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What are some old-timey names that you think should make a comeback?
  • Went to university with a lady named (I kid you not): April May June

    According to her, her parents thought it would be "fun".

    I would guess she is about 50-60 years old now.

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    Drop your most "wtf that's not how the world works" from movies/tv shows.
  • The Independent's Thomas Sutcliffe found it laughable and full of absurdities, while also observing that "Professor Magwilde's approach to archaeology is unconventional. She likes to squat at the edge of the trench and mutter urgently, 'Come on! Give up your secrets!'"

    I almost want to watch it now - almost.

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    DND didn’t apologize to sexually assaulted employee because Ottawa Citizen would write about it
  • But, after Adams filed a formal complaint about the assault, she was told in writing by a vice-president at CFMWS that she should have realized she would face such dangers when accepting a job supporting Canada’s military mission in Latvia.

    So, she "should have known what she was getting herself into"? And they put that in writing it seems.

    Months after the assault, Adams wrote to Chief of the Defence Staff Gen. Wayne Eyre and other senior military leaders asking for help. Adams said she didn’t receive a reply from Eyre.

    I'm shocked, shocked I say! /s

    Instead, the DND records indicate that military and department officials were more concerned about whether other news media outlets would pick up on the Ottawa Citizen articles about the incident.

    I really hope the Ottawa Citizen alerts all the other media outlets about this - repeatedly!

    Shortly after the assault, Adams’ contract was ended two months early by CFMWS. That decision was made “in order to ensure there is no further risk to your health,” according to a Feb. 3 2023 letter sent to Adams by the organization. CFMWS gave her $11,833, which paid her out for the early termination of her contract.

    Captain Obvious knows the proper way to handle this is to fire the victim (shows they are "good" business people). But we paid out the contract so it's totally fine. /s

    Sounds like our neighbors to the north are stealing the US militaries playbook on sexual assault. Worst thing they could do 😭.

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    Elon Must is offering voters $100 to sign his pro-Trump petition
  • Give me the $100 first (completely and irrevocably non-retractable). After I (in my sole judgement and by my sole timeline) am 100% convinced it's mine, then I'll sign.

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    Can’t upgrade your PC to Windows 11? Buy a new one, is Microsoft’s laughable solution
  • I can't see investing upgrades into HW that old (I know I could, just doesn't seem like the best use of money in the long run).

    Also, my partner's SW is only available for Windows and I don't feel like teaching them enough Linux to run Wine under it.

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    Can’t upgrade your PC to Windows 11? Buy a new one, is Microsoft’s laughable solution
  • Finally got around to looking up the info on it.

    It's a Dell Latitude D630 (model PP18L according to the label). CPU is: Intel Core 2 T7250, 2.00GHz, 800MHz, 2M L2 Cache, Dual Core Built: 27 MAR 2008 (actually newer than I thought) Last OS to have support from Dell was: Windows Vista 32/64 bit RAM is: 2.0GB, DDR2-667 SDRAM

    Per this page it doesn't meet the specs: Windows 11 requirements But that page also states:

    you may not be able to install Windows 11

    so it's more of a soft spec than an actual hard minimum.

    I have systems from before 2000 that I'm sure would run x86 Linux (especially DSL Linux: [DamnSmallLinux.Org](https://www.damnsmalllinux.org/ and such). Can't wait to browse using Lynx again :-)

    edit: formatting

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    This moon decoration my wife got
  • Sorry to hear it didn't work out as planned for the two of you.

    IMHO, relationships should not be about one persons happiness/goals/etc over the other (i.e. wives are not more important than husbands or vice versa). The item mentioned in the original post isn't going to change anything in their lives (other than bringing one of them a bit of joy).

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