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I had a really bad case of shingles when I was ~8 or ~9 years old. And then again when I was ~14 or so. And then ~35/36. Then the vaccine came out and I had to convince doctors, no, really, I need this vaccine. And finally someone was kind enough to jab me with it. It's been several years...

I just wanted to call out this perfect summary of Broadcom. 10 thumbs up. No notes.

Thank you for your response. While I can agree with most of what you're saying, this article doesn't even bother to wonder why the interviewed statements don't actually have any internal consistency. And perhaps wonder they might not be consistent? Given the current political environment, ala...

A-political is currently a political stance. In the same way that not stopping a lynching is a stance.

So, I gotta say this and I know it won't be super popular, but: Ars, why are we normalizing this? Why is the NYT, Ars, and every publication acting like the bootlicking dog and pony show is normal? It's obvious to anyone, literally anyone, with an IQ above room temperature, that these...

It's odd, but if it were murder-suicide, I'd wager most owners would protect the dog. It's the same kind of thinking that causes people to take off their shoes before leaping off a bridge.

Fool me twice... uh.. never gonna get fooled again.

During my divorce, I called my uncle--my best friend, basically--and was on the verge of insanity and anger because my ex wanted the coffee maker. I was livid. I was absolutely beside myself that she, who didn't drink coffee, would want to take the $30 coffee maker that I'd bought. My uncle...

If you live in the US, move to another country. The cult of death is going to try very hard to make sure as many people die from this as possible. The prudent move is to get as far away from them as possible.

If it's good enough for AcidBurn, it's good enough for me.

Cool cool cool cool cool cool cool. Not concerned at all. Cool cool. Since I saw the initial Ars reporting on this months ago, I've been slowly buying masks and the usual consumables that went away during our last pandemic. Nothing egregious, just a few extra here and a few extra there. I...

Broadcom squanders any remaining goodwill held for VMWare Broadcom is actively hostile toward customers "Why is nobody staying? We specifically requested it."

Congrats! I've been here ~24 years now, and share the same sentiments and nostalgia. I only wish I'd registered when I'd first started lurking in '99ish. I hit 1k on my 10-year anniversary here--so apparently I just need to be here 1000 years in order to hit 100k. EASY. Stop posting now. I'll...

Easy--just bring in Mcdonalds instead! /s

It'll truly only be luck that saves us from the next pandemic. Edit: I guess I should add: that's assuming we are saved from the next one. :\

Man, I hope nobody ever accidentally drives this into a river or anything. Could you imagine waiting for those doors to open while the water is pouring into the cabin? Eesh.

Must. Resist. Another. 1000 hours. Ah who am I kidding. Satisfactory will get me again, especially now that the recipes aren't likely to change anymore.

In my mid-twenties, I was up at 2am in my office and I was programming. I heard a noise back behind the house--and then the sound of someone trying to steal the air conditioner sitting in the window of my office. I got up, went out the front door, around to the back of the house. I surprised the...

Big oof on this one. I understand the reasoning, the inevitability, and the need for funding and revenue and all that. And also, it's a mistake, a big one, and I'd really hoped Ars would be better than this. I know Ars doesn't really have much autonomy anymore, but I think if this was a hill...

I've been playing since Civ II. Civ V is kind of my go-to, as I didn't really enjoy VI all that much. I'm not sure why, I just didn't put too much time into it and it didn't grab me the way V did. I'm still mildly on the fence about this one. I guess we'll see as more details are revealed.