My RMAed motherboard finally arrived, so I built an open air / test bench for it and the temps and noise are way down. So yipee.
My RMAed motherboard finally arrived, so I built an open air / test bench for it and the temps and noise are way down. So yipee.
"In a field where an overlooked bug could cost millions, you want people who will speak their minds, even if they’re sometimes obnoxious about it."
Waiting for my first job interview in 3 years, have to say I'm a little nervous but also excited![]()
Keep on keepin' the beat alive!
Keep it metal![]()
“Humanity's greatest advances are not in its discoveries, but in how those discoveries are applied to reduce inequity.”
— Bill Gates
Think it went well. Saw an automated breast milk pump tester, which is definitely not something I've seen before![]()
Keep on keepin' the beat alive!
Nor something you can unsee
“Humanity's greatest advances are not in its discoveries, but in how those discoveries are applied to reduce inequity.”
— Bill Gates
Please tell me that this is somehow improving breast pumps. The ones around when I was breastfeeding made me feel like a cow.
We're stuck in a bloody snowglobe.
I bought an Acer Chromebook earlier this week. So far I am extremely pleased.
Greece shows us that there is a kind of politician worse than the ones that break their election promises; the ones that keep their election promises.
I fired a gun today. For the first time in my life.
Greece shows us that there is a kind of politician worse than the ones that break their election promises; the ones that keep their election promises.
Now you can protect Amsterdamwe go skeet-shooting from time to time, and I've tried shooting with hunting rifles, but no real handguns.
“Humanity's greatest advances are not in its discoveries, but in how those discoveries are applied to reduce inequity.”
— Bill Gates
Greece shows us that there is a kind of politician worse than the ones that break their election promises; the ones that keep their election promises.
"When I meet God, I am going to ask him two questions: Why relativity? And why turbulence? I really believe he will have an answer for the first." - Werner Heisenberg (maybe)
TBH I don't know the rules in Holland. But here in Istanbul (Turkey) it was as simple as going to a shooting range (indoor), sign in, and pick which guns you'd like to try. Everything was supervised from beginning to the end though. I got a demonstration of how to load and shoot. Then I got explained how to actually shoot and then do it.
The smaller gun was easy to handle and had minimal recoil. With the second gun I felt less in control, but funnily enough my aim with it was better.
Greece shows us that there is a kind of politician worse than the ones that break their election promises; the ones that keep their election promises.
Last night in NY we had an electrical transformer fire that created plasma and lit-up the night sky with blue light (due to low clouds). You could see it from miles away, and could hear a humming of electricity for miles too.
No one was injured, there was just some flight delays due to power issues (which isn't great for those experiencing it). But it was pretty and unique! Like a northern lights
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... so is he![]()
“Humanity's greatest advances are not in its discoveries, but in how those discoveries are applied to reduce inequity.”
— Bill Gates
Happy to have learned about Tara Westover and her amazing story (on public radio).
https://tarawestover.com/
The slick web site is quixotic. Wow
This is a great line.
https://themoscowtimes.com/news/wors...ottenham-64056
Hope is the denial of reality
“Humanity's greatest advances are not in its discoveries, but in how those discoveries are applied to reduce inequity.”
— Bill Gates
I'm happy to be a renter now, living in an apartment complex that plows, shovels, and salts our streets, sidewalks, and steps. And I'm happy to live within walking distance to a grocery store, a bakery, a pizzeria, and a 24 hr gas station/convenience store with an ATM.
If this ice-snow storm gets as bad as predicted, I won't feel trapped at home. And if the power goes out, we'll be a priority for the utility companies. (So much better than waiting around as a small neighborhood of individual houses.)
My sister living in rural Indiana dug a "latrine" in their backyard, after losing power several times during this storm cell. Seriously. And she's using portable gas heaters to keep their pipes from freezing. They live miles away from the nearest volunteer fire dept. and they don't have water hydrants. But that's for the WTF thread.![]()
This thread: https://mobile.twitter.com/nick_kapu...23836209872897
The internet isn't all bad
“Humanity's greatest advances are not in its discoveries, but in how those discoveries are applied to reduce inequity.”
— Bill Gates
Finally dumped Frontier
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"In a field where an overlooked bug could cost millions, you want people who will speak their minds, even if they’re sometimes obnoxious about it."
Nice. Wish we had that at my school - but, no, some dimwit (at the state level) decided that 100 Mbps is enough for a school with 1,700 pupils. Which includes 500 school-owned network connected PCs and a semi-public WLAN for teachers' and pupils' devices.
Hell, 10 years back when I was living in a students' dormitory I already had symmetrical Gbit. But, sure, always speak of the "challenge of digitalization" and then don't actually give us the tools to deal with that.
When the stars threw down their spears
And watered heaven with their tears:
Did he smile his work to see?
Did he who made the lamb make thee?
Snow! Just a couple of inches, but I love it! We haven't had many snow events this winter, so any time it comes I'm happy. Makes everything so pretty dusted in white. Even the black rooftops look clean, wearing a fresh blanket.
It's not really accumulating on the streets so there are no loud plows, and it's the middle of the night so there aren't any people driving or playing in it, so it's a quiet snow. The very best kind.![]()
As I was walking home, a little girl jumped down from a huge pile of snow, landing right in front me. She fixed me with an angry look and snapped, "I am the first bloke to land on the moon!" I was a little skeptical because she couldn't say which side of the moon she'd landed on, but I didn't call bullshit on the claim; after all, Neil Armstrong died less than seven years ago, and the numbers kinda work out.
“Humanity's greatest advances are not in its discoveries, but in how those discoveries are applied to reduce inequity.”
— Bill Gates