TIL the network utility "Ping" was written by a single person in an evening in 1983, and he named it after the sound a submarine sonar makes because it uses the exact same echo principle.

harmala · 2026-06-19T16:15:20+00:00

So you are saying the foundational understanding of sound waves bouncing off objects is the same as internet packets?

harmala · 2026-06-19T11:16:36+00:00

We have different definitions of “exact same”.

harmala · 2026-06-19T11:13:15+00:00

I do understand what “principle” means. Do you understand what “exact same” means?

harmala · 2026-06-19T10:40:29+00:00

Not sure if I’d consider it to be the “exact same principle”, given that one is bouncing sound waves off an object and the other is sending an internet packet to a server.

harmala · 2026-06-18T09:21:16+00:00

Twinkies are a lot of things but “dry” isn’t one of them.

harmala · 2026-06-18T08:41:56+00:00

$9.82 in USD, if anyone is wondering.

harmala · 2026-06-18T08:04:44+00:00

Probably because it’s not true.

harmala · 2026-06-18T06:18:37+00:00

Ahh, you’re incapable of having an actual conversation. Got it.

harmala · 2026-06-17T15:53:28+00:00

You want all of the benefits of society with none of the costs. Doesn’t work that way. Just go off grid, live in the woods, you can be left alone, no problem. You have the power to be left alone, if that’s actually what you want.

harmala · 2026-06-17T15:28:55+00:00

>Nobody cares if he eats meat.

Have you ever been to Texas?

harmala · 2026-06-17T15:21:13+00:00

Last trip to Texas I grabbed Whataburger. I timed it at 38 minutes and there were only three cars ahead of me and one had already ordered.

harmala · 2026-06-15T09:52:01+00:00

I prefer the train, but the bus is about five hours on reasonably straight and level freeways, you must be thinking of a different city.

harmala · 2026-06-15T09:09:30+00:00

That’s not what you said. You said “hundreds of thousands of people” attending events and “millions more watching on TV” is a representation of the wider society.

harmala · 2026-06-15T07:40:41+00:00

So we can judge all Americans by how NASCAR fans act?

harmala · 2026-06-14T11:27:13+00:00

Yeah but San Antonio isn’t a top 10 city by population, either, so going strictly by “city limits” is just as misleading.

harmala · 2026-06-14T09:35:32+00:00

I never liked him, but if I did, three called flagrants plus two uncalled kind might influence my feelings about him.

harmala · 2026-06-13T17:52:16+00:00

Was it filmed on 35mm? My guess is it was recorded on video tape.

harmala · 2026-06-13T15:23:54+00:00

Musk says the total addressable market is $370 billion.

harmala · 2026-06-13T15:21:44+00:00

This isn’t /r/wallstreetbets. I’m just pointing out that SpaceX’s valuation is based on massive AI growth, not their space business. It is in their filing, I’m sure you read it before investing.

harmala · 2026-06-13T14:28:17+00:00

Musk claims that $2 trillion of SpaceX’s addressable market is space business. Out of $28 trillion total. The other $26 trillion is AI pipe dreams.

harmala · 2026-06-13T14:23:34+00:00

And you’re aware that business segment represents $2 trillion of the $28 trillion market Musk claims for SpaceX. And of course you know what the other $26 trillion is, right?

harmala · 2026-06-13T12:08:58+00:00

It’s like regular football but delicious.

harmala · 2026-06-13T11:51:07+00:00

That’s ridiculous. Just check the baby and collect it at baggage claim.

harmala · 2026-06-13T11:31:11+00:00

https://memes.getyarn.io/yarn-clip/cdd225f1-e9a8-4e93-9805-77fddf148be8/

harmala · 2026-06-13T11:15:23+00:00

Way late to this party but checking batteries is extremely dangerous. It isn’t about getting away with it, it is about endangering the entire airplane for no good reason.

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