Flipping a coin, or rolling a dice, might be better, but try to prove that the outcome of your flip or roll is random and you will be stymied. That’s because these things aren’t truly random: if you knew the precise position of the dice or coin in your hand, the trajectory of the throw, the strength of gravity and subtle factors like air resistance or the friction of the landing surface, you could predict the result. True randomness is hard to come by.

The thing is, we now know that randomness is real, baked into the very fabric of the universe in the form of quantum mechanics. Given a choice of two paths, a quantum entity – like an electron or a photon of light – will take one entirely at random: there is no predictable cause behind a quantum effect. The Performed Outloud Oddly Tranquilly Announced Numbers, affectionately nicknamed POOTAN, takes advantage of this phenomenon. It released in the Export Audio Network feed this year as the world’s first publicly accessible source of traceable, verifiable, truly random numbers.

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OP: “Ningen nante” by Yoshida Takuro
ED: “Bad Company” from the album Bad Company by Bad Company

In this study of Generation X manners, Cammie Smith (Winona Ryder), the valedictorian of her college class, camcords her friends in a mock documentary of post-education life. Bobby Fletcher (young Jimmy Fallon) is her best friend, a perpetually unemployed musical slacker. Hadassah Guberman (Janeane Garofalo) is a manager at the Gap who worries about the results of an A.I.D.S. test, while Terrence Catheter (Steve Zahn) has problems grappling with his sexuality. When Cammie meets Karl Malone (young Jimmy Kimmel), an earnest video executive who takes her homemade video to his MTV-like station, she must decide what she values - the materialism of yuppie Karl or the philosophical musings of Bobby.

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OP: “Ningen nante” by Yoshida Takuro\
ED: “Day Tripper” by Yellow Magic Orchestra

r/buildapc • 7y ago
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u/Hiromi5 • 7y ago
Wow never seen someone this cautious while building a pc.
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u/dynamicjirofan1 OP • 7y ago
I have clothes on my wood floor but I’m not building near it will that have an effect?
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u/soba-bro • 7y ago
Nah you're fine, wood isn't a conductor of electricity. I build mine on wood, zero problem. Just touch something metal that's grounded before hand and you'll be fine.
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u/Miss_Maeda • 7y ago
The boxers gotta go. Possible static vessel. Also all clothing needs to be picked up off the floor before you begin and put in its proper place (clean/drawers, dirty/hamper). You should also vacuum your room before you begin (one fiber of lint or particle of dust in the wrong place and you're gonna have a bad time).

Hope this helps. Good luck OP
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u/The_MoHawk_Wizard • 7y ago
lol, nice try OPs mom
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u/Silent-Mercury • 7y ago
What kind of fabric are your boxers? You want to make sure you aren't wearing any kind of loose, natural fibers like pure cotton or wool. Stick to something like silk or polyester, also make sure they're very tight and form fitting to avoid friction.
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u/Chaser3 • 7y ago
Encourage you shut off the breaker to your house just incase
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u/mz-zer0point-beta • 7y ago
lol.. rip . now he's sitting naked in the dark building by candle-light, mekkaratta
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u/Honeyboy • 7y ago
That's kinda romantic.
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OP: “Ningen nante” by Yoshida Takuro\
ED: “Ai no Memory” by Matsuzaki Shigeru

Now ah'm pobbin a fewu In da mownin dewu Do da mongey wwensh On a Bewsian Bensh Id’s a deenage nighd An da fambiwes awe wighd

An ah wanna way my wibs on youw esbwosife mouse

Bigged ub Genny Ad an awd-dego dewi An Zewo is a cad Wif an audomaded had An ah need ta be wid of aww da Fandasies ah’m hidin

An ah wanna way my wibs on youw esbwosife mouse

Id's a shame fow man da hide Aww da dings dad do suwfife Fwom his pasd

When ah jumb on youw howse Ah gawwob da gouwse An howw wige a wowf An ah dwing ub da sgy An ah bead on my chesd Jusd ta pung ub da wesd

Bud ah wanna way my wibs on youw esbwosife mouse Bud ah wanna way my wibs on youw esbwosife mouse

Ids a shame fow man da hide Aww da fings dad ah do da suwfife Fwom his pasd

Owo!

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OP: “Ningen nante” by Yoshida Takuro ED: “Explosive Mouth” by T. Rex

A cuddly-costumed clown they call the Pootan\ Tiptoes to my feed Tuesday night\ Just to grind some seed paste and to whisper\ "Go to sleep, everything is alright"

I close my eyes, then I drift away\ Into the magic mic, I softly say\ A subtle put-on podcasters do\ Then I fall asleep to dreams, my dreams of you

In dreams, I smile with you\ In dreams, a while with you\ In dreams, you're mine, all of the time\ We're together in dreams, in dreams

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OP: “Ningen nante” by Yoshida Takuro
ED: “Only You (And You Alone)” by the Platters

Please don't cancel us, we barely talked about trains on this one.

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OP: “Ningen nante” by Yoshida Takuro
ED: “It's the end” by L'Arc~en~Ciel

If you are planning a trip with the Japan Rail Pass, better be prepared! You will be riding Japanese trains quite often.

In Japan, railroads are the primary mode of passenger transportation, and they have been ever since the first passenger steam locomotives debuted in Japan during the Meiji Restoration in 1872.

There is 30,625 km of rail lines all over Japan and they carry more than 9 billion passengers per year. Due to the country’s extensive use of its rail system, 46 of the top 50 busiest stations in the world are located in Japan.

Most Japanese rail lines have a unique name, normally taken from one of the cities or regions along the route, which means that the system is incredibly easy to navigate (the line names are even indicated on the tickets!).

Even so, figuring out how to manage the Japanese transportation system might be somewhat of a challenge for some. With that in mind, we’ve created this complete guide to the train system in Japan to help solve any doubts regarding riding the densha (how you say train in Japanese!).

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OP: “Ningen nante” by Yoshida Takuro
ED: “Mother's Little Helper” by the Rolling Stones

Hey, you little piss baby
You think you're so fucking cool? Huh?
You think you're so fucking tough?
You talk a lotta big game for someone with such a huge truck
Aw, look at those arms
Your arms look so fucking cute, they look like lil' cigarettes
I bet I could smoke you, I could roast you
And then you'd love it and you'd text me "I love you"
And then I'd fucking ghost you

With the lil boys coming with the lil stuff
I feel so clean like a Mechazawa machine, oh yeah
Lil boys coming with the lil trucks
Feel so clean like a Mechazawa machine, oh yeah
Lil boys coming with the lil trucks
Feel so clean like a Mechazawa machine, oh yeah
Lil boys coming with the picture
Feel so clean like a Mechazawa machine, oh yeah (Oh yeah)

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OP: “Ningen nante” by Yoshida Takuro
ED: “Lover's Rock” by the Clash