Nostr notes by Negative12DollarBill

Where is she now? Probably changed her name, as have both Burma ...

2026-10-31T06:13:06Z

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Where is she now?

Probably changed her name, as have both Burma and Rangoon.

I don't understand their statement at all. Why would each ...

2026-10-31T01:08:54Z

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I don't understand their statement at all. Why would each component need to be individually scanned and matched? It's not driftwood. They manufactured it!

This would have been huge back in the 80s

2026-10-30T06:11:33Z

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This would have been huge back in the 80s

It would post them one by one, not all together, and with spoiler ...

2026-10-30T05:50:21Z

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It would post them one by one, not all together, and with spoiler warnings, so you could guess as it went along.

Thinking of starting a bot which takes famous works of art and ...

2026-10-30T05:49:04Z

Thinking of starting a bot which takes famous works of art and posts them like this, in four steps from 48-pixel-block mosaic down to the original.

#Art #bot

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2026-10-30T03:04:40Z

#RussellBrand

Same but for movies. I would travel the world going to festivals ...

2026-10-30T00:05:42Z

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Same but for movies. I would travel the world going to festivals and seeing the Long Tail of movies which never make it to digital release.

Who wants to watch a 6-minute performance by #SirPatrickStewart ...

2026-10-29T22:56:51Z

Who wants to watch a 6-minute performance by #SirPatrickStewart in which he never speaks and barely moves except to steal a lighter from Sir Alec Guinness?

https://youtu.be/oPlNM-SZ1QQ

Very nice fonts. I'm always curious, how long does it take to ...

2026-10-29T10:35:49Z

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Very nice fonts.

I'm always curious, how long does it take to add all the many diacritics and extras (like Vietnamese ở) to a Unicode font?

It seems like A-Z is only the beginning these days.

The only thing they got correct was "the"

2026-10-27T12:38:56Z

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The only thing they got correct was "the"

Are they killing the JSON versions too? It would be trivial to ...

2026-10-26T22:57:39Z

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Are they killing the JSON versions too? It would be trivial to convert if that still existed.

Just search like this: "Brad Pitt how many inches" ...

2026-10-26T05:15:38Z

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Just search like this: "Brad Pitt how many inches" I'm sure that will clear things up

Did you know about this? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tonibler

2026-10-25T21:36:11Z

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Did you know about this?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tonibler

Yes that takes you to the same page although I just clicked on ...

2026-10-25T06:20:40Z

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Yes that takes you to the same page although I just clicked on Also Known As.

You may not know this but you can download enormous amounts of IMDB data and parse through it locally.

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt32277931/releaseinfo/ Also Known As: ...

2026-10-25T06:10:36Z

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https://www.imdb.com/title/tt32277931/releaseinfo/

Also Known As: there's no one single English title, because there might be different titled in New Zealand, Canada et cetera.

Me: what's that a euphemism for, I wond—oh.

2026-10-24T21:06:00Z

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Me: what's that a euphemism for, I wond—oh.

The Ghost Of Steve Jobs: you're holding it wrong

2026-10-24T10:00:17Z

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The Ghost Of Steve Jobs: you're holding it wrong

Blink if you need help

2026-10-24T09:44:40Z

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Blink if you need help

voted, first option.

2026-10-24T09:05:46Z

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voted, first option.

He's made a really bad spelling error, but then again due to ...

2026-10-24T07:29:04Z

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He's made a really bad spelling error, but then again due to context maybe that's in purpose but then again due to the paywall I'll never know. So in conclusion, super annoying.

"would like therapy, can't afford it"…?

2026-10-24T01:41:05Z

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"would like therapy, can't afford it"…?

Is it any wonder that #China is so good at building new models? I ...

2026-10-22T01:19:31Z

Is it any wonder that #China is so good at building new models?

I mean, who has more Chinese Rooms than them?

#AI #LLM

Also named after deities: Mazda and Nike?

