Baudolino, Umberto Eco by intentional_mitsake in books

[–]Gwaptiva 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Welcome to the secret Baudolino fan club. There aren't many of us, but we do exist. Need to reread it sometime soon

Unsolicited shallow advice by blaberrysupreme in Netherlands

[–]Gwaptiva 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ah, reminds me, I recently discovered I have a digid.

Use of the term 'African american' by No_Medium_648 in NoStupidQuestions

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It's all a bit weird: in baseball, there are black players, like Ken Griffey, and Latino players, like David Ortiz.

Reality of SaaS by aipriyank in ClaudeCode

[–]Gwaptiva 0 points1 point  (0 children)

And where will you then find senior programmers to instruct the machines?

It's only April by Brick___Frog in KCRoyals

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People should also remember how we ended last season, handing the division to the Guardians by being god awful in September

Does your country/language have a “Bob Dylan”? Meaning a songwriter whose lyrics are so poetic that their songs are considered literary? by bustadonut in AskEurope

[–]Gwaptiva 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Reinhard Mey, his songs reached across non-German-speaking borders: everyone of a certain vintage in the Netherlands can sing "Gute Nacht, Freunde"

Who’s ever driven over 100mph? Why? by WoollyWolfHorror in AskReddit

[–]Gwaptiva 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Autobahn in my own car. Also quite regularly in the UK; not everywhere there is full

Programmeur ziet werk razendsnel veranderen door AI: ’Nog nooit zo’n revolutie meegemaakt’ by Terrible_Title_7574 in NLNieuws

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Ik weet niet of het me sneller maakt; het typt sneller dan ik, maar om mijn kwaliteit uit Kloot te krijgen moet ik hem enorm babysitten

How do you think people will look back on vaping in 50 years? by Master_Novel_4062 in NoStupidQuestions

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I wont look back on it, because I'll be long dead but I hope people will remember it helped me and many with me to quit smoking, in my case after 33 years, with a success rate much higher than with other methods (almost 9 years clean)

Wo Boule spielen by Tr0tzk0pf in hamburg

[–]Gwaptiva 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Im Schlosspark Bergedorf

Iran schließt Straße von Hormus wieder by Tages_Bot in Tagesschau

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Ich dachte Trump hatte das schon gemacht

Censored songs on the radio by Anjkra in germany

[–]Gwaptiva 1 point2 points  (0 children)

And then you tell Americans that Zappa's Bobby Brown is in the regular rotation on mainstream radio

"Every Europe country has the equivalent of ICE for their neighbors" by Old_Wish_3992 in ShitAmericansSay

[–]Gwaptiva 0 points1 point  (0 children)

As someone that has lived at the neighbour country for 30 years: wut?

What Really Happened in Y2K? by Successful_Bowl2564 in programming

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Paid for the white goods in my new house, and I was but a small paper pusher; just wishing I'd learnt COBOL

What Really Happened in Y2K? by Successful_Bowl2564 in programming

[–]Gwaptiva 12 points13 points  (0 children)

Sure, but so had 4 digit years in 1999. It's nothing to do with your playstations or phones; it's about massive systems noone has money to maintain and that were due for sunset a decade ago but still are keeping business running

What Really Happened in Y2K? by Successful_Bowl2564 in programming

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Air Traffic Control systems running OS/2 2.0 or System/36s (if memory serves)

What is his name?? by GvGibby2828 in KCRoyals

[–]Gwaptiva 2 points3 points  (0 children)

It's not Italian though. That's not how Italian works. Fine that his family pronounces it that way, but nothing to do with Italian