petersr

joined 2 years ago
[–] petersr 8 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Perhaps a hot take, but to me that is Breaking Bad due to Walter's pride.

[–] petersr 4 points 3 months ago

Okay, true. That's two.

[–] petersr 3 points 3 months ago (8 children)

3? What others than the one in Butler?

[–] petersr 2 points 3 months ago

Or to catch if you start in a different OS and make changes to files that are then not tracked.

[–] petersr 10 points 3 months ago (4 children)

Does it really need to be a big container ship?

Didn't people transport stuff in smaller boats back in the day?

(You still make a valid point though)

[–] petersr 4 points 3 months ago

Sounds like the least cynical answer I have gotten here.

[–] petersr 74 points 4 months ago (23 children)

I have never understood why you need to register ahead of time to vote in US. It seems like an unnecessary blocker. In Denmark you just show up on the day, state your SSN, show ID and get a ballot.

[–] petersr 5 points 4 months ago (12 children)

Then what is a proxy war?

[–] petersr 5 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Would you say that it reads better as "not x" or "x not" (if we remove all special characters)?

[–] petersr 3 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Jokes on you, in Danish it is "Skildpadde". "Padde" is toad, sure, but "skild" doesn't really make any sense!

(Perhaps it is an ancient Danish word for shield (skjold), but no one would use it)

[–] petersr 19 points 4 months ago

The first point-contact transistor was invented in 1947. What a coincidence...

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