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by dreen 6y ago
Yeah, I switched from GIMP to PaintNET and loved it for my simple needs, but because Pinta wasnt what I hoped it would be nowdays I just use http://www.photopea.com on any system, its basically PaintNET in the browser.
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by dreen 6y ago
Very easy to say, but would require multiple years worth of salary for me to open that, and the location is not suited to a museum. A wedding venue maybe, but still the investment required to start that is beyond what I can do. I also do no
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by dreen 6y ago
As someone who owns a castle/manor house and desperately wanting to sell it... I agree completely. At least theres normally no property taxes on listed buildings, but just keeping it from falling apart is enough to eat a moderate incom
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by dreen 6y ago
A recent bandwagon to jump on is that you should never use reduce() for anything whatsoever, because it's always easier to read if you rewrite it. I'm not sure about it, but I have certainly seen some overengineered code using red
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by dreen 6y ago
Having moved from middle of European continent into UK I have to say it is VERY easy to be a vegetarian or vegan here due to large variety and availability of substitutes. Previously most people I've met didn't really know what it
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by dreen 6y ago
Sometimes I ask to get whatever they feel like making. Or if someone else got something and didn't want it, I'll take that. Helps fight food waste and makes your waiter's/chef's day a bit easier, which is nice.
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by dreen 6y ago
I love this idea but seems like the documents about how this works are deleted.
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by dreen 6y ago
I'm just speculating but maybe we could build a space station inside, using the shell as a natural radiation shield (apparently most asteroids contain material which can at least be made to be used that way). There is also of course th
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by dreen 6y ago
Bennu will be very close to Earth in around 150 years and there is a very tiny chance it might hit us, but part of me wishes we had the means to capture it in Earth orbit as a lower moon.
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by dreen 6y ago
I haven't and admit I don't have the expertise required to understand it unfortunately. I can't really see how it could work to actually prove someone is not a bot in large scale social networks. Like, what's stopping th
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by dreen 6y ago
Many local Polish authorities declared themselves "free of LGBT ideology". While legally unenforceable under current law, it still has had a big effect in terms of behaviour and public discourse. > I'm not aware of any sig
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by dreen 6y ago
I agree totally it is a privacy minefield but proofs of ID are already required by many institutions that have far less resources than tech giants. In Poland for example (where I'm from), the National ID is required in all sorts of sit
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by dreen 6y ago
My point is that proof of ID or ownership should be implemented, as that would get rid of the problem. Edit: I need to point out that this should be optional. Anonymity should still be the default.
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by dreen 6y ago
This can still be proven with some sort of document or proof-of-ownership
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by dreen 6y ago
Unless you require a proof of ID, theres not gonna be a reliable way to identify fake accounts. You'll get the same sort of algo-driven mass mistakes we now see in Youtube.
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by dreen 6y ago
Offtopic, what do you use for editing Erlang? I'm quite interested in trying out Eralng or Elixir in near future.
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by dreen 6y ago
Any meeting worth remembering is also worth recording, then you don't have to remember it cause you can just play it back. Seriously, why don't we just record meetings by default? We started doing this with story sizing and it&#x2
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by dreen 6y ago
While I agree with other posters here that Pret has overpriced mediocre food the standard coffee they offer is IMHO better than at every other similar place. That includes Starbucks, Nero, Costa etc OTOH, I havent bought a single cup since
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by dreen 6y ago
Fred Baur, the inventor of the original Pringles can, was buried in one of them (on his request)
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by dreen 6y ago
I did mean the heat, not gravity. A Solar eclipse on Earth blocks all direct sunlight for about 10 minutes. My question is would that be enough to cause an earthquake, by suddenly cooling an area of the planet. I also realise the night bloc
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by dreen 6y ago
Considering the Moon could have a similar (but stronger due to totality) effect on Earth during a Solar eclipse, could the Moon cause an earthquake?
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by dreen 6y ago
According to the article I quoted (specifically, part VI [1]), their military dominance is a bit of a myth, and was more based on reputation even at the time. [1] https://acoup.blog/2019/09/20/collections-this
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by dreen 6y ago
The ACOUP blog (which comes up on HN sometimes) has a great series on Sparta where Agoge is discussed in detail https://acoup.blog/2019/08/16/collections-this-isnt-sparta-p... It was a very eye-opening read,
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by dreen 6y ago
Heres a great list from GOV.UK of the kind of words to avoid when using Plain English: https://www.gov.uk/guidance/style-guide/a-to-z-of-gov-uk-sty...
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by dreen 6y ago
A whole new generation will come to know the extent of Larry Ellison.
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by dreen 6y ago
I already had to tie it to a Facebook account in order to record video on Quest, unfortunately. Quest is a great device, but I don't think my next VR headset will be an Oculus.
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by dreen 6y ago
I don't know about that but its always great hearing about US-UK attitudes, especially since they almost always tend to "accuse" each other of the same things.
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by dreen 6y ago
I love being downvoted for this. I also love British culture, cuisine, and people. Love all of you. I'm so glad I moved here.
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by dreen 6y ago
From my biased personal observation, I think the British have a higher affinity for bitter tastes due to their own heightened levels of bitterness. Maybe it's the weather. Incidentally, I believe British comedy being so good is also re
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by dreen 6y ago
I have a random question about peertube hope you guys dont mind. Can I run a background task on my machine to help in some way with making the content of some instance more available to people, or would I have to run my own instance?

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