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The specification of qr codes says you should look only at the centres, iirc.

I know it as binairo, which I have seen in paper magazines. On Simon Tatham’s puzzle collection it is known as unruly: https://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~sgtatham/puzzles/js/unru.…

This is very similar to “Mosaic” on Simon Tatham’s puzzle webpage. There it is noted that: “This game is variously known in other locations as: ArtMosaico, Count and Darken, Cuenta…

Oh this reminds me that we used to create buttons for navigation in flash!

Market size is different: everyone needs a mail client, but not everyone needs 3d modelling.

Hmm strange, I have never had a thunderbird folder in my home dir. I use thunderbird on Mac, Windows and Linux (Ubuntu).

You can also just put a paper on your website (or google drive). If arXiv isn’t working for you, why submit there? Personally, i see no problem with delays, research takes longer t…

Which also shows there isn’t “one father”, multiple things (and people) had to come together.

No. In the Netherlands is not common to cycle on side walks. We have cycling lanes for that! Pedestrians and cyclists only meet at crossings. (The behaviour of cyclists in the big …

You can have your own version. You don’t have to push all improvements upstream.

It (the http rfc) refers to other standards such as for URLs, and those did actually change (to include ipv6 and more internationalisation).

Producing phones emits a lot of CO2 (or equivalents). It takes more energy to produce, than the amount of energy a phone uses in its typical life. But yeah, these are great questio…

You really don’t have to change your css. My personal website has been using roughly the same css for a decade. Why not? Sure if you are a designer and want to follow trends, you’l…

You could at least fix the latex commands when copy pasting the abstract. ;-)

I used audacity 20 years ago and the interface is still the same. That is also worth something.

On the other hand, the language is already 35 years old and people still use it! Many other languages have died in the meantime.

No. These are polynomials (in x).

I think the current situation shows that outsourcing is also expensive. The costs are just different or not always clear up front.

If you don’t like the taste, you shouldn’t drink it, imo. So yes, one enjoys coffee exactly for the flavour.

Why?

They are told to believe that.

“Almost everywhere” is a mathematical term and can mean two things (I think): - except finitely many, or - except a set of measure zero.

I played that too!

I find it so annoying that certain apps update every single time I open them. Why can’t they build something more stable?

I just do @ . It is sometimes confusing by when interacting with customer support ;-)