2026-10-21T03:23:24Z

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Also named after deities: Mazda and Nike?

Clever poster design!

2026-10-19T21:30:24Z

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Clever poster design!

Is she pregnant though?

2026-10-19T21:07:35Z

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Is she pregnant though?

VERY reluctant boost.

2026-09-22T03:43:39Z

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VERY reluctant boost.

It doesn't even look like a child to me, I have to say, nor ...

2026-09-21T07:21:15Z

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It doesn't even look like a child to me, I have to say, nor is it clear that the noise is coming from it.

I did not notice the "JS" on the kid's shirt. The ...

2026-09-21T06:59:31Z

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I did not notice the "JS" on the kid's shirt.

The premise is that kids being in restaurants is a bad thing because they're noisy?

I accidentally typed two asterisks the other day and everything ...

2026-09-21T06:55:00Z

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I accidentally typed two asterisks the other day and everything went to hell. I'm with you.

I don't get it.

2026-09-21T06:51:43Z

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I don't get it.

this is one of the worst headlines I have ever read.

2026-09-18T02:05:28Z

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this is one of the worst headlines I have ever read.

Never having seen it before without the "fade" I still ...

2026-09-15T02:10:06Z

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Never having seen it before without the "fade" I still have no idea what you mean, or why you think it has "ruined" it.

Can you explain in more detail please? There's a gradient at ...

2026-09-15T01:58:05Z

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Can you explain in more detail please?

There's a gradient at the top, is what what you mean by "fade"? What did it look like before?

Yes I had to check on that myself, I thought it would only deal ...

2026-09-12T04:20:12Z

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Yes I had to check on that myself, I thought it would only deal with attached disks but apparently it can work with a NAS.

Are you assuming you're continuing with OS X as the operating ...

2026-09-12T02:46:10Z

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Are you assuming you're continuing with OS X as the operating system? Why not just install a suitable Linux?

Did you take a screen shot? Sometimes I take a screen shot of the ...

2026-09-09T00:02:02Z

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Did you take a screen shot?

Sometimes I take a screen shot of the "your thing has been [submitted/completed/saved]" page.

I can see the replies, weirdly, but not the original post. Guitar ...

2026-09-08T23:57:59Z

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I can see the replies, weirdly, but not the original post.

Guitar George in "Sultans of Swing" knows "all the chords", that's all I know.

Yesterday I achieved three good things: • got a problem with my ...

2026-09-08T23:51:26Z

Yesterday I achieved three good things:

• got a problem with my car fixed
• went to a government office and got a $58 refund I was owed
• moved a bunch of cables at the back of my computer around to a much better arrangement

All small things but #ThreeGoodThings all the same.

Not Russell Brand. Russell Howard.

2026-09-05T03:39:07Z

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Not Russell Brand. Russell Howard.

Happy to test on my phone but if you have XCode you can test ...

2026-09-03T21:31:52Z

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Happy to test on my phone but if you have XCode you can test using their emulators for iOS devices.

Still intrigued by the idea and will try it with a mic attached to my Mac MIni when I have time

Not sure what's the right hashtag for this but Reddit has ...

2026-09-03T21:25:23Z

Not sure what's the right hashtag for this but Reddit has both:

• banned me for three days
• messaged me to say I had a 97-day posting streak and surely I didn't want to break it

#fml #irony #SocialMedia #Reddit

Oh it doesn't work on phones?

2026-09-03T10:32:45Z

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Oh it doesn't work on phones?

it's telling me it can't run on my device. No other info ...

2026-09-02T03:19:31Z

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it's telling me it can't run on my device. No other info except that it requires iOS 13. I have 26. That's twice as good!

Wikipedia says no. -- The word "salary" comes from Latin ...

2026-09-01T09:04:32Z

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Wikipedia says no.
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The word "salary" comes from Latin salarium'pertaining to salt' (sal 'salt'), but the exact connection is not known; a persistent modern claim that the Roman Legions were sometimes paid in salt is baseless. It may have been a salt allowance, but even that is not supported by ancient sources.
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Come Closer by Sara Gran. Not exactly terrifying but disturbing ...

