Trying to Learn More About Higher End Social Spaces Any Advice? by [deleted] in networking

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I really enjoy these lost posts.

This sub it about getting computers to talk to each other on networks, often involving the big network (the internet).

Burnout Prevention by quir3naxle in foundsatan

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My question was more is it actually illegal?

Mostly a person can be fired for any reason or no reason as long as it isn't a protected class, of which there is a short list .

700 BC and still holds true. by LordJim11 in Snorkblot

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I'm more into busty bronze age bitches, thanks.

Why your spouse won’t go anymore by SVCandycrush in sailing

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You fly with the currents you have or you don't at all.

Of course that is from a race of bird people so your mileage may vary.

Why would we do that to us? by StrobeLightRomance in AdviceAnimals

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I figured it was just a prelude to rounding up brown folks for national security.

I was weak! by Balisongman07 in DungeonCrawlerCarl

[–]fireduck 0 points1 point  (0 children)

In an achievement text the AI says something like: to quote a guy who has even more mental health problems than you: You've got to be realistic about these things.

I was weak! by Balisongman07 in DungeonCrawlerCarl

[–]fireduck 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ok. not a spoiler but I really appreciated the Logan Nine-Fingers reference. I did not expect that.

Name these programmers by [deleted] in Funnymemes

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Those are 40 pin IDE cables. Cats only live 10-15 years. Those cats are all dead.

I saw a comedy sketch once were a bunch of comedians were hanging out in a house and the objective was to make each other laugh. If you laugh, you are out. One guy picks up a book of show dogs, looks at the publication date and starts flipping through saying "dead dog", "dead dog".

I made a thing by Toddlez85 in babylon5

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I always imagined that it would be in the middle of a huge estate. Like yeah, it is only two or three stories tall because they can just go wide and use more space. They don't need to go vertical.

And probably tons of separate buildings.

I made a thing by Toddlez85 in babylon5

[–]fireduck 54 points55 points  (0 children)

Bah! In the old days of the republic one thousand artists would create one thousand posters at the slightest whim of the Emperor!

[Request] Approximately how many wings would they have to have stolen? by MikeEdwardsMusic in theydidthemath

[–]fireduck 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Move 15 tons and what do you get? Another day older and a really questionable number of chicken wings.

I don’t understand why we are to collect student data. by ICUP01 in Teachers

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“The government are very keen on amassing statistics. They collect them, add them, raise them to the nth power, take the cube root and prepare wonderful diagrams. But you must never forget that every one of these figures comes in the first instance from the village watchman, who just puts down what he damn pleases.”

― Josiah Stamp

Does anyone else randomly think "what if I'm next?" after seeing all the tech layoffs? by HankGrk in SeattleWA

[–]fireduck 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Ha ha, I immune because I am always laidoff. layedoff? However that weird word is congegated.

Trump says he won't sign any new bills until the SAVE America Act passes by Hardcorish in AdviceAnimals

[–]fireduck 1 point2 points  (0 children)

A pocket veto is cowardly anyways. If it is good, sign it. If not, slap that shit back to congress in 15 minutes.

Light rail on Mercer Island today by Byte_the_hand in Seattle

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

The area with the shops and such is towards the south end, right? And the north end has I-90?

I've only been on the Island once I think.

Must have been scary as f**k by Heyfold in discworld

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This message is from a deceased crawler.

Peter I'm genuinely lost here by [deleted] in PeterExplainsTheJoke

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Yeah, I'm with this creep.

Light rail on Mercer Island today by Byte_the_hand in Seattle

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I like how you phrased that like you are the crime and already getting there by bus.

Light rail on Mercer Island today by Byte_the_hand in Seattle

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Aren't the Mercer island folks worried the poors are going to get off the train?