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gsoto

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    Comment #41202658

    A lot of the features you mention were already there in XMPP 20 years ago. I've lost track of the standard a long time ago but I assume the rest have been added through extensions.…

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    Comment #33954572

    I think the issue is that people are adjusting what they see on screen instead of adjusting their environment (i.e. room lighting), even when they are totally able to do it. A dark…

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    Comment #31439725

    It is the same song. Thanks :)

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    Comment #31439560

    Just sharing one of my favorite pieces of him: "Memories of Green" (from the album "See You Later") https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pW9D6agp794 I think this piece shows the range o…

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    Comment #31129432

    PowerToys[0] has a utility for that. It stays in the corner of the taskbar. [0] https://github.com/microsoft/PowerToys

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    Comment #30302061

    I would say something like "keep guessing" instead of "retry" but good suggestion.

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    Comment #30301668

    Very cool. And way more challenging. A way to make this a bit easier would be allowing a nonexistent word once per game or something like that. > the red tile indicates the number …

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    Comment #25316865

    I love them! It's a shame they didn't really catch on.

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    Comment #25311355

    Indentation is OK, sure. I was talking about aligning stuff on the middle of a line. I find tabs better for indentation but in practice end up using spaces.

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    Comment #25309129

    Spaces work well for indentation. You could argue here that typing one character (tab) is more efficient and maintainable than writing N (also semantically more powerful). The real…

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    Comment #25307411

    As long as source code resides in plaintext files, writing in columns (i.e. vertically aligning blocks of text) seems like an excessive endeavor with little gain. We are not typese…

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    Comment #25306723

    Can I marry you? I will add: * Tabs > spaces * Proportional > monospaced * White background > dark theme

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    Comment #25165662

    Yes! I've been using Verdana for a decade. I still can't find a better screen font for coding. Edit: https://i.imgur.com/JnMopk4.png

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    Comment #25165494

    Interesting. I find that the usual four spaces give me the ideal indent length in proportional fonts.

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    Comment #25164799

    I've been using Verdana for ~10 years. I've tried others but keep coming back to it. It continues to be a very consistent and elegant design for screen.

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    Comment #23986813

    Pff, this only draws pictures of my mom naked.

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    Comment #23940089

    I feel like many times it's not that the message doesn't get read but that it doesn't persuade the recipient to make the time to write a response. Shortening the text not only tran…

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    Comment #23939828

    Hi, ${user_name}! How do you like our product? We are working hard on ${first_clicked_link}. BTW, ${user_browser} rules!

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    Comment #23832507

    I'd buy this if it could setup my boardgames.