@grainloom My guess? Because Intel wanted UEFI and Intel have some pretty powerful muscle to push for the standard *they* want over anything else that might be better
That reminds me, I still need to sit down and figure out if you could make toast on a photocopier/scanner
So, if you, like me, enjoy picross, I have a fun little twist on it you may enjoy. Grab a normal picross puzzle...and start by filling the whole thing in. All of it. Then, try to, based on the clues for where the filled in blocks are supposed to be, to remove blocks until you finish the puzzle. It's tricky, and I'm not sure every puzzle can be completed this way, but why not give it a shot?
@beta R. It's a pretty big one in the world of physics (along with Python and—for legacy stuffs—FORTRAN), but, despite being a physics major for three semesters, I never touched it.
Re: sex-related, request for recommendations
@snep The Come As You Are Collective (https://www.comeasyouare.com) is pretty good. Not sure if they have what you're looking for, but I wouldn't doubt it
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