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Re:Reading’s Bayeux Tapestry
on Tuesday September 29, 2026 @03:49AM (#49889638)
I think the Glorious Revolution in 1688 normally takes the title of last successful invasion
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glorious_Revolution
Re:Free SQL→ER diagram tool, runs in the browser, nothing uploaded
on Sunday June 14, 2026 @01:50AM (#48524546)
Could we have the option of straight lines and 90 degree angles? I’ve never really liked the bendy ones. Looks cool, good job!
Re:Crystals found inside wreckage from the first nuclear bomb test
on Monday May 18, 2026 @08:29AM (#48178799)
Four and twenty blackbirds, baked in a pie.
Re:I Salvaged $6k of Luxury Items Discarded by Duke Students
on Wednesday May 28, 2025 @03:22AM (#44113491)
Maybe there are plenty of art projects going on nearby.
Re:We're Still Not Done with Jesus
on Tuesday March 25, 2025 @06:21PM (#43476673)
Mention of Richard Carrier was odd. The mythicist angle of Gospel accounts seems the least worthy of mention, even when the author encourages taking his work with the proverbial sodium. I like watching Tim O'Neill angrily refute everything Carrier says - he really doesn't like the guy.
Re:UK General Election called for July 4th
on Wednesday May 22, 2024 @12:39PM (#40442983)
Shinzo Abe was great at doing this - timed some early elections perfectly.
Re:Is this radical redesign of GIMP possible now?
on Saturday November 11, 2023 @01:44PM (#38233194)
Unity 7 HUD could search the menubar of any application. I was quite good at guessing the name of the function I wanted, far better than I was at finding it in menus. It looks like MATE, XFCE and i3 still have this.
https://github.com/ubuntu-mate/mate-hud
https://jamcnaughton.com/2015/10/19/hud-for-xubuntu/#jp-caro...
Re:Mastercard Should Stop Selling Our Data
on Sunday October 15, 2023 @06:56PM (#37894164)
cardholders Mastercard thinks will be “high-value”—predictions used to target certain people and encourage them to spend more money.
Sorry, I don't understand, perhaps because I am in the UK not US. My bank issues my Mastercard, so I don't have a direct relationship with them. How would they target me?
Re:The Quest for a Simple Smartwatch
on Thursday June 29, 2023 @02:21AM (#36517031)
I'm using a Fossil Hybrid. A nice analog watch with an e-ink display for notifications. https://www.fossil.com/en-gb/products/neutra-gen-6-hybrid-sm...
Re:AMD Claims New Laptop Chip Is 30% Faster Than M1 Pro, Up to 30 Hour...
on Thursday January 05, 2023 @07:02PM (#34268886)
I think the bigger intended effect of this choice of marketing is to try and stop Windows users moving to Mac for the excitement of the M1 chip.
Re:
on Saturday June 25, 2022 @01:40AM (#31872867)
What threshold has to be met to be substantive due process? Does Loving meet that criteria or is it a lesser due process ruling?
The Wikipedia page also mentions the equal protection clause; will the ruling survive if only one basis of the ruling falls?
Re:
on Thursday April 28, 2022 @04:30AM (#31190074)
The main alarmist assertion has been rebutted by @Botanygeek on twitter. I tend to turn to him whenever a newspaper reports on any environmental story, the same way we have to show scepticism every time a newspaper reports on any "x cures y" story.
Here are his thoughts in The New Scientist:
[1]: https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg24232291-100-the-idea...