I use names of known computers or androids in fiction. My main computer is always Ralf (the computer built by Richie Adler in Whiz Kids), and my main phone is Lal (Data’s daughter). My girlfriend uses other franchises (GLaDOS, Wheatley, Marvin).

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There’s too much kinky sex in Ringworld to be accepted by puritanical audiences.

Convenience over legality. Well done.

Yeah, how neat to support a company that pays cents to the drivers and skirts all legislation related to safety and taxes, right?

I would believe “in many countries”, but not “in most in the world”, sorry.

You’re getting what you deserve, nothing more.

And wishing for the suffering of 300,000,000 people is cruel.

I’ll tell you what: when your country stops destroying other countries (including mine) for profit, I’ll see if I can develop any empathy for you. Until then, you don’t deserve it.

Being “a little less serious” about everything and demanding everyone to act the same is the mark of the willingly mentally inept.

Do you miss bullying the nerds?

I don’t have the need to know it. But the comfort of rubes is not a reason to persist in a backward unit.

But again, the US is such a backward and sick country in so many other ways, that is even better they keep acting backwards. It’s a reminder to the rest of the world to keep our distance.

That attitude requires an effort better employed to cultivate your mind somewhat. Maybe with time you’ll learn to use the inside of your head instead of only carrying your hair around.

They probably don’t understand numbers not ending in 0.

Because it assumes that using Celsius makes the same estimations impossible. It’s basically telling most of the world that we outside the US are stupid.

But it doesn’t really apply to everyday life as well. So it actually makes sense to use both units for the things the are good at.

It’s funny to assume that all people using Celsius are unable to ascertain how they will feel outside based on the temperature value.

I mean, I understand that round numbers are cute, but we are able to handle numbers ending in 5 as well as numbers ending in 0.

the Celsius nerds are mad at you

You mean most of the world? Defending a backwards options never looks like a rational choice.

Imo the amount of magic variables in perl is too damn high.

“Explicit is better than implicit” and “There should be one-- and preferably only one --obvious way to do it” in The Zen of Python exist, I’m sure, as a direct reaction to Perl’s magic variables and TIMTOWTDI.

Or your own after six months.

I know this baby, he’s the leading candidate for president in my country. We’re doomed 😭

I’d say it’s best to read the ANSI C version, not the original K&R.

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