ConroyBumpus

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by ConroyBumpus 3y ago
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boots_theory
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by ConroyBumpus 9y ago
Enjoy your subsequent trips to the oncologist.
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by ConroyBumpus 9y ago
Just because patches are available does not mean that they have been applied. Legacy applications, specialized hardware, vendor shenanigans, and organizational inertia can be significant impediments to keeping operating systems at current r
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by ConroyBumpus 9y ago
It's way funnier if you read it in the voice of Boris Badenov (of "Rocky and Bullwinkle" fame).
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by ConroyBumpus 10y ago
The HEB Central Market on Westheimer might have more of what you're looking for insofar as Organic meat.
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by ConroyBumpus 10y ago
Not unique to the cruise industry. Filipino crews make up a lot of the maritime industry's labor force. Container ships, tankers, offshore drilling, you name it. Some of the best food I've eaten offshore was on vessels with Filip
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by ConroyBumpus 10y ago
Don't discount the Omega Speedmaster Professional. I've had multiple people comment on my "moonwatch"
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by ConroyBumpus 10y ago
There's also some really great material at the JSC Oral History project: https://www.jsc.nasa.gov/history/oral_histories/oral_histori...
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by ConroyBumpus 10y ago
Well, yes. Foamy keg beer of dubious provenance deserves no less than a cheap plastic cup.
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by ConroyBumpus 10y ago
todo.txt and its accompanying structure [0] / rigor are a good starting point. Keeping the thing in a place that syncs across multiple platforms is an exercise for the reader. [0] https://github.com/ginatrapani/to
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by ConroyBumpus 10y ago
My local PBS station reruns 1970's Justin Wilson episodes in the middle of the night. Pure awesomeness.
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by ConroyBumpus 10y ago
There is a very high likelihood that this has already happened, and the voting will follow in the next day or so.
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by ConroyBumpus 10y ago
Remove the space from her name and then look for a word in the middle that is commonly associated with spam emails.
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by ConroyBumpus 10y ago
Leech zmodem, scourge of the 713.
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by ConroyBumpus 10y ago
Eventually, however, the persistently squeaky wheel gets replaced.
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by ConroyBumpus 10y ago
What amazed me was the overlap between serious tournament MtG players and professional poker players. A lot of the mechanics are more transferable than one would initially think.
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by ConroyBumpus 10y ago
"Um, bonjour. Est en cours d'exécution de votre réfrigérateur?"
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by ConroyBumpus 10y ago
Things are tough all over. Signed, person that bought a first generation iPad.
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by ConroyBumpus 10y ago
We had them, for decades. They involved the use of punched cards and a butterfly ballot. The voter could physically inspect the ballot to determine which holes were punched. Sadly, the "hanging chad" of Bush v. Gore (2000) push
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by ConroyBumpus 10y ago
I would be thrilled if the amount dispensed were at least enough to cover the parking that the courthouse charges.
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by ConroyBumpus 10y ago
Funny, but incorrect. This mostly has to do with spurious RF noise generated by badly engineered devices like power supplies or manual light dimmer switches - things that aren't designed to communicate. Manufacturers are supposed to
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by ConroyBumpus 10y ago
What's nice about the Baofeng VHF/UHF handhelds is that they correspond with the frequencies available to an entry level ("technician") US amateur radio license. When combined with an online study guide, the test fees a
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by ConroyBumpus 10y ago
Version 2.0 might need to include emigration, given the sheer number of "if X is elected, I'm leaving the country" cases in popular culture.
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by ConroyBumpus 10y ago
I have an unusual last name - firstinitiallastname.com was about $10 per year.
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by ConroyBumpus 10y ago
I just got a wicked case of the heebie-jeebies thinking about the automotive equivalent of CSMA/CD.
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by ConroyBumpus 10y ago
That's because Houston has no zoning.
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by ConroyBumpus 10y ago
Regimes come and go; metadata is forever.
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by ConroyBumpus 11y ago
It's another term for pirate's treasure.
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by ConroyBumpus 11y ago
Depending on the legal system that one finds oneself subject to, jewelry is often considered a "personal effect" rather than an asset to be seized, such as gold bars, coins, or currency - and is therefore not subject to forfeiture
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by ConroyBumpus 11y ago
Somewhere in the dark recesses of my closet is a "System 7.5 sucks less" shirt. What's old is new again, I suppose.

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