starpilot

Joined 16 years ago

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Comment · 5 years ago
The hiker texted a photo. Even better, since he had a smartphone, he could text his GPS coordinates from an app like Gaia. Not sure if there's a way to get lat/long from Apple or Google Maps.
Comment · 5 years ago
Oddly today there's an obsession with certain bitter substances like caffeine, dark chocolate, and IPA beers.
Comment · 5 years ago
Comment · 5 years ago
Are you having a bad day or something?
Comment · 5 years ago
Don't preschool and kindergarten teach vital social skills that can affect how you interact with others for the rest of your life?
Comment · 5 years ago
What's a pendrive?
Comment · 5 years ago
Scott's explanation at least makes sense with a causal chain of reasoning. "Self-awareness" is more a philosophical concept that has no psychiatric meaning, sort of like like "fairness" in economics. "It's all placebo here!" sounds lazy and like a cheap shot.
Comment · 5 years ago
I thought this was going to be about gardening.
Comment · 5 years ago
I'm guessing you haven't bought much makeup or women's underwear.
Comment · 5 years ago
Colombia
Comment · 5 years ago
Not possible.
Comment · 5 years ago
I went on a date with a Mexican girl who spoke no English. Google translate app worked incredibly well for two-way translation. I mean it was perfect. She had been dependent on it her whole time in the US.
Comment · 5 years ago
I want him to build one under my home. As long as he pays me.

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