Why… why is Philadelphia spelled with an “F”?
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Reminds me of a fun quote from a paleontology textbook:
“Only two types of animals managed to evolve wings without giving up another pair of limbs: insects and angels.”
Knowing is half the battle!
I understand prefix notation, but you got the order of operations wrong…
Just learned about Readeck the other day. Self-hosted for now, but it sounds like they’re planning to launch a centrally-hosted instance at some point, maybe keep an eye on that.
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TenForward: Where Every Vulcan Knows Your Name@lemmy.world•Picard is definitely the most memed captain.
12·29 days agoI love how the slightly awkward line break in the text makes it sound like Shatner’s speech pattern lol
call_me_xale@lemmy.zipto
TenForward: Where Every Vulcan Knows Your Name@lemmy.world•And that's how Leola Root was introduced
6·1 month agoAmmo shortages are still possible even if you’re restocking frequently. In FTL: Faster than Light, many shops only have a limited quantity of missile ammunition for sale, so you’re rarely “fully stocked”.
Don’t they actually address this in the film? Some line like “‘Cretaceous Park’ doesn’t roll off the tongue”?
To-mah-to
call_me_xale@lemmy.zipto
Science Memes@mander.xyz•Oh no my harvest is too bountifulEnglish
121·2 months agowhoosh
call_me_xale@lemmy.zipto
TenForward: Where Every Vulcan Knows Your Name@lemmy.world•Remember when Quark struck a deal with the Profits/wormhole aliens?
22·3 months agoThe “all kindness” dude assassinated a diplomat from a neutral power…
…still agree tho
call_me_xale@lemmy.zipto
TenForward: Where Every Vulcan Knows Your Name@lemmy.world•what are you, kira?
41·3 months agoBoooooooo
call_me_xale@lemmy.zipto
Piracy: ꜱᴀɪʟ ᴛʜᴇ ʜɪɢʜ ꜱᴇᴀꜱ@lemmy.dbzer0.com•Is it possible to pirate satellite radio (SiriusXM)?English
331·4 months agoI’m curious as to why you’d want to? The audio quality is pretty atrocious due to the compression they use, and—last time I tried, anyway—all their channels are full of obnoxious interruptions for self-promotion.
whatever cursed abomination allows you to recreate a second sphere by taking pieces of one sphere and rotating it
A friend of mine told me a story about a mathematics professor saying something to the effect of “if you haven’t heard of the Axiom of Choice, you’re gonna want a beer first.”
call_me_xale@lemmy.zipto
TenForward: Where Every Vulcan Knows Your Name@lemmy.world•Axton's auto turret from Borderlands 2 was solid
3·5 months agoMy favorite way to use it has to be the Nuke + Gemini Turret strategy. Toss one nuke at the enemy, drop the other right in front of yourself, immediately pack it back up, wait for cooldown, repeat.
call_me_xale@lemmy.zipto
TenForward: Where Every Vulcan Knows Your Name@lemmy.world•Axton's auto turret from Borderlands 2 was solid
4·5 months ago“Hey, stand in front of this!”
Best I can do is a Temur Tawnyback.
call_me_xale@lemmy.zipto
Asklemmy@lemmy.ml•What's your favourite meat that isn't chicken, beef, pork, or lamb?
7·5 months ago+1. It’s like beef but leaner and more flavorful.
It fucking blew my mind when I realized what the “P” in that acronym stood for.