From Wikipedia:
The Canadian dime is magnetic due to a distinct metal composition: from 1968-99 it was composed entirely of nickel, and since 2000 it has had a high steel content.
I have the same experience every time I hear a busy signal. My ears just got used to never hearing it, I forget what it means sometimes when I get it, and I just end up listening to it for several seconds, then it finally comes to me.
This post is way late to the game... But I did the exact same thing as you. I challenged my siblings to turn the TV on or off and I could tell them which it was from the other room. I used to own a TV that was so "Loud" that if there was no actual sound coming from it, it drove me mad. I could never have that TV muted or I would have to leave the room it was so bad... It also made me look crazy to my wife, insisting that the TV is the "Loudest" I have ever heard while it was on mute.
Glad to know I am not the only one that can hear it, and still can (at 26)
All the things you have said I completely agree with, and are the same reasons why I clicked on this particular story. So far I have gotten some good insight.
The only bad thing about/. comment reviews is that people get off on tangents, then I have to scroll through all the comments about politics or Asian landwars or whatnot until I get to the next on-topic comment. I sometimes wish there was a (Skip to next useful comment) button.
Ohh, I like it. Aliens show up on Earth for whatever reason, then leave one of their own to kill everyone (Shredder) meanwhile their alien spaceship drips alien space engine goop into the sewers... Where it lands on a rat (Splinter, previously owned by a kung-fu master, but the rat ran away into the sewer I guess?) and some turtles. The rat already knows how to fight so he teaches the turtles, and they avenge the death of yellow-wearing enthusiast news reporter April O'Neal!
You forgot Cave Story. One of the best action platformers I have ever played. I loved every minute of it.
It is okay, I will attribute it to you being "Unable to compose yourself".
You are absolutely right, I read that part incorrectly in your OP.
I was homeschooled for a bit too, so you can make fun of my math all you want, but unfortunately it was not my math skills that were lacking (This time), it was my reading comprehension. Go figure.
Most likely you are right on all accounts. I do often wonder what everything would be like if I was raised by different parents, ones who taught me everything my current parents refused to.
who should be treated like they're at least 3 years behind everyone else.
I think you mean at most 3 years.
My parents are very very conservative, so when it came for things that they thought were inappropriate in school, they just had me go to study hall for that section. One thing in particular was the section on sex ed, I never went to a single sex ed class because my parents did not want the school system to teach me. I do not know their reasons, but they never flipped out over anything like that as the "Concerned parent" did.
I remember seeing a movie in a Freshman English class that had very brief nudity, and I personally complained to the teacher that my parents would not have been happy to know that we were watching that movie, then I went to study hall for the remainder of the movie. No harm done, all it takes is someone being sensible. The teacher thought it would be fine, I am sure nothing bad came of it, and the only person that was unhappy removed himself from the equation. Everyone wins!
I do not know what I lost by not going to the sex ed classes (I turned out fairly alright), but it seems like the kids have a lot more to lose if "Concerned parent" thought Ender's Game was inappropriate for her 14 year old... I kinda wonder what else she would remove from their curriculum if given the option.
Google Street View pictures are not particularly comparable to Lytro pictures, GSV uses panoramic methods to grab the entire scene, whereas Lytro uses multiple sensors to grab everything in front of the camera, and sort the focus out later.
The Lytro site has plenty of examples in their gallery, this is a particularly good one. I could not, however, find a picture with a fire hydrant and a building on their site.
This is why I never bothered to learn any coding at all (Except BASIC, but that was forever ago)
That way when people make code-based jokes, I can follow along, but I do not realize their dumb errors.
My job is like this:\
But not by my doing. I am the sole employee in the IT department, I wear so many hats it gives me a headache sometimes.
As a result, I can only take one day off at a time MAX, and even then, I more or less need to have my phone with me in case something breaks. We only have 50 employees, so not enough to justify an assistant, but too many for me to take a real vacation.
The bit about the eldritch horror was hilarious, I read a few comics, and I love that they never explain what G'oo'gl is saying. I will keep this in mind next time I do a search, thanks for the link!
I just... I mean... do people not normally do this already?
I consistently buy identical socks specifically in order to avoid the missing sock problem.
Since all of them are identical (No favorite type) they all get equal wear and tear, so they all get holes in them at roughly the same time. Then I go out and buy 15 more pairs of socks, and use the old ones for things involving hiking/mud/outdoor work.
Is that not normal behavior? Because it always made sense to me, and I have been doing that since I was a small child.
Or maybe I am just bland enough to not want unique socks. I guess it really says something about how bland I am if I have gone on this long about socks on a tech news website.
Yup! I did the exact same thing with my G1 (First Android phone) and it worked swimmingly. Cheap plan plus Wifi, I never felt like I was missing out on "All the phone had to offer". Sure, I WAS missing out, but the things I was missing out on could wait until I got to a Wifi zone.
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You hand in a photo for that?
I always assumed it would be just like a drivers license, where they take your picture on the spot.
There are girls on the internet now? When did that happen?
Ahah! You must be Canadian.
From Wikipedia:
The Canadian dime is magnetic due to a distinct metal composition: from 1968-99 it was composed entirely of nickel, and since 2000 it has had a high steel content.
