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Old lady in the bar ordered an onigiri, giving the cook some stick because of the time it's taking - "What are you doing, growing the rice?" Cue laughter from the regulars sat at the counter. Cook speechless. You go girl.
Always call at the station Milk Stand when I go to Akiba
@Jason_Dodd Don't know if you're aware/still interested, but it looks like LSPF had a ton of updates last month. Must admit I only checked the repo after some ISPF reading reminded me of it...
Think I've been watching too much Star Wars. I keep reading 'fedi' as 'fed-eye'
I recently saw an amazing Navajo rug at the National Gallery of Art. It looks abstract at first, but it is a detailed representation of the Intel Pentium processor. Called "Replica of a Chip", it was created in 1994 by Marilou Schultz, a Navajo/Diné weaver and math teacher. Intel commissioned the weaving as a gift to the American Indian Science & Engineering Society. 1/6
120 kilo-yen for a ps5 pro? Pass.
New No Mans Sky update sounds like Animal Crossing in space, but I'm looking forward to trying it out later

Posted something on an alt that got some minimal attention. But wow the number of dickheads and completely unrelated replies etc. was... surprising.

Not going to waste my time dealing with that any more. Straight to mute and block. mastodon.social? you gone! Cool kids and popular people have my sympathy.

@Nfoonf @trurl @futurebird
This is why Pentax decided to create a new film camera recently. They realized they were on the verge of losing the institutional knowledge on how to make mechanical film cameras, so by making a new product they transfer the knowledge to new generations of engineers.
Must admit to being slightly disappointed that it doesn't seem to have survived in the latest PL/I compilers...