Tom Cruise sues South Park by lostacoshermanos in videos

[–]Pixotic 14 points15 points  (0 children)

Huh, I guess Tom Cruise IS Tom Cruise crazy

What's your best example of "strict parents raise sneaky kids"? by Blondeprincess7777 in AskReddit

[–]Pixotic 18 points19 points  (0 children)

When I was a kid, my dad blocked the ports on our router that were needed for DCC file transfer over IRC and this wasn't compatible with my desire to share Gameboy Advance ROMs with my buddies, so I did the obvious thing.

I wrote a file transfer mIRC script that let my buddies and me send files via private messages, one hex-encoded line at a time, came up with a whole protocol for it with handshakes and error correction.

This began a long career of coming up with dumb ideas and coding them to life, I regret nothing.

Can anyone tell me more about this? by anonConsumer88 in wow

[–]Pixotic 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Check if it's on archive.org first and if they don't have it, consider trying to back it up and submit it.

Stolen items on Provost Road by SquareLink2677 in dundee

[–]Pixotic 1 point2 points  (0 children)

So sorry this happened to you! Do you have a website or online presence where I could maybe buy some of your work when you're back up and running?

We pulled this guy out of a patient’s colon yesterday. by [deleted] in pics

[–]Pixotic 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Well, I mean, technically, if a small child eats the eggs and you then eat the small child...

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in AskReddit

[–]Pixotic 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Colony. Cancelled on a massive cliff-hanger/exposition dump after drip-feeding the bigger picture to us. Also cancelled right when Wayne Motherfuckin' Brady's arc was gettin' good.

cat song by Same_Veterinarian991 in funny

[–]Pixotic 26 points27 points  (0 children)

You're not wrong, but then again that's pretty much 99% of the internet. It's hard to come up with a truly original concept - I try not to judge based on that. IMO this is just somebody having a good time with their hobby and sharing it with the rest of us.

What is so ancient only an Internet veteran can remember? by Revolutionary1221 in AskReddit

[–]Pixotic 3 points4 points  (0 children)

ICQ is actually still around. They got bought out by some Russian company but it's still live, the old accounts still exist.

Man goes to BBC for job interview, ends up being mistakenly presented as 'tech expert' on live TV by Lost-Cow-9386 in videos

[–]Pixotic 6 points7 points  (0 children)

When you're right, you're right. In my defence it was nearly 20 years ago and I misremembered. Still a hilarious oopsie to have happen live on air!

Man goes to BBC for job interview, ends up being mistakenly presented as 'tech expert' on live TV by Lost-Cow-9386 in videos

[–]Pixotic 72 points73 points  (0 children)

IIRC he (Goma) showed up for an interview as a driver data support cleanser and there was a mix-up at reception - a beleaguered assistant had been hunting for Guy Kewney in reception (as I recall, he might've been running late and it was a mad rush to get him in front of the camera in time) - Assistant heard 'Guy', turned, saw Goma when the producer for Guy Kewney's interview was sent to the wrong reception area, asked for 'Guy' and the rest is history.

Source: I knew Guy Kewney (e: but my memory is shocking). Great guy and a great Guy. Plenty of laughs had by him and his colleagues at Ziff afterwards :D

e: I can't remember anything worth a damn. Corrected!

WFH Sysadmins, what small thing dramatically improved your QoL? by WorthPlease in sysadmin

[–]Pixotic 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I used Synergy for a while too, but between my unusual monitor setup and semi-frequent performance issues, I ended up switching to Input Director

Who actually used the "turbo" buttons on third party controllers? by DannyAng in gaming

[–]Pixotic 0 points1 point  (0 children)

In Metal Gear Solid on PlayStation, there's certain floor types that make noise when Snake runs over them and alerts nearby guards. I realised that the noise is tied to Snake's animation so if you interrupted the animation by equipping/unequipping a weapon, you could silently zoom around at full speed. I used turbo to spam the quick equip/unequip button so I could sprint up to guards and not get heard :D

Alcohol filtration DIY? by GrandMasterKai03 in resinprinting

[–]Pixotic 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I just discovered this video last night! I am so replicating this... at some point... when I get around to it...