2026-09-01T06:44:24Z

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Come Closer by Sara Gran. Not exactly terrifying but disturbing AF

Has palantir saved hundreds of lives in hospitals?

2026-09-01T06:34:25Z

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Has palantir saved hundreds of lives in hospitals?

First female monk? Wouldn't that be a nun?

2026-08-31T00:57:18Z

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First female monk? Wouldn't that be a nun?

Why is it magnetised one way or the other, not simply magnetised ...

2026-08-31T00:20:05Z

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Why is it magnetised one way or the other, not simply magnetised or not?

Run-on sentences are like split infinitives. It's not a ...

2026-08-30T05:00:32Z

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Run-on sentences are like split infinitives. It's not a problem really, just a shibboleth.

I experienced that the other day. But I think it's because ...

2026-08-30T04:54:26Z

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I experienced that the other day. But I think it's because they have crippled regular search.

It is kind of weird how we found child abuse funny back in the ...

2026-08-29T00:14:04Z

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It is kind of weird how we found child abuse funny back in the day

I had a friend with a medium-long Greek surname and she was at ...

2026-08-25T08:29:59Z

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I had a friend with a medium-long Greek surname and she was at some government office.

The guy behind the counter said "Hello Ms—" looked at the name and said "oh I'm not even gonna TRY and pronounce that!"

My friend normally would have let it go but she had had a crappy day.

She looked him in the eye and said "Try".

"I'm sorry?"

"Try. To. Pronounce. My. Name."

and the terrified guy did. She rated his attempt about an 8 out of 10 and they continued with her appointment.

Neil DeGrasse Tyson will turn up and tell you that it's not ...

2026-08-24T07:00:22Z

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Neil DeGrasse Tyson will turn up and tell you that it's not tilted at precisely 23º and spoil the fun

My workplace would fall apart completely if either Google or ...

2026-08-24T00:18:48Z

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My workplace would fall apart completely if either Google or Microsoft went away. Billion-dollar corporation in Australia.

Semi-seriously, the dairy industry has many times in many ...

2026-08-24T00:16:49Z

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Semi-seriously, the dairy industry has many times in many jurisdictions tried to reserve the word "milk" to themselves, preventing people from using terms like "almond milk" etc, with limited success. This just seems like they've given up on the lawsuits and are going with snark/passive aggression.

he who pays the paper, calls the tune!

2026-08-21T05:24:18Z

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he who pays the paper, calls the tune!

Why is Bernie Sanders driving it though

2026-08-19T02:32:33Z

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Why is Bernie Sanders driving it though

I used to work in healthcare. The money was terrible but it was ...

2026-08-19T01:56:01Z

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I used to work in healthcare. The money was terrible but it was the most real job I'd ever had. Real people with real problems we could really help. Everything else has seemed like playacting since that.

I have one! It's somewhere in this … plastic of 300 ...

2026-08-19T01:05:05Z

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I have one! It's somewhere in this … plastic of 300 unsorted cables.

Bit over the top yes. The content was embarrassing to the person ...

2026-08-19T00:59:44Z

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Bit over the top yes. The content was embarrassing to the person on the panel in some way?

Oh I really need to hear more about that last part. Please?

2026-08-19T00:40:56Z

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Oh I really need to hear more about that last part. Please?

I had the translucent one which looks like a Gỏi Cuốn. I ...

2026-08-18T00:07:15Z

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I had the translucent one which looks like a Gỏi Cuốn.

I still write my Vs backward to accommodate this long lost thing

So is the soil super fertile or something?

2026-08-16T05:12:31Z

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So is the soil super fertile or something?

Surely that bubble isn't far off.

2026-08-16T05:07:34Z

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Surely that bubble isn't far off.

Quality confession but I don't understand why it was so hard ...

