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Pentium100

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  1. Fear of snakes is also very common. In my opinion this is due to evolution - both spiders and snakes are dangerous, but do not immediately appear so (compared to, say, a bear) because they are small. However, they can kill you wirh their venom. Dying from a snake or spider bite may take a while, so it may not be immediately apparent to others what was the cause of your death (again, compared to getting mauled by a bear). So, I guess, the people (or the apes that later evolved into humans) who tried to stay away from spiders and snakes (or killed them when they saw them) were more likely to survive.
  2. Game controllers use bluetooth, TV remotes use infrared. Bluetooth is radio waves, it can go a limited distance, but can go through some obstacles. IR needs line of sight. Howver, IR uses way less power than bluetooth, can go a longer distance and the line-of-sight requirement can be a good thing. For example, if you have multiple TVs in different rooms (or even the same room) made by the same manufacturer. Yes, you could pair the remote with the TV, but that would create a new problem - you wouldn't be able to use the same remote on different TVs. I have two AC units, both are made by the same manufacturer, so both respond to the same remote. However, while the remote is IR, the sensitivity is ridiculous - I can be pointing the remote away from the AC and it would still respond. Most of the time I only use one of the units, keeping the other off by turning off the circuit braker. Sometimes I need both of them on. When both are on it is really had to adjust only one of them without having the other one react. I need to put my hand on a specific spot on the unit I do not want to react (yeah, I need to cover the IR sensor, but it is not visible from outside, so usually it's just trial and error). My LG plasma TV has a remote that works using radio waves (I think) and while I can use it while it's still in my pocket, it drains the batteries much faster than the IR remotes.
  3. Maybe a year ago, someone said I should try the bing bot in Skype, so I did ask it a few questions, that was it. When I search something on Google, it also gives me "AI result" that's usually nonsense, so I don't really pay attention to it.
  4. A knockoff NES. It looked similar to this: But it was not this, I do not remember what the model was, but I remember that it had some numbers. Also, the controllers did not have the red buttons, though IIRC the controllers themselves were red. I only had a few cartridges, of the type "9999 in 1" where it pretends to have thousands of games, but they are modifications of a few real games. I played with it, but IIRC I preferred the PC when my parents finally bought one. It was fun using the two antennas that came with it to have a wireless connection to the TV and to turn on a TV in a different room and see the game.
  5. Alicorn, if that's not possible then unicorn. Magic seems cool and can compensate for lack of hands.
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