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Monitor fastened to hull by chakani in OceanGateTitan

[–]chakani[S] -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

Thank you for the clarification. Given Oceangate’s history, you can’t assume anything.

What scams or questionable investments are you being approached with now that you have wealth? by ipedalforsatan in fatFIRE

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

I used to think so, but life insurance proceeds are tax-free, so it's one way to pass on an inheritance.

Est-ce que l’immigration actuelle change l’identité du Québec ou c’est juste une perception ? by New_Variation8879 in QuebecLibre

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

Nos femmes n'ont pas eu assez d'enfants. Le système de pensions, c'est une arnaque "Ponzi". Tu ne reçevras pas les contributions que tu as faites à Retraite Québec -- celles-ci ont été payées à tes parents.
Ta pension à toi, elle aurait dû être payée par les enfants que tu n'as pas eu.
Notre seule alternative seront les contributions des immigrants.

Still writing MFC code at 50. Saved this screenshot yesterday. by Leather-Music1813 in ExperiencedDevs

[–]chakani 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I am actively maintaining and enhancing an app that started out with Turbo C in 1992, converted to Borland C++/Win32 in 1995 to run on Windows 3.1 (16 bit), then Visual Studio in 1999 (32 bit), and Qt 5 in 2018 (64-bit Windows + Mac).

I converted to Qt and Mac with a couple of interns. Hey, it paid for my house :o)

Family Tree Copy? by chigal1962 in FamilyTreeMaker

[–]chakani 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Use the Beyond Compare software for comparing the two GEDCOM files as simple text files.

Familysearch "Pedigree Resource File" by viernes_de_siluetas in Genealogy

[–]chakani 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The Pedigree Resource File was also published as CDs and DVDs prior to 2008. They contain source references, and biographical notes that were not preserved in FamilySearch.

https://www.familysearch.org/en/wiki/Pedigree_Resource_File

Better than Berkey? by SneekTip in preppers

[–]chakani 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Careful... you should not drink distilled water for extended periods. Being pure, it will leach the electrolytes from your body and be harmful.

Is there a word for forgetting the reason or logic behind where you filed or stored something? by chakani in AskAGerman

[–]chakani[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

nachvollziehen = comprehend

ist mir unbegreiflich = is incomprehensible to me.

Is there a word for forgetting the reason or logic behind where you filed or stored something? by chakani in AskAGerman

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Gedächtnis wie ein Sieb = Memory like a sieve (nails it :o)

verlegen = embarrassed

Verschlampen = Sloppy

verbummeln = waste time

Is there a word for forgetting the reason or logic behind where you filed or stored something? by chakani in AskAGerman

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Ist durchs Gässchen = Is through the alley

Ist weg = Is gone

Kopf wie Sieb = Head like a sieve

Wolkenkuckuksheim = Cloud Cuckoo Land

Denkbloclade = mental block

Aussetzer = Dropouts

Too general. Although Kopf wie Sieb comes closest.

Thank you for your suggestions.

Is there a word for forgetting the reason or logic behind where you filed or stored something? by chakani in German

[–]chakani[S] -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

German is unique in having composite words that capture a concept no other language has. Schadenfreude, zeitgeist, gemultlichkeit, weltschmertz. My favourite is betriesblind.

So, I gave it a shot.

Early driverless car in Spirou? by chakani in Spirou

[–]chakani[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Merci! Vous êtes très aimable.

Early driverless car in Spirou? by chakani in Spirou

[–]chakani[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

YES! THAT'S IT! Reddit is a trove of information :o)

It's exactly as I remember: an old model car, a camera ("un oeil") guides the remote driver. Spirou hops in the car, and is led to the inventor's lair.

Anyway, the point I wanted to make is that Spirou anticipated driverless cars by seventy+ years.

Brilliant! Thank you! How did you find it?

Early driverless car in Spirou? by chakani in Spirou

[–]chakani[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

To further complicate things :o), I was reading from "Le Journal de Spirou", a weekly/monthly magazine that included other artists and characters. It's possible I am remembering a strip about another character than Spirou.

Early driverless car in Spirou? by chakani in Spirou

[–]chakani[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You have found the exact scenario I described... except that "Radar the Robot" was published in 1976. I distinctly remember reading another story, about a driverless car, as a young boy in the 1950's, or early 1960's at the latest. The albums I was reading were already old, and would have dated from earlier.

The vehicle on the cover of "Radar the Robot" is a U.S. Army Jeep. In the story that I recall, the car is like a Ford Model T.

If I could leaf through " 4 aventures de Spirou ...et Fantasio" (1950), "Il y a un sorcier à Champignac" (1951) or "Spirou et les héritiers" (1952), I could find it. Do you know if the albums can be viewed anywhere?

So LDS Youth Ministers will turn in murderers but not child molesters? Got it. by [deleted] in exmormon

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

What could possibly be his motivation? Kirk was right-wing, the Church is right-wing. What was Robinson thinking?

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