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Make like a tree and leaf?

> I liked the film noir voice-over. I remember the voice over the first time I saw the movie, possibly in a cinema. I liked it, and was surprised with the general level of dislike …

> Windows Vista came out and everyone hated it. People had difficultly opening the plastic case it came in. I did. Ms added a red pull tab to indicate an affordance, then later cha…

You're off a generation. The boomer's kids have kids.

That's average or mean. Median is the middle value. From the article: > It can lead to some discussion about statistics and why you might prefer a median to a mean in most cases. M…

So who's on first?

Monty Python’s Matching Tie and Handkerchief Executive Version.

Perhaps Polo will end up like competitive sailing with one-design classes based on the clone of horse. "Measurement" would be a blood test for drugs and dna.

Indeed. I just watched a "leak" video that claimed Apple is already releasing the MacBook Neo 2 with A19 chip because they are running out of A18 chips.

A lot of the people that bought iPhones are now buying Macs as well.

I worked in a broadcast company archive (doing database work). Tapes were often reused. Fragments of previous recordings -- sometimes just a few frames, occasionally many minutes -…

The gottcha moment in the article was when the questioner's name was revealed as PLAYBOY. Myth Busted: Some people really did only buy it for the articles.

Really? Satisfied people lack the ability to dream?

> ..the top of the ladder represents the best possible life for you and the bottom of the ladder represents the worst possible life for you... on which step of the ladder do you fe…

Ships were a lot smaller when the bridge was designed and built.

A bite requires teeth. Sharks bite. Snakes bite. Bees and wasps sting. Jellyfish and bluebottles sting. Not sure about spiders. Are their fangs considered to be teeth? Platypus hav…

That or a Windows update.

I use the term “unexpected error” because if the code got to this alert it wasn’t caught by any traps I’d made for the “expected” errors.

Some Australian artist studios open to the public in Sydney: Brett Whitley https://www.artgallery.nsw.gov.au/visit/brett-whiteley-studi... May Gibbs https://www.maygibbs.com.au

I'm old enough to remember when supermarkets only had brown paper bags. They were weak and the handles tear off easily, and anything cold will make the bag wet and it will fall apa…

Probably a good place to post a 400 year old recipe for pancakes. I've made them, they are very good. Note that what is considered a "pancake" has changed over the years and change…

The "old" internet still exists and is alive and well on what I'll call "single issue" web based forums. Photo.net is still here, as are similar groups for cars, bikes, and rabbit …

I picked that up too. Awkward. I think they mean that 80% of all calories are provided by wheat, maize, rice, and potatoes.

Motor powered ships don't zig zag. Sail powered ships need to tack and gybe to go directly upwind and downwind, but TBH in busy harbours with navigation hazards and a lot of commer…

To help ships navigate. Being 100 meters tall it would be visible from quite a distance off shore, something like 36km or 22 miles, before land itself could be seen. > The Lighthou…