I used to have a Linux laptop at work. I was even allowed to install my chosen distro. Then the IT department said “we don’t really know Puppet or how to manage Linux, but we know JAMF, so you’re all getting Macs now.”
My job satisfaction has gone down since then. However, in more positive news, they did end up giving away the old Linux laptops to the employees when they moved office.
I always wanted to play that and even used to have the perfect setup for it (projector, big room, extensive seating) but never had the friends for it. I’m envious of your good fortune!
Honestly, that was some 25-30 years ago. It was pretty simple to setup back then, but it might not be the same now, especially in Windows.
I used to be able to do that, too! These days, I live with two people: an adult wife and a toddler. Their gaits are pretty easily distinguishable.
I used to almost exclusively listen to any kind of audio through headphones. I had a microphone near my desk configured so that it would pass through the vibration of footsteps directly to my headphones. I was rarely startled, no matter what sordid activity I was undertaking.
My wife has woken me up several times because I was saying “no no no no no no” in my sleep. It’s not loud enough to disturb anyone not in the room and I live in a pretty rural area anyway, so I’ve wondered in the past whether I did that with any regularity before I shared a bed with anyone.
The existence of rugged smart watches seems fairly likely, but I can’t comment on that.
However, I can tell you every smart watch I’ve ever owned (which admittedly isn’t that many) has some form of protective case available and replacing a case is a lot cheaper than replacing a smart watch. Example (no affiliation, just randomly selected):
https://www.amazon.com/Protector-Compatible-Scratch-Resistant-Flexible/dp/B0CSD5RM97/
Do note that this might interfere with some functionality of the watch. For example, I previously had a Fitbit Charge 2 (IIRC) which offers an ECG function. However, it relies on conductive pads on its body for that. All the cases I found blocked those pads which meant the scan wouldn’t work. Everything else worked fine, though.
Because, even if what you’re doing now is fine, moral and legal, it might not be perceived as that later, whether by your friends, neighbors or government. This has become especially relevant in recent years. Even if your own opinion shifts to match later trends, your past actions might hurt you.
You might be doing nothing wrong and still jeopardize your future self.
Yes. I also use the heel of my hand, at least on the left side, at least for modifier keys. Everyone who has ever observed this (well, minus one, to be technically accurate) seems to have been personally offended by it.
Ah, I’ve never encountered anyone else using the latter.
Did you know that Brad Pitt claims it?
edit: So do I, in case anyone thinks I’m being disparaging.
Decades ago, I saw a (one of many) "you might be a geek / nerd if … " list (referencing “you might be a redneck”). As of this moment, the only one I remember is “you leave the modem speaker on after connecting because you think it sounds like the ocean - the perfect sound for surfing the web!”
Or involve two people but, depending on your circumstances, this might introduce other complications.
As I am learning in a somewhat similar circumstance, you can request to be sedated during the surgery. I’m not sure about the original root canal.
Well, most nights, sunlight still bounces off the moon before it hits the earth and its inhabitants. This could imply that the sunlight is only dangerous to a vampire prior to interacting with another solid object. If one is willing to assume that the lens and its various filters qualify as a solid object, that could explain the lack of death.
Presumably the only reason they don’t employ this loophole on Earth is because an astronaut just walking around would draw unwanted attention.
Alternatively, perhaps the vampire keeps its back towards the nearest star at all times.
“Philomot” was always pretty charming. “The color of a dead leaf.”
Ancient video time!
It’s just the special effects department showing off.
I’ve never had to manually do that. I use almost exclusively Kensington Orbits and have for around twenty years. Maybe my hands are either clean or dirty enough that the balls are being polished by use.
That said, while I would say “have to” is strong wording, it’s still probably a good idea to polish your balls, innuendo or not.
Works well for cans, though, in my experience.
For a while I had a fiber SFP that was amazing at opening cans, too.