StuffMaster

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by StuffMaster 4y ago
Many academics believe Judaism was originally polygamist, according to r/academicbiblical. Interesting stuff.
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by StuffMaster 4y ago
>The only filter anyone has for this stuff is to actually read the Bible to know what is in there. Otherwise you’ll have no basis for questioning the weird things that people tell you. True, but this is also how fundamentalism/evang
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by StuffMaster 4y ago
>Firefox can't even open Bookmark manager in a new tab, whole bookmark feature hasn't improved in 15 years. For me this is a strength.
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by StuffMaster 4y ago
I couldn't possibly agree more
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by StuffMaster 4y ago
I really do pray that this "modern", "flat" craze is just a fad. I dream of a future when normal interfaces and drop-down menus return.
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by StuffMaster 4y ago
To use email.
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by StuffMaster 4y ago
It's pretty much what the words say. And it's likely what the authors meant.
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by StuffMaster 5y ago
Fellow T420s lover here. Yay us!
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by StuffMaster 5y ago
I thought I read about one such study. IIRC it said women use more personal pronouns in academic papers. Take with grain of salt.
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by StuffMaster 5y ago
Windows 3.1 at least didn't hide buttons and tabs from your eyes...
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by StuffMaster 6y ago
So that's what those thin units are in Hong Kong pics. I just figured they were regular AC.
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by StuffMaster 6y ago
Yes and x264 is such an improvement that it was worth it. HW support became nearly universal. DivX and Xvid didn't have that. So it was kind of a magical codec upgrade and now it seems more incremental to me.
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by StuffMaster 6y ago
I agree. Strong emotions cause memories to imprint deeply. I would argue that the "lightbulb moment" may use this effect.
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by StuffMaster 6y ago
"Wifi and wires are cheaper" is your argument. >The main benefit of cellular is when you're away from WiFi. For you maybe. The billions you mention are a result of government auctioning, it doesn't mean anything to us
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by StuffMaster 7y ago
I couldn't like Aero until I disabled opaqueness. Then it was good.
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by StuffMaster 8y ago
Doesn't the eye do some object tracking itself?
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by StuffMaster 8y ago
Water will shield you I suppose.
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by StuffMaster 8y ago
Sorry, but why are you asking?
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by StuffMaster 8y ago
Well they're already doing the B-21.
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by StuffMaster 9y ago
Google Talk was an instant messaging system that replaced others for many people. It was XMPP so you could use any client with it (Pidgin was popular). It was great because not everybody wants to use web based IM.
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by StuffMaster 10y ago
The thing is, what if the universe our simulation exists in has completely different laws of physics? It's almost impossible to speculate on I think.
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by StuffMaster 10y ago
Foobar2000 my friend
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by StuffMaster 11y ago
I don't know, it seems like running a router over USB kinda defeats the point.
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by StuffMaster 11y ago
Lol, that's probably where in the past explorer would just lock up. They probably just converted a spinlock into "return null". I remember sometimes XP would do a full, multi-minute lockup (including keyboard) when the C driv
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by StuffMaster 11y ago
Also, is it legal to posses a ROM that you own physically? I would think legal precedents for archiving or ripping (format conversion) might apply.
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by StuffMaster 11y ago
>And in a proper Chinese hotel, even orange juice in the breakfast table is hot. I believe that is due to a cultural aversion to cold drinks.
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by StuffMaster 11y ago
He conquered the "known world", I believe is how it goes.
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by StuffMaster 11y ago
I'd like to point something out that I never see mentioned... Some common medications make people hotter. Amphetamines, antidepressants, and some narcotic painkillers for example.
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by StuffMaster 11y ago
Know any places to work in NY? I've been thinking of moving to Brooklyn myself.
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by StuffMaster 11y ago
That is a most excellent explanation.

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