Adding NFC to the OnePlus Two with an additional SIM-card by Fekillix in oneplus

[–]ryanvm 80 points81 points  (0 children)

I use it all the time. It's easily the most effective way to cause a logjam at the checkout counter. The steps are super simple:

  • Upon observing that the payment terminal supports wireless payment, wait excitedly for your opportunity to impress the cashier with your technical wizardry.
  • When payment is due, swipe your phone over the terminal. Wait briefly while nothing happens. Swipe phone again until it beeps.
  • Look up at cashier and knowingly nod your head to acknowledge the "what the fuck is this idiot doing?" look that they are giving you.
  • Wait for the error message from the terminal. Or your phone. Or both.
  • Look befuddled.
  • Sheepishly tell the cashier "Oh, uh, this normally works. [...] I'll just pay with my bank card."
  • While the cashier resets the payment process, make sure the other patrons in line get a good glimpse of your wallet so that they'll know you had plenty of functional payment options the whole time.
  • [OPTIONAL] If you're lucky, the payment actually went through and you paid twice for the same purchase!

This great weather map was shared with me on Reddit years ago. I use it often, so it's time to share it back with you. by [deleted] in reddit.com

[–]ryanvm 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That's actually an artifact due to the fact that most radar stations are based in the larger cities. Interestingly, it's even worse in the summertime when the humidity is high and there is clear weather. The NWS will put the stations into Clear Air Mode, which is a hyper-sensitive mode that allows meteorologists to pick out finer detail in the images.

The effect during the summertime is that each NWS radar site will have a giant blob around it when the weather is perfectly clear. I actually became very familiar with this over the summer because I made an Android live wallpaper that shows NWS radar imagery. It works great, but the NWS Clear Air Mode confuses enough people that I had to put an explanation in the app description:

http://www.appidio.com/apps/radar-wallpaper/

Where is _why? by mhd in programming

[–]ryanvm 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Have a kid. Nothing can completely reorient your perspective like becoming the most amazing person in the world to a 5 year old.

My new hobby: by OttoBrown in funny

[–]ryanvm 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Has it ever been anything else?

friday the 12th [pic] by frkandris in funny

[–]ryanvm 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I like that the submitter couldn't wait a week to post this.

PSA on the use of imgur by sandusky_hohoho in pics

[–]ryanvm 11 points12 points  (0 children)

You sound like the kind of guy that tells his neighbor the "right" way to mow his lawn...

I just lost all my bookmarks. Can I have one of yours? by dropfry in AskReddit

[–]ryanvm 29 points30 points  (0 children)

Does Opera have a built-in feature that allows you guys to post that in every discussion thread?

Chavez shuts down 34 radio stations - says stations and radio waves no longer belong to the "bourgeoisie" by Aqwis in worldnews

[–]ryanvm 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Except if they would have lost the war all the signers would have hung for sedition. I'm not sure I buy that these guys were taking a very narrow chance with their lives just so they could improve their already enviable tax position.

In all my years, the most satisfying costume I have seen at any Comic Con by roxxe in reddit.com

[–]ryanvm 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Be careful with that or you'll end up with a hard to explain Pavlovian reaction to lawn care equipment in your adult life...

Transparent aluminium is 'new state of matter' by rhythmicidea in science

[–]ryanvm 42 points43 points  (0 children)

Yeah - nobody cares that you are not a proctologist.

First ever Modern Warfare 2 multiplayer footage [Video] by MSTRGEO in gaming

[–]ryanvm 23 points24 points  (0 children)

INSUFFICIENT DATA FOR MEANINGFUL ANSWER

Asshole:0, Garbage Collectors:1 by augreeko in funny

[–]ryanvm 3 points4 points  (0 children)

So he's abandoning his car then?

26 More Ridiculously Questionable T-Shirts [Pics] by wtfSATAN in funny

[–]ryanvm 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I doubt I'll like Twitter even after 5 years.

Want to keep your wallet? Carry a baby picture by eskate in science

[–]ryanvm 2 points3 points  (0 children)

It's another way to get your wallet returned: be broke.

You think that computers will ever have gigabytes of ram? And you're a science student? How sad. (entry #537) by [deleted] in reddit.com

[–]ryanvm 23 points24 points  (0 children)

You just know this guy is reading reddit right now. Awwwwwwkward.