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A renowned author would still write. They don't suddenly start managing a team of junior writers and instructs them how to write. A programmer that has climbed up the ladder in the…

> A regular cinema ticket is $22.83 to the nearest movie theater and that isnt a "premium" thing like IMAX For about that price you can get a monthly subscription to a lot of local…

Not the use case for em-dashes. en-dash maybe, but they also didn't say they use en-dashes instead of hyphens. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dash#Em_dash

There might also be adverse effects on one's sleep quality, even if they only drink it in the morning: > In fact, none of the sleep researchers or experts on circadian rhythms I in…

I had the same process as you (see my comment) and it was much better than quitting it cold turkey.

I've quit from daily 3-4 shots of espresso to only drinking it when I feel like it, which is about once every two weeks. The process was mostly without discomfort: I bought decaf b…

one key press resulting in multiple registers. if my T key is chatttering my ttyping would look something like tthis.

I suppose a lot of flags are esperanto of flags...

> At least Matias still makes modern ALPS style switches, they're one of the best clicky options available today. Would be great if they don't have chatter issues.. I'm typing on m…

MX switches are the entry point of the "mechanical keys". You can go into way too many rabbit holes beyond consumer brands like Das Keyboard. There are topre capacitive switches (H…

What you proposed is very close to this: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wade%E2%80%93Giles For an English speaker to be able to pronounce Chinese words, it would certainly be a bett…

I watched the first video. One point they didn't mentioned is that their android example of the "last small flagship phone", asus zenfone 9/10, is about the same size as an iphone …

> would he associate with Epstein? This is from Lawrence Krauss[0]'s email to Epstein[1]: > ps. I have decided that Feynman would have done what I did... and I am therefore content…

Slightly annoying that the magnified parts are directly over their original location. This blocks the view to see them in their original size and context.

This one would be much faster than the plustek though, if they keep their promises. I use a 8200. It takes more than 1 hour to scan a 36 frame color negative with dust removal on, …

RIP Bioware. This will probably be the final stage of its long, painful death.

"Drop the _the_, it's cleaner." https://youtu.be/k5fJmkv02is&t=177

Quote from author on Bluesky: > one of the reasons Silksong took so long was that Team Cherry is having too much fun making it and didn't want to stop. Also this one from the artic…

> obviously treating their wealth like some sort of highscore yep. see > Caleb will later recall, in an interview with D Magazine, asking his dad why he works so hard. > “It’s a ga…

It invalidates this CinemaSins nitpick on Alien completely https://youtu.be/dJtYDb7YaJ4?si=5NuoXaW0pkGoBSJu&t=76

PNBL was a thing at some point ( https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Layaway ) but was rendered obsolete by the advent of credit cards. Seems to me like a personal austerity measure whic…

But why would the merchants willing to pay the fees in providing a BNPL scheme for their customers? One would assume that it would increase sales, which makes it worthwhile. It's n…

ha! just thought of the same.. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43240394

The most common issue with Pentax ME Super, one of the most popular consumer-grade manual focus SLRs, was caused by a degraded rubber ring near the mirror assembly. https://www.ifi…

A poll suggests among Dutch Tesla owners, 40% feel embarrassed due to Musk's behavior, and 30% consider selling. [0][1] [0]: https://nltimes.nl/2025/01/19/tesla-owners-react-elon-m…