alsothings

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A brief XML rant(atl.me)
129 points by alsothings 14y ago|73 comments
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How We Built “Music Looks Awesome” & How You Can Join In(thisismyjam.tumblr.com)
2 points by alsothings 14y ago|0 comments
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by alsothings 14y ago
sure, but I've never know someone, when introducing their spouse, to say 'this is my common-law [husband|wife]'. Among other problems, it's quite awkward.
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by alsothings 14y ago
This describes me (I live in the UK). I'm 31 I've been in a lovely heteronormative relationship for eight years. We aren't married, and we've called each other 'partner' for years. In my head it lives in the linguistic space between '[boy|g
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by alsothings 14y ago
This is because in both the US and the UK, imperial measures are legally defined in metric units. A pint is 568ml, by definition (well, in the UK, the US believes a pint is 454ml, but that's another argument).
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by alsothings 14y ago
yes! As a US expat in europe, this never ceases to cause me trouble. Plus the A size ratios are just lovely.
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by alsothings 14y ago
+1 I'd love that.
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Why I'm Done "Supporting" Untappd(goodbeerhunting.com)
1 points by alsothings 14y ago|2 comments
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No Kyle, music discovery isn’t a lie(musicmachinery.com)
1 points by alsothings 14y ago|0 comments
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by alsothings 14y ago
self-buttering chicken makes me drool at my desk. Would that make it a cow-chicken hybrid though (assuming it's butter from cow's milk anyway)
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by alsothings 14y ago
Is very low fat necessarily optimal? I think excessively fatty birds are a problem, but depending on use, I suspect a non-zero percentage of fat is desirable. Though I have no idea what the optimal amount would be. But in plenty of food a
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by alsothings 14y ago
Obviously they should be cube shaped, to facilitate more efficient shipping.
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by alsothings 14y ago
I'm a fan of foyles[1] and their selection and prices are quite good. [1] http://www.foyles.co.uk/
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Browser-based circuit simulator(neuroproductions.be)
44 points by alsothings 14y ago|12 comments
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Manchester is 'PIRATE CAPITAL of the UK'(theregister.co.uk)
2 points by alsothings 14y ago|0 comments
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by alsothings 14y ago
The post advocates simply staying reasonably up to date, then says that IIS 6 is unreasonably old. relevant bit: This is not necessarily a high-intensity exercise, once every few years you simply make sure you haven’t fallen too far behind
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by alsothings 14y ago
Unless/until Tesco have their databases hacked or stolen there is no risk at all. This is not the case. The most glaring reason why was pointed out in the posted article. It very clearly showed that Tesco failed to communicate logged-in s
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The Government Invented the Internet(slate.com)
1 points by alsothings 14y ago|0 comments
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Newest U.S. Counterterrorism Strategy: Trolling(wired.com)
2 points by alsothings 14y ago|0 comments
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The most crucial thing that the GLA can do for Tech City is fix broadband(blog.jaggeree.com)
1 points by alsothings 14y ago|0 comments
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by alsothings 14y ago
The interesting point here to me is, is there any obligation for service continuity across an acquisition? Any at all?
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Face.com closes its API after Facebook purchase(gyford.com)
30 points by alsothings 14y ago|10 comments
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by alsothings 14y ago
source article: http://www.michaelgeist.ca/content/view/6580/135/
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ACTA IS BACK: Leaked docs show EU Commission trying to sneak ACTA via Canada(boingboing.net)
5 points by alsothings 14y ago|1 comments
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Too Early, Too Slowy(timhodson.com)
2 points by alsothings 14y ago|0 comments
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Refocusing our efforts and investments(talis-systems.com)
2 points by alsothings 14y ago|0 comments
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Cory Doctorow: Music: The Internet’s Original Sin(locusmag.com)
8 points by alsothings 14y ago|0 comments
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Lily Cole to judge Young Rewired programming competition(guardian.co.uk)
1 points by alsothings 14y ago|0 comments
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Licensed listening based on the habits of pirates(stuffalsothings.blogspot.co.uk)
1 points by alsothings 14y ago|0 comments
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by alsothings 14y ago
I believe the relevant idiom here is "the solution to 'bad' speech is not limits, but more speech". If someone is a nut, don't censor them, mock them. It's much more effective.

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