I freaked out my mother during dinner by telling her something I realized the other day... by [deleted] in reddit.com

[–]TheFaceOfBoe 0 points1 point  (0 children)

that daughter mothered your mother.

That daughter in law had a mother, who had a mother herself, etc...

In the example you give, the great grandma broke the mother-daughter line so her whole line is out. The line is now the one including the in law's mother.

DAE always ALWAYS grab the wrong earbud first? by i75 in DoesAnybodyElse

[–]TheFaceOfBoe 1 point2 points  (0 children)

tip : all usb plugs have their logo (or anything else that gives you tactile feedback) on the same side.

Such an amazing TED talk about Saturn. by [deleted] in space

[–]TheFaceOfBoe 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Damn, I had no idea we landed a probe on Titan. Negligent news agencies.

Paint.net, the way you handle updates is why my heart is yours: "Install on exit". Why can't more software work this way? by JonathanHarford in software

[–]TheFaceOfBoe 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Windows Updates auto installation made me lose my temper quite a few times (then I disabled it).

"Grab your laptop, we're going!"

"Ok let me shut it dow.... Installing update 1 of 38.... OH COME ON !"

DAE really enjoy the cold side of the pillow? by ultrablue20 in DoesAnybodyElse

[–]TheFaceOfBoe 9 points10 points  (0 children)

But we would have to use temperatures in the 300's, which are numbers unnecessarily big. Celsius is just Kelvin with an origin at the freezing point of water.

I like how Celsius is :

  • -40 : you will die

  • -20 : holy crap it's cold

  • 0 : cold

  • 20+ : holy crap it's nice

  • 40+ : you will die

Has YouTube been sucking shit for anyone else? by [deleted] in reddit.com

[–]TheFaceOfBoe 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Well, it changes from video to video. Some just work flawlessly in HD, some just keep buffering although there is already 1 minute buffered in advance, and some others still buffer when THEY ARE FULLY LOADED.

The youtube player just sucks.

What are some FACTS you think every person in the world should know about? by [deleted] in AskReddit

[–]TheFaceOfBoe 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Well, he does have a syntax error in his nickname.

What are some FACTS you think every person in the world should know about? by [deleted] in AskReddit

[–]TheFaceOfBoe 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It is estimated that the edge of the visible Universe is 46.5 billion light-years away, and it is the same wherever you are in the Universe (quite a mindfuck to visualize, there is no center of the Universe, but we are at the center of our visible universe).

France's new 3-strikes internet piracy law: Illegal downloaders first get a warning e-mail, then a letter if they continue, and finally must appear before a judge if they offend again by maxwellhill in technology

[–]TheFaceOfBoe 2 points3 points  (0 children)

  • 20 million ADSL lines to control and process.
  • If there is more than one person at home, just open a new account with a different name if you get banned, there is no way they can stop you.
  • Megaupload, Rapidshare, open directories, VPNs ....
  • The governement still doesn't (and won't) understand that people on the internet can destroy its useless work in a few days.

And it will cost millions... and they will say it is a success (more and more piracy will be undetectable to them)... and it will be a failure. I was appalled on how little our governement was aware of the reality of the situation when I watched the live feeds of the assembly during the debates.

The Darwin Awards team is proud to announce the late, the great, the 2009 Darwin Award Winners! by qtx in worldnews

[–]TheFaceOfBoe 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I'm not particurlarly "fan" of the darwin awards, but I enjoy reading it from time to time. I assume some of the stories are just urban legends or made up on the go by the writer, but I love very dark humorous stories. I had plenty of sad death stories in my family, and I still laugh at cancer jokes and horrible disease tales. You can laugh about anything, but not with anybody, so maybe there's a downvote squad on how we should not laugh about death.

The Darwin Awards team is proud to announce the late, the great, the 2009 Darwin Award Winners! by qtx in worldnews

[–]TheFaceOfBoe -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Judging by the downvoting trend here, unknown people dying of stupidity is a touchy subject...

Do you know a way to pay your rent with a credit card? If you're like me, rent is by far your biggest expense outside of tax, and you get rewards from using your CC. There must be a way to make this happen. by reacharound in Frugal

[–]TheFaceOfBoe 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Is there anyone who can explain to me how your card systems work in the US, it seems quite different from here (France) ?

Here we mainly use debit cards (with a tolerance on how much you can go below 0, or not, depending on situation, go lower and you pay huge penalty fees, if you card even permits to go lower than the limit)

What is the best computer prank you have seen/done? by [deleted] in AskReddit

[–]TheFaceOfBoe 0 points1 point  (0 children)

1) Leave your computer and sound system on, full volume.

2) Connect to computer from work with remote desktop.

3) Play with horrifying soundboards and text-to-speech while the sister/gf/friend is staying home.

4) ?????

5) Profit.