Random Musings (and associated non sequiturs) v. 3.0

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2824

I would suggest reading Redshirts by Jon Scalzi if you like that kind of meta story.

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2825

There needs to be a way to get an oven-baked pie where you don’t heat it up just to let it cool back down. Just cook it to the point where the ingredients are properly cooked and then you can eat it right away. Microwave ovens don’t count.

For the one that’s in the oven right now, it has to cool almost as long as it cooks if you want a warm pie, or twice as long if you want a cool pie.

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2826

I think this might be relevant to the Americainian members here. I found this in my feed this morning.

Help save Net Neutrality (super important, super simple – no excuses, do it now):

  1. Go to gofccyourself.com (the shortcut John Oliver made to the hard-to-find FCC comment page)
  2. Where it says 17-108 link (Restoring Internet Freedom), click on “+Express”
  3. Fill out the form. Be sure to hit “ENTER” (or return key) on your keyboard after you put in your name, so it registers.
  4. In the comment section write, “I strongly support net neutrality backed by Title 2 oversight of ISPs.” Customize this line, if you like, but this line alone is enough.
  5. Click to Review, then Submit, done. - Make sure you hit submit at the end
2827

Every time I see something coming from the US with the word ‘freedom’ attached to it, I automatically change that word out and use ‘oppression’ instead. Is it just me?

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2828

Nope…

2829

So now we have this current net neutrality brouhaha. Add to that the IoT issue and crypto-malware on the other side as well, and the picture looks bleak for the future of the 'net…

Maybe it is time to go back to Z80 cpu’s and use floppy disks to transfer information all over (the dark days before the 'Net)…

2830

It’s a trained response due to the number of countries with “People’s” or “Democratic” in the name that are anything but.

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2831

It is a delicious irony

2832

One of my happiest “adult” Christmases was, essentially:

  • PS2
  • Copy of Deus Ex for same
  • Week between Christmas and New Years off.

I had a great time, and probably left my apartment once.

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2833

Also, I am slightly annoyed right now because I feel like my in-laws have said they’d rather have two-day old carry-out from a chain italian than me and $Wife’s cooking and baking.

2834

My wife could fill a book with “in-laws and food” stories.

I’d write the foreword.

2835

Just point out next time you visit that you’d rather spend the night in the two-bit motel than their guest room :joy:

2836

I’m just not a person who has a pressing need to say hello to random people passing by, but I really think that greeting someone simply because they happened to walk into the same bathroom as another person can be skipped altogether.

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2837

People get upset when I make eye contact and then pat the urinal next to mine as an invitation. People need to lighten up a bit.

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2838

Bahahaha!! :smile:

2839

I would so much rather pay and have my own space than cram into a guest room and share a bathroom with already-resident family.

But they’d be offended, see? So we have to stay with them.

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2840

Invent an allergy to something in their house. Children are useful for this also.

2841

I am also allergic to children.

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2842

You just aren’t cooking them right.

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2843

I think I’ve just answered the age-old question

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