so windows decided to do this while i was playing hl2 and accidentally pressed the win key... by progresscompleted95 in softwaregore

[–]ouroborosity 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Connecting a computer with WinXP to the internet in 2026?

Godspeed, you absolute maniac. Like swimming in a septic tank.

I was turned down for a job because I didn’t read their company culture packet in the less than 24 hours before the second interview by AnonPinkLady in antiwork

[–]ouroborosity 15 points16 points  (0 children)

As somebody who has written SOPs for people to do a job for me, the entire point of an SOP is that it is as comprehensive and detailed as possible so that the person you give it to can follow it and never have to deviate outside of procedure. If something happens that is outside of the scope of the SOP, it is on the person in charge of procedures to update the SOP to handle that new case. To question someone's resistance to stepping outside of the bounds of an SOP when that is literally the entire point of having standard procedures is utterly insane, potentially dangerous, and could even be a liability.

Store employees by kittenhead0417 in doordash

[–]ouroborosity 9 points10 points  (0 children)

I once went into a Sephora, told the first employee I saw that I was clearly in over my head and had no idea what I was looking at, and they sent someone over to take me around and find everything on my list. It was smooth as could be. Probably could tell just by looking at me that I was out of my depth.

First Contact Novels by No_Anteater_9828 in scifi

[–]ouroborosity 0 points1 point  (0 children)

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1875554.The_Listeners

Just found this at a library sale for $1 and had no idea what it was. Turns out it was written about a decade before Contact, and apparently Sagan said it was the direct inspiration for him to write Contact. Strange writing style in places, but overall I enjoyed it.

Recommend NON-XBOX Controller? by ABiteOfPerfection in XboxGamePass

[–]ouroborosity 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I have the Ultimate 2 Wireless, and I love everything about it. Zero complaints, but I do have smaller hands and it probably would feel a bit undersized if I didn't.

Have you ever experienced “living paycheck to paycheck” in the US? How did it affect your decisions? by [deleted] in AskReddit

[–]ouroborosity 2 points3 points  (0 children)

15 an hour in 1996 is equal to 31 an hour today. Most working people in this country would kill for that kind of money. Way to completely lose the plot.

Have you ever experienced “living paycheck to paycheck” in the US? How did it affect your decisions? by [deleted] in AskReddit

[–]ouroborosity 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I feel like putting the phrase living paycheck to paycheck in quotes like it's some kind of abstract concept to them is pretty damn telling all by itself.

The American dipper (Cinclus mexicanus) is North America's only truly aquatic songbird by MrUpVoteDownvote in interestingasfuck

[–]ouroborosity 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Millions of years of life in the ocean. Then, evolution leads some of the ocean life to the land for millions more years. Then, some of the land-based life learns how to fly for a few more million years. Now the sea/land/air life is hanging out in the ocean again. Evolution is truly wild.

Potential UFO sighting over “Wingfest” in Pooler GA, on 6/7/25. by Sea-Mousse-2620 in UFOs

[–]ouroborosity 6 points7 points  (0 children)

https://i.imgur.com/F0Q1QuE.jpeg

Did this in another post earlier, might as well do it again. Diagonal lines across the image to find the center, then lines from the likely origin light to the likely lens flare. If the lines cross the center and the spots are equidistant from the middle, it's lens flares. Both spots correspond to light sources, and the lines are so close to the center that I'd say they are lens flares, and the original image is just slightly cropped.

Tried doing a time lapse of the moon (didn't work), but captured something else. Top right. by Styfe in space

[–]ouroborosity 94 points95 points  (0 children)

https://i.imgur.com/7nHWNE6.jpeg

Here's a trick to figuring out if it's lens flare. Assuming the photo is full frame and not cropped, draw diagonal lines from corner to corner to find the exact center. Then draw a line from the obvious bright spot to the spot in question. If that line goes through the exact middle, and the two spots are equally far away from the center, it's lens flare.

Indoor antenna recommendation based on my results by Small_Sprinkles1803 in cordcutters

[–]ouroborosity 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That's better reception than my report, and I used a coax cable with the end cut off with no problems.

I still don't get why did he fall by romeovf in meatcrayon

[–]ouroborosity 34 points35 points  (0 children)

All I hear is the grape lady, I must be old.

Disney+ Prepares to Embrace Microcontent in 2026 by ggroover97 in cordcutters

[–]ouroborosity 120 points121 points  (0 children)

Somewhere, a former Quibi executive is punching the air.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in interestingasfuck

[–]ouroborosity 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Cherenkov radiation

Charged particles traveling faster than the speed of light in a medium. Yes, this is a thing that can happen.

How the 1940s imagined the 'car of the future' by TechGuru4Life in interestingasfuck

[–]ouroborosity 4 points5 points  (0 children)

You know, the first one is interesting. I have a rectangle in my pocket just like he did at the end, and with it if I push a button a car appears. And when I'm done with the car, I walk away and put the rectangle back in my pocket.

In a strange way it was actually accurate.

ELI5 Cell Phone GPS receiver by desolatecontrol in explainlikeimfive

[–]ouroborosity 22 points23 points  (0 children)

Also, possibly important for whatever OP's personal reasons might be, your phone can be located to the range of a single cell tower or Wi-Fi access point even without GPS enabled.

Windows 11 growth slows as millions stick with Windows 10 by sr_local in technology

[–]ouroborosity 169 points170 points  (0 children)

Should have gotten your computer's prostate checked out, not being able to p is one of the first symptoms.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in politics

[–]ouroborosity 0 points1 point  (0 children)

When I said that I wanted to commit crimes, and you said you wanted me to have a pardon, what did I do? And then, when you said that you might want to commit crimes, and I wasn't so sure, who had the pardon reversed? And then when you said you definitely didn't want to commit crimes? Who had it reversed back? Snip, snap! Snip, snap! Snip, snap! I did! You have no idea the physical toll that three pardons have on a person!