My dad was, apparently, an alcoholic - and a pretty bad one - before I was born. I wasn’t around for it, but two of my three older siblings have told me various stories about it. He himself even told me of the night he met my mother, including the detail that that night, he was so drunk that he barely remembered how to get home after dropping her off at hers.

I don’t know how long before I was born he stopped drinking, but I only ever saw him consume one alcoholic beverage in my lifetime. When he did, he said “I wouldn’t mind one more!” but, to his credit, immediately stopped. I’ve inherited some of his proclivities, though I think not as severe, and am actively working against them. (I’m aware of the stopdrinking communities, this isn’t a cry for help.)

Point I’m trying to make is, if you’re trying to drink less or to quit … Be careful how you celebrate. He had some thirty years of sobriety to recover and was still tempted.

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What kind of lunatic is going to covertly monitor someone else’s shits?

I mean, I can guess from context; however, thank you for the warning.

Very tempted …

https://hackersdictionary.com/html/entry/grok.html

I read it in my early twenties, almost twenty years ago. I am not a developer but am in the same area. I always wear some form of shoes when I leave my house unless I enter someone else’s house. I don’t think I have trouble with personal space but I don’t really see anyone other than my wife and kid.

I remember liking some of the themes of the book but, reflecting on it now, yes, Heinlein can be problematic.

Perhaps they’re so cute that I can’t handle it in whole.

Hmm. 2/3 of my cats:

For reference, I’ve been in the Linux administration industry for … Uh, I think nineteen years professionally? It’s expired now, but I was an RHCE back when that was moderately meaningful. I am familiar with the concepts, just had only barely heard of the tool.

I mostly was hoping to make someone laugh with my misconstruement of the classic catchphrase.

Thank you for the explanations though!

It never even occurred to me that this would be relevant to my cats, but I always make sure the washer and dryer get closed.

I approve of your diligence.

I have only recently woken up after thoroughly inadequate sleep. I also didn’t watch any Star Trek until COVID, so it’s not particularly engrained in my cultural awareness.

So when I was thinking of the Borg in response to your post, my mind didn’t go to “resistance is futile” but, instead, “all your base are belong to us.”

That tool sounds pretty cool though! I’ve been very lazily looking for a good backup solution, so thank you for the name!

You should check out Mattias Krantz, e.g. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yFIxf2gTg_k&t=445

Not a fan of mayo, but otherwise that sounds amazing.

Newman.

They must have felt so vindicated by Boondock Saints.

Over the last weekend I was surprised to learn that you can’t stream from the mobile web interface of at least some, if not most, of the streaming apps.

That’s a nerdy-ass pun.

If you are interested in oddly flavored sodas:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-jS2D-Zzksk

How much extra did you pay for the bear service?

The uvula functions between the nose and mouth. It moves to block passage of unwanted transfers between the orifices. For example, I believe that when you swallow, the uvula flaps up so that saliva, etc. doesn’t go up your nose instead of down your throat.