Grain dust and flour also come to mind. Essentially anything with the appropriate fuel/air mixture can combust, often explosively, even if we otherwise think of it as food!
I think this is something to keep in mind whenever approaching a new project, especially solo. Eventually, the end of the road is unavoidable. I started teaching an (older) adult Sunday school class almost exactly one…
This is true. The outcome is also terrifying. The asymmetric warfare that has been enabled by inexpensive drone tech has so many vast implications that I'm not even sure we've seen every possible avenue this could…
"An account of human suffering" (assuming I remember the approximate title) is one of his earlier videos that sticks out in my mind and one I'll never forget. It was a tongue-in-cheek nod to the fact board diagnostics…
That's because I think it's more accurate to call it a megalithic codebase. :)
Most of what I get seem to be advertisements or automated messages if you follow large(r) accounts. One of the most interesting things that I've noticed is these advertisements will be triggered if you follow accounts…
You jest... (but probably not!) I remember when I was first using my alma mater's online sign up for classes in the very early 2000s, their class sign up site had office hours.
It still does. I'm not sure what benefit it is for people to point out such mistakes, but my biggest problem comes from glide typing. Often, my device decides it knows better what word I intended than what I actually…
It's not just electron apps or browsers, as I'd argue modern .NET apps are almost as bad. I have an example. I use Logos (a Bible study app, library ecosystem, and tools) partially for my own faith and interests, and…
I have to agree. Backing up my Tundra (8' bed) feels substantially safer since I can see immediately behind the vehicle than any pre-regulation vehicle I've driven. That doesn't even account for the convenience with…
Sometimes it can be a genuine mistake. I was in my garage with my keys in my back pocket, checking the tire pressure on my truck, when it started honking at me. My butt triggered the panic button. I have acute hearing.…
It's August for us here in the SW US, but there's been construction in the area that has displaced a number of them at odd times of the year. Fortunately, snakes will generally leave you alone unless they're provoked or…
I live in an area where we have these[1], and they're generally not something you see all that often. Their biggest danger isn't their venom (they're less venomous than the diamondback) so much as their curiosity, which…
Yup, and that's another reason it works so well. Now, it does break down somewhat when the core discussion is over or if someone is a bit disruptive (which has happened recently). As a sibling comment to yours wrote, it…
This is a really interesting observation, because I'm in an adult discussion class in Sunday school that is arranged like a circle, and I've been trying to figure out why it seems that structure works so well at…
Hunt for Red October for me also!
Yeah, really... I picked up a 128GiB card from the store on something of a whim a while back, and I'm not even sure I paid more than about $18USD (with tax) for it. I bet I could have gotten it cheaper, but I was…
Partially, this is because parallel works that exist often reference them pejoratively as part of a polemic. As the article mentions, she could be Lilith from the Bible (Isaiah 34:14), mentioned only once, whose…
I suspect part of this is because smokers, generally, don't always live long enough to actually get cancer, and statistically their year-over-year cancer risk drops to the same as the general population when they do…
Yup, I have that happen a lot. So, I can definitely empathize. We're in this really weird place where some of us on different parts of the political spectrum who may not have previously agreed are now in general…
That's the rub, I'm afraid. The uniparty looks out for itself while enriching its kindred.
No, I think bobdvb has a point, and mostly where I think I'm going with this is that abusers should just be shut down. In the context of FOSS, I think that means some combination of a) don't tolerate their attacks and…
I don't think you're completely alone, but you're probably statistically insignificant (don't worry, I'm right there with you). Like you, I can't stand the music I grew up with all that much (maybe a few songs here and…
It's definitely who you hang around with, but I think how the conversation is approached also dictates outcome. Talk about a political ruling class with most people, and they'll look at you as though you grew a third…
Agreed, but the cynical side of me thinks that they are representing their constituents. It's just that neither you nor me are their constituents. They pay lip service only during an election year. I'm politically very…
Grain dust and flour also come to mind. Essentially anything with the appropriate fuel/air mixture can combust, often explosively, even if we otherwise think of it as food!
