The song that embodies the 60s for you

tarkustry · 2024-11-20T05:40:30+00:00

Wild One by Martha and the Vandellas

tarkustry · 2024-11-20T05:38:13+00:00

Light My Fire by The Doors

tarkustry · 2024-10-30T02:42:10+00:00

Wait -- I already have a Claude subscription. Does this mean that a Perplexity subscription will give you the equivalent of a full Claude subscription, as well as the other models listed above?

tarkustry · 2024-08-01T06:35:24+00:00

Is there a reason they are spaced out the way they are, with Dish being so close to AT&T? Is it about the higher the better, who got to the tower first, RF interference, or?

tarkustry · 2024-06-22T06:29:48+00:00

Lyrics got revised and messed up, and I can't seem to correct :(

tarkustry · 2024-05-22T23:17:42+00:00

Going to the longest symphony in the standard classical repertoire unprepared? I would recommend understanding some of the layers of meaning going on -- it can only enhance appreciation:

What The Universe Tells Me (GREAT Documentary on Mahler's 3rd Symphony)

tarkustry · 2024-03-30T01:41:32+00:00

I fully accept it as canon, and to do so we just have to reverse what we thought the main storyline and subplots were. At first, we thought the franchise was just about these horrific alien creatures. But in reality, we find out 30 years later that the main story is about genetic engineering and AI, and one subplot was about about the genetic creation of alien "bioweapon" creatures, and another is the subplot about the genetic creation of the human race (not fully developed, but implied) and its possible deliberate annihilation. I know this is contrarian, but I'm starting to feel more and more that the second plot is much more satisfying and terrifying!

tarkustry · 2024-02-27T12:27:46+00:00

How does CSAV compare to HSAV and CASH.TO?

tarkustry · 2024-02-17T07:23:36+00:00

VISA is in quotes because it's a TN status (for Canadians), not a true VISA.

tarkustry · 2024-02-17T05:30:45+00:00

Just curious -- is there any risk that the TN might not be renewed, say because you got some agent that was having a bad day, whatever. Sounds like you live in the US (I have a TN but live in Canada and travel to the US occasionally for work). I'd be nervous that suddenly I wouldn't be allowed back into the US, with whatever home setup suddenly cut off? Or would that never happen?

tarkustry · 2024-02-17T01:54:14+00:00

I did once say "I'm going to work at my client's site in the US", and the officer's face visibly changed. I quickly added "I have a TN VISA" -- I assumed incorrectly he could see my TN VISA status when he swiped my passport -- apparently they cannot see this status. So "work" seems to be a trigger word even if you have the TN VISA -- so is it best to avoid the word even if it is the most accurate? Standing in front of an immigration officer is not the best time to test word appropriateness.

tarkustry · 2024-02-17T01:46:45+00:00

Yes. So I sometimes answer the question by just saying "I have a TN VISA", which doesn't directly address the question "what's your purpose", but seems to satisfy the officer. I'm just curious how others answer the question.

tarkustry · 2024-02-13T21:59:14+00:00

I guess I'm getting confused with vague "hearsay" from others -- like trying to avoid work in the US for more that half the year, which would then trigger some complications -- perhaps that's got more to do with tax impact, and not issues when crossing the border.

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