FlingPoo

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by FlingPoo 7mo ago
There’s also something psychologically risky about cloning: If the new cat behaves differently (which it will), you’re forced into one of two painful positions: “This isn’t really them.” “Why aren’t you like you used to be?” That comparison
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by FlingPoo 1y ago
AI coding assistants significantly accelerate repetitive tasks, but they lack true contextual reasoning, long-term architectural insight, and accountability. Human developers remain essential for critical problem-solving and design.
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by FlingPoo 1y ago
I wrote a Missile Command game in VB3, that was a very long time ago. I think I sold just over 400 copies, mostly from Compuserve. Link: (the web emulator is very slow) https://classicreload.com/play/nisus-missile-maste
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by FlingPoo 2y ago
I was an "operator" on a Tandem NonStop. First was Pitney Bowes, I preferred the night shift. In the computer room, there was a Tandem, and a UNIVAC. My job was mostly swapping disk packs on the Tandem, and swapping tapes on the
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by FlingPoo 3y ago
10 hours of Nyan Cat for your pleasure. :) https://youtu.be/jIQ6UV2onyI
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by FlingPoo 3y ago
I was down in the Dallas/Fort Worth area in 2008 for BGG (Board Game Geek convention). I tracked down the address to the id office, and got John Carmack to sign my id ball cap (had it custom embroidered). I didn't meet Carmack,
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by FlingPoo 3y ago
In Ontario at least, and I'm sure in many (all?) provinces, there is rent control. Ontario rent increase for 2024 is 2.5% https://www.ontario.ca/page/residential-rent-increases
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by FlingPoo 3y ago
I set my phone on DND when I go to bed. The only notifications I let through the DND are my security cameras (internal), and 2 phone numbers, my sister, and my business partner.
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by FlingPoo 3y ago
I have a good friend who WAS observant of the Sabath when we were roommates. His new girlfriend, who was also Jewish, lived in the same apartment building 1 floor down. He'd frequently ask me to be his "Shabbat Goy". On Fr
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by FlingPoo 3y ago
That was a very funny read! Thanks!
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by FlingPoo 3y ago
In Canada you can record someone (phone call, in person, etc) if just one party consents to the recording. In other words, if I'm a phone call with someone, even if there are several people on the call, it's NOT illegal for me to
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by FlingPoo 4y ago
I got started with Visual Basic 2.0 I wrote a shareware game in VB3 in the early 1990's called "Nisus Missile Master", a Missile Command clone. If I remember correctly, I sold just over 400 copies. My game made it into "
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by FlingPoo 4y ago
Excellent post! 100% agree.
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How to Value Software Buyout
2 points by FlingPoo 4y ago|0 comments
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by FlingPoo 4y ago
I'm in the same boat as you. I live in Southern Ontario (Canada) in a small town (10-14 thousand people). I have a 1000sq/ft apartment, 2 bedrooms, central air/heating . Moved in 15 years ago, rent was $726/month (Cana
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by FlingPoo 4y ago
I have 10-year-old Brother MFC-9970CDW, purchased June 12, 2012. Replaced a couple of toner cartridges over the years, and that's it. Still going strong.
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by FlingPoo 4y ago
Another project to fully restore the original Star Wars trilogy is 4K77/4K80/4K83 [1] [1] https://www.thestarwarstrilogy.com/
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by FlingPoo 4y ago
At those ranges you'd likely have to take into account the Coriolis Effect as well.
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by FlingPoo 4y ago
Same here too.... 8% CPU and 95-100% GPU usage (Firefox, latest version/patch)
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by FlingPoo 5y ago
From an IGN article in 2017 Nintendo Switch Cartridges Taste Terrible https://www.ign.com/articles/2017/03/02/nintendo-switch-cart...
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by FlingPoo 5y ago
There is an excellent documentary on the Boeing 787 on Amazon Prime Video. Very detailed on how it is built, what materials, engines, everything. It's called "The Great Boeing 787"
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by FlingPoo 5y ago
Related: https://elifesciences.org/articles/64047
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by FlingPoo 5y ago
The original full video: https://youtu.be/DtnYpSRSnew
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by FlingPoo 5y ago
With Chrome (at least on Windows), if you use task manager to kill the Chrome process, then run Chrome again, it will ask you if you want to restore the tabs. It will remember all of them, and the point (scroll position) of each tab. Clear
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by FlingPoo 6y ago
Actually he wants minimum 8 figures. https://milk.com/value/
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by FlingPoo 6y ago
As a natural born Canadian, I'd give you full citizenship right now if I could, only based on the fact you called "Canadian Tire" "Crappy Tire"! Well done sir! You ARE a Canadian!
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by FlingPoo 6y ago
It says right in the article: "And they saw an average drop of about 14 points on a tinnitus severity score of one to 100, the researchers report today in Science Translational Medicine"
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by FlingPoo 6y ago
I registered non-existent-domain.com many years ago when I saw it referenced in some article as a place-holder domain name.