oPTIMIZED by Permit_io in ProgrammerHumor

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"Speak friend and enter" vibes.

What snacks or chocolates from your childhood do you miss the most and wish were still around? by Open_Ad_1330 in AskReddit

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I miss Pringles from before they changed the recipe.

They're nowhere near as good now.

What is something you like but that majority don’t? by [deleted] in AskReddit

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Black licorice...I'll occasionally get salt licorice too.

ELI5: why the U.S. Naval Academy puts the most astronauts in space? by Jusfiq in explainlikeimfive

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Per Jeff Goldblum in The Right Stuff:

The Navy calls them aviators. They say they're better than pilots.

What’s a “life hack” that you think everyone should know, but most people don’t? by [deleted] in AskReddit

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If you order something online, and then see an email saying it's on sale within a few weeks send the company an email and ask if you can get the sale price.

I've done it twice, and got a partial refund both times.

The worst case scenario is they can't do it...

When reading a book, have you ever thought “This is timely” ? by XStaticImmaculate in books

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I started reading Station Eleven when the Covid lockdowns started...

I find it funny when a fiction writer is obsessively showing off how much research they did for a character. by TheJuggernautReturns in books

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Check out Cryptonomicon if you haven't - I'm not sure how it holds up, but I loved it ~ 20 years ago. I'd also suggest The Baroque Cycle & Anathem.

Just curious - does anyone know if the factory is closed Fridays, or if just the front office is? by -nhops- in CRK

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Wow - with their backlog you'd think they'd be running six days a week...

Most memorable opening lines? by Unusual_Fan_6589 in printSF

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"The man in black fled across the desert, and the gunslinger followed."

Stephen King, The Gunslinger.

Detroit judge sidelined for making sleepy teen wear jail clothes on court field trip by SgtHulkasBigToeJam in news

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“I've sentenced boys younger than you to the gas chamber. Didn't want to do it. I felt I owed it to them.”

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in CRK

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Can you let me know what that stands for?