potatoman2

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by potatoman2 2y ago
Back 20 years ago in college I emailed Chomsky with a number of questions about the global issues of the day. I received a detailed, point-by-point response from him that very evening. For a public intellectual he was really approachable, R
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by potatoman2 3y ago
I used this at work for an internal tool and the team went wild over it. "It feels like we're working in the future!"
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by potatoman2 3y ago
RIP to the Acid Queen.
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by potatoman2 4y ago
This is just a static site with a big zero isn't it?
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by potatoman2 5y ago
I was 30 years old when I got an entry level call center job in a software company. 10 years later I'm on the development team and finishing my degree. Hang in there 30 is the new 20.
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by potatoman2 5y ago
Thanks for the encouragement!
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by potatoman2 5y ago
As someone just now getting their CS degree at 41 I sure hope this is not the case.
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by potatoman2 6y ago
For those who don't remember, this is the same company that was bilked $46 million in an email spoof attack. https://www.theregister.com/2015/08/09/ubiquiti_stung_by_ema... They're used as a bad exa
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by potatoman2 7y ago
I worked PayPal Trust & Safety in my rebellious youth, and I wouldn't use PayPal now if you paid me to do so.
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by potatoman2 8y ago
They really have to get in a dig at the president in every article don't they? Even completely unrelated ones about glitter bomb traps.
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by potatoman2 8y ago
"orangefuckface@whitehouse.gov" - that's really not necessary now is it?
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by potatoman2 9y ago
Laneway houses.
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by potatoman2 9y ago
Jane Jacobs was right.
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by potatoman2 9y ago
Did they really need to stick an insult at Trump in there?
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by potatoman2 9y ago
Objective non-biased journalists can't let any opportunity to bash Trump slip by.
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by potatoman2 10y ago
Loser's lament.
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by potatoman2 10y ago
Looks like all those years of education didn't help this author learn how to write short, concise paragraphs.
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by potatoman2 10y ago
Getting married helps.
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by potatoman2 10y ago
No surprise here, the fix was in. Very odd conference though, he lists all manner of violations then says no prosecutor would take the case.
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by potatoman2 10y ago
I think you're discounting the spite vote.
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by potatoman2 10y ago
Given that many believe Trump to be literally Hitler, bending the facts is a small price to pay to stop him.
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by potatoman2 10y ago
Demagogic hate-monger seems a little strong.
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by potatoman2 10y ago
Bottomless? A Kim Kardashian archive would be all bottom.
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by potatoman2 11y ago
I'd say watch out for a meeting that's so important that it's split into two groups, and you're in the first group.
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by potatoman2 11y ago
I'm disappointed this wasn't an article about actual guinea pigs, those suckers are adorable.
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by potatoman2 11y ago
What's wrong with News Corp?
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by potatoman2 11y ago
If there's a demand for unlocked tractors, wouldn't some company somewhere grow to fill that demand? Or is the tractor world an anti-competitive monopoly?
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by potatoman2 12y ago
Have you tried clearing your cache and cookies?
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by potatoman2 13y ago
"This man is Satoshi Nakamoto." "What?" The police officer balks. "This is the guy who created Bitcoin? It looks like he's living a pretty humble life." - I do not believe this exchange took place. The pol
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by potatoman2 13y ago
"neither technology is likely to change me in to a player of any kind of games" - if the article writer is not himself a gamer of any sort, why should anyone listen to his opinion on forthcoming game technologies?

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