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dashrb

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The official -rb.

Retired #devops and #aws software engineer. Lots of #java, #perl, #python, #bash, and #linux in my past. Fan of #caturday. Enjoy #commanders (thankfully Danny sold the team!!), #uswnt, and playing soccer myself. #mastodonFC too.

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Retired engineer discovers 55-year-old bug in Lunar Lander computer game code

A physics simulation flaw in text-based 1969 computer game went unnoticed until today.

https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2024/06/retired-engineer-discovers-55-year-old-bug-in-lunar-lander-computer-game-code/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

dashrb ,
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@arstechnica this explains why I almost always crashed!!!

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Google avoids jury trial by sending $2.3 million check to US government

Google gets a bench trial after sending unexpected check to Justice Department.

https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2024/06/google-avoids-jury-trial-by-sending-2-3-million-check-to-us-government/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

dashrb ,
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@arstechnica

Does that work for regular peeps? Can I send a check worth 1/100000 of my annual profit, and avoid jury trial, too?

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Tesla chair says Elon Musk needs $46 billion pay plan to stay motivated

Musk could devote less time to Tesla if pay isn't re-approved, shareholders hear.

https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2024/06/tesla-chair-says-elon-musk-needs-46-billion-pay-plan-to-stay-motivated/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

dashrb ,
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@arstechnica don’t threaten us with a good time!

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Smashing into an asteroid shows researchers how to better protect Earth

Slowing down an asteroid by just one-tenth of a second makes all the difference.

https://arstechnica.com/space/2024/05/smashing-into-an-asteroid-shows-researchers-how-to-better-protect-earth/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

dashrb ,
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@arstechnica slowing it by one tenth of a second? That’s not a speed/rate, it’s a time.

georgetakei , to Random
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The good ole days!

dashrb ,
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@georgetakei clapping the flip phone case closed was almost as good!

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FYI: Trump Rulings https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ExUPPuWLbb4&utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon

dashrb ,
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@rbreich I don’t disagree, but….. this meeting could have been an email.

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Respecting a person's pronouns doesn't need to be this difficult. https://www.comicsands.com/shivani-dave-julia-hartley-brewer-2667787634.html?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=infeed&utm_campaign=linkprogram

dashrb ,
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@georgetakei when I need to school someone on how “they” is used as a singular pronoun, I use the anecdote:

“A person on a motorcycle drove past me, and then they turned right.”

I can see the gears churning in their head as they work out, was it a man or woman? Maybe I can’t tell, on account of the helmet. Or maybe IT DOESN’T MATTER!

Tellingly, it’s worth noting that you only need to know someone’s gender if you’re planning on treating them differently based on the answer.

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