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• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨History never repeats itself but it rhymes⁩ ⁨⁨6⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  In the 1830s they were doing that shit in the southeast: Georgia, Carolinas, Alabama, and so on. They didn’t really get going clearing the “west” until after the war and into the twentieth century. Geronimo surrendered for the last time in the 1880s, and he died in 1909 as a POW at Ft. Sill. Oklahoma had gained statehood only two years before, in 1907.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Trump-backed bill to stop 'rogue' judges passes House⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  Will this new law also apply in Western District of Texas, Amarillo Division?

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Couldn't be worse than what we have now...⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  Unfortunately, it seems that way unless we can find another rock headed this way.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Couldn't be worse than what we have now...⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  They downgraded it again after taking more observations.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨adhesive tape to the buttocks⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  I am well aware that Apollo 10 did not deliver shitbags to the moon.

  But 11, 12, 14, 15, 16, and 17 did, if they defecated at all on the moon, leave it behind per checklist. There are 96 inventoried bags on the moon, but it is not recorded which, if any, are filled with what. It would have been easier to avoid on the earlier missions, which spent less time on the surface.

  At least one astronaut claims he avoided a bowel movement for the entire mission duration.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨adhesive tape to the buttocks⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Facts about this:

  1. Bags, with contents, were left on board the lower descent stages of the lunar modules. They remain on the moon to this day.

  2. There was at least one incident on Apollo 10 where feces escaped and was floating around the cabin.

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• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Meaning of the phrase “Hang dead.”?⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  The two words by themselves are not very good English, or any slang idiom I know about.

  I agree this sounds threatening, however.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Anon fixes their games⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  If only I could just turn off the chromatic aberration in my eyeglasses.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Equations can't hurt your feelings⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  The worst is when one of the two questions is an open problem.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨From the trailer of Wolfenstein: The New Order (2014)⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Guy looks kinda like he’s wearing a jacket with a gap at the waist. That would totally not work. You can’t have a gap that lets air out. The Apollo suits were one piece designs; two piece with a hard shell locking waist ring came later.

  We’re talking nowadays about compression suits that are only inflated around the head and maybe some upper body. Those would help a lot with mobility, but nothing like that has been deployed yet.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨What are some of the things someone permanently relocating away from the US should be aware of?⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  Even if you never plan to return, you are still (legally) on the hook to file a 1040-NR form with the IRS every year.

  There’s a foreign earned income tax credit: this reduces your US tax bill by any income tax you paid to your residence country. For many expat working stiffs, this means they don’t have to pay anything to Uncle Sam, but they still have to file a tax return.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨what sources can I use to compare the armed forces of the world? Focus on America, Europe, Russia, Turkey, Japan, both Koreas⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  Comparing national militaries is a complicated and tricky business. I would like to recommend Perun on YouTube. Usually pretty good defense economic analysis in digestible one-hour PowerPoint presentations. Some comparative material.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨"Me Ug! Ug feel ACADEMIC!"⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  Better known for other work.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Steam Deck sales drop hard following the Nintendo Switch 2 announcement⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Ah, yeah okay. I forgot that Valve the privately held company doesn’t have to break out any numbers.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Steam Deck sales drop hard following the Nintendo Switch 2 announcement⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Did steam deck sales actually drop, as in the number of sold units went down? Or did the Steam Deck’s relative ranking on some leaderboard drop to a lower ranking?

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨They used to send these out every year. Anyone remember what year they ended it?⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  The state capital on the cover was not in area code 318 or the listed coverage area of this directory.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Always remain prepared in case you need to evacuate with your fridge during an emergency⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  In Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, Harrison Ford survives a nuclear test by hiding in a refrigerator.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Anon is a winner⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Significant Digits is an HPMOR sequel-fanfic that toys with these kinds of ideas.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨So is it "It just works" or "Shit just works"?⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Since DNS is hierarchical, it could be set up so that they both work.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Tired of hearing about “The offshore team”⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  The problem is that it is still relatively rare for someone to have the patience and attention to detail to be able to tell the computer exactly what they want from it. The fraction of people that have that kind of natural ability hasn’t changed that much, and it’s not really something you can train.

  So while the schools are pumping out more grads, the average quality of those entry level junior engineers is going down, down, down.

  This heartens me that there will still be a place those who can produce quality software. But the current situation is not going to do any favours for average software quality any time soon.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨I mean... I'm not complaining...⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Better Zemenhof than ex-optometrist Bashar Al-Assad.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Claim Denied⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  That seems entirely feasible.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Claim Denied⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  It seems he had to clear multiple malfunctions, and that suggests his firearm was poorly setup with the suppressor.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨YEET⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  And for reference, the earth escape velocity from the surface is 11.2 km/s or 25,000 mph, not 7,000 mph.

  To escape the solar system from the earth surface, the minimum speed is 16.6 km/s, or 37,100 mph. But this assumes that you launch in the correct direction to take the most advantage of the Earth’s 30 km/s. If you launch in the most disadvantageous direction, you can add another 60 km/s to escape.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Since the government can theoretically access the location of everyone's phone, wouldn't it be unsafe for an undocumented immigrant to have a phone?⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  I’d reckon about half a cm.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Since the government can theoretically access the location of everyone's phone, wouldn't it be unsafe for an undocumented immigrant to have a phone?⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  I think they’re conceptualizing hot dog radius.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨flouride⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  And that’s why you should only drink grain alcohol and pure, natural reason water. To preserve the essence of your precious bodily fluids.

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• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Will Firefox die for good if Google is forced to sell off Chrome?⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Part of the DOJ ask is that the Google search business should be enjoined from paying for preferential s default status on other platforms.

  They want to prohibit the Firefox arrangement as part of the anti trust matter.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨[deleted]⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Whichever speaker is elected in the House on Jan. 3.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨If the EU uses online signature for European Citizen's Initiative, why isn't voting online for elections or policies not allowed?⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Also this classic xkcd

  Oh no. Are you telling me that an xkcd numbered in the 2000s is a “classic” now? Yikes