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No, my Microsoft Azure 2FA sends codes to WhatsApp, not SMS. UK, where WhatsApp is absolutely mandatory.

This bug comes from a programmer trying to fix one problem - users press Control S and get a save dialog - by altering some fundamental and bug-prone behaviour. Imagine the damage …

Clicked the link, "oooh, semantic document structure for scripts? Layout templates for libretti? Spellcheck rules for handling character names?" Oh well.

You should play at a games cafe or ask around for: Pandemic. Ticket to Ride. Modern classics, great fun, easy to get into. For meatier games I really like Scythe: https://boardgame…

Reminds me of https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Legacy_of_Heorot

Try the XBox app on your phone, I managed to find settings there once that unlocked Minecraft. I'd like a flag for messaging apps called "turn off images and video". Sure, my kid m…

On Windows, with common messages boxes, you can just do Ctrl+C for copy and you get the message box text in the clipboard. Don't know if that helps you particularly, but it is grea…

Running experiments is really really hard due to regulations. Difficult to blame doctors for that. https://www.astralcodexten.com/p/book-review-from-oversight-...

Absolutely this. It is so disappointing that the big tech companies provide ANOTHER opportunity for less-skilled users to make a mistake. And a mistake that might hurt them with se…

You can become a "junior soldier", which means you go to college in Harrogate until you are 18 and actually become a soldier. https://jobs.army.mod.uk/regular-army/entry-options/so…

You now have to 18 to marry. The age of consent remains sixteen. So having a baby is fine, but so long as you are not married. https://www.gov.uk/government/news/legal-age-of-marri…

Totally agree. Great product. I wish I could feed in internal company meeting recordings though.

Because it is blessed by the Emperor of Mankind. Glory to the Emperor! It's great fun, smile.

A good use for this is people wanting to try an RPG, but not having a bunch of people to do that with. A parent wanting to try out this D&D thing so he or she can run it with the k…

It was only officially renamed in 1930.

ZX Spectrum BASIC. Numbers could only be 8 digits, needed more for a Spacemaster RPG ship designer program I wrote for my friends. Came up with storing values as strings and splitt…

Yeah, this is like "pints of mild" in 1980s old man pubs in the North. I am skeptical such beers exist now in any mainstream pub or bar.

This is vital for accessibility tools, like screen readers for blind people. Also for as-you-type word prediction tools, autocorrection that works globally. More generally power li…

Nah. Adding the IMG tag. Without that, it is text only, and destined for limited uptake like Prestel or CEEFAX.

You can use WiX Toolset version 4 to create Windows installers. Version 3 is Windows-only, but Version 4 runs under .NET "the-one-that-runs-on-Linux". It produces MSI files. https:…

Amazing book. The guy with the hatch. Understated heroism. Amazing.

You could try Amazing Tales by Martin Lloyd: super-simple RPG for kids: https://amazing-tales.net/

It's a very good plan. We would have lower pollution, fewer deaths, higher living density, lower carbon emissions. It is, however, very unusual and unpopular.

The best way is to use Visual Basic 6 and add a reference to the DLL or EXE. Turn on hidden items in the Object Browser and play around!

Including Word nowadays!