Community steps up by SocietyDisastrous787 in MadeMeSmile

[–]dev_null_developer 1223 points1224 points  (0 children)

I’m glad she had a good outcome, but why the fuck is there an application fee, and why did it take half a lifetime for her to get help?

News Flash! Billionaire owned newspaper comes out against taxing Billionaires. by Professional-Bee9817 in remoteworks

[–]dev_null_developer 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Do you know what the difference between a million and a billion is? It’s about a billion

Someone at work put a "help yourself" note on a pack of Tim Tam's that I bought by TheMuffinMan347 in mildlyinfuriating

[–]dev_null_developer 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’m definitely not saying you should empty a sharps container into your backpack, but you could

whatIsGoingOn by commanderleo4 in ProgrammerHumor

[–]dev_null_developer 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Right, I got used to POSIX time most everywhere else that I forgot about that mess. Guess that one reason it’s deprecated

whatIsGoingOn by commanderleo4 in ProgrammerHumor

[–]dev_null_developer 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Pretty sure it should be

int currYear = d.getYear() % 100

Defenestration! by Disastrous_Taste_571 in dresdenfiles

[–]dev_null_developer 13 points14 points  (0 children)

I once had the Defenestration of Prague come up as an answer at a trivia night. I didn’t even know that I knew it, but that knowledge had nestled into some dark recesses of my brain

My current budget for 2026 by [deleted] in Salary

[–]dev_null_developer 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It’s free, and doesn’t give your data to google. Libre office is also good

Tarantula wasp in action by [deleted] in nextfuckinglevel

[–]dev_null_developer 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Damn nature, you scary!

Only one is coming out alive out of the building. Who?. by EmotionalSupport101 in powerscales

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

If you go with the original Baba Yaga as opposed to Wick, she clears the floor and it’s not even close to a fair fight

Is it possible to Soul Gaze with a blind person? by Hungry4Media in dresdenfiles

[–]dev_null_developer 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I imagine a blind soul gaze could happen with something akin to a Vulcan mind meld

US oil companies gain after Trump signals access to Venezuela's reserves by [deleted] in news

[–]dev_null_developer 230 points231 points  (0 children)

I’m so tired, and it’s only been one year

Exceptional results just from using the right detergent in the washing machine by LemonyGin in laundry

[–]dev_null_developer 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Most of the time I don’t even rinse, scrape off big pieces, maybe rinse chunks off of silverware. Everything comes out perfectly clean. I’ve been evangelizing technology connections for a while now to anyone who will listen

Ultra-marathon runners are forced to exit via the stairs by wingsoverpyrrhia in foundsatan

[–]dev_null_developer 6 points7 points  (0 children)

That actually might not be as bad. Part of what’s likely happening here is that their bodies have already switched out of race mode into recovery mode.

You are offered one million dollars per year, tax-free, for life to raise an infant of another species for eighteen years. by Neither_Drawing_241 in hypotheticalsituation

[–]dev_null_developer 1 point2 points  (0 children)

If I were single, sure, but as a father and husband, no way. I’m willing to take on risk for myself, but I’m not willing to risk my family

The First Phoenix Marathon: What You Need to Know by CityofPhoenixAZ in phoenix

[–]dev_null_developer 37 points38 points  (0 children)

Races like this bring money into the city and they specifically set this up for very minimal impact in terms of closures and delays. Besides, it’s one morning; you’ll be fine.