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General Discussion / If you use cut, copy and paste, say thank you and RIP to this Scientist

« on: Today at 06:49:48 PM »

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The Computer Scientist That Created Cut, Copy, and Paste, Has Passed Away

The advent of the personal computer wasn’t just about making these powerful machines available to everyone, it was also about making them accessible and usable, even for those lacking a computer science degree. Larry Tesler, who passed away on Monday, might not be a household name like Steve Jobs or Bill Gates, but his contributions to making computers and mobile devices easier to use are the highlight of a long career influencing modern computing.

Born in 1945 in New York, Tesler went on to study computer science at Stanford University, and after graduation he dabbled in artificial intelligence research (long before it became a deeply concerning tool) and became involved in the anti-war and anti-corporate monopoly movements, with companies like IBM as one of his deserving targets. In 1973 Tesler took a job at the Xerox Palo Alto Research Center (PARC) where he worked until 1980. Xerox PARC is famously known for developing the mouse-driven graphical user interface we now all take for granted, and during his time at the lab Tesler worked with Tim Mott to create a word processor called Gypsy that is best known for coining the terms “cut,” “copy,” and “paste” when it comes to commands for removing, duplicating, or repositioning chunks of text.

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General Discussion / Reporter, you might like this new version more than David Carradine's version

« on: Today at 06:45:17 PM »

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‘Kung-Fu’: Tzi Ma & Kheng Hua Tan To Co-Star In the CW Reboot Pilot

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Money & Investment / Re: Suspend Your Disbelief and Pre-Programming.

« on: Today at 04:59:24 PM »

What's with this "Busting my ass off working" when you refused to work more than "20 hours/wk"?? 

And why worry about "THE GAME IS RIG" when you can just win the lotto or predict which stock will win big since you're the "hmong Nostradamus and is always right"? 

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Debate Central / Re: What do you think?

« on: Today at 04:55:20 PM »

Depends...

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General Discussion / Re: Going by my receipt, I bet most of you Hmong and Laotian that spent enough time

« on: Today at 04:54:06 PM »

Ready to serve and yep it was YUM  :

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General Discussion / Re: Going by my receipt, I bet most of you Hmong and Laotian that spent enough time

« on: Today at 04:52:34 PM »

Prepping and cooking:

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General Discussion / Re: Going by my receipt, I bet most of you Hmong and Laotian that spent enough time

« on: Today at 04:50:22 PM »

These three ingredients were a little out of site but I found it eventually  :

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General Discussion / Re: Going by my receipt, I bet most of you Hmong and Laotian that spent enough time

« on: Today at 04:48:26 PM »

Yup, nailed it!!! 

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General Discussion / Re: As a kid in the 70s, I remembered this 700 million building

« on: Today at 04:46:39 PM »

70s photos of the Trans-America Tower on the net:

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General Discussion / Re: As a kid in the 70s, I remembered this 700 million building

« on: Today at 04:43:39 PM »

Too poor to have a camera at that time...

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General Discussion / Re: Didn't meet this real Viking when I was in Iceland but I'm sure the MN Vikings

« on: Today at 04:42:13 PM »

Didn't realize his wife is only 5'2"  but they look happy so all good  ...This what a typical Hmong girl would look like next to "The Mountain" (height wise)  :

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General Discussion / Re: Photos from my Valentine's Date with my wife on Saturday, Feb 15th

« on: Today at 04:35:17 PM »

My vday for my husband. I made a valentine card, bought a fishing license & went to mcD got him a breakfast hem burger+coffee, an egg burger for my son n one for myself. 

All good because you still get to spend time with each other and the little one..

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General Discussion / Re: Flip grandpa told me that this is heaven and hell

« on: Today at 04:34:03 PM »

Tried it in raw as well as in boba form and the taste was just so-so to me..More power to you if you like it...

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General Discussion / It's bad when your car is repossessed but it's worst when you

« on: Today at 04:31:52 PM »

..leave your baby in it  :

Repossessed car had one-year-old baby inside



In East Orange, New Jersey, outside Newark, a one-year-old girl was caught in the middle of a horrifying incident when a car was repossessed while she was in the back seat. According to News12, the baby was found less than an hour later and returned to her family unharmed.

On February 12, 2020, a father packed his daughter Hannah into the back seat of his Acura before running an errand. When he realized he had forgotten her bottle, he chose to leave Hannah in the car while he ran up to a second-floor apartment to grab what he needed. When he returned to street level, the vehicle was gone, with no trace to be found.

The father believed the car had been stolen and the baby had been kidnapped, but fortunately that was not the case. After he alerted the mother and called 911, the two heard back from officers about 40 minutes later. A repossession worker had taken the vehicle and supposedly didn't see or hear a baby in the back. The driver took the vehicle to a repo lot near Newark, where the family reunited with their daughter at a hospital.

After a checkup, the baby came back with a clean bill of health. The distraught parents expressed remorse and said they'd never leave a child alone in a vehicle again.

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General Discussion / Attention claw addicts, want the real claw game in Japan? Now's your chance

« on: Today at 04:26:05 PM »

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Sega app lets you play a real claw game in Japan remotely, win prizes

Witness the crane’s ultra-feeble grasp in real time, from your phone

If you’ve ever wanted to play a claw machine (aka UFO Catcher) in Japan from the comfort of your home in North America, and have the prizes shipped straight to your door, has Sega got the app for you. Seriously.