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Will give it a try, thanks!

I'd be a loyal user of Racket, if it was reasonably easy to use with an IDE similar to VS Code. Emacs is too involved for a casual hobbyist like me, while Dr Racket feels a bit toy…

Honest question: what's the reason for including gender in a passport, at all?

That looks promising, thanks!

What I want is an app that screams at me like a drill sergeant: "Let's go, you got 10 more to go! Keep up!"

TIL about Georgists, thanks. Regarding whether it's "pretty limited", yes and no, imo: Yes, compared to, say, the size of a continent, the amount of new land is tiny. However, new …

A bit on the pedantic side, but you can make more land; there are dozens of artificial islands around the world, some of which have resulted from the need for more land. The costs,…

I've got one from Bosch (a name brand), and use it to check for steel reinforcements in concrete and power wires in walls (and, rarely, studs). I can't double check the readings no…

There's no mention of whether the first test (April 18th) might have been a false positive.

The name probably suggests a new take on some piece of software called Axis, a geometrical term that makes perfect sense for a game engine. It can't possibly have anything to do wi…

Absolutely, it would be a most suitable replacement. I've being using it for similar purposes, as a professional architect, exclusively since 2013 or so. Blender delivers great res…

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Sketching (2D/3D) with pencil and paper for rough ideas. As soon as any accuracy is needed, AutoCAD for 2D and/or Blender for 3D. Blender is usually enough, but I'm faster in AutoC…

The phrase 'a new kind of science' is a huge red flag, but apart from this I don't think I can evaluate what I'm reading. Does the article make any sense? Does it at least hint at …

Ableton now also offers 90 days of Live free trial

How about following a tutorial such as https://www.typingclub.com/ while trying to apply what you learn to your everyday typing

For real estate, a quick and dirty solution that comes to mind is asking price per square foot, assuming that the market itself has taken into account all the common relevant facto…

Some companies (Steelcase comes to mind, but it must be quite common) offer the option of rubber wheels, especially suited to wood floorings.