oldbastardbob
oldbastardbob t1_j50l83k wrote
Reply to comment by unholyravenger in Watch Boston Dynamics' Atlas humanoid work at a 'construction site' - The Robot Report by Gari_305
And then the boss walks in, carrying a cup of coffee, and shouts "Ok you jack-offs, enough with the incredible gymnastics. This is a damn work site, not a gymnasium. I expect all this sheet rock up before y'all get plugged in tonight!"
oldbastardbob t1_j50kujq wrote
Reply to Watch Boston Dynamics' Atlas humanoid work at a 'construction site' - The Robot Report by Gari_305
This is quite impressive, but would be a whole lot more fun if the robot landed on that box on the dismount and went right through the plywood side.
To be honest, I was expecting that, but I see it landed on the edge of the box as if whoever programmed this had already experienced the fun of the robot breaking through the box side and made sure it didn't aim for the middle.
oldbastardbob t1_j145pzz wrote
Reply to comment by ttystikk in Evaluation reveals 0.8mm hole in Soyuz MS-22 spacecraft — "not very pleasant", replacement being prepared [Roscosmos/TASS] by Riegel_Haribo
I can't wait for some multi-billion dollar space program launch to get peppered with Starlink space cubes as it leaves the atmosphere. That'll be something.
oldbastardbob t1_izgy0mw wrote
Here's a thought. Did you snake the line in the bottom of the trench or pull it tight and straight?
If you didn't leave slack in the water line one of your splices may have pulled apart. Things move when buried as things settle.and also once pressure is applied.
oldbastardbob t1_ixp4gnv wrote
Reply to comment by AyBruhBee in Ford recalls 634,000 vehicles worldwide over fire risks by Brook030
We'll have "unexploded Bronco" puns just like the "unexploded Pinto" puns back in the last century.
oldbastardbob t1_iuhqgm9 wrote
Reply to comment by SteamKore in Someone still remembers you as an asshole for something you probably don't even remember doing. by lucius789
The other day there was a LPT recommending that people reminisce about the past whenever feeling down.
Seems it didn't go so well when myself and several others pointed out that ruminating on past crap is the opposite of helpful and is something therapists work at getting patients to learn from, let go of, move on, and hopefully forget about.
oldbastardbob t1_jcklbky wrote
Reply to FCC orders phone companies to block scam text messages by QuantumFork
I get about five or six phishing texts from these long winded strange email addresses with stupid link url's every week.
I've tried ATT's spam reporting and it does NOTHING but ask for more info that I can't get. Who the fuck knows what the "numerical address the text was from" is?
Calls to customer service tell me in broken English to follow the same procedure that doesn't work or use the "block all messages that aren't in my contact list." Which is stupid in light of two factor authentication for most secure sites that rely on my receiving a code via text.
So, it's about time, but I don't think it's enough. Service providers should be responsible, or at least accountable, for harm done by people using their system as a tool for their dirty deeds. For them to be able to simply turn a blind eye and say "gee, not our problem" as rake in the profits is unconscionable.
I assume the only reason anything is happening is some politician or bureaucrat finally got fucked by a phishing attack so NOW it's important.