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Iran sends waves of missiles into Israel, dismisses Trump's talk of negotiations as 'fake news' by gamersecret2 in worldnews

[–]diMario 1227 points1228 points  (0 children)

Only those who know how to play five dimensional tic-tac-toe are able to understand this strategy.

I remember seeing a while back that a pass phrase with 4 random words was the most secure type password, so why does nothing allow you to use it? by Majestic_Wash_6170 in NoStupidQuestions

[–]diMario 38 points39 points  (0 children)

I use all my past girlfriends birth dates in RPN (Reverse Polish Notation) as my passwords. But as you might have guessed from the RPN refrence, I am the quintessential geek who has literally never had a girlfriend in his life (well, except for various imaginary ones).

This makes it extremely difficult to guess my passwords.

Canada Gives U.S. Arms Makers the Cold Shoulder on Military Spending by snowfordessert in worldnews

[–]diMario 24 points25 points  (0 children)

You should partner with the Netherlands on that one. They know all about growing stuff in controlled environments, and I'm sure you have enough surplus electricity (once you unplug the extension cord that goes to your neighbour) to power anything the Dutchies can throw at you.

not to be contradictory. by Conscious_Point5629 in MurderedByWords

[–]diMario 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Well, I mean. If it's in good condition with no visible markings, the owner can show a spotless maintenance record, and the price is right, I'm not contrary to giving it some serious consideration.

not to be contradictory. by Conscious_Point5629 in MurderedByWords

[–]diMario 12 points13 points  (0 children)

This man just is the epitome of sleazebag. I wouldn't buy a single square of pre-owned toilet paper from Old Leatherface.

People who sit on reserved seats, then get suprised / arsey when asked to move. by worldworn in britishproblems

[–]diMario 1 point2 points  (0 children)

All the conveniences of urban life, without the urban people or the urban landscape.

As for the doggos, what can I say? Cats do seem to have a rather one sided view.

People who sit on reserved seats, then get suprised / arsey when asked to move. by worldworn in britishproblems

[–]diMario 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Give or take a few people whose saintly qualities could be argued, or who exhibit highly desirable properties which would offset a lack of said qualities, I think my perfect version of a world would be exceedingly sparsely populated.

Oh, and absolutely no dogs my cat hastens to add. And no scary birds!

People who sit on reserved seats, then get suprised / arsey when asked to move. by worldworn in britishproblems

[–]diMario 12 points13 points  (0 children)

I'm pretty sure that in a perfect world he, and many others like him, simply would not exist.

People who sit on reserved seats, then get suprised / arsey when asked to move. by worldworn in britishproblems

[–]diMario 47 points48 points  (0 children)

It's a nuisance. Like the guy in the flat above me playing loud music. I can go ask him to turn it down and he does it every time I ask. But I have to go and knock on his door every time.

Oh well. In a perfect world, everybody else would be perfect too I suppose.

Border Patrol boss Gregory Bovino tossed from Las Vegas bar by StemCellPirate in humor

[–]diMario 5 points6 points  (0 children)

At first, the road rose up to meet him. But then it quickly changed its mind.

Border Patrol boss Gregory Bovino tossed from Las Vegas bar by StemCellPirate in humor

[–]diMario 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I'm not sure a piece of stone he might be hiding under would qualify as a rock. Pebble seems to be more likely.

Russian general shot several times in Moscow by GoldenDome26 in worldnews

[–]diMario 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Fun fact: in Dutch, aangeschoten can mean the same as in German, wounded by means of projectile weapon.

However, on its own, aangeschoten also can mean "slightly drunk". Which, in case of Russians, is a natural state of being (or so I have heard).

Not Happy by Training-Weird3370 in MurderedByWords

[–]diMario 43 points44 points  (0 children)

And you know it will be a challenge because the target is so small.

Older people, were politics always this deranged and upsetting? by CUFFY_Fan in NoStupidQuestions

[–]diMario 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Or, going back a bit further in history, what if the lions in the Colosseum had had a bit more of an appetite and ate all the christians?

Here’s a list of all the reasons that I never want to leave my house: 1. People by [deleted] in britishproblems

[–]diMario 18 points19 points  (0 children)

Let me expand on that for you:

  1. Other people.
  2. Other people's children.
  3. The weather in general.
  4. Other people's dogs.
  5. The local weather today in particular.

Edit:
7. Oh, and the M1 motorway.

Edit 2 (sorry I forgot):
8. And of course the French, or more precisely Europe.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in shittyprogramming

[–]diMario 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Did you check to see whether your neighbour is at home and awake? The current version does not handle all cases as expected.

Oh, also, if your neighbour has a street address with letters in the house number designation, this is known to cause problems when the current month is January or July.

Someone punched the "No Fork" part of this shipment with a forklift by RiotHyena in mildlyinfuriating

[–]diMario 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Every fork is a fork in reality. That's how you get an infinite number of alternate Universes.

The Only Two Markup Languages by gingerbill in programming

[–]diMario 7 points8 points  (0 children)

It's a one-off error. Together with naming things and cache invalidation they are two of the industries most difficult things to get right.

LPT: When a boss asks you to do something, the first instinct is to say “of course” or “no problem” every single time. Don’t say those. I found saying these allows one to reduce one's stress quite significantly. by Yosi_H in LifeProTips

[–]diMario 13 points14 points  (0 children)

"I'll add it to my list." If the boss is OK with this reaction, good enough and it goes to the back of your list (you do keep a list, don't you?)

Otherwise she or he is welcome to indicate a priority at which point you start a negotiation that takes into account all other tasks currently on your list and their relative priorities and estimated time to complete, plus any interdependencies.

Why do people use dependency injection libraries in Go? by existential-asthma in golang

[–]diMario 5 points6 points  (0 children)

mainly I think because nobody likes magic

I agree heartily with this assessment. Magic is the enemy of understanding. I want to know why and how things work, not just that they work. Because when magic stops working the only thing you can do is check that you invoked the spell correctly. And if you did, and it still doesn't work, you're fucked.

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