it's not often that shit just works

@it's not often that shit just works@sh.itjust.works
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https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beagle_Bros

The box is from some fancy Apple software from long before most of you were born.

The contents are just the skeletal remains of assorted species of the Save Icon.

Besides the math to determine per unit cost, you might also need to consider the opportunity cost of having so many.

  • How long will the bulk supply last?
  • Is it something you will get tired of having?
  • How much space does it occupy?
  • Is it perishable?
  • Will it expire?

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My "I'm a CS" colleagues all tell stories about the OS they created in uni. A couple of them were happy stories.

https://ocw.mit.edu/courses/6-828-operating-system-engineering-fall-2012/

It's good to know how to do it, but there is not much need to go and do it.

One anecdotal data point to consider... They might be really loud.

I am running a few 3TB drives that were formerly enterprise SAN drives, cleaned and sold for cheap. They work just fine (we won't talk about game loading times here), but they are very audible clacking away when the head seeks.

Hitachi Ultrastar 7K4000 HUS724030ALE641 3TB 64MB cache Internal Hard Drive

We gonna need a supercomputer for this chat

Appears that "squabbles" is still alive

https://squabblr.co/

Get the FLEX TAPE

I liked feeding the details to https://www.jobscan.co/ when I was displaced ~`2016.

The unfortunate truth is that you need an inside contact for many of the roles.

Same goes for Honda and their Claymore-style inflators.

Canker!

Check the Carbon Monoxide levels!

It's in the lexicon, but not the vernacular...

https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/TiVo

ATC interrupted a Squidward portrait

But I'm definitely ordering that corn cleaner post haste.

Shirley Manson, Garbage?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shirley_Manson

Scotland and Madison don't match your memories, but the curtains do.

Localized radiation burns on whatever body part is closest to the pellet.

My prostate says "Bring it on!"

Sad but True

Localized radiation burns on whatever body part is closest to the pellet.

My prostate says "Bring it on!"

Since car analogies always work, consider NHRA or NASCAR.

"I may look like an F1 Ferrari, but I identify as a rule-constrained Chevy."

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