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New comment by irrational in "'Calvin and Hobbes' at 40"

irrational — Thu, 20 Nov 2025 15:13:49 +0000

As a kid, I had no idea they would someday print books, so each day I cut out the strip from the newspaper and paste it into a book. I’m sure my mom threw it away decades ago, but I wish I still had it.

New comment by irrational in "'Calvin and Hobbes' at 40"

irrational — Thu, 20 Nov 2025 15:08:46 +0000

As a child I identified with Calvin. Now as a 50+ year old I find I identify much more with the dad.

New comment by irrational in "Magic Wormhole: Get things from one computer to another, safely"

irrational — Mon, 06 Oct 2025 05:58:10 +0000

Maybe if your camera is broken? Or you are using one of those phones built without a camera (like the ones issued to people who work at secure government sites)?

New comment by irrational in "FAA is granting Boeing “limited delegation” to certify airworthiness"

irrational — Tue, 30 Sep 2025 03:27:30 +0000

LOL. What this tells me is I should never fly on a Boeing aircraft ever again. I wonder how much Boeing had to pay Trump to get the FAA to say this.

New comment by irrational in "What if I don't want videos of my hobby time available to the world?"

irrational — Mon, 29 Sep 2025 16:43:07 +0000

I have the same issue with board gamers. Now, admittedly it isn't as intrusive as audio/video uploads. But so many want to record the game along with the names of the players. When I request they don't use my actual name and just put Player A (or whatever) they look at me like I'm a weirdo. When did it become weird to want as little information about yourself to be online?

New comment by irrational in "Everything that's wrong with Google Search in one image"

irrational — Wed, 24 Sep 2025 23:00:32 +0000

I just searched "Firefox" in the app store. The top result is Google Chrome with an Ad indicator (Google paid for higher placement). Second is Firefox.

New comment by irrational in "React is winning by default and slowing innovation"

irrational — Tue, 16 Sep 2025 06:50:11 +0000

Have you actually used Vue or any of the other options in a full application? Because what you are saying doesn’t match my experience.

New comment by irrational in "Turgot Map of Paris"

irrational — Mon, 15 Sep 2025 21:08:33 +0000

It reminds me of the game MicroMacro

https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/318977/micromacro-crime-...

https://boardgamegeek.com/image/7774293/micromacro-crime-cit...

New comment by irrational in "Americans Lose Faith That Hard Work Leads to Economic Gains, WSJ-NORC Poll Finds"

irrational — Tue, 02 Sep 2025 16:03:45 +0000

And here I am - an ancient history grad with a career in STEM. Life is odd.

New comment by irrational in "Americans Lose Faith That Hard Work Leads to Economic Gains, WSJ-NORC Poll Finds"

irrational — Tue, 02 Sep 2025 16:02:59 +0000

Why better than law school grads?

New comment by irrational in "New research reveals longevity gains slowing, life expectancy of 100 unlikely"

irrational — Sat, 30 Aug 2025 18:05:06 +0000

Is it just genetic? On my father’s side, people typically live to 100 at a minimum and are perfectly healthy mentally and physically right up till a week or so before they die. My grandmother is 103 and can still lives alone in her house and can walk unassisted, has a memory sharp as anything, and so on. Maybe look at long lived families and figure out what is different about them?

New comment by irrational in "Starship's Tenth Flight Test"

irrational — Thu, 28 Aug 2025 14:35:22 +0000

So, it is surrounded by the least educated states. I guess that explains the stupid name.

New comment by irrational in "Starship's Tenth Flight Test"

irrational — Wed, 27 Aug 2025 07:20:12 +0000

> The flight test began with Super Heavy successfully lifting off by igniting all 33 Raptor engines and ascending over the Gulf of America.

It took me a moment to remember what the Gulf of America is. What stupidity.

New comment by irrational in "Bluesky Goes Dark in Mississippi over Age Verification Law"

irrational — Sat, 23 Aug 2025 05:43:25 +0000

How exactly can a website restrict itself in a single state?

New comment by irrational in "Tesla used car prices keep plumetting, dips below average used car"

irrational — Sat, 09 Aug 2025 05:44:53 +0000

I always keep my ICE cars for at least 25 years. It is crazy to me that people are getting rid of them after only 12 years.

New comment by irrational in "Scientists may have found a way to eliminate chromosome linked to Down syndrome"

irrational — Fri, 25 Jul 2025 01:15:01 +0000

Five out of six ain’t bad. Though, if my man boobs get a bit bigger…

New comment by irrational in "Intel CEO Letter to Employees"

irrational — Thu, 24 Jul 2025 23:59:12 +0000

And who did they fire? Everyone with longevity and experience. Makes sense from an accountant’s perspective. Those would be the people with the highest salaries. Doesn’t make sense from a technical perspective.

New comment by irrational in "Many lung cancers are now in nonsmokers"

irrational — Wed, 23 Jul 2025 07:44:40 +0000

How I look it is, if I’m aware of the risk and do nothing to mitigate it and then down the road one of my kids who sleeps in the basement develops cancer…

New comment by irrational in "Many lung cancers are now in nonsmokers"

irrational — Wed, 23 Jul 2025 07:43:01 +0000

The air is under your slab. How would it be replaced by fresh air inside the house?

New comment by irrational in "Many lung cancers are now in nonsmokers"

irrational — Wed, 23 Jul 2025 02:36:16 +0000

Just the materials cost was $500. How are they doing labor for $150?