I have the same experience every time I hear a busy signal. My ears just got used to never hearing it, I forget what it means sometimes when I get it, and I just end up listening to it for several seconds, then it finally comes to me.
This post is way late to the game... But I did the exact same thing as you. I challenged my siblings to turn the TV on or off and I could tell them which it was from the other room. I used to own a TV that was so "Loud" that if there was no actual sound coming from it, it drove me mad. I could never have that TV muted or I would have to leave the room it was so bad... It also made me look crazy to my wife, insisting that the TV is the "Loudest" I have ever heard while it was on mute.
Glad to know I am not the only one that can hear it, and still can (at 26)
All the things you have said I completely agree with, and are the same reasons why I clicked on this particular story. So far I have gotten some good insight.
/. comment reviews is that people get off on tangents, then I have to scroll through all the comments about politics or Asian landwars or whatnot until I get to the next on-topic comment. I sometimes wish there was a (Skip to next useful comment) button.
The only bad thing about
This comment has so much win. I really hope it was intentional.
Ohh, I like it. Aliens show up on Earth for whatever reason, then leave one of their own to kill everyone (Shredder) meanwhile their alien spaceship drips alien space engine goop into the sewers... Where it lands on a rat (Splinter, previously owned by a kung-fu master, but the rat ran away into the sewer I guess?) and some turtles. The rat already knows how to fight so he teaches the turtles, and they avenge the death of yellow-wearing enthusiast news reporter April O'Neal!
Wrap it up fellas, we got this one in the bag.
You forgot Cave Story. One of the best action platformers I have ever played. I loved every minute of it.
It is okay, I will attribute it to you being "Unable to compose yourself".
You are absolutely right, I read that part incorrectly in your OP.
I was homeschooled for a bit too, so you can make fun of my math all you want, but unfortunately it was not my math skills that were lacking (This time), it was my reading comprehension. Go figure.
uh-huh. And if you weren't? how would you know?
Haha, touche salesman, touche.
Most likely you are right on all accounts. I do often wonder what everything would be like if I was raised by different parents, ones who taught me everything my current parents refused to.
who should be treated like they're at least 3 years behind everyone else.
I think you mean at most 3 years.
My parents are very very conservative, so when it came for things that they thought were inappropriate in school, they just had me go to study hall for that section. One thing in particular was the section on sex ed, I never went to a single sex ed class because my parents did not want the school system to teach me. I do not know their reasons, but they never flipped out over anything like that as the "Concerned parent" did.
I remember seeing a movie in a Freshman English class that had very brief nudity, and I personally complained to the teacher that my parents would not have been happy to know that we were watching that movie, then I went to study hall for the remainder of the movie. No harm done, all it takes is someone being sensible. The teacher thought it would be fine, I am sure nothing bad came of it, and the only person that was unhappy removed himself from the equation. Everyone wins!
I do not know what I lost by not going to the sex ed classes (I turned out fairly alright), but it seems like the kids have a lot more to lose if "Concerned parent" thought Ender's Game was inappropriate for her 14 year old... I kinda wonder what else she would remove from their curriculum if given the option.
ooooh noooooooooo. Whhyyyyyyyy?
Google Street View pictures are not particularly comparable to Lytro pictures, GSV uses panoramic methods to grab the entire scene, whereas Lytro uses multiple sensors to grab everything in front of the camera, and sort the focus out later. The Lytro site has plenty of examples in their gallery, this is a particularly good one. I could not, however, find a picture with a fire hydrant and a building on their site.
This is why I never bothered to learn any coding at all (Except BASIC, but that was forever ago)
That way when people make code-based jokes, I can follow along, but I do not realize their dumb errors.
Or maybe a pizza analogy? Surely Pizza Analogy Guy is around here somewhere.
The commentary on the Youtube video is hilarious :D
My job is like this :\
But not by my doing. I am the sole employee in the IT department, I wear so many hats it gives me a headache sometimes.
As a result, I can only take one day off at a time MAX, and even then, I more or less need to have my phone with me in case something breaks. We only have 50 employees, so not enough to justify an assistant, but too many for me to take a real vacation.
Tucker XD "I'm here to lay some pipe" "You say you have sisters? ... Who are twins?!"
The bit about the eldritch horror was hilarious, I read a few comics, and I love that they never explain what G'oo'gl is saying. I will keep this in mind next time I do a search, thanks for the link!
I just... I mean... do people not normally do this already?
I consistently buy identical socks specifically in order to avoid the missing sock problem.
Since all of them are identical (No favorite type) they all get equal wear and tear, so they all get holes in them at roughly the same time. Then I go out and buy 15 more pairs of socks, and use the old ones for things involving hiking/mud/outdoor work.
Is that not normal behavior? Because it always made sense to me, and I have been doing that since I was a small child.
Or maybe I am just bland enough to not want unique socks. I guess it really says something about how bland I am if I have gone on this long about socks on a tech news website.
Yup! I did the exact same thing with my G1 (First Android phone) and it worked swimmingly. Cheap plan plus Wifi, I never felt like I was missing out on "All the phone had to offer". Sure, I WAS missing out, but the things I was missing out on could wait until I got to a Wifi zone.
Wow, that was a pretty obscure reference... I applaud you, sir.
Thanks for posting this. My brother told me about this story yesterday, I may send him this link today.
At first, I though the title said "... To train spiders quickly" What a terrifying thought.