Not generally a fan of the moth memes, but damn this one is good.

(US) They vary wildly even in the same city. A lot of times, smaller dive bars will just be “[Name]'s Bar” or “[Name’s] Bar 2” if they have more than one. Reason for the numbering, as was explained to me, is that allows them to operate under the same liquor license.

Then you get the punny named ones like “The Pour House” or “Keglers”. Some are based on a gimmick like “The Fish Bowl” where you could order a giant glass fish bowl full of beer.

In college towns, they’re often clubs rather than bars/pubs, so you’ll see names like “Lazy Lizard”, “Liquid Lounge”, “Shooters”, etc. The biggest and most popular one when I went to college was called “Bent Willey’s”. Sex pun aside, it was on a sharp curve near Willey St, which is probably how they got it approved.

I’ve had a monochrome Brother laser printer for about 14 years now. Still using the original toner that came with it, though it’s down to about 20% or so. Prints every time I need it which isn’t very often, but when I need to print something, I actually need to print it.

Apple on Friday accused OpenAI of stealing

That’s pretty much OpenAI’s modus operandi, is it not? Like, they’ve stolen from everyone else on the planet, why did Apple think they were special? It’s like they invited the Hamburgler to their BBQ and are shocked when all the sliders disappear.

Crumbling from decades of neglect.

Ceasefire deals be like:

Yes, it’s exactly what we’re seeing. In their minds, WVU (and other higher education instutitions) is teaching progressive propaganda, and this is how they react to that imagined injustice.

House Bill 3297 mandated that WVU operate the Washington Center focused on teaching constitutional studies and “great debates of Western civilization.” … As of June 22, one student was enrolled

Coming Soon (probably): HB 3298 mandating that as required curriculum.

The state funding my goddamned tax dollars goes to Miller’s annual salary of more than $300,000.

Number 12 was my jam!

https://lemmy.today/communities?listingType=All&sort=TopAll&page=1

Is Admiral Vance referring to the cookie or Thomas Riker?

“Reticulating splines” lives rent free in my head every time a loading animation plays.

What does Lemmy think of agent harnesses?

I am vehemently against any and everything that lets people who don’t know what they’re doing do things badly, and everything you’ve described fits that definition to a T.

“Hey, Crabman”

I always forget about that one, but yes! Exploring alien structures is literally the premise of that novel.

That’s a pretty common feature in Alastair Reynolds’s works, though it’s not always the primary focus.

The “Revelation Space” series of books features that trope pretty heavily, and it’s also plot relevant. There’s also the “Revenger” series where the main characters’ job is to explore ruins from failed “turnover civilizations” and extract valuable loot to sell and fund their expeditions.

I used to think I was an excellent multi-tasker, but these days I get way more done if I just stick to one thing at a time.

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