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by stordoff 5y ago
Windows 1 to Windows 7: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vPnehDhGa14 (set colour schemes disappear at XP, but programs continue to work) Follow up - Windows 1 to Windows 10: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PH
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by stordoff 5y ago
I've never realised that hallucinations could occur so early, comparatively speaking, into sleep deprivation. I been awake for far longer on a few occasions (longest was a little over 110 hours), and only experienced minor visual effec
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by stordoff 5y ago
I suspect that's at least partly because it's what you're used to. "July 10th" makes me pause for a second, as I think you're suggesting 'sometime in July', then you add a specific date to it.
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by stordoff 5y ago
Trying to find this led me to: > Is it legal to put a GPS tracker in a package and send it to a fan mail P.O. Box in hopes that you could see where the celebrity lives after it’s picked up from the post office? which is another 'fun
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by stordoff 5y ago
Going only off personal experience can really skew your perceptions. If I'd've been living away from home at the time, and thus avoided catching it, it would've completely changed the colour of our experiences: * Mother, 50s
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by stordoff 5y ago
I've just started completely ignoring reviews on Amazon. I can send stuff back if it's not up to quality (UK - I realise the this may not apply globally), so it's not worth my time trying to determine what reviews are/ar
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by stordoff 5y ago
Not all names: danah boyd - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Danah_boyd brian d foy - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brian_d_foy https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_people_with_
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by stordoff 5y ago
Because you aren't starting from scratch - that you had a 1/3 chance to begin with is important. Say there are three doors, A B and C. You pick A: P(A wins) = 1/3 P(A loses) = P(B _or_ C wins) = 2/3 The host then reveals
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by stordoff 5y ago
In your reverse problem, I don't see how the new door can ever be relevant, as you know the car is behind 1 or 2, so you're only ever interested in picking between those 2. In the original problem, its presence _is_ relevant, as t
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by stordoff 5y ago
When you first pick a door, you have a 1/3 chance of it being the right door. There's a 2/3 chance of it being behind a door you didn't pick. When the host then opens a door, there's still a 2/3 chance that it
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by stordoff 5y ago
I'm not sure where you're coming from here. I also have OCD (though I'm not overly sure that's relevant), and found the reply to be perfectly reasonable (particularly given the "Please tell me and show me otherwise&
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by stordoff 5y ago
The stance of the HSE in 2010 is worth mentioning: > There is a lack of scientific consensus as to whether there exists a threshold of exposure to asbestos below which a person is at zero risk of developing mesothelioma. However, there i
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by stordoff 5y ago
> Al does get permission from the original writers of the songs that he parodies. While the law supports his ability to parody without permission, he feels it’s important to maintain the relationships that he’s built with artists and wri
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by stordoff 5y ago
I'm in a similar situation - COVID-19 resulting in an ICU stay, then the vaccine (Oxford-AZ) - and I figured it couldn't hurt (read: was extremely unlikely to cause major side effects) and _may_ confer some slight benefit (similar
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by stordoff 6y ago
Not only do I find it somewhat rude[1], I also think the ability to delete comments is offering a false promise to the user - if you've publicly posted something on a notable site for any length of time, there's a good chance ther
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by stordoff 6y ago
It's only not recommended (not "don't use"), so presumably can be used if it's the clearest way to describe something: > Not recommended: To denylist an IP address, add it to the dos.yaml file.
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by stordoff 6y ago
According to the "inclusive language" page: > When possible, avoid the use of figurative language that can be interpreted as violent, such as hang and hit. Although there may also be nonviolent interpretations for these terms,
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by stordoff 6y ago
> You can discern a little about someone's interests by what's on their bookshelves And perhaps learn a little more than you expected: https://www.mirror.co.uk/tv/tv-news/bbc-wales-today-viewers-... (
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by stordoff 6y ago
I'm not sure what you mean about parking. I have a disability, and personally, parking is the most important adaptation.
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by stordoff 6y ago
I never bothered learning them either (apart from the squares, which stuck quickly for some reason) - I just got fast enough at working them out from known values (squares, 10x is trivial, 5x is half of that) that no one could really tell t
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by stordoff 6y ago
I only own a couple of DosBox games (Duke 3D, Ultima: Worlds of Adventure 2: Martian Dreams), and whilst both include the source on Windows (dosbox-0.74-2.1.tar.gz), I can't find any manuals that look out of place. The DMG for the Mac
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by stordoff 6y ago
The relevant standard is: > There shall be no interference by a public authority with the exercise of [the right to respect for private and family life] except such as is in accordance with the law and is necessary in a democratic societ
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by stordoff 6y ago
I agree to a point, but immortality seems like the wrong solution. Being stuck in a life you _can't_ escape has the potential to be far worse than death.
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by stordoff 6y ago
I've never been able to recreate it, but I have been dumped back at the desktop without entering my password on one occasion. The machine didn't appear to be responding at the lock screen, so I hit enter a couple of times then tri
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by stordoff 6y ago
It's in the FAQs: > In comments, it's ok to ask how to read an article and to help other users do so. But please don't post complaints about paywalls. Those are off topic. https://news.ycombinator.com/newsf
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by stordoff 6y ago
It does make me wonder if something else was changed and this was what they wanted you to notice (as a diversion).
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by stordoff 6y ago
Hand-wavey sci-fi explanation - time travel being observed causes a divergent reality (think many worlds), we're in the branch that didn't notice. Seems like not much more of a leap than aliens/time travellers would definitel
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by stordoff 6y ago
I've now got the most amazing image in my head of a container ship being fired at the moon.
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by stordoff 6y ago
Yep - I was told fairly early on that if I didn't start improving on CPAP in a reasonable timeframe, or I worsened at all, I would be ventilated (SpO2 90% with occasional dips to 88-89% on CPAP, SpO2 was 78% on admission; arterial bloo
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by stordoff 6y ago
Just from looking at my own documents folder, "Stephen Tordoff - ESA Appeal SSCS1.pdf". That would reveal that I have a disability, and that I am (or have) claiming benefits for it. Not everyone would be happy with that being publ

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