salutonmundo

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by salutonmundo 8y ago
Definitely true. I don't have one, because I'm not an idiot, but I know someone who does -- the dongle outright stops working when it gets too hot.
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by salutonmundo 8y ago
Probably, VLC media player. It does everything I need a media player to do.
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Closet 'pataphysics: pataphors explained(pataphor.com)
2 points by salutonmundo 8y ago|0 comments
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by salutonmundo 8y ago
Not to mention the existence of 'capsule apartments'...
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by salutonmundo 8y ago
Really? I was under the impression that there's no legal distinction between "the website sending you a file and you caching it in memory" and "the website sending you a file and you storing it on your hard drive".
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by salutonmundo 8y ago
One problem is the the sheer number of countries that use English, and the lack (in any of those countries) of a standards organization for the language (take a look at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_language_r
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by salutonmundo 8y ago
Surely nothing can top the latter half of Orson Scott Card's Xenocide .
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by salutonmundo 8y ago
I liked that book, but if anything, it made me of the opinion that life in the Centauri system (or any three-body star system) is extremely un likely.
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by salutonmundo 8y ago
"If the dinosaurs had a giant laser, maybe they’d still be here. - S. Pete Worden" aaaand it's going right in the quotes file.
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by salutonmundo 8y ago
Heh, there are plenty of places in my area that require crossing a street to get to a sidewalk. I usually end up walking down the wrong side of the street until traffic clears enough for me to cross. Efficiency!
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by salutonmundo 9y ago
Possibly related: when you have difficulty being self-motivated. When you have a deadline, at which time someone will look over your work, it's similar to having an audience.
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by salutonmundo 9y ago
Or, if you want to go the classic route, ship's A.I.s with personality complexes.