ShawiniganHandshake

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[–] [email protected] 13 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

The "store things in the recycle bin" people are the victims of a Lotus Notes-ism. The Trash folder in Notes was (is?) excluded from storage quotas, so some people started storing anything they wanted to keep there. Those people told other people to do the same without explaining why and it took on a life of its own as a technological fairy tale.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 months ago (2 children)

Strangely enough, this came to mind today. I think it was 22 Minutes and the commentary was "And here's Stockwell Day not campaigning on a Sunday with 23 members of the press."

[–] [email protected] 39 points 3 months ago (11 children)

You mean Amal Clooney, the international Human Rights Lawyer? The adjunct professor of law at Columbia University? Advisor to the International Criminal Court? That Amal Clooney?

The fact that she's married to a celebrity is the least interesting thing about her in the context of Israel and the ICC.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 4 months ago

They probably meant append-only meaning existing entries can't be changed (for some value of "can't").

[–] [email protected] 3 points 5 months ago

Most shells ignore setuid on scripts for security reasons.

[–] [email protected] 15 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Lone star tick bites can cause a condition called alpha-gal syndrome that makes you allergic to red meat.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 5 months ago

I visited a former coal mine that's now a museum. If you take a tour, you get a small piece of coal to keep at the end.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 5 months ago (1 children)

An article I read said they split a single salary.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 6 months ago (1 children)

I've tried Sterling's shampoo bars and I like them. You'll want to use conditioner with those. A friend of mine recommended Lush bars but I haven't had a chance to try them.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 6 months ago

Something similar happened to me. I accidentally left a Victorinox Swiss Card in my wallet when I went traveling. They only flagged it at the airport on the way back. Security made me throw out the tiny scissors because they were longer than 2 inches but let me keep the knife part. It was absurd.

[–] [email protected] 17 points 6 months ago (2 children)

I loved Transformers when I was a kid. My parents never worried about putting food on the table but we didn't have a lot of disposable income, so I never had the Power Wheels or the Action Figures, or whatever when I was growing up.

One day in my late 30s I realized I could just buy Optimus Prime. So I did. He's hanging out on a shelf in my office.

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