2026-08-15T21:51:42Z

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Quality confession but I don't understand why it was so hard to find? Maybe it was a back issue?

This is me right now. Can't afford a reliable car? Buy a ...

2026-08-14T01:21:38Z

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This is me right now. Can't afford a reliable car? Buy a busted-up car and keep paying for fixes. Feel free to send me money, any rich people out there.

I am amazed by healthcare taking this stuff up without proper ...

2026-08-14T00:55:18Z

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I am amazed by healthcare taking this stuff up without proper guidelines or testing.

If you invented a slightly different syringe, it would take you five years and hundreds of thousands of dollars to get to market. But this just goes ahead at the flick of a switch?

It's insane. It's dangerous. We're not far from the first serious injury or death.

"Show bear"? Not "snow bear"?

2026-08-14T00:36:21Z

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"Show bear"? Not "snow bear"?

I liked this, but it's out of print now. ...

2026-08-14T00:32:14Z

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I liked this, but it's out of print now.

https://www.abebooks.com/9780333230893/Macmillan-Arabic-Coursebook-Write-Left-0333230892/plp

Ross is an academic, so maybe, in his case? Monica works nights ...

2026-08-13T23:50:18Z

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Ross is an academic, so maybe, in his case? Monica works nights as a chef, so OK. Joey is unemployed most of the first few years, why not?

Chandler and Phoebe a definite no.

They did explain this early on. The apartment is rent controlled ...

2026-08-13T23:48:20Z

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They did explain this early on. The apartment is rent controlled and they're living there illegally.

That plus, it seems to take place in a pre-AI-slop world. Amazing ...

2026-08-13T23:43:41Z

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That plus, it seems to take place in a pre-AI-slop world. Amazing footage comes out and everyone just … believe it.

I mean, even in the moment, with suspension of disbelief, I didn't believe it—because his recreation of 1950s film footage, something he of all people should very much know and care about, was unconvincing.

The Passengers by Will Ashon It's hard to describe. It's ...

2026-08-13T22:06:40Z

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The Passengers by Will Ashon
It's hard to describe. It's unique. It's a bit like a Terkel but very modern.

https://www.allenandunwin.com/browse/book/Will-Ashon-Passengers-9780571364145

DDOS and power outage at the same time? That feels like enemy ...

2026-08-13T22:04:16Z

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DDOS and power outage at the same time? That feels like enemy action.

We don't need to accept the "typo" as a fact. ...

2026-08-13T00:59:54Z

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We don't need to accept the "typo" as a fact. It's a claim, and a pretty suspicious one at that.

Everyone knows that cops who want to pull someone over but have no reason to do so will deliberately mis-type the licence plate to give themselves a reason.

I don't mind the indentation when it's at one or two ...

2026-08-13T00:50:55Z

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I don't mind the indentation when it's at one or two levels like

if thing:
dosomething

but when it has multiple nestings:

if thing:
dosomething
while x:
doanotherthing
if otherthing:
dodifferenthing

It will always look super weird to me that there's no indication of closing.

Also every IDE I've ever used has a "go to closing bracket" system. How does that even work in Python? Go to closing empty space?

This ad is truly creepy. Horrible uncanny valley AI. No, just no.

2026-08-12T22:34:39Z

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This ad is truly creepy. Horrible uncanny valley AI. No, just no.

Laughs in Australian. We had a federal election where the ballot ...

2026-08-12T04:25:59Z

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Laughs in Australian. We had a federal election where the ballot paper was known as "the beach towel" it was so big.

One of the first records I bought as an adult.

2026-08-12T04:21:43Z

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One of the first records I bought as an adult.

Totally stole this idea from Taylor Swift

2026-08-11T06:34:22Z

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Totally stole this idea from Taylor Swift

I use AI at work, and despite its source material being a chat ...

2026-08-11T02:44:43Z

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I use AI at work, and despite its source material being a chat system where the customer and agent are very clearly, programmatically separate, the AI can't tell who is who. And half the time it reports the customer name as "the".

