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  • Even going back to the first few seasons, there were an awful lot of misses, and very few hits.

    We used to laugh about the killer bees, John Belushi's Samurai, the coneheads, Dan Aykroyd saying, "Jane you ignorant slut!" on every Weekend Update, but when I look at them now, I'm not sure if the humor was there or just going along with the peer pressure.

    On the other hand, I look at the old SCTV shows, and most of the sketches hold up very well.

  • People older than 35: do you remember the first time you used a GPS device to get somewhere?
  • In 2001, I rented a van in Japan. Digital mapping is essential for Japan, because most streets have no names, and house numbering is almost completely random, often based on the year they were built rather than any linear sequence.

    It was incredible to me to be able to punch in a destination and see the map. At the time, I don't think it could speak the directions to you. And you could search for nearby restaurants and gas stations too!

  • What are the best fictional books you’ve ever read?
  • The Expanse TV show is superb. I'm halfway through the books now, and in some ways the TV show is much better, in other ways the books are better.

    There's enough subtlety and complexity that I've watched the entire series twice, and I wouldn't be averse to watching it again.

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  • I don't drink coffee, but the owner of a coffee plantation on the side of a volcano in Panama told me that it was one of the best ways to make coffee. I figure he would know.

    My wife, who does love coffee, doesn't use it simply because it only makes one small cup of coffee at a time, and she likes to start the day with a big cup. She acknowledges that the taste is superior.

  • Remember: GNU/Linux and other UNIX systems can make files that are case-sensitive, Windows can't make files that are case-sensitive
  • I feel the same way about programming languages. There is no way that "User" and "user" should refer to different variables. How many times has that screwed people up, especially in a weekly typed language?

    One of the many things that I feel modern versions of Pascal got right.

  • TIL: In Japan, if your spouse dies you can divorce your in-laws
  • The Japanese government wants people to choose citizenship by the end of their 20th year, because 20 is the age of majority in Japan. But if you don't say anything, they won't ask, and you can keep renewing your Japanese passport along with your other nationality's.

  • TIL: In Japan, if your spouse dies you can divorce your in-laws
  • I would imagine that it also has to do with the family registry. If a woman marries a man, she is taken from her own Family Registry and entered in her husband's. I would imagine that upon the husband's death nothing changes for the wife, but she has the option of returning to her own family registry.

    I'm not 100% sure that this is how it works, or the reason for this termination, but it seems like a valid one.

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