toynbee

If you imagine it a hub, the network collisions get a lot more interesting!

But I’m Old Now

edit: You’re Older than You’ve Ever Been

Not sure that second the credits the musician, so it’s They Might be Giants. Not sure who made the RCT video.

Don’t even get me started on Intercourse, PA.

https://xkcd.com/2347

I’m sure you can guess which one that is.

I hope it’s not it Canonical might sue them.

I don’t feel strongly positively or negatively about it, but if it’s spoken with clear intent to diminish me, I like that person and their application of the phrase less.

Words are just words. It’s how and why they’re used that matters.

An early Family Guy episode had a relevant quote:

Why is everything that would be wet dry and everything that should be dry wet?!

If it helps, while I see the discrepancy, “Bingo” was the first thing I saw when I scrolled past this - even before I read the title or saw the community.

I learned about this from The Rundown.

All of these comments about the danger of the hole are correct; Practical Engineering even did a video about it.

The use of the backwards sports jacket as a blanket is clever.

When Sysadmins Ruled the Earth

Have you read the short story “All Summer in a Day”?

It is.

It is my recommendation that you not read it if you’re unfamiliar, though.

I don’t know whether to upvote due to a classic reference or downvote because it’s that one.

Is this what happens when there’s a Microsoft / Apple crossover episode?

Presented without comment.

I’ve never put stickers on any of my equipment, personal or otherwise … But someone at my work once told me that one could procure plastic shells you can put on Macbooks so you can a. Not damage the device and b. Take your stickers with you when you leave.

“Poor?r?”

Thank you for the validation! I’ve no more stories about the rock, which I hope is the dullest anecdote of them all.