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Re:Why English doesn't use accents
on Monday July 07, 2025 @11:48AM (#44491582)
because you know the stress syllable by looking at the word. take Desert and Dessert, do we say DES-ert or des-ERT. Also in portuguese, at least, I can know which "e" sound [1] each "e" in the word makes by knowing this (well, almost, but not completely, but much better than English.)
[1]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IPA_vowel_chart_with_audio
Re:Hungary used citizens’ Covid data to help the ruling party
on Thursday December 01, 2022 @05:27PM (#33823879)
Since when? I don't recall anything about this.
Re:Show HN: I solved my New Tab page
on Thursday October 27, 2022 @09:59AM (#33357549)
I don't think you read his comment.
Re:One trick Apple uses to make you think green bubbles are “gross”
on Wednesday October 12, 2022 @05:03PM (#33183136)
What did you propose as the alterntive?
Re:Team led by Japanese researchers reveals best way to put crying bab...
on Friday September 16, 2022 @04:34AM (#32863646)
atleast read the link before commenting nonsense.
Re:Show HN: Let's Block It – Custom uBlock Origin Filters Made Easy
on Monday January 24, 2022 @06:11PM (#30065444)
I didn't realise uBlock Origin was so powerful, can hide authors from websites that you don't enjoy.
theguardian.com##.fc-item__byline:has-text(Zoe Williams):upward(.fc-slice__item)
Re:The Future of RTS
on Sunday December 27, 2020 @05:46AM (#25550197)
RTS games are fairly unique in that you always know you could be doing things slightly faster, constantly. Yes, you can make a big mistake that loses you the game (like losing a queen badly in chess), but often if you just did your macro tasks a little faster you would have won, or scouted every 30 seconds instead of 35. The article touches on this in respect to APM.
Re:Centering in CSS
on Friday December 18, 2020 @11:14AM (#25468468)
*searching high and wide :)
Re:Computer Scientists Break Traveling Salesperson Record
on Friday October 09, 2020 @05:53AM (#24728359)
We have a related problem in the UK. Sometimes very small "country lanes" have no explicit speed limit, so defaults to national speed limit of 60mph, which you would have to be suicidal to drive at (or just hate your car), but Google maps still often route finds along these roads.
An example: https://maps.app.goo.gl/HhMWPgE2gznsPsQ9A
Re:The “mail is hard” myth
on Sunday September 01, 2019 @04:31PM (#20854701)
Re:Launch HN: Bottomless (YC W19) – Coffee Restocked with a Smart Scale
on Friday March 15, 2019 @05:52PM (#19404664)
I think the target audience aren't the sort of people that buy a packet of coffee powder from the grocery store.
Re:Saving a Spleen with 3D Printing: Pre-Surgical Planning with Medica...
on Tuesday June 09, 2015 @06:10AM (#9684939)
The companies that make medical grade 3D printed parts have the capabilities in house to remove scaffolds and smooth surfaces.