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Re:Language Tool – Open-source Grammarly alternative on Tuesday July 26, 2022 @01:43PM (#32241351)
The premium version has a semi-hidden AI suggestion feature. If you double click a word it will select the whole sentence and suggest rewrites that are more formal or shorter. I've found the AI feature great for inspiration.
Re:Signal is having technical difficulties on Friday January 15, 2021 @03:26PM (#25795911)
Thank you for the link, I didn't even know they took donations.
Re:How We Built the GitHub Globe on Wednesday December 30, 2020 @06:29PM (#25587599)
I love an animated webgl globe as much as the next person but did no-one check scrolling on mobile? Maybe it's just me but it captures vertical scrolling preventing moving down the page.

It's a common gotcha when embedding Google maps on mobile.

Here's a mobile capture for reference https://files.catbox.moe/e965m9.mp4