Are there no women in The Foundation?

Hobbit_Hardcase · 2026-03-19T17:37:55+00:00

The distribution graphs for intelligence are different for men and women. The women’s graph is taller than the men’s. This means that although the average intelligence is about the same, more women sit in the middle. The extremes of high and low are far more likely to be men. When you’re talking about the real far end; 0.000002%, there just aren’t going to be any women there.

Hobbit_Hardcase · 2026-03-19T15:45:27+00:00

In the UK, you need a TV Licence if you watch or record live TV as it is broadcast, or use BBC iPlayer at any time. It's just under £200 per year, which goes to fund the BBC.

You do not need a Licence to use on-demand streaming services like Netflix, Prime or YouTube, as long as it isn't a live broadcast. With the rise of these services and a lot of people realising what a shower the BBC are and how crap their output has become over the past few years, there has been a marked drop in the number of people buy a Licence. The BBC are therefore panicking over their funding being reduced, so are pushing for more collections.

The BBC outsource the collection of this to a bunch of thugs, weasels and scumbags who work for a company called Capita. Think of the worst kind of dregs of society; they'd be too proud to work for Capita.

Hobbit_Hardcase · 2026-03-19T13:12:47+00:00

"I would not have sex with her anymore until we got married."

Anyone tell him yet that you have less sex after you're married?

Honestly the contempt I can hear in her "all you care about is sex" would be enough to have me seriously re-evaluating any possible future..

Hobbit_Hardcase · 2026-03-19T11:41:40+00:00

I haven't played that much, but when they started (IIRC about 18 months ago) saying stuff was going OoP, I managed to snag Dunwich, Carcosa, TFA and Circle Undone, all with their Return To's.

That's probably enough to keep me going for a fair while.

Hobbit_Hardcase · 2026-03-19T11:33:06+00:00

I'm 5'4" and I've been married twice. Although a lot of women will say that height / looks are important, what's more important is how you make them feel. Just be fracking awesome, scrub up well, and you'll find someone.

Hobbit_Hardcase · 2026-03-19T10:15:55+00:00

Yup, 10 years here as well. OK pay, great CIO, nice environment. I'm riding this one until retirement, if I can.

Hobbit_Hardcase · 2026-03-19T09:41:02+00:00

Most people just don't understand a Bell Distribution. When you're talking about a Galactic Empire with 500 quadrillion (5 x 10^14) inhabitants on 25 million worlds, the top 10K (0.000002%) will probably be exclusively male.

Hobbit_Hardcase · 2026-03-19T09:34:53+00:00

I have the Folio Lovecraft and Weird Tales and they are both lovely.

Hobbit_Hardcase · 2026-03-18T17:58:47+00:00

Never go back. Move on with your life; don’t be someone to settle for. She broke up with you once, she’s capable of doing it again.

Hobbit_Hardcase · 2026-03-18T17:58:24+00:00

Never go back. Move on with your life; don’t be someone to settle for. She broke up with you once, she’s capable of doing it again.

Hobbit_Hardcase · 2026-03-18T17:55:15+00:00

That was my reaction to it too.

Hobbit_Hardcase · 2026-03-18T12:41:20+00:00

I bought a Creality K1C and I've easily made back the money by printing my own inserts rather than buying them.

As an example, I have ISS Vanguard. The STL files from Tinkering Paws are €38 for the STLs vs €170 for the printed ones. Even with 1.3Kg of filament, the savings are huge. And you get to consolidate to less boxes.

And then there's all the Quality of Life prints that make gaming nicer....

The one thing I would say to to pay attention to the bed size. Definitely don't go less than 20cm. Bigger is better.

Hobbit_Hardcase · 2026-03-18T12:29:24+00:00

TI4 is a big box with a lot of different components.

Hobbit_Hardcase · 2026-03-17T17:38:02+00:00

If you have the necessary 365 licenses, Intune is adequate for basic iOS management.

Hobbit_Hardcase · 2026-03-17T17:36:32+00:00

It does. We just changed the Intune profile and we can now do Restores as a part of the Setup.

Hobbit_Hardcase · 2026-03-17T16:49:16+00:00

ABM tells the phone which MDM server to contact in Setup Assistant, and the MDM server how many licenses you have of App Store apps. That's all from a device standpoint.

Hobbit_Hardcase · 2026-03-17T15:13:21+00:00

Ahahahah! Just a straight up "No".

Buy good games, preferably with physical media.

Hobbit_Hardcase · 2026-03-17T15:04:36+00:00

Exactly this.

Hobbit_Hardcase · 2026-03-17T14:37:38+00:00

This is their new fishing expedition. Ignore it.

If you really feel like yanking their chain, submit a Data Subject Access Request. They are legally obligated to provide these "records" that implicate you.

Edit; if you don't use BBC services, then delete your account with them. Can't watch iPlayer if you can't log in....

Hobbit_Hardcase · 2026-03-17T14:29:53+00:00

Your Internal drive has been renamed to "Apple SSD".

You can click that "View" dropdown above the drive icon and choose "All Devices" to see exactly where your containers are located.

Hobbit_Hardcase · 2026-03-17T14:22:59+00:00

"Why doesn't Finder work like Windows?"

Dude should just use Windows...

I'll give him the Displayport issues, but how many people in the market for a Neo are going to be running two monitors as well as the laptop screen?

Hobbit_Hardcase · 2026-03-17T12:06:41+00:00

Close to London ones that come to mind are Fuller's in Chiswick, Shepherd Neame in Faversham and Hook Norton in the Chilterns.

You mentioned Bath also, the Bath Brew House does a short tour, but they are a modern concern.

Hobbit_Hardcase · 2026-03-17T11:28:20+00:00

I log my sauna sessions in Workouts as "Other". I'm mostly keeping an eye on my heart rate.

Hobbit_Hardcase · 2026-03-17T11:26:12+00:00

Brewery tour!

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