When the last vestiges of humanity are cutting their way through the slushy jungles of Antarctica, and I end up sharing a bonfire roasting a rattlesnake with Matt Parker and Trey Stone, I am going to 100% remind them of that episode they made where Al Gore was hunting Manbearpig
You are the end result of a “would you push the button” prompt where the prompt was “you have unlimited godlike powers but you appear to all and sundry to be an impetuous child” – Zero, 2022
IJBM: the card readers at Family Dollar don't go beep-beep-beep when it's time to take your card out of the slot
The cashier has to tell you "go ahead and remove your card now"
Why did people make "Hahaa, gay people get to experience a shitty aspect of being straight" jokes when gay marriage became legal, but not when Don't Ask Don't Tell got repealed?
You are the end result of a “would you push the button” prompt where the prompt was “you have unlimited godlike powers but you appear to all and sundry to be an impetuous child” – Zero, 2022
I really don't get the appeal of SSDs
Or rather, I don't get the appeal of SSDs yet
Once they're byte-for-byte just as cheap as platter drives, I'll be all in
But I have no desire to replace my 750 GB platter drive with an 120 GB SSD just for the speed improvements
I guess it makes sense if you're more interested in having a faster computer than being able to store loads of stuff on your computer but...that's not me
You are the end result of a “would you push the button” prompt where the prompt was “you have unlimited godlike powers but you appear to all and sundry to be an impetuous child” – Zero, 2022
The card readers at work make a beep when it's time to insert your PIN, when the PIN has been accepted, when it's time to remove the card, and when it's time to print of a receipt from them.
No one has the chance to remove their card early because I take the card reader off them as soon as they've entered their PIN, and I take the card out for them.
You are the end result of a “would you push the button” prompt where the prompt was “you have unlimited godlike powers but you appear to all and sundry to be an impetuous child” – Zero, 2022
The card readers at work make a beep when it's time to insert your PIN, when the PIN has been accepted, when it's time to remove the card, and when it's time to print of a receipt from them.
No one has the chance to remove their card early because I take the card reader off them as soon as they've entered their PIN, and I take the card out for them.
Most stores I know of have the card reader fixed to the counter, so the cashier doesn't have that option
Once they're byte-for-byte just as cheap as platter drives, I'll be all in
But I have no desire to replace my 750 GB platter drive with an 120 GB SSD just for the speed improvements
I guess it makes sense if you're more interested in having a faster computer than being able to store loads of stuff on your computer but...that's not me
in most respects they're also more durable and reliable than HDDs
Why did people make "Hahaa, gay people get to experience a shitty aspect of being straight" jokes when gay marriage became legal, but not when Don't Ask Don't Tell got repealed?
military humor is kinda taboo unless you're in the military.
Part of America's weird respect/fear complex with its own armed forces I guess idk.
Once they're byte-for-byte just as cheap as platter drives, I'll be all in
But I have no desire to replace my 750 GB platter drive with an 120 GB SSD just for the speed improvements
I guess it makes sense if you're more interested in having a faster computer than being able to store loads of stuff on your computer but...that's not me
the speed is so good though, it makes dual booting way more palatable
I'm pretty sure most people with an SSD also have a mechanical drive for general storage.
I'm thinking I'll upgrade to an SSD when I have Money™, but as it stands I'm too broke to justify such a purchase.
macOS seems built pretty much on the assumption that you're using one these days; my MacBook with an HDD is only a year or so old but it runs like it's been working since the introduction of its SKU (read: four years). Took me three minutes to open the iWork equivalent to Excel last week. Excel!
I guess my birthday present this year'll probably end up being a (hopefully) more usable computer, depending on whether or not the parents'll be willing to slide me enough to get an SSD and/or some RAM. The biggest hurdle to that is just waiting a month...
You are the end result of a “would you push the button” prompt where the prompt was “you have unlimited godlike powers but you appear to all and sundry to be an impetuous child” – Zero, 2022
I am generally satisfied with the speed of my computer
It's also three years old and I don't want to put any more money into it, but I'm open to the possibility of buying a new machine with an SSD when it's time to replace this one
Why did people make "Hahaa, gay people get to experience a shitty aspect of being straight" jokes when gay marriage became legal, but not when Don't Ask Don't Tell got repealed?
You are the end result of a “would you push the button” prompt where the prompt was “you have unlimited godlike powers but you appear to all and sundry to be an impetuous child” – Zero, 2022
DADT was weird
It was the kind of compromise that neither side was satisfied with
You are the end result of a “would you push the button” prompt where the prompt was “you have unlimited godlike powers but you appear to all and sundry to be an impetuous child” – Zero, 2022
You are the end result of a “would you push the button” prompt where the prompt was “you have unlimited godlike powers but you appear to all and sundry to be an impetuous child” – Zero, 2022
"Sellotape" still looks so weird to me
I wonder if British people think "Scotch tape" is a weird name
You are the end result of a “would you push the button” prompt where the prompt was “you have unlimited godlike powers but you appear to all and sundry to be an impetuous child” – Zero, 2022
It's funny because the original use of "Scotch" there was derogatory, but they just took it and made it a brand name
You are the end result of a “would you push the button” prompt where the prompt was “you have unlimited godlike powers but you appear to all and sundry to be an impetuous child” – Zero, 2022
It's like how "grandfather clause" originates from Jim Crow racism but today its use is completely innocuous
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That's half the joke.
either that or they read "do not remove card" as "remove card" and pull out too soon (don't interpret that wrong)
I'm sure they'd love it if they did though
if it's sticky, it's pretty easy to eat it with chopsticks
I'm pretty sure most people with an SSD also have a mechanical drive for general storage.
macOS seems built pretty much on the assumption that you're using one these days; my MacBook with an HDD is only a year or so old but it runs like it's been working since the introduction of its SKU (read: four years). Took me three minutes to open the iWork equivalent to Excel last week. Excel!
I guess my birthday present this year'll probably end up being a (hopefully) more usable computer, depending on whether or not the parents'll be willing to slide me enough to get an SSD and/or some RAM. The biggest hurdle to that is just waiting a month...
It's also three years old and I don't want to put any more money into it, but I'm open to the possibility of buying a new machine with an SSD when it's time to replace this one
lab scopes are old enough to not have a usb3 port
Fear of being called unpatriotic, I suppose.
It was the kind of compromise that neither side was satisfied with