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Halvus_I t1_iyerlmn wrote
Reply to comment by critch in TIL the guy who played Nick the bartender in "It's a Wonderful Life," Sheldon Leonard, became one of the most successful TV producers in history, having created the Andy Griffith Show, Dick Van Dyke, among many others. As a tribute, the two main characters on "Big Bang Theory" were named after him. by latchkey_adult
I walk to my local pub...So do most of its patrons.
Halvus_I t1_iyemo3v wrote
Reply to comment by ElfMage83 in TIL Nolan Bushnell, the inventor of Pong and founder of Atari, also founded another company: Chuck E. Cheese by PresidentWeevil
I suppose when the company he built is worth less than a trillion dollars.
Halvus_I t1_iydvhb2 wrote
Reply to comment by Overv in eli5. If Windows is an 11gb download, why do you need at least 65gbs free on your hard drive to run it? by graemo72
Can it see Windows Store files? WinDirStat was blind to that for a long time.
Halvus_I t1_iy551wg wrote
Reply to comment by This_Bug_6771 in TIL More than 80 percent of the ocean has never been mapped, explored, or even seen by humans and as a result, we know more about the surface of Mars than Earth by [deleted]
Thats just plain silly.
Halvus_I t1_iy3x1db wrote
Reply to comment by WalkerBRiley in TIL More than 80 percent of the ocean has never been mapped, explored, or even seen by humans and as a result, we know more about the surface of Mars than Earth by [deleted]
Stars are hard because of the distance, and depths because of pressure. We'll establish colonies on our planets/moons though.
Halvus_I t1_iwijwao wrote
Reply to comment by Riccma02 in TIL that the civilian sailors of the U.S. Merchant Marine had a higher casualty rate during World War II than any branch of the armed forces. by p38-lightning
> liberty ships
Wow, 2710 made, only 4 left.
Halvus_I t1_iwh5igk wrote
Reply to comment by frostnxn in AMD Now Powers 101 of the World's Fastest Supercomputers by Avieshek
Steam Deck too. Switch is Nvidia though.
Halvus_I t1_iv1uji6 wrote
Reply to comment by PomegranatePlanet in TIL the former members of Timbuk 3 have refused to license the song "The Future's So Bright, I Gotta Wear Shades" for commercials, including a $900,000 offer from AT&T and offers from Ford, the U.S. Army, and Bausch & Lomb for their Ray-Ban sunglasses. by big_macaroons
Its been licensed for lots of movies and TV, just not direct commercials.
Halvus_I t1_iusbte9 wrote
Reply to comment by KingZant in [tool] Observe... by Gainsborough-Smythe
depends on the sub
Halvus_I t1_ius6xki wrote
Reply to comment by bumbletowne in [tool] Observe... by Gainsborough-Smythe
Yes, its a reference to an episode of the TV show 'King of the Hill'. The Son Also Roses, Season 6, Episode 7.
Sooo you wrote all that to rebut a throwaway TV show reference.
Halvus_I t1_its0qyl wrote
Reply to comment by 747ER in TIL that flight recorders must be able to withstand an acceleration of 3400 g for 6.5 milliseconds and that this is roughly equivalent to an impact velocity of 270 knots (310 mph; 500 km/h). by IchBinKoloss
>Should aircraft like VH-OJU store data for every single cockpit conversation and every single thing that happens during the flight for 23+ years, only to be retired after a long career with zero fatalities?
You dont have to keep the data for all time.
Halvus_I t1_it8p43f wrote
Reply to comment by Apokolypze in The End of Moore’s Law: Silicon computer chips are nearing the limit of their processing capacity. But is this necessarily an issue? Copenhagen Institute for Futures Studies by CPHfuturesstudies
Direct Storage too. First on consoles, now PCs.
Halvus_I t1_it7ym8u wrote
Reply to comment by Uncle__doctor_soup in The Webb Space Telescope Sees a Solar System's Beginning by footinch
"If a human disagrees with you, let him live. In a hundred billion galaxies, you will not find another.”"
- Carl Sagan
Halvus_I t1_iyertc1 wrote
Reply to comment by Badass_Bunny in TIL the guy who played Nick the bartender in "It's a Wonderful Life," Sheldon Leonard, became one of the most successful TV producers in history, having created the Andy Griffith Show, Dick Van Dyke, among many others. As a tribute, the two main characters on "Big Bang Theory" were named after him. by latchkey_adult
Simple. Has the second amendment been repealed? No? Then there is nothing to say. Your opinion on it doesnt matter.