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Re:US boy names that became girl names and vice versa on Monday November 02, 2026 @05:17PM (#50344706)
Kim actually is usually a family name, but it's written first.
Re:Last night an AI agent performed brain surgery on a mouse on Monday November 02, 2026 @08:42AM (#50336693)
"You were right to push back; I made an irreversible mistake during brain surgery, and unfortunately, what has happened cannot be undone."
Re:Oldest GUI application that still runs on Windows 11 on Tuesday October 27, 2026 @05:28AM (#50256524)
On the contrary, they seem to be placed like that on purpose.
Re:Reforming English Spelling on Saturday October 24, 2026 @06:41AM (#50219964)
> most widely spoken and the most prestigious

Often these are two different dialects.

Re:The Engineering That Allows Articulated Buses to Bend on Thursday October 15, 2026 @05:30PM (#50110601)
How about double-articulated double-deckers?
Re:Has AI Tells on Wednesday October 14, 2026 @07:05PM (#50096813)
Gaps. Load-bearing gaps.
Re:Making big downloads resumable in Firefox on Tuesday October 13, 2026 @02:19AM (#50067523)
Back in the Windows days: FlashGet!
Re:Why are my posts banned? on Sunday October 11, 2026 @04:27PM (#50047476)
Are they?
Re:It may soon be possible to create "mirror life" on Sunday October 11, 2026 @05:50AM (#50041430)
Or, if you put it differently: beta, being a "B", has two loops of almost the same size, the top and the bottom, almost complete (about ¾ of a circle). Eszett, on the other hand, is more like a bendy road, with no circle-like parts. The top bit is a U-turn leading to a wiggle that is not circular at all, potentially with a sharp corner (the remainder of the "z"). A long tail on the left side is still possible, since the long S had it.
Re:It may soon be possible to create "mirror life" on Sunday October 11, 2026 @05:43AM (#50041393)
But it is. You can draw a beta without a tail or an Eszett with a tail.
Re:It may soon be possible to create "mirror life" on Sunday October 11, 2026 @05:42AM (#50041386)
Well, the thing is, the tail is entirely optional in both cases. The tell is the joint between two parts of the Eszett. Whether a curve or a corner, it looks very different from the corner/loop of the beta.
Re:It may soon be possible to create "mirror life" on Wednesday October 07, 2026 @10:23AM (#49993298)
It's not, actually. The actual difference is that beta is a form of B, while Eszett is two letters s (a long one and a short one) joined together and drawn with a single stroke. Alternatively, a letter s and a letter z (hence the name Eszett).
Re:cp: -r or -R? on Sunday October 04, 2026 @03:52PM (#49957219)
In Slovak, it’s detto :)
Re:Apple Pass Designer on Friday October 02, 2026 @04:04PM (#49937969)
There are apps that allow using Apple-formatted passes on other operating systems as well.
Re:Apple Pass Designer on Friday October 02, 2026 @04:01PM (#49937930)
Could've been a web app.
Re:Replacing the old battery on rechargeable bike lights on Sunday September 27, 2026 @04:16PM (#49870410)
Shimano hubs are a bit heavy but quite reliable. No maintenance required, survive frost, rain, heat, any weather.
Re:Claude Is a Contrarian on Monday September 14, 2026 @05:49PM (#49704616)
Are you sure you didn't typo signing as singing somewhere?
Try "grug brain smol"
Re:Authorization Terminology Is a Mess: Let's Fix It on Friday September 04, 2026 @05:22AM (#49562325)
Unclosable cookie banner. Top notch website engineering.
Re:How bicycle coaster brakes work (2018) on Tuesday September 01, 2026 @06:04PM (#49528877)
Incorrect. They're perfect for everyday utility cycling. You just need to learn to use them properly.
Re:Recovering Corrupt Zip Files on Sunday August 30, 2026 @02:43AM (#49496251)
Not the same. Grow overwrites the old central directory in place. My approach would be to keep it where it was and appending a new central directory.
Re:Recovering Corrupt Zip Files on Saturday August 29, 2026 @06:03PM (#49493716)
It seems technically possible to create an append-only ZIP writer that would only add files at the end of a ZIP archive behind the existing central directory, and then write a new central directory including the new files (and excluding the deleted files). That might make it more difficult to irrecoverably damage the archive as most of it contents will likely be preserved after e.g. an abrupt loss of power.
Come on, OsmAnd's subscriptions are super cheap for the value you're getting.
Please please, fix the long-standing bug: make it possible to use the navigation in "north is always up" mode.
Re:Stop Making TUIs on Saturday August 22, 2026 @05:07PM (#49403889)
RDP can do a single app.
Re:Asus Bike Booster on Monday August 17, 2026 @06:16AM (#49328700)
Bafang?
Re:Asus Bike Booster on Monday August 17, 2026 @02:19AM (#49327102)
Not a tiny minority. Depends on the country, of course, but from my experience the majority of city bikes use hub gears. And they can be retrofitted.
Re:Asus Bike Booster on Monday August 17, 2026 @02:18AM (#49327098)
Just a regular hardened 8 mm chain with a ring lock mounted on the frame.
Re:Asus Bike Booster on Sunday August 16, 2026 @07:58AM (#49319202)
This. A quality city bike built to order by Azor or Achielle can easily cost 1300 to 2500 EUR. Non-electric.

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