gramie

joined 1 year ago
[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 days ago

To sleep, perchance to dream. And in that sleep of death, what dreams may come!

Hamlet (hopefully I didn't get it too wrong)

[–] [email protected] 14 points 3 days ago (2 children)

That's how batteries in series work.

[–] [email protected] 14 points 4 days ago (2 children)

Even going back to the first few seasons, there were an awful lot of misses, and very few hits.

We used to laugh about the killer bees, John Belushi's Samurai, the coneheads, Dan Aykroyd saying, "Jane you ignorant slut!" on every Weekend Update, but when I look at them now, I'm not sure if the humor was there or just going along with the peer pressure.

On the other hand, I look at the old SCTV shows, and most of the sketches hold up very well.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 4 days ago

In 2001, I rented a van in Japan. Digital mapping is essential for Japan, because most streets have no names, and house numbering is almost completely random, often based on the year they were built rather than any linear sequence.

It was incredible to me to be able to punch in a destination and see the map. At the time, I don't think it could speak the directions to you. And you could search for nearby restaurants and gas stations too!

[–] [email protected] 2 points 6 days ago

I use Brevo as well. Free tier: 300 emails per day.

Very happy with them.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 week ago

And then, a couple of seconds later, over his shoulder you see a plane crashing.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 week ago (1 children)

The Expanse TV show is superb. I'm halfway through the books now, and in some ways the TV show is much better, in other ways the books are better.

There's enough subtlety and complexity that I've watched the entire series twice, and I wouldn't be averse to watching it again.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 week ago

I don't drink coffee, but the owner of a coffee plantation on the side of a volcano in Panama told me that it was one of the best ways to make coffee. I figure he would know.

My wife, who does love coffee, doesn't use it simply because it only makes one small cup of coffee at a time, and she likes to start the day with a big cup. She acknowledges that the taste is superior.

[–] [email protected] 14 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (2 children)

I got one from Prime Cables that not only has a magnetic attachment to the computer, it has different tips so you can use it for USB Micro, C or Lightning. The cable itself has little magnets so it coils up almost automatically.

Edit: https://www.primecables.ca/p-390676-cab-m10-mltc-g2-cab-m10-mltc-g2#sku415474 About USD $10

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 week ago

a nightmare of boredom and frustration

Because your TV isn't working? First world problems indeed! Might I suggest getting your fat ass off the sofa and taking a walk?

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 week ago

I have been using walkscape as well. My walks with the dogs have almost doubled in length, just because I have a little incentive to achieve a goal in the game.

[–] [email protected] 14 points 1 week ago

A lot of his science fiction writing is available with a Creative Commons license, meaning that you can download and read it for free. I really enjoy his quirky, sardonic style.

https://craphound.com/tag/creative-commons/

Gets you to a page where you can download.

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