toynbee

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[–] toynbee@lemmy.world 4 points 2 hours ago

I read the title, discarded it from memory because I had no context or meaning for it, read the comic, went back to remind myself what the title is. Now I just feel numb.

[–] toynbee@lemmy.world 7 points 20 hours ago (10 children)

These are all network addresses that refer to localhost - how a computer addresses itself.

[–] toynbee@lemmy.world 11 points 1 day ago

Right, it does make the concepts very straightforward.

[–] toynbee@lemmy.world 68 points 1 day ago (4 children)

When I started at my current job, I had basically no familiarity with AWS. Someone tried to explain how AWS networking worked to me and did so by drawing this on the whiteboard at the office.

Nonsensical whiteboard graphic

[–] toynbee@lemmy.world 2 points 3 days ago

Hey, this almost exactly matches my situation. Neat.

[–] toynbee@lemmy.world 7 points 3 days ago

You misspelled "Colbyyyyyy," just FYI.

[–] toynbee@lemmy.world 5 points 4 days ago

I think "Meatloaf" is a great name for a chubby guinea pig.

[–] toynbee@lemmy.world 4 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Zed access sounds a lot cooler and more scifi than z axis.

[–] toynbee@lemmy.world 3 points 6 days ago

Supposedly, on any of the many occasions when archaeologists have found what is clearly an antique dildo, tradition advised labeling them something like "ceremonial relic."

[–] toynbee@lemmy.world 5 points 1 week ago

Give whirled peas a chance.

[–] toynbee@lemmy.world 1 points 1 week ago

I don't drink coffee and rarely tea, so you won't get any argument from me.

[–] toynbee@lemmy.world 3 points 1 week ago

My first house was in a town where the hall of records burned down in 1920. Which means that no one still around knows when anything older was actually built, butofficially everything older was built in 1920.

 

Later in the day, the water flow collapsed the culvert under 50% of my driveway and made a pretty cool waterfall. Fortunately it turns out the town is responsible for repairs! Culvert destroyed and subsequent small waterfall

 
 

Pretty much the title. It's really weird to scratch my chin and not run my fingers through hair. As a plus, my five year old keeps telling me "you look like a completely different person. But I still know you're my daddy!"

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submitted 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) by toynbee@lemmy.world to c/parenting@lemmy.world
 

Them: Knock knock!
Me: Who's there?
Them: Boo!
Me: Boo who?
Them: Boo! I'm a ghost!

 

My wife pronounces it three different ways, each of which she can support. I pronounce it one, but other than that it's the way I've heard it I can't support my pronunciation even after some searches. What's yours and why?

 

Last week, I made a post about a demon in my backyard at 4am.

For anyone curious, this is how it disguises its form during daylight. Pretty convincing and a lot less unsettling.

 

My 5-year-old has set up a selection of large rocks on the railing of my back porch, which my kitchen faces.

In the kitchen, there is a small TV with a red status LED, which due to the window construction reflects twice.

As I naively walked into my kitchen, the only person in my house awake in the early morning, the rocks and lights lined up in an alarming way. I got quite a start.

(I know the picture isn't great quality ... I think the phone camera didn't want to focus on reflections. Also I zoomed in to hide my kitchen clutter.)

edit: Clarifications.

 

Do you want to live in the city or country? Either way, why? Is there a specific place you'd like to live?

 

Either it was a local thing (I originally got the picture at Good Will) or my search skills are lacking. My wife loved it so I wish I could get her a reproduction.

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submitted 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) by toynbee@lemmy.world to c/dull_mens_club@lemmy.world
 

Earlier today, I basically passed out. (I've had guests for most of the past week and have had very inadequate sleep.) Before I fell asleep, I texted a friend about a YouTube video that might interest them (Legal Eagle suing Honey). Then I fell asleep.

While I was sleeping, the friend responded with their insights about the case. I have no memory of it, but apparently the attached picture is how I responded to their comments on a video about a legal case. For some reason, that friend did not respond.

edit: Just refining the wording.

 

I'm not even sure how many chickens I can fit on my current hard drive, but it's probably more than the number of persons I can fit.

 

Nothing in my life has prepared me to answer that question, let alone to a 5-year-old.

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