giantrobothead

9 ms·

1.
by giantrobothead 12y ago
Tremendous talent, admirable range as an actor, and, most admirably, he seemed possessed of a genuine compassion for his fellow human beings. Certainly he'll be missed by those who knew him personally and through his work. As a child
2.
by giantrobothead 12y ago
Any act that gets you away from work for a while and allows your mind to wander is ultimately helpful. A long shower, a long walk, a long drive, interstitial spaces that give you time to think are invaluable. I used to drive for about an h
3.
by giantrobothead 12y ago
Interesting read. I particlarly enjoy the fact that Montgomery Ward basically commissioned a computer for production. Makes you wonder what would have come about if all those retail outlet computers had gained traction and become establishe
4.
by giantrobothead 12y ago
I regularly use links (as opposed to lynx) to access text heavy sites; nice, clean, distraction-free reading.
5.
by giantrobothead 12y ago
Yes! Score for you, my friend. Chuck Jones is one of my personal heroes. Got to meet him at a book signing in my college years, and he was as personable and humbly awesome as you'd expect.
6.
by giantrobothead 12y ago
I purchase a phone/cable/internet bundle from my provider and the price has held steady for the six years I've had it. In fact, the only increases have been when we've added services, like more HD channels, on-demand, e
7.
by giantrobothead 12y ago
Well, there's the rub. I'm a Slackware guy, and have never installed Ubuntu.
8.
by giantrobothead 12y ago
I don't know about anyone else, but I'd pay to see a movie starring that triangle.
9.
by giantrobothead 12y ago
I confess I had no idea this even existed. And, thinking about that statement, that is probably part of the problem.
10.
by giantrobothead 12y ago
Hey Cap'n. My eyes are up here. Yeah, me, the one with the money.
11.
by giantrobothead 12y ago
It's really refreshing to hold Ctrl-R and see what new comments slide into place.
12.
Is Online Streaming going to save the recording industry?(economist.com)
2 points by giantrobothead 12y ago|0 comments
13.
Net Neutrality and Your Slow Netflix(qz.com)
1 points by giantrobothead 12y ago|0 comments
14.
by giantrobothead 13y ago
When I was a wee lad, my Grandmother used to spend days with me while my parents were working, and after say, a morning in the park, we'd go to the mall and get lunch at the restaurant in JC Penney's. It was run by a gentleman of
15.
by giantrobothead 13y ago
I was never worried about being a Marxist.
16.
by giantrobothead 13y ago
Twitter seems to be working here, unless it's some uncanny fake...
17.
by giantrobothead 13y ago
Aha! Sounds like something the true inventor of bitcoin might say. Gotcha back!
18.
by giantrobothead 13y ago
Well, according to the authorities at slate.com, there is a distinct possibility that I might have invented bitcoin. (Full disclosure: There's no way I invented bitcoin.)
19.
by giantrobothead 13y ago
Sensationalist tech journalism? Well, I never.
20.
by giantrobothead 13y ago
For the past few years, I've managed to earn more than I've spent, and have put a good portion of that money in savings. If I should lose my job, I've got a significant cushion to survive on. 110K would make for a bigger cush
21.
by giantrobothead 13y ago
Somewhere in all of this, I suspect a Laundryverse story lurks...
22.
by giantrobothead 13y ago
Hey, I'm an old(er) guy and I think 110K is a lot of money.
23.
by giantrobothead 13y ago
Funny that you should mention the Whole Earth Catalog, as Stewart Brand has been heavily involved in this venture. TED Radio Hour did a piece on this in a recent show. It's worth a listen: http://www.npr.org/2013/0
24.
Fascism, Russia, and Ukraine(nybooks.com)
1 points by giantrobothead 13y ago|0 comments
25.
by giantrobothead 13y ago
The last few routers I've used have an option for remote management, but that option is disabled by default, as it should be.
26.
by giantrobothead 13y ago
Or "I don't mean to be rude, but..."
27.
by giantrobothead 13y ago
"The Year Multinational Corporations with Powers Beyond the Scope of Individual Actors Broke the Internet" just isn't as catchy a title, huh?
28.
by giantrobothead 13y ago
I tend to think that it is instinctual, probably related to the vastness of the thing, and the fact that it is simply beyond our ability to grasp completely.
29.
by giantrobothead 13y ago
For me, terrifying can be read as a synonym for thrilling. It didn't scare me so much as fill me with awe, and delight, and any number of contradictory feelings. Unfortunately, nowadays, I fall asleep much too quickly to contemplate th
30.
by giantrobothead 13y ago
When I was a little kid, I used to lay in my bed, in the dark, and think about the size of the room around me. Then I'd think of the size of my house, then the size of my hometown, then the size of my home state, then the size of the

More ›