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Comment on What's a setting that you'd recommend? in ~tech
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Comment on We took the back off a Michelangelo and it took seven months | Saving Michelangelo’s Epifania cartoon in ~arts
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Comment on ‘Dragon prince’ dinosaur discovery 'rewrites' T.rex family tree in ~science
anadem LinkJared Voris, who led the research with Prof Zelenitsky, explained: "They were these really small, fleet-footed predators ..." It would have weighed about 750kg ... explained Prof Zelenitsky HmmJared Voris, who led the research with Prof Zelenitsky, explained: "They were these really small, fleet-footed predators ..."
It would have weighed about 750kg ... explained Prof Zelenitsky
Hmm
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Comment on Rick Wakeman on prog rock, keyboards and his legendary career with Yes in ~music
anadem Link ParentThank you! Rick's lovely drunk on stage story with it's perfect climax made my evening, and the linked albums are about to keep me up for a while.Thank you! Rick's lovely drunk on stage story with it's perfect climax made my evening, and the linked albums are about to keep me up for a while.
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Comment on Hanford Viaduct - California High-Speed Rail construction progress in ~transport
anadem LinkSorry but that's a disappointingly dull video. Even the "music" is off-puttingly dull! I hoped for more but it never got off the groundSorry but that's a disappointingly dull video. Even the "music" is off-puttingly dull! I hoped for more but it never got off the ground
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Comment on A bigger basket air fryer is worth it, even if you aren't cooking for a crowd in ~food
anadem LinkOK. But would I want an air fryer? I just googled "air fryer recipes" and saw this where although the bacon looks good nothing stands out, except the recipe for hard boiled eggs which says it...OK. But would I want an air fryer? I just googled "air fryer recipes" and saw this where although the bacon looks good nothing stands out, except the recipe for hard boiled eggs which says it takes 20 minutes plus cool down time, and that seems a disincentive.
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Comment on Why do I get sick every time I visit my parents? in ~health
anadem LinkYou say How about having him come stay with you for a few weeks to see if perhaps he's being affected by whatever's affecting you? Maybe getting away from their home would help your parents?You say
my dad has some serious chronic health issues
How about having him come stay with you for a few weeks to see if perhaps he's being affected by whatever's affecting you? Maybe getting away from their home would help your parents?
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Comment on The unique undersea tunnels that link the Faroe Islands in ~engineering
anadem LinkThe tunnels are primarily funded by the Faroese government, so as the documentary briefly mentions the economy (mainly fishing) must be pretty strong. It's good to hear about a government of the...The tunnels are primarily funded by the Faroese government, so as the documentary briefly mentions the economy (mainly fishing) must be pretty strong. It's good to hear about a government of the people FOR the people.
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Comment on Parent on deathbed? Go or not? in ~health.mental
anadem Link ParentI'm sorry for your loss, a loss in the past as much or more than a loss now, but I'm glad you were relieved of the go/no-go decision. Mourning is for the living.I'm sorry for your loss, a loss in the past as much or more than a loss now, but I'm glad you were relieved of the go/no-go decision. Mourning is for the living.
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Comment on What did you do this week (and weekend)? in ~talk
anadem Link ParentWishing you happiness and more. Twice in the past I've needed medication to help get out of the grey fog of depression, and both times (I took paxil) it worked and life picked up. I was in my 40s...Wishing you happiness and more. Twice in the past I've needed medication to help get out of the grey fog of depression, and both times (I took paxil) it worked and life picked up. I was in my 40s the first time, and 50s the second, briefer time; I'm 80 now. Peace to you!
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Comment on What did you do this week (and weekend)? in ~talk
anadem LinkIn case this is actually a survey, where data is useful: this week I did almost nothing, having been horizontal for most of it thanks to a respiratory virus (which isn't covid, according to a...In case this is actually a survey, where data is useful: this week I did almost nothing, having been horizontal for most of it thanks to a respiratory virus (which isn't covid, according to a test).
I hope to recover soon to resume and hopefully complete repairing my roof before the rains begin.
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Comment on Weekly US politics news and updates thread - week of September 16 in ~society
anadem Link ParentEven the college/university education system is (or seems to me to be) morphing in the direction of producing drones rather than imbuing thinking. And it's exacerbated by the precarity of the...Even the college/university education system is (or seems to me to be) morphing in the direction of producing drones rather than imbuing thinking. And it's exacerbated by the precarity of the young, whose prospects for financial stability are undermined by our country's relentless capitalism.
