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misterben

24 karma · joined February 5, 2017

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misterben··on Update tinsel bunting
the image is neither tinsel nor bunting
misterben··on Are any words the same in all languages?
And robot is vélmenni, machine man. Very resistant to loan words.
misterben··on Someone keeps trying to reset my Facebook password
I use a <firstinitial><secondinitial><surname>@gmail.com and have been getting Facebook resets every week or two for years. But I know at least two people in two countries with a similar name keep giving out the wrong address from all the crap I get confirming their hair appointments and organising their BBQs, so it seems benign rather than a hacking attempt.

I take it as karma for all the junk <verycommonname@>hotmail.com must get whenever I use a public wifi network. Sorry verycommonname!

misterben··on Smart urinals stuck on boot at a gas station in Germany
Android P
misterben··on Forebruary is a wall calendar that you do not need to replace every year (2013)
The playground joke was "thirty days hath September; all the rest I can't remember"
misterben··on Backyard Roller Coasters
I misread that as backward roller coaster. That'd be fun.
misterben··on Duolingo S-1 IPO
Today is a good day to BUY!