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FCC urged to revoke Fox News' license by sullen_ole_geezerin politics

[–]phanboy 0 points1 point ago

Whenever there's "breaking news," FOX affiliates cut to a FOX News feed. The intent was probably to stop that, but it sounds like it might go further.

Remember, you don't need a license to be on Cable.

NAACP endorses gay marriage as ‘civil right’ by monkeysniffer08in politics

[–]phanboy 2 points3 points ago

Pretty sure the "C" doesn't stand for "all."

Saw this sign at my local rock climbing facility by cleverusernamestakenin funny

[–]phanboy 23 points24 points ago

I hope they start making a Double Dew.

For more than a decade, scientists have tried to improve lithium-based batteries by replacing the graphite in one terminal with silicon, which can store 10x the charge. But after just a few cycles, the silicon structure would crack and crumble, rendering the battery useless. Not anymore. by God_Wills_Itin science

[–]phanboy 0 points1 point ago

With GM in particular, I think they rushed the Volt to production. I know a decent amount of research went into the estimate for the life of the batteries, but the lack of a large-scale test just gives me some doubts. It's like buying a first-generation Apple product. I'm sure it "works," but let them work the bugs out, first.

So I caught my hand in a polishing machine and got 3rd degree friction burns...[NSFW] by amysplatin WTF

[–]phanboy 0 points1 point ago

Maybe it's because I know where it came from, but the healed skin looks a bit like foot skin.

Zach Braff nude by instant_humanin WTF

[–]phanboy 0 points1 point ago

On an interesting note, my statement stands whether you're male or female.

Thank you for pointing out the obvious.

The March of Progress (in programming language syntax :) by willvarfarin programming

[–]phanboy 1 point2 points ago

It's because methods and member variables have to belong to a class. "print(x);" won't work unless print becomes a method in Object, but that's broken. "out.print(x);" won't work for a similar reason.

The March of Progress (in programming language syntax :) by willvarfarin programming

[–]phanboy 10 points11 points ago

Once you get used to how printf padding works, you'll like it more. And then you find your employer's proprietary implementation of the C standard library mixed up left and right padding.

So my 5 year old brother got creative while drawing a family picture. by AtriaAhonoin WTF

[–]phanboy 0 points1 point ago

Remember that scene in Superbad with the young Jonah Hill drawing penises? That's gonna be your brother.

"HBO co-president Eric Kessler has said he thinks the move away from traditional television to an internet-based model is just a fad that will pass" by zoinkin technology

[–]phanboy 0 points1 point ago

People suggested the early personal computer would fail because it didn't seem good for much.

Which is completely different from someone up above comparing the death of traditional TV to the rise of the PC.

"HBO co-president Eric Kessler has said he thinks the move away from traditional television to an internet-based model is just a fad that will pass" by zoinkin technology

[–]phanboy 0 points1 point ago

Not just out of the range or the everyday person, we didn't know what the everyday person would even do with a computer.

"HBO co-president Eric Kessler has said he thinks the move away from traditional television to an internet-based model is just a fad that will pass" by zoinkin technology

[–]phanboy 1 point2 points ago

You just can't get that real Donkey Kong feeling on a TV screen.

You mean the feeling of quarters leaving my pockets?

My own private Internet: .secure TLD floated as bad-guy-free zone | Ars Technica by meshnet_derpin darknetplan

[–]phanboy 2 points3 points ago

Not one of these, again. I at least liked the idea of .xxx because it could help parents with blocking porn (and keeping my porn available), but .co was silly, and .info was just for spammers. Even delicious abandoned .us.

The Humane Poultry Killer by trevdak2in WTF

[–]phanboy 2 points3 points ago

What it does isn't all that different from the captive bolt guns they use commercially for cows.

President Obama Endorses Gay Marriage on ABC Nightly News by mike8787in politics

[–]phanboy 0 points1 point ago

Especially when marriage is a state issue, not a federal issue.

As a person who does not have English as their main language, this just hit me. I feel so stupid that I haven't thought about it before by K16in gaming

[–]phanboy 0 points1 point ago

As another native English speaker, I did, but I kept forgetting which is the company and which is the service because I picked up on that.

My son is away at college now, but for 13 years we were faithful to the "first day of school" pic. What a great guy you are...if you read this chum, I love you! by dittidotin pics

[–]phanboy 0 points1 point ago

I feel so out of touch. Again. I say we make kids these days listen to Blink-182 and like it.

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