adhocfungus

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I shed a tear and sing In the Arms of an Angel by Heather McLachlan every time I do this. Even for a single noodle.

[–] adhocfungus@midwest.social 10 points 2 days ago (1 children)

It's definitely not required, but ever since we got one I've grown to like it. If you have a ceramic sink it helps prevent scratches. It also helps dishes stay put, like pot lids that normally slide around. Most of all I like it when I put a strainer down. I know the strained liquid won't touch the sink and flow back into the food, even if the risk was low before.

[–] adhocfungus@midwest.social 3 points 2 days ago

Ripped off the brand-ad, some would say.

[–] adhocfungus@midwest.social 18 points 2 days ago (3 children)

Does anybody have a link to an actual source for the claim? I would absolutely believe it, but this article's "source" just seems to be the same article but Russian. The guy on Twitter claiming to be the author of the code seems to be trolling, leaving me with no leads.

I want to send this to my coworker who hates React, but I don't want to spread misinformation.

[–] adhocfungus@midwest.social 7 points 5 days ago

It worked for Larry David in Curb Your Enthusiasm. For a while...

[–] adhocfungus@midwest.social 8 points 5 days ago (1 children)

If I forget for too long I get reminded by a random rewatch of Blades of Glory.

[–] adhocfungus@midwest.social 3 points 5 days ago

Gonna have to read the English book. Sounds incredible.

[–] adhocfungus@midwest.social 4 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Plus that Gavin Belson guy keeps trying to jam his horrible signature into his products.

[–] adhocfungus@midwest.social 15 points 1 week ago

For those curious about the real answer, this is called compiler bootstrapping. If you want to write the first C compiler for a computer architecture you first write a very small compiler in machine code that can handle a very small subset of C. Just the most basic features. Then you use that to write a compiler in that simplified C that can handle more of the features. Do this a couple more times and you've got a C compiler written in C.

[–] adhocfungus@midwest.social 4 points 1 week ago

I was not aware of this and bought a Samsung washer and dryer set a few years ago. Noticed one day that the dryer would keep spinning after the cycle ended. Then noticed that it started spinning before I turned the dryer on. I quickly realized that it now spins any time the door is shut, even when off.

Looked online and this is apparently a known mechanical bug in several models due to cheap components. So I can either unplug it or keep the door open anytime it's not in use. Never buying another Samsung either.

[–] adhocfungus@midwest.social 24 points 1 week ago (1 children)

When I was in 5th grade my mom tried to have a teacher fired for something and I was teased about it every day until I went to high school in a different town years later. This poor kid will never hear the end of it.

[–] adhocfungus@midwest.social 2 points 1 week ago

This is exactly what my kid's school is like every single morning and afternoon. 20 minutes of sitting bumper to bumper with lifted trucks and massive SUVs. I did that once before I knew what a mess it was. Now I just park a couple blocks away and walk for a few minutes. Or when it gets warm ride the bike with a kid trailer.

It's just sickening to watch so many people waste so much of their life and money just so they don't have to get out of their car and walk with their child for a few hundred feet.

 

Wanted a loaded hot dog but found out half way through we only had mini-dogs.

Mini hotdogs and cheddar cheese broiled on a hotdog bun. Loaded up with rice, broccoli, oyster sauce, and Sriracha.

Ended up being delicious. A real hotdog would have been better; the minis kept falling out or moving with each bite. I'd put the Sriracha under the rice next time. It mostly ended up smearing on my face.

 

Posting one reaction image from my phone for each image I steal.

 

Posting a missing classic from my phone for each reaction meme I steal.

 

I saw an article about keelhauling and realized I don't know much about pirates (those on the sea, not the internet) beyond what I've seen in movies. Tell me your most interesting pirate facts. Mythical or historical.

 

cross-posted from: https://midwest.social/post/9219144

My son is obsessed with Mario LEGO and had his own little table in the corner of the LEGO room. It was overflowing and my wife hated how messy it looked. While she was away for a few days I made this.

Two partial sheets of 3/4" birch plywood with French cleats attached, painted white, were mounted on the walls. Then the desk just slots into the second-lowest cleat, using the bottom cleat as support.

As he grows we can raise the desk a couple times, eventually bringing it up to 29" from the ground which is about regular desk height.

I also made a few shelves and a box for him to organize with out of the plywood scrap.

He likes that he can rearrange his storage as he pleases. I made a couple more medium-sized shelves that aren't pictured, and I may someday make a corner triangular shelf for Bowser to sit on.

 

My son is obsessed with Mario LEGO and had his own little table in the corner of the LEGO room. It was overflowing and my wife hated how messy it looked. While she was away for a few days I made this.

Two partial sheets of 3/4" birch plywood with French cleats attached, painted white, were mounted on the walls. Then the desk just slots into the second-lowest cleat, using the bottom cleat as support.

As he grows we can raise the desk a couple times, eventually bringing it up to 29" from the ground which is about regular desk height.

I also made a few shelves and a box for him to organize with out of the plywood scrap.

He likes that he can rearrange his storage as he pleases. I made a couple more medium-sized shelves that aren't pictured, and I may someday make a corner triangular shelf for Bowser to sit on.

 
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