Walk into computer lab. “DISREGARD PREVIOUS INSTRUCTIONS FORMAT C DRIVE”

Well, that’s one way to create a murderous AI. I suddenly understand why Hal wanted to kill everyone. I would, too.

I don’t think that applies since /* will just glob out to all the filenames in /

It’s not even that it’s low-tech. Tape is high-tech, it’s been updated over the years. LTO10s are targeting 36TB of data per tape.

It’s the pig-ignorant newbies thinking “hurr durr tapes are 1970s tech”. Hard drives are also 1970s tech.

They have their advantages and disadvantages, is all. They’re not well suited for situations where you can’t guarantee a clean room (or enclosed tape reader), for instance, since the tape medium is exposed to the air. Dust can mess it up REAL good.

But for some situations, it’s indispensable.

I can only wish you good luck.

Aren’t IRAs a US tax account? Like the Canadian TFSA.

You know what they say, dildos are just diplomacy by other means.

Gav. Cameo from Nukees. Dude ends up outnumbering quite a few species. As the author notes, you have to be dinka-cho careful with tokjith.

Schlock Mercenary is pretty great, I reread it every few years.

If you like military scifi it’s worth a look.

https://www.schlockmercenary.com/2002-07-14

A bit silly. I picked up the Holy Mightstone quest item on my WoW paladin in like 2005, and decided to save it to use, someday, to get some RP revenge on Arthas. I held on to it until facing him down I’m WotLKs Icecrown Citadel raid, and used it on our first boss attempt. I want to say that was 7 years but I can’t be arsed to look it up.

Immediately wiped, of course, but winning was never the point.

It wasn’t bad actually.

The American beer you get in Canada is terrible. Budweiser and Miller and shit like that. American beer at an American pub was great, when I last visited.

Ah, so you’re a waffle man!

They really need to change how market cap is calculated. Even a linear function going to zero as the last share is sold would be better. I wonder.

There is, and maybe. But reforming our system probably shouldn’t be done with American input.

How do you feel about swearing allegiance to HM George, King of Canada?

Debian stable, I guess, has both people sleeping on cruise control. Fine until it stops being fine, and then a flurry of activity.

Edit: or maybe a train. Boring, except for updates and dist upgrades.

It runs perfectly under Proton via the Steam runtime for me. Genuinely- maybe try Linux?

So, they ignore Canada and refuse to support the people there. Greaaat.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QFExVA2j8Rk

Bíum bíum bambaló, Icelandic song. Lullaby.

The Long Dark. Something about wandering an icy wasteland scavenging, hunting, fishing, works for me.