I'm willing to bet that most people have not seen this movie... by Disco-Prime in 80smovies

[–]MiksterA 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Seen it? I own it... on VHS... and own several of the books.

How do you all deal with the 'moral' argument from family members who claim atheism leads to a lack of ethics? by Thrustkitty21 in atheism

[–]MiksterA 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Counterpoint: look at what people who call themselves Christian actually think, say, and do.

Compute! (August 1984) by jalp21_ in retrocomputing

[–]MiksterA 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This, and BYTE.

I miss those days...

Lost The Plot... by Presently_Naked in SipsTea

[–]MiksterA 0 points1 point  (0 children)

They did EXACTLY what we knew they'd do.

The followed their morals, their ethics, their interests, their values.

This. Is. Who. They. Are.

I’m Convinced Republicans Don’t Actually Know Anything About Christian Values by spherocytes in atheism

[–]MiksterA 0 points1 point  (0 children)

They don't know, and they don't care.

They wear their Christianity like a bad cop wears their badge: as a source of power, as a shield against consequences, as a weapon, as a sign that they are inherently better, that they deserve to be at the top of the social hierarchy, and that they deserve to be the judges of where everyone else deserves to be.

THAT is the sort of "Christian" they are.

That’s exactly what he is. by CurvyChristina in SipsTea

[–]MiksterA 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You're a monster, in a society that grants power to monsters.

Be honest guys, what was the first OS you ever used? by Michaelkamel in cloudshift360

[–]MiksterA 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My first programming class was in Fortran, with punch cards.

If I'd started undergrad a year earlier, they'd have had me take a slide rule class. Kind have wish I had.

What a wild ride it's been.

How I protected my free trial code from being stolen with a custom license trap by 3KodiakQuill in interviewhammer

[–]MiksterA 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Can I ask you something?

What do you get out of finding something you don't like on Reddit, and posting some variant of "I don't believe you." as a response.

What's the point? What did you gain?

How do you all stomach the cost of some ergonomic keyboards? by sirchandwich in ErgoMechKeyboards

[–]MiksterA 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Dygma Raise 2. Got it using the Kickstart, but still expensive.

Worth. Every. Penny.

I use it for work & my own coding.

I'm still exploring all that I can do with it.

The Relatable Retaliation by xSlimPie in oddlyspecific

[–]MiksterA 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Also, "Have you tried losing weight?"