philluminati

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[–] philluminati@lemmy.ml 10 points 1 week ago (3 children)

A leap year is every 4 years, but not every 400 years. If you could only vote on Feb 29 you’d have gone 8 years without a vote between 1996 and 2004.

[–] philluminati@lemmy.ml 3 points 1 week ago

I wonder that billion pounds are to do with AWS Services because the only alternative is Microsoft lock in.

[–] philluminati@lemmy.ml 26 points 1 month ago

This is so believable. You copy a few examples out of a textbook using cout and cin and it seems reasonably inline with other languages.

[–] philluminati@lemmy.ml 7 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Batman in an interrogation room pins joker to the wall.

Batman: “I’ve only got one rule”

Joker: “Then that’s the rule you’re gonna have to break to get what you want”.

Now I hate Marvell and all super hero movies but I do find that quote applies to a lot of things.

If you’re truthful or law abiding then law breakers have an advantage on you. They’ll try and undermine free and fair elections.

If you’re a pacifist then people will use violence to try and control you, such as terrorism, or simply ignore your laws.

If you have socialism then people will pour in from other countries or try to exploit the system in whatever they can.

If the police or strict or lax in either direction it causes upset.

Whatever you say is a law, or a line you won’t cross, is something that people will exploit.

[–] philluminati@lemmy.ml 34 points 2 months ago (7 children)

I used to work in Amesbury very near this site and I can tell you this completely unnecessary.

Sure fix the potholes but 2bn for 2 miles of duel carriage way that ultimately won’t speed up journeys between London and the shitholes on the A303 (eg. Salisbury) just aren’t worth it.

[–] philluminati@lemmy.ml 2 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

You gotta walk your own path.

Most people know exactly what they have to do to obtain a skill, start a business, make a friend, experience and adventure but simply don’t out of fear of the unknown.

The Internet is helpful but you got to put stock in your own lived experience.

[–] philluminati@lemmy.ml 5 points 3 months ago

As a programmer, a smoker and coffee drinker, I can tell you that this technique actually works!

[–] philluminati@lemmy.ml 99 points 3 months ago (2 children)

I got a message earlier today saying my subscription would now include ads. I immediately cancelled the subscription out of principle.

[–] philluminati@lemmy.ml 3 points 3 months ago

I know nothing about chess but I’d have said move the castle one right to put the king in check, then drive the pawns up to pressure it, or move the castle 1 left and pick off work through the two bishops.

[–] philluminati@lemmy.ml 53 points 3 months ago (6 children)

Firstly, who the fuck are they?

Secondly, you have the money, why can’t you just be reasonable? Like it’s not enough to rich, and not work and be happy, travel the world without limits and without a care… you somehow need to hurt people. It’s awful.

 

Steelseries M400 UK keyboard with Monster Doubleshot SA profile keycaps. As you can see the space bar wasn’t compatible with the keyboard, RIP!

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