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Yeeeap. Was thinking about that and the Matrix mostly.

Not sure it's possible to say this without being pithy, but haven't there been stories told, perhaps TV episodes and films made, regarding the concept of using human bodies to gene…

I always wondered if "Lightspeed Briefs" was a pun on the "FTL" abbreviation that Fruit of the Loom used at the time (no idea if they still do).

Good thing that could never be used as a "death ray".

> shoot in whatever orientation fits the content or situation best. I'm with you there. It's the same for shooting still photos. ...but that doesn't stop people from shooting portr…

And then (at least around here) they often make you scan a QR code in order to see the menu. It's often not a direct link to the menu, but rather a third party site or a link short…

Oh yeah, it was awful by then. At my store you made essentially minimum wage plus a sort of commission for addons/upsales (as long as they were over a certain percentage of your to…

Can confirm. Finally got the GPU for my new PC in 2020 by (first) showing up at Microcenter on days when deliveries were expected, then eventually joining a discord where people po…

The person in question published it openly on the internet (Twitter). Not gonna bother digging up the proof again because it's been widely reported and not denied - just minimized …

Not to be too pedantic, but aren't those typically being purchased under some other license that doesn't apply to you (bulk, oem, cheaper country, etc) and then resold in violation…

And (sadly in my case) Paypal. In 2020/21 I was working from home like many people. I'd been lucky enough to get an RTX3080 for my new computer build and decided to experiment with…

I disable them with a browser addon (and Revanced on mobile) because I seriously never want to watch a 30 second video on Youtube. Having to scroll past useless snippets when I'm l…

As much as I would love this (not interested in a portable game console, but definitely interested in a new top-of-line set-top-box) I can't imagine this is what's been holding nVi…

Maybe it was all the people who'd followed the same navigation.

I've got far from perfect pitch, but I can relate. In high school (mid 90's) I took up guitar and figured out that I could use (the memory of) the intro to "November Rain" by Guns …

* until you zoom in or look at it on a screen larger than you'd hold in your hand. Seriously, even on a modern Pixel (mine) and iPhone (gf's), I'm often disappointed in the level o…

I'm a little surprised that with the current state of electronics and machine learning there hasn't been (as far as I'm aware) a resurgence of similar toy robots - a sort of update…

Users of what, I wonder? That said, I've no idea where the numbers come from, but it covers some of the possibilities. I'm usually mixed. I pay for access to some things. I downloa…

To be fair, regional burns are basically Burning Man without the techbro yuppie contingent. A lot more randos, hippies, and weirdos. More like summer camp for grownups than a place…

Really? I get annoyed because after 4 or 5 decent picks based on whatever song I start with, it inevitably shifts to the most well-known, overplayed singles by any related band.

Yeah...but when I started playing with Rebirth (software) in the late 90s, I remember recreating that song as I learned how to sequence drums, bass, and lead synths. It's definitel…

On the Xmas theme - "Little Saint Nick". That one always gets me. It's the repetitive, bored-sounding "Christmas comes this time each year..." Like, no shit! That's how holidays wo…

Mostly. But they're also doing it as a gag, so you're expected to understand the joke is two ostensible "losers" claiming rock greatness (and doing it with a capable example of the…

The lyrics are cheesy, but I find the music, harmonies/performance to be just fine. Wouldn't be the first decent song with crap lyrics.

I was "Lucky" to hear him join Radiohead on stage to sing one of their songs back in 98 (iirc).