Society/the hospital system didn't break down right away?

2026-08-11T00:53:06Z

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Society/the hospital system didn't break down right away?

This absolutely didn't happen. So many people tell this story ...

2026-08-11T00:51:03Z

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This absolutely didn't happen. So many people tell this story about porn and loudspeakers. The only difference here is it's on a plane.

I admire the station whenever I drive by. And that font is pretty ...

2026-08-10T05:06:56Z

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I admire the station whenever I drive by. And that font is pretty out there too.

OK so 1) This guy is an AI salesman and the story needs to be ...

2026-08-10T02:12:03Z

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OK so

1) This guy is an AI salesman and the story needs to be reframed as such.

2) Clearly not "hacking" really, just taking a look at some endpoints and finding some that didn't have the right checks. About 60% of the people on Mastodon could do that in five to ten minutes, it doesn't take AI.

3) It's a white-label gym appointment system, we're not in “War Games” territory here.

Just watched The Deep House, a horror movie. I would give it ...

2026-08-09T23:55:08Z

Just watched The Deep House, a horror movie.

I would give it about 2 stars but you have to admire their ambition in combining multiple genres:

• influencers gone bad
• found footage
• haunted house

…wait for it…

• underwater

#film #cinema #movies #cinemastodon #horror

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

it's also much easier to do an unpaid journalism internship, ...

2026-08-09T23:49:02Z

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it's also much easier to do an unpaid journalism internship, which explains why we end up with journalists writing this crap.

Cane here to say that! That is exactly what I think it means.

2026-08-09T23:46:41Z

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Cane here to say that! That is exactly what I think it means.

Yes, clearly they've taken the pregnancy thing (real) and ...

2026-08-09T02:46:54Z

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Yes, clearly they've taken the pregnancy thing (real) and developed it as a joke with the island thing (not real).

Much in the format of what a late-night or panel show would do.

I always want to ask people what they mean specifically when they ...

2026-08-08T23:52:00Z

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I always want to ask people what they mean specifically when they say he can't sing. Do you mean he sings sharp or flat? Or do you just not like the tone of his voice? Those are very different things.

The key to the show is that Terry can't get another job. They ...

2026-08-08T23:48:59Z

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The key to the show is that Terry can't get another job. They need each other, even though they don't like each other.

It was originally written as a depressing Play For Today type thing and rejected for being too sad. They told the creator that he had something interesting with the characters and he turned it intro a comedy.

is that slang, another language?

2026-08-08T23:27:38Z

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is that slang, another language?

Whats "staripen"? I can't even begin to guess

2026-08-08T23:25:51Z

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Whats "staripen"? I can't even begin to guess

That's how they get you. Because sometimes it IS John Rambo, ...

2026-08-08T00:02:11Z

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That's how they get you. Because sometimes it IS John Rambo, John Wick, John Snow, John Shaft and you feel stupid for not guessing

If you only saw one bright object in the sky it was probably a ...

2026-08-07T21:13:27Z

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If you only saw one bright object in the sky it was probably a planet?

LastPass does it! But you have to install a different version of ...

2026-08-07T20:41:51Z

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LastPass does it! But you have to install a different version of the extension, because it's not just working on HTML/the DOM.

I wish I'd learned to use apostrophe's properly

2026-08-06T05:19:01Z

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I wish I'd learned to use apostrophe's properly

Give me an episode number where they can be seen? I have a bunch ...

2026-08-06T03:09:34Z

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Give me an episode number where they can be seen? I have a bunch of episodes on disk.

I hope you're going to explain, when it's over, what this ...

2026-08-06T00:04:29Z

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I hope you're going to explain, when it's over, what this bizarre survey was about. It's left a lot of people frustrated and confused.

Why a company would call itself "Bending Spoons"?

2026-08-05T00:55:21Z

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Why a company would call itself "Bending Spoons"?