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andrewducker ([personal profile] andrewducker) wrote2017-12-03 12:00 pm

Interesting Links for 03-12-2017

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Alphabet of the obsolete

[personal profile] jack 2017-12-03 12:44 pm (UTC)(link)
I had some quibbles, but I specifically don't want to lose knobs! Knobs are GREAT. I don't care if they have a computer underneath, is it easier to program a microwave time with a knob or button? Definitely knob.
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Re: Alphabet of the obsolete

[personal profile] jack 2017-12-03 06:38 pm (UTC)(link)
Huh. I have a mechanical microwave knob and it seems fine. But if the tuning is off an accurate value would be a lot better; it might be a case where analog+digital is better than either alone.
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Re: Alphabet of the obsolete

[personal profile] jack 2017-12-04 08:17 am (UTC)(link)
Something log-ish -- I think that's one of the big advantages, that I don't usually WANT more precision. If being able to choose 10:05 minutes and 00:005 minutes were equally important then a knob would be way too fiddly.
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Why Kinkshaming Ruins Christmas

[personal profile] jack 2017-12-03 01:00 pm (UTC)(link)
Huh. Yeah, that's very well put. I often struggle to explain, we shouldn't treat this like it's NORMAL, but if it's ok to treat it as titillating in the right circumstances -- especially in a mainstream culture place like at work, where it's ok to talk about what's normal but not to talk about what's titillating.

Although now it lays it out like that, I think there's two related concepts: one being, if people DO like that; and one being, whether people like that or not, that just being the language which they have to express romantic desires.
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[personal profile] dewline 2017-12-03 01:56 pm (UTC)(link)
1. Ummmmm...no.

2. My advice to Ottawa (Ontario) mayor Jim Watson on this competition?

Let. Someone. Else. Win.

This is one more reason why.

4. Not sure about that yet.

15. That particular lawyer is a malice-hearted idiot.

19. Some of those bats resemble puppies! :-)
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[personal profile] agoodwinsmith 2017-12-03 09:54 pm (UTC)(link)
I love SinFest.
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[personal profile] agoodwinsmith 2017-12-03 11:14 pm (UTC)(link)
Yes.
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[personal profile] ckd 2017-12-04 03:39 am (UTC)(link)
I've been inside the Beinecke. It's even more amazing in person than it is in photos.