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My impression of github since switching to Linux
  • Then think “I’ll figure it out later” but you never do. Only to be reminded of it a month later when you happen to see it scroll by in an apt-or-whatever package upgrade.

    “Oh yeah, I forgot about that. I should check that thing out again” you think to yourself. But you never do. Repeat for eternity.

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    JK Rowling in ‘arrest me’ challenge over Scottish hate crime law
  • Fair enough. Probably also doesn’t help that the civil rights organization that Hermione founded, or rather attempted to found, was called SPEW. As in, synonym for “vomit”

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    JK Rowling in ‘arrest me’ challenge over Scottish hate crime law
  • I mean tbf, the books were written for children. If you don't like them, then maybe it's because they're not for you anymore. Or are you referring to something else?

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    Wait, not like that
  • Medicine, you say? Well explain THIS. Ladies and gentlemen, I present to you the "French" scale of measurement, used to denote the diameter of catheters. WHERE:

    1 Fr = 1/3 mm

    Sickening.

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    Majority of Americans now use ad blockers
  • I use Mullvad so naturally, I can pick my exit country. Since I'm an iOS user (aka, no NewPipe etc) I always choose an exit country that is majority non-English-speaking. It makes the YT app adds so much more bearable if I can't understand what they're saying.

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    Automakers Are Sharing Consumers’ Driving Behavior With Insurance Companies
  • pricing via algorithms

    This is essentially what all insurance is. Actuary tables, risk analysis, so forth. All math with the single purpose to ensure that over the whole risk pool, the House wins.

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