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Comment · 1 year ago
I've been using this combo since many years and it's been working flawlessly across: 2 mobile phones, 2 laptops, 1 Synology server.
Comment · 1 year ago
Not everybody wants to play competitively, especially when it's a band of close friends who play almost exclusively with each other regularly.
Comment · 1 year ago
I use the bidet every time I go to the bathroom for a #2, but the analogy you share doesn't really make much impact. The arm is in close proximity of the head and face, it's "there", but the anus is hidden and "far" and this some may feel unbothered with a non-immaculate routine.
Comment · 2 years ago
Why do they NEED to have a religious state? I come from a country that has a majority from a particular religion and I've never heard such passionate stance to make my country's official religion as theirs.

Feel free to ignore the second paragraph, it wasn't intended for you, it's intended for those who can't identify extremism easily.

Comment · 2 years ago
You said that India does not have an official state religion, then to support your own point you listed European countries with majority religions implying they are officially state religions then you backtracked.

I don't know whether others are able to see your real intentions through your posts, and maybe Westerners are too politically correct to call a spade a spade, but I know a Hindu extremist when I see one. Tell me you're a staunch supporter of BJP without telling me you're a staunch supporter of BJP.

Comment · 2 years ago
To me this is a weird view of government services. I'm paying taxes to have a system serve me, and to have processes support my life not the other way around. Leaving all emotions out of the equation, the job of the jurisdiction under which I fall is so facilitate my legality so I can pursue a productive and enjoyable life. If I'm paying taxes and I'm expected to pitch in the governmental effort, then that's not where I want to be.
Comment · 2 years ago
I bought the app long ago, but now I have a problem: their database isn't updated. Where I live the weekend changed from Fri/Sat to Sat/Sun since a year, but the app seems abandoned.
Comment · 2 years ago
I can think of many scenarios in which this can be actually dangerous. Not all roads in the world have a side lane in which you can stop at any time. Driving with a foggy windshield waiting to find the proper lane can be very dangerous.
Comment · 3 years ago
I spent the first couple of years at my first job like this. Without going through much detail, back in 2006 I had to pull raw network performance data from some 7 elements every hour, then use a tool to convert to CSVs, then load into Excel, perform preliminary analysis, then email the Excel files to another team along with any alarming conclusions if any.

A few weeks into the job I completely automated these in python and all I had to do was turn my laptop on in the morning, then off in the evening, and I was done.

Comment · 5 years ago
We own a car (Honda Accord), 1983 model. The light switches in our house date to the 1950's. Never has anything broken.
Comment · 5 years ago
We don't know whether the search for further Mersenne primes eventually gives birth to a new algorithm which will enable further advances in other fields.
Comment · 5 years ago
Even today NetAct remains a hot mess.
Comment · 5 years ago
In some countries data consumption is still capped, and reducing bandwidth usage goes a long way in making media consumption more affordable.
Comment · 5 years ago
Personally for me the issue is not the size but the transfer (think streaming, service migration, etc.)

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