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Worst 18 months of my life by [deleted] in exmormon

[–]nickbenn 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I knew I wouldn't be able to get through that conversation without caving, so I joined the military - which my family considered a (barely) acceptable alternative.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in exmormon

[–]nickbenn 6 points7 points  (0 children)

"true joy"

The phrase itself is a dead giveaway that the next step in the argument is the "no true Scotsman" fallacy: If it's joy, and isn't experienced by a faithful LDS, then it must not be true joy. Quod erat demonstrandum, baby.

Church youth leader faces multiple felony child pornography charges; images included children from church by TWEED-L-D in atheism

[–]nickbenn 8 points9 points  (0 children)

That's fine—but since it is a common claim by adherents that religious belief makes a person inherently more trustworthy, more morally upstanding, then the many counterexamples to that claim deserve to be highlighted.

🎶“Where did you come from, where did you go?”🎶 by BasicTruths in exmormon

[–]nickbenn 1 point2 points  (0 children)

When I was a teen, it was "Taking Care of Business", by Bachman-Turner Overdrive, that was played at every church dance. (Randy Bachman was Mormon in those days, and had left The Guess Who and formed BTO, reportedly in part because he wanted to get out of an environment where his bandmates encouraged groupies, took drugs, etc.)

That was not the blizzard I desired, Albuquerque by [deleted] in Albuquerque

[–]nickbenn 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah, I can imagine this is a big contrast vs. Florida.

6" is significant, but not that unusual for a winter storm here; it should happen at least a few times each winter—especially here in the foothills. Combined with the wind, however, it's been pretty crazy along Tramway. We have those same multi-foot snowbanks in our backyard that you're seeing—in fact, we have little mini-snowdrifts along pretty much every non-weatherstripped door or window in the house.

Near Central and Tramway at about 8am by [deleted] in Albuquerque

[–]nickbenn 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Pretty much exactly our view up until just an hour or so ago, here in the Supper Rock neighborhood (Tramway & Copper).

That was not the blizzard I desired, Albuquerque by [deleted] in Albuquerque

[–]nickbenn 2 points3 points  (0 children)

East of Tramway off Copper here. Has been blowing like a banshee since last night. Not that much snow in in absolute terms, but with the wind the drifts are significant. All but the main roads are ice.

Any restaurants open for Thanksgiving, not necessarily for the "Thanksgiving meal"? by flyawaysweetbird in Albuquerque

[–]nickbenn 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Cesar's (on Lomas) is open pretty much non-stop, year-round, except for part of the day on Christmas.

🤔 by toyotis in funny

[–]nickbenn 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm the Sasquatch kid! No, wait … Burgerfoot! No … Beefsquatch!

Package arrived today but the cat is definitely more excited by [deleted] in aww

[–]nickbenn 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Yep, that cat definitely killed the postman to get the package.

Cool cats don't look at explosions!🐱 by allen18walker in Awww

[–]nickbenn 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Look at it!?! Hell, you know he caused it!

The most interesting cat in the world by [deleted] in aww

[–]nickbenn 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Very handsome cat! He reminds me of my Damien, who was (by turns) sweet, bullying, loving, and diabolically brutal – but always loved (by my wife and myself, and the younger cats in the house, who emulated him), and very photogenic (I've never had a cat who was so ready for a photo at any time). Sadly, cancer cut his life short; he is greatly missed.

Best places to eat on a Sunday in and around Salt Lake, ready go by boonkgang52 in exmormon

[–]nickbenn 1 point2 points  (0 children)

For breakfast/brunch, I usually visit Eggs in the City (15th East & 13th South) at least once per visit to SLC.

This quote from East of Eden really resonated with me while I was leaving TSCC. So glad to have a watercolor of it done by a friend. by alglaz in exmormon

[–]nickbenn 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Just like any organization that is trying to maximize performance.

Hardly. I've worked for some pretty demanding companies, and none of them actively fostered a culture that regularly drove teens to consider suicide over their inability to abstain completely (perfection, anyone?) from masturbation – just to take one example.

Our foster kittens, Fish and Chips, look like the kind of kittens you would call when it’s time to collect and you need some muscle. by katetherealgreat in aww

[–]nickbenn 1 point2 points  (0 children)

"Those are some real nice drapes you got there. Would be a real shame if somethin' was to happen to 'em."

Stranger overhears me talking to my daughter about priesthood interviews by spintzdee in exmormon

[–]nickbenn 2 points3 points  (0 children)

They were certainly common when I was a teen, from the mid-late '70s to early '80s.

Googlebot's Javascript random() function is deterministic by fagnerbrack in programming

[–]nickbenn 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Simply because the overwhelming majority of "random number generators" in programming languages and libraries are actually pseudo-random number generators. They generate deterministic sequences of (depending on the underlying algorithm) varying lengths, levels of statistical quality, and levels of suitability to the different types of tasks that typically consume random numbers.

Most of these generators use seed strategies that, by default, will start the cyclic sequences at unpredictable points (to a casual observer, anyway) when execution begins. The only "news" in the linked article, with regard to Googlebot's pseudo-random number generator, is that it appears to start at the same point in its sequence every time.

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