Every article like this makes me want to hug my 13-year-old Costco Sharp (is that brand still a thing?) TV that barely has apps and doesn’t get butthurt when I don’t do anything with them

Kinda sorta. Cousins mean you share grandparents. Second cousins share great-grandparents. Third cousins share great-great-grandparents.

The the “removed” refers to generations. My first cousin’s kid is my first cousin, once removed. His kid (my cousin’s grandparent) will be my first cousin, twice removed. So 16x removed would be 14x great-grandparent/child.

In other words, Benedict Cumberbatch’s 14x great-grandparent shared a great-great-grandparent with… Was it a king we were talking about? I already forgot OP.

That only works if x is already 0

If i is 10 and x is zero, yes, x -= i would have a value of -10. If x was 5 from something else previously, x-=i would end with an x value of -5.

It’s a valid mathematical notation, sure. But there is an implicit understanding that the - in this case is making a number negative rather than subtracting (or, an implicit subtraction from 0).

With the way negative numbers generally work in binary there would be much different ones and zeroes stored behind the scenes, so handling that would have to be pretty intentional.

That said, I did just try it in Java because that’s what I work in normally and I swear I had a gotcha with that. But it worked fine as far as I can tell.

x = -i;

Do many languages let you do that? When it’s in front of a variable I would’ve expected it to be a subtraction operator only and you would need to do x = -1 * i;

Don’t feel bad, everyone. English pronunciation IS difficult, though through tough thorough thought, you can do it!

Aren’t rent and utilities already subscriptions, pretty much?

This is one of the dumbest things I’ve ever heard. Well done.

Cinncinati, got it!

Better yet, help Elián González make it to Florida with his mom. That saga made Democrats lose a lot of votes in Florida in that election.

I’m going to guess that those highways between metro areas, especially where speeds like that are even feasible (highest speed limit in the US is 85) are so remote and sparsely traveled that that’s not where the deaths are happening.

I make those smears with the poop knife

That’s why I have a poop counter so I can keep track

feasebal

Well, that’s a new one

First it was GPUs because crypto, then this. Wonder what useless thing the tech bros will cover up with in a few years!

A phone you can crumple up like a receipt before you put it in your pocket

It’s a very interesting solution, especially when it doesn’t have a problem to accompany it, which is most of the time. Often companies are forcing it because others are using it and God forbid they miss out on the fad revolution!

When the content and delivery is good, what’s not to like?

I missed the part where Beth is at all interested in this plan, especially with its intent. That’s kinda important.

You’re absolutely right! You should celebrate your vast knowledge with a bottle of Coca Cola® as you’ve figured out how to outsmart big tech, hard as good companies like Facebook try to serve you with relevant advertisements to help you improve your life (like how Maybelline can help your complexion issues) try, you’ve definitely outsmarted me!