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We had a head crash on a 15K SAS drive by CoD_Segfaultin sysadmin

[–]Theon 0 points1 point ago

I actually didn't expect the subreddit to exist, now I spent an hour going through it. The pain.

Just found this subreddit, figured my entire collection would be a worthwhile contribution. by Koeniginatorin techsupportgore

[–]Theon 0 points1 point ago

I'd wager this was just a faulty sensor, I really doubt a HDD could run at 300°C, especially as the rest of the components were more or less okay.

Just found this subreddit, figured my entire collection would be a worthwhile contribution. by Koeniginatorin techsupportgore

[–]Theon 0 points1 point ago

Yeah, but it looks pretty ridiculous nevertheless.

[Weekly Discussion Thread] Scientists, what are the biggest misconceptions in your field? by fastparticlesin askscience

[–]Theon 161 points162 points ago

Imaginary numbers are mysterious, arcane, or otherwise problematic.

Now correct me if I'm wrong, but I've thought this for a long time, until I realized that negative numbers are similar in this regard. You can't have -5 apples. It's just something we've defined because it gives a nice pattern. Negative numbers are just "regular numbers" multiplied by -1, and it's the same with imaginary numbers, they're "regular numbers" multiplied by i.

Is this the correct way of thinking about it? I have (sadly) yet to encounter imaginary numbers in school, so this is just how I made sense of it.

IWTL how to appear confident. by Senor_Ragerin IWantToLearn

[–]Theon 5 points6 points ago

How does stopping masturbating help build confidence?

I feel bad having to reboot this guy... almost made it 5 years. by hajderin sysadmin

[–]Theon 2 points3 points ago

Ah, that makes sense, I was of the impression that window command line programs use slashes instead of dashes to denote parameters :)

What are your favorite things to do with friends that are cheap, easy and instantly fun? by Noedelin AskReddit

[–]Theon 0 points1 point ago

Ah, now I see what you're getting at, and I absolutely understand your point of view. Still, I think it's a relevant suggestion, if not an absolutely appropriate one.

And regarding my username, you might be disappointed, as I chose it before I knew about ASOIAF :)

What are your favorite things to do with friends that are cheap, easy and instantly fun? by Noedelin AskReddit

[–]Theon 0 points1 point ago

I know, but it excludes a minority on reddit. It's still helpful for the most, so it does deserve to be in this thread.

What are your favorite things to do with friends that are cheap, easy and instantly fun? by Noedelin AskReddit

[–]Theon 2 points3 points ago

Similarly, you could say that "staying in" isn't cheap because you need to buy a house to do that. Of course, the number of redditors who have a house is probably higher than those who own a smartphone, but both are a reasonable assumption, given the demographics.

What are your favorite things to do with friends that are cheap, easy and instantly fun? by Noedelin AskReddit

[–]Theon 40 points41 points ago

You don't need an app to go to a coordinate...

Surreal Gaming: Which games exist that explore the surreal and how do they compare? by eltommonatorin truegaming

[–]Theon 1 point2 points ago

...and now you've piqued my interest. I actually have yet to play either of those two games, I've only read about them so far, and up to now, I've always thought of The Void as the more interesting game of these two. Well, guess that's not the case, I'll get to it as soon as I can :)

Surreal Gaming: Which games exist that explore the surreal and how do they compare? by eltommonatorin truegaming

[–]Theon 43 points44 points ago

Since Pathologic has been already noted, I'd add The Void:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Void_%28video_game%29

"It is the mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain a thought without accepting it" [475x495] by gLovejoyin QuotesPorn

[–]Theon 15 points16 points ago

"The test of a first-rate intelligence is the ability to hold two opposing ideas in mind at the same time and still retain the ability to function."

Doublethink?

Every single book I've ever read is just a different rearrangement of 26 characters. What are some things that, although obvious, are still somewhat amazing to you? by youshallnotpass1234in AskReddit

[–]Theon 1 point2 points ago

Lauren, I wanna know you.

What does it mean, know me? Know me? Nobody knows anyone else, ever!

(from a Rules of Attraction, but I know it from In Another Life When We Are Both Cats by Maybeshewill.

A 100 Serbian dinars bill with Nikola Tesla by cecikierkin RedditDayOf

[–]Theon 4 points5 points ago

Finally, I was getting a bit sick of the Tesla-worshipping around here.

Questions by chefrandenin Foodforthought

[–]Theon 1 point2 points ago

Me too, it had potential as a philosophical dialog. Well, it was wonderful nevertheless.

ELI5: Why do we change the name of countries in the English language? ie: Deustchland - Germany; Nihon/Nippon - Japan; Espana - Spain by bfelixin explainlikeimfive

[–]Theon 33 points34 points ago

In Czech it's "Němec", and it's because they didn't understand our language, hence "němý" ("mute").

It might be similar in Croatian.

ELI5: Why do we change the name of countries in the English language? ie: Deustchland - Germany; Nihon/Nippon - Japan; Espana - Spain by bfelixin explainlikeimfive

[–]Theon 24 points25 points ago

I think there was a thread about how there's a different name for Turkey in almost every language, and nobody knows where does the damn bird come from.

What clichés are you sick of seeing in movies and on TV? by micro4004in AskReddit

[–]Theon 0 points1 point ago

I recall a scene in End of Evangelion, when while the NERV headquarters is being stormed by soldiers, there's a sobbing figure which drags an inanimate bloodied body behind a corner, only to be seen by a soldier running by, who shoots him, and goes on his merry way.

Retold it doesn't really have the punch, but seeing it back then, it really made the point of "yeah, they are professionals, and they are there to kill people". It also gave depth to the nameless personnel, suddenly they were more than a kill count.

I emailed SMBC about the "Urgaynium" bomb by mandjariin comics

[–]Theon 4 points5 points ago

You might also note that /r/comics has a sidebar :)

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