I thought all andoird Android phones had the ability now to three finger swipe to take a screenshot

I don’t think I’ve ever had this functionality. I’ve always used Google phones (Nexus and now Pixel).

I’m liking the Storm Thorgerson vibe here.

it rained men on D-day

Market Garden is also a viable contender.

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A good ²³⁸Umbrella policy should cover it.

is the stripper pole load bearing?

That may depend on the user.

In most restaurants I saw there was no wall in between.

This was my experience as well. I can still see it today in some older restaurants that haven’t been renovated in years, where there’s an area of the dining room with a much higher ceiling.

Popeye vs Tintin vs Pooh

Actually that’s such a ridiculous concept I might watch it.

Dieselpunk might be more accurate.

our server is getting Gerbilled by Lemmywinks

In 10 years, this will be an XKCD comic.

Couldn’t they just move .io to a different category?

Specifically the issue is that two letter TLDs are reserved exclusively for countries/governments. So far only one exception has been made to this rule, .su for the Soviet Union. So another exemption is certainly possible.

You live in the universe, but you never do these things until someone comes to visit.

an equal and opposite angular momentum

Idea: contra rotating chainsaws.

what is the Miiverse?

It was a sort of social space Nintendo ran on the 3DS and Wii U. Kind of combination chat room and message board with a space where Miis (Nintendo avatars) could “hang out”. It could also be used to send messages though games, like you could leave a message as a sort of note in Mario Maker or Splatoon. I thought it was kind of cool, tbh.

not sure if I’m too old, too young or too poor

It was shut down in…no. 2017 was not 7 years ago. No.

At least I got the backplate with the dongle storage.

I think I missed this perk, I’m pretty sure mine doesn’t have it? I’ll need to look again. Either way, the dongle vanished ages ago, so I guess it’s moot…

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Sometimes, you have to sacrifice pieces to gain the advantage. Sometimes, to advance … you have to fall back.

Flat Saturn confirmed!

Flaturn.

Party A gets 40% of the vote

Party A wins because they get the majority

Just going to point out, 40% is not a majority. In this case they have a plurality.

In many US rural areas, home internet connections have a monthly cap

And suburban, and urban. I’ve never lived anywhere that didn’t have a cap.

I still have the T-Mobile G1 phone plan.

Man that was a great phone.

My plan isn’t quite that old, but it’s getting up there. They recently increased my price by a few dollars per line. Then they tried to get me to move to a current plan, which turned out to be 20% higher price for less return. I had to try not to burst out laughing at the poor guy’s face.

I’ve been with TMo for more than 20 years–they’re the only carrier I’ve ever used–but if my price goes up again I’m jumping ship.