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Re:Open Source Games on Wednesday October 21, 2026 @02:59PM (#50185829)
looks like you make an account https://opensourcegames.dev/sign-in
makes sense, apples used for pie are wasted when you could be making hooch with them
Re:Lunar Terminator Paradox on Sunday September 27, 2026 @05:54PM (#49871248)
it was my vague understanding that what is weird is the apparent size matching. since the moon is slowly moving away, eventually we'll no longer have total solar eclipses, just annular and partial.
Re:If You Knew God Exists, Wouldn't You Become a Priest? on Sunday September 20, 2026 @01:41PM (#49778061)
> Most witches don’t believe in gods. They know that the gods exist, of course. They even deal with them occasionally. But they don’t believe in them. They know them too well. It would be like believing in the postman.

Terry Pratchett, Witches Abroad

Re:Minimal Phone 2 on Friday September 18, 2026 @12:24AM (#49750171)
i really feel like the website for a minimal phone should be at least somewhat viewable without javascript.
Re:Don't Just Say Hello on Thursday September 17, 2026 @04:25PM (#49746022)
might wanna make that year reference in the text dynamic
Re:HTML Can Do That on Thursday August 20, 2026 @01:04PM (#49377286)
"you don't have to, they'll tell you."

(+1)

how about "my ai vending machine went rogue and made its items free"

https://youtu.be/SpPhm7S9vsQ

Re:Norway greenlights first full-scale ship tunnel on Friday June 19, 2026 @03:56PM (#48602562)
i see the opposite a lot, too, though: articles that don't need a picture but have some marginally-related stock photo tacked on just so there's a picture.
the word hall, when used in this context, means the entire building, not the hallways.

https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Student_accommoda...

also consider the labor involved in upkeep. this is one of the rationales for nightwear: it's much easier to wash a change of nightclothes every so often than large sheets and blankets.
i can think of a somewhat well-known one, but its uptime is predictably bad https://solar.lowtechmagazine.com/
Re:NYC to open municipal grocery store in 2027 on Tuesday April 14, 2026 @05:59PM (#47772034)
and make it a good try, too. you can't improve your situation a little by jumping halfway over a hole.
Re:Is Germany's gold safe in New York ? on Monday April 06, 2026 @07:16AM (#47659408)
Re:Car Seats as Contraception on Monday March 30, 2026 @06:36PM (#47580575)
back seat? we were loose in the pickup truck!
sounds like an expensive way to get disqualified from jury duty.
Re:A Japanese Glossary of Chopsticks Faux Pas on Friday March 20, 2026 @08:21PM (#47462683)
is there a word for using them as hairsticks?
oh, is that why it's stuck on spinner? switch to no style, the data's all there
Re:The United States needs fewer bus stops on Wednesday February 25, 2026 @12:30PM (#47154679)
we'll see how cutting stops works out: that's part of what they're planning to rework the trolleys.

https://wwww.septa.org/trolley-modernization/

Re:The United States needs fewer bus stops on Wednesday February 25, 2026 @12:21PM (#47154527)
wouldn't a network of vans require hiring a lot more drivers per passenger than busses need? sounds like a jobs program.
Re:Sizing chaos on Wednesday February 18, 2026 @05:52PM (#47067534)
part of it is just raw obesity increase, but part is also an aging population. even if women today WERE the same size as women of the same age 30 years ago, the average over the total population would still be up.
i would think chanel quilts would sell very well
the master's tools will never dismantle the master's house.
Re:Ask HN: Who do you follow via RSS feed? on Tuesday January 27, 2026 @02:11AM (#46776484)
i think thunderbird has an rss reader, though i've not tried it
Re:Ask HN: What are your best purchases under $100? on Thursday January 15, 2026 @03:18PM (#46638594)
magnetic shelving for the side of the fridge greatly expanded upon the cabinet space usable to me as a shorter person.
Re:XFCE Is Great on Monday January 12, 2026 @10:12AM (#46589566)
it's a lot to go through, but this is a great resource

https://www.xfce-look.org/browse/

this is not the only such recent change. can't make voice calls in public channels anymore either, only pms.

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