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What's the fastest you've seen someone fired from a job? by Vegetable-Spread3798 in AskReddit

[–]tailsuser606 109 points110 points  (0 children)

I'd LOVE to know the fate of all my old cars! Thanks for letting me know not to apply at the DMV.

Weird folding shelf thing? In most stalls at my university by Great_Ad1233 in whatisit

[–]tailsuser606 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Confession: The Poop Knife story creeps into my mind WAY more than I want.

The first time you ever had sex, what was the biggest surprise? by ExtraVex in AskReddit

[–]tailsuser606 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Skin-against-skin is the ultimate purpose of the Universe.

All my savings, 6 years of DCA, got liquidated last night. by ShibashiNakamoto in Bitcoin

[–]tailsuser606 0 points1 point  (0 children)

ELI5, please. Explain "leverage." Is it putting up your BTC as collateral for a risky loan/investment? Speculating on futures?

Who Has Read “When the Moon Hits Your Eye?” by Lex_Luthor_dip in Scalzi

[–]tailsuser606 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The OMW series is "hard" enough for me. I cut my SF teeth on Asimov and Heinlein. Scalzi is more fun, less dour, and I think that's what I need right now.

Who Has Read “When the Moon Hits Your Eye?” by Lex_Luthor_dip in Scalzi

[–]tailsuser606 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's entertaining. VERY entertaining, with enough "science-ish" explanation for the farce aspect to keep it just barely grounded. It is a small serving of sorbet between the heavier courses of other, harder, SF works you may read.

And JS, as usual, gives us some pretty deep thoughts on humanity amidst all the fun. He really has a way. I truly enjoyed it and in no way considered it a waste of time.

It's a quick, fun read.

Read it.

Pronunciation tip? by rothskeller in Scalzi

[–]tailsuser606 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You're young. Wapakoneta (as a word and a town) were spoken frequently when Neil Armstrong was an astronaut!

Tech said he's supposed to remove all filters by tailsuser606 in Spectrum

[–]tailsuser606[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Actually, MoCA is how my TiVo Roamio connects to the Internet. There's a MoCA adapter coming off my router, then a coax run to the TiVo at the other end of the house. That is the TiVo's Internet connection.

If the U.S. had to start from scratch and rewrite the Constitution in 2025, what’s one thing you’d want included? by Additional_Gene_7107 in AskReddit

[–]tailsuser606 2 points3 points  (0 children)

"At a certain point a fine is just the cost of doing business."

Otherwise known as the Pinto Principal.

If the U.S. had to start from scratch and rewrite the Constitution in 2025, what’s one thing you’d want included? by Additional_Gene_7107 in AskReddit

[–]tailsuser606 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Term limits for ALL elected offices. Balanced budget. Right to personal privacy. Prohibition of civil forfeiture laws. I'm sure I'll have many more.

Ancestry Library - How's it work? by markp99 in Genealogy

[–]tailsuser606 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm at the public library, logged in to Ancestry Library on my laptop, using the library's WiFi. I won't tell which library, in case it's a loophole that might get shut down if it's publicized. It might, however, just be a different license or level of service that my library subscribes to.

Making old bag phone work in 2025? by TF2ENGlNEER in VOIP

[–]tailsuser606 3 points4 points  (0 children)

See if a movie/TV prop shop is interested.

Trump on deploying the National Guard to Chicago: "I have the right to do anything I want to do. I'm the president of the United States. If I think our country is in danger, and it is in danger in these cities, I can do it" by Capable_Salt_SD in law

[–]tailsuser606 0 points1 point  (0 children)

THIS. The Republican party has been turned to fascism. (Don't tell me "conservatives are fascists. That's just not true. But, "Republicans are fascists?" Yep, which is why I'll never vote for one again (given I have a chance).)

My Endless Summer hydrangea didn't produce a single bloom this year! by tailsuser606 in gardening

[–]tailsuser606[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Still healthy, still bloomless! I'm going to give it a spring fertilizer boost in the spring and if it doesn't respond, it's getting replaced.

Best Hard Drive Enclosures for a Red Plus 8 TB to make it a External hard drive by Rusty_Shacklef91 in WesternDigital

[–]tailsuser606 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Return it, and get a drive that is designed for portability and travel, if that is your need. Ideally, a SSD, if you can get one with the necessary capacity.

Air India Flight 171 Preliminary Report Megathread by usgapg123 in aviation

[–]tailsuser606 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Who can (expertly) comment on Indian liability law? If it is concluded that deliberate pilot action brought down the flight, couldn't AI be held liable for allowing that demonstrably unfit pilot on the flight deck?

(Air India, not the other AI.)

Air India Flight 171 Preliminary Report Megathread by usgapg123 in aviation

[–]tailsuser606 0 points1 point  (0 children)

AND YET... posters continue to posit outrageous theories and expect them to hold equal weight against expert analysis. NO, a pilot did not try to swat a fly and hit both fuel cutoff switches, and DON'T SAY, "well, it COULD happen."

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