lanius

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by lanius 8y ago
Fly Qantas. They've had zero fatal accidents since the jet age.
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by lanius 8y ago
I shudder to think what modern warfare would be like without biological weapons being banned.
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by lanius 8y ago
I actually managed to add an item on sale to my cart, but my cart is now empty after refreshing. Oh well, maybe next year.
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by lanius 8y ago
Horror stories like these have scared me away from ever getting LASIK, even though I'm apparently an ideal candidate. Vision is such a important sense, I would never want to risk damaging it.
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by lanius 8y ago
I'm surprised that robots have not yet surpassed human jugglers. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Juggling_robot
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by lanius 8y ago
Here's an interview with the founder of the rent-a-family agency mentioned in the article: https://www.theatlantic.com/family/archive/2017/11/paying-fo...
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by lanius 8y ago
Isn't checking attendees' schedules for conflicts standard procedure when scheduling meetings?
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by lanius 8y ago
It is depressing to realize that there is such a vast amount of interesting content out there, and I will only be able to experience a tiny fraction of it.
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by lanius 8y ago
I'd love for this to get widely adopted if it can remove the pain points around sending images through SMS/MMS. I have no confidence that recipients ever actually receive the images I text them.
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by lanius 8y ago
Where can I view these brilliant colors in person? Apparently these colors are so vibrant, they cannot be accurately displayed on monitors: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_NzVmtbPOrM
101.
by lanius 9y ago
Are there any uniquely impressive homebrew NES games worth playing?
102.
by lanius 9y ago
I think it's possible that keyboard usage is decreasing at this point. My nephew's elementary school stopped offering typing classes, however I'm amazed by how quickly he can type on a touchscreen!
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by lanius 9y ago
I am always blown away when reading about codecs. Video compression seems to be the perfect intersection of math, programming, and psychology.
104.
by lanius 9y ago
Thank you for making such a great game! Battlezone was one of my favorite games during my childhood. I loved the hybrid RTS/FPS aspect.
105.
by lanius 9y ago
Any free MyFitnessPal alternatives with an open API for retrieving diet/exercise activity?
106.
by lanius 9y ago
Impressive! My main gaming rig is a custom build from 2011 with an i7 2600k. Besides upgrading the GPU once, it's still going strong.
107.
by lanius 9y ago
What frequency of changing jobs is considered job hopping?
108.
by lanius 9y ago
Was that book Harrison Bergeron ?
109.
by lanius 9y ago
In Southern California, Lyft is always the first choice among my coworkers. It's consistently cheaper than Uber, often significantly so.
110.
by lanius 9y ago
When I was still on Facebook, I used a 3rd-party Facebook app alternative. I forget which one exactly, but I distinctly remember being impressed that it barely needed any permissions.
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by lanius 9y ago
How is "up or out" enforced? If someone is consistently performing for their level but never seeks promotion, would they just be unceremoniously fired?
112.
by lanius 9y ago
Good thing they decided to keep the gameplay the same, like Starcraft: Remastered. I never played AoE 1 competitively, but if it's like SC many bugs/glitches became core gameplay mechanics. Here's hoping the AoE 1 remake fare
113.
by lanius 9y ago
So this is what The Hulk's pants are made of!
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by lanius 9y ago
I like how the old school legends prefer analog. Reminds me of Dijkstra's preference for typewriters.
115.
by lanius 9y ago
I accidentally selected "always continue playback from where you left off" for audio files instead of restarting from the beginning, how can I undo this change? I don't see any relevant settings in preferences (on macOS 10.12
116.
by lanius 9y ago
Yikes, isn't being this blunt extremely rare in Japanese culture? Miyazaki must've been pissed .
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by lanius 9y ago
I'm reminded of that scene in Rain Man where Dustin Hoffman's character instantly counts exactly how many toothpicks a waitress drops. No idea how realistic that was, but perhaps some humans are able to use those circuits dedicate
118.
by lanius 9y ago
Not sure if this is considered part of dentistry, but when I got consultations for jaw surgery, they used some sort of wand with a camera to build a 3D model of my mouth. I thought that was pretty high tech.
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by lanius 9y ago
¯\_(ツ)_/¯ brings back memories of SeleCT and Starcraft 2's early days. sup son?
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by lanius 9y ago
Ha, didn't realize it was FFA. I thought everyone with a blue helmet was an ally until I was rudely killed.

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