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Comment on What small questions do you have that aren’t worth a full topic on their own? in ~talk
anadem Link ParentWere I to have wedding rings handmade for me I'd want to collect them in person regardless of how excellent the mail was. I'd want the connection with the maker for such special personal objects.Were I to have wedding rings handmade for me I'd want to collect them in person regardless of how excellent the mail was. I'd want the connection with the maker for such special personal objects.
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Comment on What small questions do you have that aren’t worth a full topic on their own? in ~talk
anadem Link ParentI do that a lot .. Edit to say I'm native British, in California..I do that a lot ..
Edit to say I'm native British, in California..
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Comment on What was your first programming language, what languages do you know now, and what tips do you have for those trying to learn any of those? in ~comp
anadem Link ParentLate 1970s, wrote my first programs in 6502 machine code Next, 6502 assembly language Then, still late 70s, Forth: a customer accounting suite, with networking, taking data from water flow meters;...Late 1970s, wrote my first programs in 6502 machine code
Next, 6502 assembly language
Then, still late 70s, Forth: a customer accounting suite, with networking, taking data from water flow meters; quite a project! done on contract for a municipal water utility
1980s: X86 assembly COBOL interpreter runtime system
And COBOL ofc .. we wrote ancillary compiler tools in COBOL; even the compiler itself was COBOL.Later I did stuff in C & C++, a little Java, and a lot of shell scripts in csh and perl
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Comment on What are you reading these days? in ~books
anadem LinkFour Corners: A Journey into the Heart of Papua New Guinea, by Kira Salak Kira Salak was in her 20s when she quit teaching primary school and went traveling alone to weirdly impossible places....Four Corners: A Journey into the Heart of Papua New Guinea, by Kira Salak
Kira Salak was in her 20s when she quit teaching primary school and went traveling alone to weirdly impossible places. Rather her than me! But she's an interesting writer and her hair-raising travels make good reading.
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Comment on I'm visiting the region you're from, what's your favorite food I should try? in ~food
anadem Link ParentAs a Scot in exile there are only a couple of things I miss: haggis & chips, and the NHS. I've bought haggis here in California a few times; it's ok though not quite the real thing (even when...As a Scot in exile there are only a couple of things I miss: haggis & chips, and the NHS.
I've bought haggis here in California a few times; it's ok though not quite the real thing (even when packed in a sheep's stomach, the ingredients legally permitted here are less than the true haggis) so we sometimes have haggis & neeps & tatties for Burns night, with a dram or two, but not being able to go to the chippie for haggis & chips, well that's sad.
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Comment on YouTube without a working ad blocker in ~tech
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Comment on Google Chrome warns uBlock Origin may soon be disabled in ~tech
anadem Link ParentNot trolling, genuine question: what are the things for which you find Chrome better than Firefox? I use both, Chrome for gmail and other googly stuff, and Firefox for everything else, and I've...Not trolling, genuine question: what are the things for which you find Chrome better than Firefox? I use both, Chrome for gmail and other googly stuff, and Firefox for everything else, and I've never noticed Chrome being better than FF for anything.
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Comment on What are you reading these days? in ~books
anadem Link ParentI apologize for a very delayed reply, which may be too late to be helpful. Tschiffely's Ride was published ninety years ago and is quite dated now. You'd probably find Will Grant's book an easier...I apologize for a very delayed reply, which may be too late to be helpful.
Tschiffely's Ride was published ninety years ago and is quite dated now. You'd probably find Will Grant's book an easier read.
I'm just a few years younger than Tschiffely's book, so its style fitted me OK, despite English not being his first language. I'm a sad to say that my copy of his book, which I got secondhand, came with clippings from then-current newspapers about Tschiffely, and those have gotten lost.
Late to the party here, but my fave is a DNS setting (for my Android Pixel 9 phone). Ads basically just don't appear ever on my phone. Under the 'Network & internet' setting, set 'Private DNS' to:
It's free and painless. Very occasionally there's a website (Jetblue's in-flight entertainment is one) which requires switching this off, but it's a simple switch and I turn it on again at the end of the flight.
Mullvad also make a very nice VPN (not free).