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I worked for a woman who had the Microsoft helper (like Clippy) but chose the cat avatar, and it would meow ALL day. It was funny for about 2 hours and unbearable beyond that!
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My girlfriend has long, vampy, very pointy, totally annoying nails by her own admission, and loves them.
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Exactly. Keyboard and mouse? Desk? Software updates? Heaven forbid: Windows? PS5 on the couch is by far the better experience.
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I previously memorized pi to 100 decimals. Was fun, and now I'll never forget 3.1415926535897932384626433 ... how many is that? 25?

There are a several little triplet "patterns" in this first batch that make it easy to this point:

3.1415 926 535 8 979 323 84 626 433.

Comment · 2 years ago
I just want to say, I love emojis. I wish there were thousands more. I love the artistry, the stylistic differences between platforms. I love the way their meaning changes with the times. I love it all.
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HN guidelines should ban "x.com" links entirely.
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> We drove down an increasingly narrow and desolate road. The tarmac disappeared, replaced by lose stones. It got steeper. The track turned into potholed grass and dirt. Huge rocks reared out of the earth.

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> And it was all Google Maps’ fault.

I mean, it was 100 % your fault, but you can blame a stupid phone if it makes you feel better about having zero common sense, and being a poor driver.

Comment · 2 years ago
From my mother, a very emphatic "Don't sleep with women unless you love them!"
Comment · 2 years ago
That being said, when Super GMs play a bad move against a lower rated GM, they quite often gets a pass. They don't capitalize, simply because they assume the move is excellent.
Comment · 2 years ago
I use pyenv, seems to work very well.
Comment · 2 years ago
This article was not written for the reader, but written because the writer loves to hear himself write.

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