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I'm just this guy, you know?

  • There are a few stations near me that have E85, "88 octane" (which is just 12% ethanol), diesel, and three grades of gasoline. Since you can't mix those other fuels with gas the pump has four hoses and you still have to select the grade of gas.

  • True, but my car needs 92 octane

  • I didn't know this before and it adds credence to my feeling that it's better to let my tank get below 1/4 full before filling it up, rather than continually topping it up.

  • Kbin

  • I remember those days. Except back then you had the added challenge of finding space for it on your 1.2GB hard drive

  • You know what would make a twelve-hour fantasy movie even more fun? No pausing for bathroom breaks!

  • I can be at home, but it's not until I'm in comfy pants, on the couch, with a drink in hand that I'm home

  • I've worked for a couple startups and you're absolutely right. If you make a profit you pay taxes on that money, so startups like to spend most of the money they bring in. They also want to show revenue growth, since that's what investors like to see. You grow revenue by getting more paying customers. And you do that by doing what your customers want.

    When you go public, your goal is to increase shareholder value. So you do this by reducing costs and finding ways to wring customers out of revenue. You find ways to nickle and dime customers out of revenue so much you develop an entire branch of law devoted to you suing your customers

  • Also if I made something with "federation" I wouldn't be surprised if a bunch of Trek nerds showed up

  • The ability to hyperfocus on a problem to the detriment of my relationships and physical health is definitely something employers value

  • The closest thing I have to a worst enemy is the mother of my children, but my kids also really love my cat so I don't know how I'd answer.

  • Me irl

    Jump
  • Mattermost has voice chat now so you can ditch Skype

  • Knowing specific features of a language is one thing, but not being able to even pseudocode a FizzBuzz shows they lack the basic logical problem solving ability that programmers need.

  • I also watched SG1 when I had COVID and survived without hospitalization, so we've got two data points showing that it helps.

  • So what? It figured out The Answer, big whoop.

    Get back to me when it figures out The Question.

  • If you've got a problem with Canada gooses you got a problem with me and I suggest you let that one marinate.

  • I really love being alone so it worked great for me. I hardly left my property and had so much upkeep to perform that I got in great shape.

    But if you're a person who likes people and needs human interaction I wouldn't recommend it. Unless you really like Zoom calls.

  • When I lived in the boonies I had a house like that. It was on a windy mountain road that was rarely traveled except on Sundays when people would drive their classic cars around. I could sit there with a beer after mowing my lawn and have my own private parade, and walk the couple miles into town no problem.

    For work I just had to walk down the hall because shipping my brain through meatspace to push buttons in a different place is stupid.

  • Ask Lemmy @lemmy.world

    How do you treat a cold?