kevin_thibedeau

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Comment · 1 day ago
> Maybe some country was successful at one point in time.

It worked for France after the invention of the guillotine.

Comment · 1 day ago
We didn't get tone dialing until 94. I came back from college and couldn't understand why my modem wouldn't dial out anymore. Turns out my mother added call waiting and that necessitated adding touch tone support to the line.
Comment · 1 day ago
> they also won't have enough to convict on any potential impeachement

They can force compliance with the Epstein Files Transparency Act and release the documents currently being illegally hidden.

Comment · 2 days ago
> Now your index variable is signed, which can cause problems when used in expressions due to C's conversion rules.

Array indices are already signed. This shouldn't be a problem.

Comment · 2 days ago
According to Bustamante the CIA will readily supply illicit materials to their assets.
Comment · 2 days ago
The whole gig economy is just underpaid servants as a service. Don't be surprised that they do a less than exemplary job.
Comment · 3 days ago
Also a way for dyslexics to hide their issue.
Comment · 4 days ago
It's a known smuggling epicenter because the reservation covers both sides of the border and doesn't have normal border controls at crossings.
Comment · 4 days ago
> There is definitely a national program tracking license plates

They track everyone's phone. The plate cross reference is only needed to nab someone in traffic.

Comment · 5 days ago
It's really annoying that you need to click on something that the scrollbar covers up or steals focus from.
Comment · 5 days ago
You don't even have to find old binaries. The ODBC manager is still shipped with Win11 and has Win3.0 / NT3.5 dialogs with 16-color icons.
Comment · 8 days ago
Microsoft will helpfully house that data in China. The others won't.
Comment · 9 days ago
It's coincidence in this case. Proportional typewriters were made but this wasn't one of them.
Comment · 9 days ago
He typed them until 1979 when his typewriter stopped working correctly.

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