TheRealKuni

I’m sorry you experienced that. Personally I love Wellbutrin.

I remember some people in Reddit not being too happy with It Takes Two.

They’re just mad they don’t have any friends or a partner to play it with.

I don’t want to dissuade you, because Split Fiction is just as fun, game-play-wise, as It Takes Two.

But the story is not as good. And the characters are even more teeth-grindingly frustrating sometimes.

But still play it, it’s a lot of fun.

What game?

Fair enough. Thank you for explaining where you’re coming from. I can understand your frustration with that wedge.

That is reductionist and overly simplistic. Just because they are all pejorative does not mean their meaning is identical. Not all communists are “tankies.”

(But I know very well we need to agree to disagree on this, because I don’t think there’s any value in trying to convince you.)

No, you’re not wrong. They’re muddying meaning of the word “tankie.”

“Tankie” does not mean “commie.” Not all commies are tankies.

Edit: but I probably shouldn’t say that here on ml, that’s a paddlin’.

One of the best things I accidentally did for myself was put a 3D printer in my office. It’s a fantastic level of noise and distraction. I could watch that nozzle laying down plastic for hours, and my brain shower-thoughts its way to problem solving while I do. I love it.

My wife finds it BAFFLING that I can listen to a TV show with audio description on, or an audiobook, or a podcast, while playing a video game, and be happy as a clam.

If you’re using BASIC for real world applications in this day and age something has gone really wrong.

Visual Basic is essentially the same as C# if they’re both working with the .NET framework, if I recall correctly.

But yes.

And honestly not great at anything if we don’t have tools.

Just goes to show what an amazing evolutionary advantage we get from the combo of intelligence and dexterity. The ability to make and use tools to fit any situation makes us capable of anything other animals can do and more.

I’m excited to hear about this article in a future episode of MBMBaM.

How am I s’posed to root two this?

(Aw, gimme somethin’ I can root two!)

Those bastards.

Having a sensor means you can also trust your popcorn button. Technology Connections did a great video about this, if your microwave uses the sensor properly, the popcorn button starts by clearing the chamber of moisture by running the fan and the sensor. Then it turns on the microwave element, and when the bag inflates enough to open there’s a sudden puff of moisture into the chamber. The oven detects this, and uses a lookup to determine how much longer to run the microwave element based on how long it ran the element before sensing moisture, which accounts for different sizes and weights. You’ll hear a beep and see a few seconds left on the display.

This is nearly perfect in my experience. Every now and then the popcorn is very slightly burnt, but being able to just press a button and walk away is awesome.

Definitely watch the video, I didn’t realize mine had this feature until an earlier video of his about popcorn buttons (this one, specifically).

I learned something today.

I was taught in my younger days that “homonyms” were words that were spelled the same but pronounced differently, and “homophones” were words that were pronounced the same but spelled differently. “Break” and “brake” would then be homophones.

But it turns out “homonym” is the broader category including “homophones,” “homographs,” and words where both are true (same spelling and pronunciation, but different meanings). So homophones are homonyms.

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P.S. Though Wikipedia says a more technical definition would limit “homonym” to, specifically, the third category, words that are spelled and pronounced the same but with different meanings. They give examples of “stalk” (part of a plant) and “stalk” (follow/harass a person), or “skate” (glide on ice) and “skate” (a type of fish).

P.P.S. This reminds me of the autoantonym (a word that is its own opposite) “cleave,” which can mean “to adhere firmly and closely or loyally and unwaveringly” or “to split or sever (something), especially along a natural line or grain.“ I don’t know if “cleave” is technically a homonym, or if these are simply two definitions for the same word, and I don’t know who would decide that. But it’s still a fun word.

Where Pūteketeke?

• Gives piggyback rides
• Good co-parent
• Bulemia

I compare it to the smell of stinkbugs rather than the taste of soap.

Storms I hope that’s true.

You bastard.