Anya Christina Emmanuella Jenkins. Twenty years old. Born on the fourth of July — and don't think there weren't jokes about that my whole life, mister, 'cause there were. 'Who's our little patriot?' they'd say, when I was younger and therefore smaller and shorter than I am now.

Anya ,'Potential'


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omnis_audis - Oct 26, 2016 7:37:09 pm PDT #24892 of 25497
omnis, pursue. That's an order from a shy woman who can use M-16. - Shir

IP geolocation is a bit inexact. There could incorrect data in the database.

traceroute might tell you some interesting stuff.

Who does the internet think manages your IP address?

Interesting thing tonight. I checked a couple different places. I got:

  • Freemont, CA (wrong)
  • Pomona, CA (closer, but wrong)
  • Los Angeles (well, county, yes, city, no)
  • Long Beach, CA (practically right, my lil city is a pimple in the middle of Long Beach)
  • Unavailable
  • and the ahem site still says Canada
  • Speedtest by Ookla correctly identifies Frontier Communications, but says location is Los Angeles.

Trace route said Frontier in Pomona.

:: shrugs ::


Gudanov - Oct 28, 2016 4:29:58 am PDT #24893 of 25497
Coding and Sleeping

I haven't heard much about Apple's recent event, yesterday. That doesn't seem like a good sign that they did anything very interesting.


Tom Scola - Oct 28, 2016 5:03:01 am PDT #24894 of 25497
Remember that the frontier of the Rebellion is everywhere. And even the smallest act of insurrection pushes our lines forward.

Spoken just like someone who still uses function keys, and has more than one kind of port on his computer.

I also bet you still use a land-line telephone, watch VHS tapes, and mount Clovis points on your spears, rather than the obviously superior Folsom point.


Gudanov - Oct 28, 2016 5:07:15 am PDT #24895 of 25497
Coding and Sleeping

Yeah, my personal laptop is so ancient that it has an optical drive.


flea - Oct 28, 2016 7:25:22 am PDT #24896 of 25497
information libertarian

mount Clovis points on your spears, rather than the obviously superior Folsom point.

Tom Scola wins ALL the archaeology bonus points.


-t - Oct 28, 2016 7:57:39 am PDT #24897 of 25497
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration

Clovis points, I assume, have something to do with bunnies.


DXMachina - Oct 28, 2016 10:07:03 am PDT #24898 of 25497
You always do this. We get tipsy, and you take advantage of my love of the scientific method.

They're the fangs.


-t - Oct 28, 2016 10:18:11 am PDT #24899 of 25497
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration

Of course!


meara - Oct 28, 2016 11:02:28 am PDT #24900 of 25497

Hah, never heard of Clovis points. But I was anxiously awaiting the Apple event. And not sure now what I want to do...my current laptop is five years old. It's definitely getting up there. But do I want any of the new ones? Especially since they're more expensive than I anticipated? Do I get one of the older ones now that they're going to be on sale, or will it seem old too quick? ...I mean, now I have no need for Thunderbolt ports and DO need USB ones...but four years from now? I see no need for some weird toolbar at the top of the keyboard. But it does have more ports/is faster, also?

(This laptop DOES have a CD/DVD drive. I don't think I've used it in a couple years?)


Steph L. - Oct 28, 2016 11:05:53 am PDT #24901 of 25497
I look more rad than Lutheranism

Yeah, this is the point where I think I'll try to get a model that's a year (or even 2) old, because I still don't need Thunderbolt ports but I do need USB ports.