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Xe, thank you so much for your work. I love reading your blog, it’s calming and makes me laugh. I look up to you as someone who I would like to be in my professional life. Best wis…

Great visualisation. I was quite surprised that the submission dates and times appeared unimodal around an American morning peak.

I have many fond memories of learning Latin with Ecce Romani. Raeda in fossa est, whatever will they do?

My degree course is split across my university’s Computer Science and Engineering departments, so I often get to hear both of the discussions you described. I would say that CS sup…

I don't think it's "control" so much, just "be aware" of it.

Especially in central London! I went around on a Zone 1 Uniqlo tour with my friend before lockdown and it's surprising in that different outlets offer different clothing. I also am…

If it impacts enough wallets, things might change. I'm not holding my breath though.

I suppose one could use the current size of the Internet Archive as a yardstick for how much public-facing stuff there is. Of course in general terms this also depends on your defi…

Archivists and people who enjoy large collections of data, who are providing a useful service to preserve internet history.

Personally, I find it really difficult to make progress without a rigid curriculum. There’s such a wide range of online content that I feel overwhelmed by the choices I have in wha…