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1921.
by jjgreen 3y ago
Labour has largely supported this -- one of the originators is Lorna Woods (University of Essex) who was an advisor to Blair.
1922.
by jjgreen 3y ago
"The chances of this ending the universe are 50,000,000 to 1, i'm sorry, but if there is any chance of this ending the universe, don't switch it on. It's like if my son asked for a train-set in the loft, i'd say sur
1923.
by jjgreen 3y ago
I stand corrected, thanks
1924.
by jjgreen 3y ago
Do it a million trillion times and we're talking cents overdrafted (almost)
1925.
by jjgreen 3y ago
No Astrix & Space ?
1926.
by jjgreen 3y ago
According the UNHCR [1] The top nationalities of people applying for asylum were Syrian (75,615), Afghan (49,905), Venezuelan (19,235), Colombian (18,160), Pakistani (17,960), Iraqi (16,420), and Turkish (13,845). We bombed a couple of thos
1927.
by jjgreen 3y ago
For info, it is not applied to edits of the title
1928.
by jjgreen 3y ago
Possibly by accident?
1929.
by jjgreen 3y ago
That's a better title -- thanks!
1930.
by jjgreen 3y ago
The referenced piece is the comment which does not have a title as such; I hope the title I gave it accurately summarises the content.
1931.
Terry, 57 is not a prime(terrytao.wordpress.com)
4 points by jjgreen 3y ago|7 comments
1932.
by jjgreen 3y ago
It also means something different [1], English is a huge unmanaged language, for a word with a possible interpretation, there will be a reference to that meaning in a dictionary somewhere. [1] https://www.encyclopedia.com/
1933.
by jjgreen 3y ago
For variety, I like a mixture of tabs and spaces.
1934.
by jjgreen 3y ago
Hence clear code with comments on the sharp corners
1935.
by jjgreen 3y ago
They are not updated, on purpose. This is the design now.
1936.
by jjgreen 3y ago
Don't have technical documentation -- instead have - design documentation which has a date, and it is understood that it is correct at the time of writing but will age and become less accurate with time - clear code with comments on th
1937.
by jjgreen 3y ago
Slangy (like liker ), I prefer it since it's obvious what it means and it does not get confused with the Anglican Church.
1938.
by jjgreen 3y ago
Not at all, contemporary French is stuffed with Englishisms, the regular -er verb liker (to like on Facebook) being one of my favourites.
1939.
by jjgreen 3y ago
Fabulous, I'll be stealing that ...
1940.
by jjgreen 3y ago
Suggest "invite them to live with you".
1941.
by jjgreen 3y ago
NoScript blocks scripts for 24 domains on that page. Physician: heal thyself.
1942.
by jjgreen 3y ago
Or get glasses made with ... glass?
1943.
by jjgreen 3y ago
Another one for https://killedbygoogle.com/
1944.
by jjgreen 3y ago
Sometimes a smile at the clarity and simplicity of the authors shell code, sometimes.
1945.
by jjgreen 3y ago
Actually no, the problem with curl | bash is that it can be detected on the server, so if the server is compromised, it can serve you malware and you will never know about it . It is safe(r) to curl > file, inspect the file, then execu
1946.
Wi-Fi radio signal data can be used 'to predict passwords'(theregister.com)
2 points by jjgreen 3y ago|1 comments
1947.
by jjgreen 3y ago
On Unix/Linux land the prevalence of pipe curl to bash type installers is not much different. True, but saying so will likely to earn you downvotes from those committed to this unhygenic practice ...
1948.
by jjgreen 3y ago
I love this idea of an Islamic veil. How does a veil become Islamic? Perhaps by regular prayer, eating only halal foods, or a deep personal relationship with Allah?
1949.
by jjgreen 3y ago
The UK has no such safeguards, CASM poorly drawn with a pencil still counts as CASM.
1950.
by jjgreen 3y ago
Waddaya got against pigeons?

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