tpaulin
Re:G Suite free edition no longer available starting July 1, 2022
on Friday January 21, 2022 @01:22PM (#30027726)
I'm wondering the same because I thought "GSuite" stopped being free years ago.
Re:Nobody Pronounces the 'B' in 'Debt'
on Tuesday January 04, 2022 @10:37AM (#29795862)
This sums up my experience travelling and living abroad.
To your point on vocab choice: if I use vocab not present/with different meaning in American English I would get blank stares so I often switch to the American term e.g. mobile phone vs cell phone. To your other point about local slang: I recently learned South Africans call traffic lights "robots", which I thought was fantastic.
Re:Nobody Pronounces the 'B' in 'Debt'
on Tuesday January 04, 2022 @10:16AM (#29795632)
I had a similar experiences to you on both accords:
1. It wasn't until a class aged 14 where I heard the word 'chasm' spoken aloud and realised I had it wrong all those years.
2. It took me a some time to realise a word which sounded like 'rederick' was actually rhetoric.
Re:You click a link to a news site, to read an article that seems inte...
on Monday December 06, 2021 @05:16AM (#29458022)
A few months back I opened a link to a new article using an in-app browser (no ad-blockers). I kid you not, upon initial load the entireiy of the screen was ads or "annoyances". The one thing missing was the entire reason I clicked on the link.
Re:I’ve been reading a whole lot about tomatoes
on Tuesday October 26, 2021 @09:38AM (#29000234)
I've yet to find any. I agree with tdrdt that they all taste watery, so much so that I'd aim to avoid Dutch tomatoes whilst living there.
Re:How to Think Like a Detective
on Wednesday October 20, 2021 @11:45AM (#28932118)
I feel like the notion of "Awesome Lists" (https://github.com/topics/awesome-list) were built for such a topic!
Re:The Coronavirus Is Here Forever
on Monday August 23, 2021 @10:50AM (#28276632)
The Plague is one good example: https://www.cdc.gov/plague/maps/index.html
Re:How to Boost Self Esteem and Stop Procrastinating
on Thursday June 17, 2021 @04:00AM (#27537199)
What tricks and tips do you find help you with that? I've yet to find a silver bullet. I found forcing myself not to sit on a task for hours on end and physically moving when fatigue sets in (something incredibly difficult to notice when one is fatigued).
Re:How to Boost Self Esteem and Stop Procrastinating
on Thursday June 17, 2021 @03:56AM (#27537176)
Besides the two you mentioned, do you have any examples of said strategies?
Re:Mānuka – a antipodean aesthetic on 19th century German root-stock
on Monday June 14, 2021 @04:34AM (#27500526)
Me three.
Re:How to Read Books When You Have ADHD
on Wednesday April 14, 2021 @06:17AM (#26805069)
This looks like a neat idea! A couple of questions if you don't mind:
1. Does the pass apply to the Firefox version too?
2. When you say "It works with Kindle books..." what do you mean? On desktop only? (My) Kindle doesn't have colour.
Re:Remembering Allan McDonald, who refused to approve the Challenger l...
on Wednesday March 10, 2021 @10:19AM (#26412109)
I'm curious to hear what you think about the Therac-25 situation because the line between a code change and fatalities isn't as clear cut as with Challenger, but definitely still there.
Re:We created a fake language to root out resume liars
on Wednesday March 10, 2021 @09:42AM (#26411677)
How do you distinguish between those who have and those who haven't received the original? I'm going to hazard a guess that "Staying hydrated" is sufficient obscure that they ask you about it.