I think this is something to keep in mind whenever approaching a new project, especially solo. Eventually, the end of the road is unavoidable. I started teaching an (older) adult Sunday school class almost exactly one…
This is true. The outcome is also terrifying. The asymmetric warfare that has been enabled by inexpensive drone tech has so many vast implications that I'm not even sure we've seen every possible avenue this could…
"An account of human suffering" (assuming I remember the approximate title) is one of his earlier videos that sticks out in my mind and one I'll never forget. It was a tongue-in-cheek nod to the fact board diagnostics…
That's because I think it's more accurate to call it a megalithic codebase. :)
Most of what I get seem to be advertisements or automated messages if you follow large(r) accounts. One of the most interesting things that I've noticed is these advertisements will be triggered if you follow accounts…
You jest... (but probably not!) I remember when I was first using my alma mater's online sign up for classes in the very early 2000s, their class sign up site had office hours.
It still does. I'm not sure what benefit it is for people to point out such mistakes, but my biggest problem comes from glide typing. Often, my device decides it knows better what word I intended than what I actually…
It's not just electron apps or browsers, as I'd argue modern .NET apps are almost as bad. I have an example. I use Logos (a Bible study app, library ecosystem, and tools) partially for my own faith and interests, and…
I have to agree. Backing up my Tundra (8' bed) feels substantially safer since I can see immediately behind the vehicle than any pre-regulation vehicle I've driven. That doesn't even account for the convenience with…
Sometimes it can be a genuine mistake. I was in my garage with my keys in my back pocket, checking the tire pressure on my truck, when it started honking at me. My butt triggered the panic button. I have acute hearing.…
It's August for us here in the SW US, but there's been construction in the area that has displaced a number of them at odd times of the year. Fortunately, snakes will generally leave you alone unless they're provoked or…
I live in an area where we have these[1], and they're generally not something you see all that often. Their biggest danger isn't their venom (they're less venomous than the diamondback) so much as their curiosity, which…
Yup, and that's another reason it works so well. Now, it does break down somewhat when the core discussion is over or if someone is a bit disruptive (which has happened recently). As a sibling comment to yours wrote, it…
This is a really interesting observation, because I'm in an adult discussion class in Sunday school that is arranged like a circle, and I've been trying to figure out why it seems that structure works so well at…
Hunt for Red October for me also!
Yeah, really... I picked up a 128GiB card from the store on something of a whim a while back, and I'm not even sure I paid more than about $18USD (with tax) for it. I bet I could have gotten it cheaper, but I was…
Partially, this is because parallel works that exist often reference them pejoratively as part of a polemic. As the article mentions, she could be Lilith from the Bible (Isaiah 34:14), mentioned only once, whose…
I suspect part of this is because smokers, generally, don't always live long enough to actually get cancer, and statistically their year-over-year cancer risk drops to the same as the general population when they do…
Yup, I have that happen a lot. So, I can definitely empathize. We're in this really weird place where some of us on different parts of the political spectrum who may not have previously agreed are now in general…
That's the rub, I'm afraid. The uniparty looks out for itself while enriching its kindred.
No, I think bobdvb has a point, and mostly where I think I'm going with this is that abusers should just be shut down. In the context of FOSS, I think that means some combination of a) don't tolerate their attacks and…
I don't think you're completely alone, but you're probably statistically insignificant (don't worry, I'm right there with you). Like you, I can't stand the music I grew up with all that much (maybe a few songs here and…
It's definitely who you hang around with, but I think how the conversation is approached also dictates outcome. Talk about a political ruling class with most people, and they'll look at you as though you grew a third…
Agreed, but the cynical side of me thinks that they are representing their constituents. It's just that neither you nor me are their constituents. They pay lip service only during an election year. I'm politically very…