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Comment #47537017
Thank you for this share, because it rings close to another fascination of mine: the shade of green/teal that is the panel color of a great many Soviet aircraft cockpits. It's not …
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Comment #46687829
I’ve wondered if there is some similar solution that will allow you to rotate your viewing angle, so that you can browse library stacks without bending your neck at a completely aw…
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Comment #46041374
I have a sincere feeling that they missed out.
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Comment #45818737
That is an incredible video.
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Comment #45368196
I discovered this prohibition last week. Absolutely maddening.
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Comment #44460760
After some further investigation, the unbelievable level of attention to detail (the shape of the individually modeled rivet heads, the overlapping of adjacent sheetmetal) explains…
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Comment #44460152
That price is astonishing. My modeling knowledge is limited to plastic aircraft kits, so I have no idea what I'm looking at here. I'm not sure what it would take to pay that kind o…
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Comment #42685789
I dislike dealing with caps and enjoy a finer, wetter line. Pilot Precise V5 RT has been my go-to for a while, but I'm a pen hoarder and will try anything.
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Comment #42522589
I won't comment on the robustness of the Embraer construction, but I should point out that the 2006 incident is not necessarily indicative of that; the two aircraft collided head-o…
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Comment #41945581
Excellent work! Would be very interested in something similar for Azure.
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Comment #40870803
Surprised to see that this has not been submitted. This was a staple of the old web from when I was a young Star Wars fan.
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Comment #40599779
Page 384/385, "H.14 Good Programming Practices Checklist" seems interesting
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Comment #40487841
I think you win the comment thread
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Comment #40171156
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Packing_(phallus)
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Comment #40151558
Aviate means to get the aircraft under control, straight and level as you say. Maintaining or correcting the position and direction of the aircraft, navigation, is of lower priorit…
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Comment #40110730
Indeed, I pretty much treat userspace as C:\temp, considering how much it gets messed with. Anything that requires consistent behavior needs to live in the root.
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Comment #40100582
If I am reading this correctly then it resembles the behavior of the Confluence/JIRA text input windows.
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Comment #40100563
I did too! I bought the smallest size and at $30 it is pricier than some alternatives but it feels nice to buy a real product instead of a knockoff with a random brand name. If mem…
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Comment #40100537
Great to see Opus mentioned, it has been my file manager of choice for many years now.
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Comment #39901401
That is an unfortunate acronym.
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Comment #39557649
As the proud new owner of a leap day baby, I find this to be extra hilarious
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Comment #38790329
I'll add this channel: https://www.youtube.com/@flyingformoney777 I like his tone and he's technical like blancolirio.
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Comment #36814782
> use the language code for languages This is the practice that I followed when I needed to add a regional-language pack for one of our SCCM packages. I put a "DEU" in the icon, no…
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Comment #36392655
It's worth contrasting the design of this vehicle with what is ostensibly the world standard for deep-sea research submersibles, Alvin of Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution. http…