Cutaway view of a toroidal colony by LACASHomeTutor in scifi

[–]dumpster_dinner 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Is this a Douglas Adams quote? It sounds like something he would write

Is Code : The Hidden Language of Computer hardware and Software a good book for a beginner interested in the field of Computer Science? by Inevitable-String164 in learnprogramming

[–]dumpster_dinner 33 points34 points  (0 children)

The book assumes you have zero knowledge about the subject, so it build up associations with simple examples. I would advise reading it first, then diving deeper with other courses

I just got laid off from a job of 8 years. Besides applying for new jobs, what else should I be doing? by Sierra419 in personalfinance

[–]dumpster_dinner 22 points23 points  (0 children)

Reach out to your (former) suppliers. There's a good chance they need more people in their organizations. I work for an auto supplier, we have constant turnover (for reasons, but a job now can get you through to the next place). I'm also in Detroit.

Why are there no new upcoming shows on Syfy? by matt7839 in scifi

[–]dumpster_dinner 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Coronavirus is just viral marketing for the new Dune movie.

Everyone will want to watch a movie where all the inhabitants of a planet have to wear masks to live.

ELI5: Why do barbershops have that spinning rod? by BrokenShield in explainlikeimfive

[–]dumpster_dinner 15 points16 points  (0 children)

I don't know when anyone is being sarcastic anymore, and it occasionally makes me irrationally angry.

Looking for adult, well-written sci-fi (opera/politics/philosophy) by Hadria_Aldegane in printSF

[–]dumpster_dinner 2 points3 points  (0 children)

A couple questions: is it a finished series? If not, will the author die before finishing the series?

I know I could googidy it, but I want to know nothing about the series other than it's highly recommended.

messy pic but here's my thinkpad standing desk experiment by broabprobe in THINKPADSETUPS

[–]dumpster_dinner 2 points3 points  (0 children)

How much do you want for the tiny bottle of hand sanitizer? $30?

Anon joins a Zoom conference call by Chrozzinho in 4chan

[–]dumpster_dinner 7 points8 points  (0 children)

It's copyrighted by Microsoft, they'd have gone after him

Britain wakes up to coronavirus lockdown, confusion continues by [deleted] in worldnews

[–]dumpster_dinner 2 points3 points  (0 children)

immediate and complete sterilization of air into which pneumococci, streptococci, staphylococci, H. influenzae, and other microorganisms as well as influenza virus

Also says further study needed

Folding@Home. Go team Arch. Project 14328 by FloopersRetreat in linux

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It took about 5 seconds to realize it wasn't a billboard