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36 votes
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Which word begins with "y" and looks like an axe in this picture?
58 votes -
Before I reach my enemy, bring me some heads
12 votes -
Book review - A Fabulous Failure: The Clinton Presidency and the Transformation of American Capitalism by Nelson Lichtenstein and Judith Stein
4 votes -
A secret tunnel in a NYC synagogue leads to a brawl between police and worshippers
50 votes -
Ali Abdullah Saleh obituary [2017]
5 votes -
Does free will exist? | Sapolsky vs. Huemer debate review
14 votes -
Queen Margrethe II is the first Danish monarch to abdicate in 900 years – but it is just a sign of the times
17 votes -
Designing a Framework for Measuring Inference Generation and Communicative Efficacy During Board-game Play
16 votes -
What is systemic racism?
15 votes -
Huge ancient city found in the Amazon
37 votes -
Commentary - on archaeology and small mundane discoveries
4 votes -
The insane machine that conquered Antarctica for the USSR - the Kharkovchanka
9 votes -
Recommendations for a grammar checker?
I'm looking for a French grammar checker. I think I'm in that intermediate-level plateau where I just need to keep talking / chatting in French but I want to eventually get to a point where I have...
I'm looking for a French grammar checker. I think I'm in that intermediate-level plateau where I just need to keep talking / chatting in French but I want to eventually get to a point where I have correct grammar, maybe even some suggestions for idioms.
Some info for my use-case:
- I don't expect to go past 100 "consultations" a month.
- Would be nice if there was an extension that helps for email / Messenger / Telegram / WhatsApp.
- Would be nice if it did help with idioms.
I did my homework and found out that:
- Grammarly does offer this but only in English.
- Language Tool exists but it's 20 euros monthly or 60 euros per year, which are both steep prices for just trying it out.
- Asking ChatGPT works most of the time, but it's a bit annoying to load up that website every time and ask. I'm open to coding something based on the API if that would be the most cost-effective option.
Thanks in advance for all your suggestions!
10 votes -
"Birds Aren't Real" leader TED talk about his movement | Peter McIndoe
29 votes -
Frantz Fanon’s enduring legacy – The post-colonial thinker’s seminal book, “The Wretched of the Earth,” described political oppression in psychological terms
11 votes -
Notes on the Ivory Coast
6 votes -
Studies suggest that relying on will power is hopeless [to eliminate bad habits]. Instead, we must find strategies that don’t require us to be strong.
46 votes -
Six Flags | Bankrupt
12 votes -
Sweden's most popular tourist attraction, a 17th-century vessel that foundered minutes after launch, needs another financial rescue
11 votes -
The Vikings and the Muslim scholar
11 votes -
Many prehistoric handprints show a finger missing. Canadian scientists say evidence shows digits may have been ritually removed to appease deities or aid social cohesion.
26 votes -
Ancient Sahul's submerged landscapes reveal a mosaic of human habitation
17 votes -
Recommendations for medical history
My dad (a veterinarian by trade) is really into medical history, so I was wondering if folks had any recommendations or favorites. I know he's done a lot of reading about the history of vaccines...
My dad (a veterinarian by trade) is really into medical history, so I was wondering if folks had any recommendations or favorites. I know he's done a lot of reading about the history of vaccines and the Spanish flu epidemic, but it's really not my area of interest, so I'm somewhat at a loss for how to find him something. Ideally it would be something available on audiobook because that's mostly how he consumes books these days.
Edit: Thanks everyone for the suggestions. I am not sure he has the wherewithal to do podcasts, but the book recommendations are great. I'm going with The Emperor of All Maladies and The Ghost Map, assuming he doesn't have them already.
12 votes -
There's a better English alphabet
8 votes -
If we shoot a 140lb draw weight English longbow from a five story medieval tower, how much further will the arrows go?
13 votes -
Why Indian universities are ditching English-only education
17 votes -
Blasphemy laws have returned to Denmark – even fanatical Quran-burners must remain free
28 votes -
The first US Army Christmas: Washington and the Hessians
8 votes -
The divorce colony
20 votes -
When the New York Times lost its way
23 votes -
WWII rescue buoys - Secret 'floating hotels' of the English Channel
4 votes -
How did Denmark defeat Prussia in 1848?
7 votes -
Rise of Napoleon's Old Guard (1789-1803) (part 1) | Units of History
9 votes -
The importance of handwriting is becoming better understood
39 votes -
How the ballpoint pen killed cursive
41 votes -
I've got my IELTS speaking test in a few hours. Is there anyone here who has taken the test and has some tips to share?
It's my first time appearing for the test and I could use some tips. Thanks.
15 votes -
A 17th-century classic of Ethiopian philosophy might be a fake. Does it matter, or is that just how philosophy works?
14 votes -
EU affirms free will in new AI regulation
19 votes -
Danish parliament has voted to ban the burning of religious scriptures after a series of Qur’an desecrations in the country and neighbouring Sweden
26 votes -
Thunderplump: Ten weird and wonderful words with Susie Dent
5 votes -
A man plagiarized my work: Women, money, and the nation
19 votes -
In Indonesia, humanity’s oldest art is flaking away. Can scientists save it?
12 votes -
The rise and fall (and rise and fall) of Venezuela (2019)
7 votes -
Scandinavia's oldest known ship burial is located in mid-Norway – Merovingian period discovery pushes back tradition of ship burials
11 votes -
Sawing off the branch you’re sitting on: removing disfluencies in natural language processing
7 votes -
What's inside this crater in Madagascar?
18 votes -
Recordings show how the Mormon church protects itself from child sex abuse claims
25 votes -
Persephone is in the underworld during the summer, not the winter
33 votes -
My country isn’t a nation (2021)
6 votes