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jack_jennings

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About jack_jennings

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    If only the Bollinger offerings weren't 100k+ MSRP :(

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    Comment #28566498

    While density may be part of it, my (admittedly: anecdotal) experience in splitting my time between Los Angeles and the nearby mountain communities over the last year is that LA br…

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    Comment #27703508

    Heads up, your careers page is a 404

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    Comment #27499382

    As the previous poster mentioned, wood would only be used for particularly large poster type, but (if I recall correctly) even at large scale the printing press does wear out the w…

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    Comment #27196851

    Can’t wait for the Amazon themed casino on the Las Vegas strip.

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    Comment #26884140

    Incredibly, the link at the bottom to the web developer's website still works as well.

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    Comment #26674941

    Actual release blog post URL: https://crystal-lang.org/2021/03/22/crystal-1.0-what-to-expe...

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    Comment #25973528

    Yep, you’re right. My mistake.

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    Comment #25970986

    Also called Lining Figures, this property is a lot more common than “duplexed” alphabetical glyphs — even if they are not the default, most text fonts now support them as an openty…

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    Comment #25970958

    Somewhat interestingly, there is a great deal of inconsistency in naming in the type design world — both in marketing features like this, but also down to terminology for specific …

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    Comment #25647218

    To be fair, the issue seems to really be with the HN title and not the actual project…

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    Comment #22921333

    I bought this book for my wife (who is swiss). It’s quite well produced and has a good deal of photographs. Recommended!

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    Comment #20943200

    Don’t confuse the apathy of the politicians that can run for office (and have the financial backing to do so), with the apathy of voters.

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    Comment #19263258

    A bit more information about the typeface created for this project, which is open source: https://github.com/djrrb/CERN-www-fonts/blob/master/README.m... (The type world being a sm…

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    In my experience I find that hard to believe, and if true, those rescues are doing a poor job. Everyone that works in animal rescue knows which animals are at high risk of being eu…

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    Comment #18815506

    The insinuation that people that adopt “less desireable” animals are less responsible is verging on insulting. The people that I have met that are working for neglected animals are…

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    Comment #18547228

    There is hashbase, which is open source with a hosted option: https://hashbase.io

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    Comment #18439162

    4. It's easier to justify charging a subscription to your web app customers

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    Comment #18258565

    Glad to hear something will happen in collaboration with the Mayor's office, at some point in the future. Until that point, pass Prop C and propose a repeal whenever you all come u…

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    Comment #18161852

    Which variant map did you play? I have seen a few world maps but hard to see the potential balance issues without playing a few rounds…

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    Comment #17846687

    Though interestingly, a lot of the solutions they arrived at are also generally seen as a good foundation for even printed letterforms (or other high fidelity formats) when the goa…

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    Almost 30 minutes downtime now with no update…

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