindar 6y ago
I was going to say, imagine no more sorting coins since we'd only have one kind - but then I realized I never do that anyway, the Coinstar machine does it for me.
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by jpindar 6y ago
My phone's LED blinks occasionally when it's charging and the screen is off. It's just the right brightness.
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by jpindar 6y ago
At Walmart they bring your order out within five minutes of your arrival.
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by jpindar 6y ago
What if you need an ambulance or fire truck?
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by jpindar 6y ago
Hmm, it's only visible to people who are logged in.
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by jpindar 6y ago
The reason is in the very next sentence. >I couldn’t afford for a simple gesture of empathy, such as a hug or a placed hand on the shoulder, to be misinterpreted as a sign of romantic interest. It's possible she was a little overcau
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by jpindar 6y ago
It's as if the image from your memory/imagination appears on a different monitor than the signal from your eyes.
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by jpindar 6y ago
Landlords were the last kind of business to accept online payments, and before that many of them preferred money orders.
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by jpindar 6y ago
Nope. I bought all my own computers with my paper route & Dunkin Donuts job money. I don't remember how much it cost, but I don't recall it being a big deal financially.
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by jpindar 6y ago
I looked into this once because I live near a reactor. There's a wide range of quality, but these restored classic ones have a good reputation for $250. http://www.prepguard.com/prepguard-geiger-counter-radiation-...
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by jpindar 6y ago
That's common in small town or exurban areas in the US.
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by jpindar 6y ago
It's not Nextdoor, it's their neighbors. My Nextdoor has none of the things people are complaining about. Here, the worst thing is arguments about whether we are taking COVID seriously enough or not, but I suppose that is a natura
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by jpindar 6y ago
Many of those things already exist and are popular in virtual worlds and in social games. In software in general there's a lack of knowledge of what's already been tried. This looks like a great start though.
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by jpindar 6y ago
They did that with some Big Dogs, there's a video.
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by jpindar 6y ago
Each bullet does the same amount of damage, regardless of whether they are fired 0.1 seconds apart or 0.3 seconds apart. (Made up numbers, but a semiautomatic can be fired very quickly if you aren't taking time to aim.)
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by jpindar 6y ago
Note that the term try-hard is an insult.
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by jpindar 6y ago
See Cory Doctorow's story "Unauthorized Bread".
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by jpindar 6y ago
The majority of apartments in the US come with appliances, as do many rental houses.
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by jpindar 6y ago
That tweet is apparently a fake.
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by jpindar 6y ago
When I'm working on new code, sure, I'll enable it, but other times when working on existing code I just want to make the minimum changes necessary. For example if I'm explaining to someone why their code doesn't work w
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by jpindar 6y ago
They're taking that position because if they don't, people will call them racist.
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by jpindar 6y ago
Its bad enough when tools change whitespace without my knowledge (unless this is an option I enabled), I sure don't want them changing anything else.
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by jpindar 6y ago
I use Tweetdeck, so I don't see any "trends" or "who to follow" or "topics" or anything like that (unless I choose to). https://tweetdeck.twitter.com
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by jpindar 6y ago
If they don't have bread, let them eat cake!
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by jpindar 6y ago
>A little fucking ironic, isn't it, to have the police forcing tens to hundreds of protestors to not be able to breathe at this protest? Also in the midst of a pandemic that kills by making you unable to breathe, and which is going
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by jpindar 6y ago
Virtual worlds often allow this, since many users have multiple avatars.
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by jpindar 6y ago
Bitesize candies that melt in your mouth but not in your hand would be a good choice. :)

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