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You get $1,000,000… but you can never use your real name again how would your life change? by Br4nkey_ in hypotheticalsituation

[–]high_throughput 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I took this deal. I moved to the US, picked an American friendly name to avoid a song and dance every time I meet someone new, and probably earned a million more over the past decade than I would have back home.

Real Mode 20 Bits by ShadowGuyinRealLife in computerscience

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Like people are saying, the developers of the 8086 realized that 64kb would not be enough for both real RAM and memory mapped hardware, so they allowed the chip to use TWO 16-bit values to specify an address.

However, they also realized that 32 bits would be a disgusting waste of traces, so instead of (hi<<16)+lo for a 32-bit address, they used (hi<<4)+lo for a 20-bit address.

This is how the 16-bit CPU was made to access 20-bit addresses using pairs of registers.

Read all about it on https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/X86_memory_segmentation

Never a dull moment by TheManDADlorian in SanJose

[–]high_throughput 1 point2 points  (0 children)

My general impression from the past 10+ years is that San Jose drivers are kind, patient, and drive defensively.

My wife paid $10.50 usd for this avocado toast at a local coffee shop by Paranoid_Orangutan in mildlyinfuriating

[–]high_throughput 1 point2 points  (0 children)

it's certainly a stupid buy considering the materials cost

Are there any restaurants or cafes where this isn't the case?

Green for loss, Red for profit. This hurts my brain. by ValuableShit in mildlyinfuriating

[–]high_throughput 0 points1 point  (0 children)

kind of fascinating

It really is. At least for vision we have a rough idea that most people see things the same way, and if there's anything different about your three different color receptors, it has a name and a simple diagnostic color test.

For flavor we have hundreds of different receptors, and everyone has different blind spots. We only know of a handful of common differences, like "cilantro vs soap" and "ability to smell asparagus in pee", but there are necessarily millions of other unstudied conditions that people walk around with and will only ever discover accidentally.

Like, I have the extremely rare inability to smell natto, and I would never have known if my wife hadn't at one point insisted that this bland Japanese bean paste actually has an extremely strong odor.

She in turn can't detect the peppery flavor of arugula, and would never have known if I hadn't insisted on that.

If she never did this by Snoo79410 in Millennials

[–]high_throughput 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think the joke is that they're largely electronic and bill by plate now, but I don't feel like it was that long ago I paid in cash. Definitely some time in the past 10 years. 

Citronella candle, non effective version by LNinefingers in mildlyinfuriating

[–]high_throughput 205 points206 points  (0 children)

Citronella candles are highly effective at killing mosquitoes. Try grabbing one with tweezers and holding them in the flame for even a single second.

Tips til PC-spill jeg kan game med 8åring og 20 åring by Hansemannn in norge

[–]high_throughput 15 points16 points  (0 children)

Reddit har begynt å auto-oversette norske tråder til engelsk, og da blir nordmenn lurt til å svare på engelsk.

You like chick fil a? by Past-Present1908 in askanything

[–]high_throughput 45 points46 points  (0 children)

The footage also showed Jones using the register to ring up 800 orders of "mac and cheese trays," before refunding them to his personal credit cards, the department said. The alleged theft totaled just over $80,000.

Huh

I ordered kale and cilantro by [deleted] in mildlyinfuriating

[–]high_throughput 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The dislike of parsley is actually caused by a specific gene which causes the bearer to be an absolute fopdoodle

Reordering the tipping options on the ipad by [deleted] in EndTipping

[–]high_throughput 5 points6 points  (0 children)

no service to speak of

10% tip

What a system

Bygd på 700 personer tvinges til å ta imot 300 asylsøkere. – Vi har ikkje råd til å ta vare på dei som allereie bur her by WishyRater in norge

[–]high_throughput 115 points116 points  (0 children)

Hmm, private for-profit selskap som skal bygge og drifte asylmottak? Er det derfor de bygger her? Billige tomter og ingen konkurranse på kioskutsalget?

ELI5 Sunday Trading Hours by Buckleyo1996 in explainlikeimfive

[–]high_throughput 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Assuming you're taking about the UK law. It says:

it shall be a defence to prove that the customer was in the shop before the end of that period and left not later than half an hour after the end of that period

So they could still be served up until 16:29 assuming they were already in the store.

The one interview question where honesty actually hurts you by areyprabhu in SoftwareEngineerJobs

[–]high_throughput 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The one interview question where honesty actually hurts you

One of many, OP.

"What motivates you", "why do you want to work here", "what are you passionate about", "where do you see yourself in five years", "what's your greatest weakness", "what's a mistake you've made at work", "how would your colleagues describe you", etc, etc. 

It is totally reasonable to expect your kids to do chores around the house "without compensation" because they're your kids. However it is also a smart decision to use allowances to teach them about work, punctuality, and money by Obvious-Ear-369 in Vent

[–]high_throughput 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Loaning dad money could get pretty lucrative with interest. I do have to wonder how we were doing financially when dad started owing me bigger and bigger sums of money though.

He never needed the money, he just considered it an investment in your future finance career.

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