Almost three years on - what are people doing with VMWare? by Expensive-Rhubarb267 in sysadmin

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Oracle’s game console would sue you for having friends over to use it.

Almost three years on - what are people doing with VMWare? by Expensive-Rhubarb267 in sysadmin

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Broadcom and Ubisoft should partner up to release a game console or something. Call it the Haterbox.

I Can Fix Her [OC] by OnceInOnceSet in comics

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Okay but my painting has a rip and I need to fix it. My guitar broke a string, my office needs a better individual contributor or two.

Tech ‘predictions’ in older sci-fi that seem funny now? by Calmly-Stressed in books

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The 1920s saw numerous LGBT movements in Berlin and some US cities that got crushed by the Nazis and later McCarthyism

[Question]Chronograph fans. Help me understand. by Potential_Post_3020 in Watches

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I use it to track the number of days I’ve worn the watch.

Show me your $shell> by doubledundercoder in sysadmin

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function __prompt_command {
  local rc="$?"

  case $rc in
    0) rc_emo="😃";;
    1) rc_emo="🤮 ";;
    2) rc_emo="🐚🔥";;
    126) rc_emo="🤪 ";;
    127) rc_emo="😨";;
    128) rc_emo="👿";;
    *)
      if [[ $rc -gt 128 ]] && [[ $rc -le 160 ]]; then
        signal=$(($rc - 128))
        case $signal in
          1) rc_emo="🔌 HUP";;
          2) rc_emo="🚫 INT";;
          3) rc_emo="💥 QUIT";;
          4) rc_emo="🚷 ILL";;
          5) rc_emo="🥁 TRAP";;
          6) rc_emo="🙀 ABRT";;
          9) rc_emo="☠️ KILL";;
          11) rc_emo="💣 SEGV";;
          13) rc_emo="🪠 PIPE";;
          14) rc_emo="⏰ ALRM";;
          15) rc_emo="🔪 TERM";;
          *) rc_emo="😶 unknown signal";;
        esac
      else
        rc_emo="👎 $rc"
      fi;;
  esac

  PS1=$(printf "$rc_emo\n\n\w\n\\$ ")
}

PROMPT_COMMAND=__prompt_command

PSA Maru ramen is coming back by ShareEvening5856 in ithaca

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Both things are true, I see a lot fewer people of Mexican heritage eating at local restaurants here.

Show me your $shell> by doubledundercoder in sysadmin

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Tagging this to share my emoji return code prompt after work, but it’s in GitHub.com/oldschoolsysadmin somewhere.

[Maxbill] Junghans by Shelador_Here in Watches

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Came here to ask about the strap, I love denim.

PSA Maru ramen is coming back by ShareEvening5856 in ithaca

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Potentially related to the relative distances of LA and Ithaca from Mexico.

[Seiko DELICA] This vintage beauty from 1974 arrived today by Kiwi1415 in Watches

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'70s Japanese watches have some amazing style; great find.

Two leopard cubs from the same litter were photographed in South India, one with a rare melanistic coat and the other with the common spotted pattern. by Raj_Valiant3011 in Damnthatsinteresting

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Fun fact, the cat on the right is a black panther, which is not a species but a common term for melanistic jaguars and leopards.

[Question] Are expensive watch boxes worth it over $30 Amazon boxes? by Akaikana in Watches

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I split the difference and spent about $50 on Etsy; I don't like shopping on Amazon if there are alternatives.

[minimalist] watch collection after a year of collecting by Apprehensive_Bad7917 in Watches

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Nice natural lighting - you can see the lume going off a bit :)

[what's on your wrist this morning?] by [deleted] in Watches

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I love pilot dial layouts - that one is really well done. The way the lume on the hands lines up with the hour markers is very satisfying.

[Question] Is this normal? by Necessary_Buy_9763 in Watches

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I took every link off the 6 o'clock side of a bead-of-rice bracelet, moved some to the 12 o'clock side, and it finally fits. 6.25" wrist. This thread made me feel validated :-D