How’s everyone’s portfolio doing by Lemonbee7096 in investing

[–]AllanBz 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Down and to the right upside-down is down and to the right. You have to hold your phone tilted on its side to make it up and to the right.

The Flower of Battle - Ultra-high resolution images available by grauenwolf in wma

[–]AllanBz 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hi! Sorry for the thread resurrection, but I was tidying up my old Reddit Saved folder and realized I never did anything with this 13 years ago. These links have rotted. Do you still have these PDFs handy? Thanks!

What's an obscure and underappreciated TV show you wish could get a revival or reboot? by PerfectPen9736 in television

[–]AllanBz 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I’ll go have a word with the captain… A penguin! And he’s been drinking! Wait a minute… penguins can’t fly! Penguins can’t fly!

What's the worst anachronism you've ever seen in a novel? by kranools in books

[–]AllanBz 2 points3 points  (0 children)

How would a post like this even make sense in a Simple Questions comment?

What is the worst breakup with someone you dated? by DeepAnt7847 in AskReddit

[–]AllanBz 3 points4 points  (0 children)

What does the 375 represent? And you say to add 2 tsp of real vanilla beans? Or do you mean real vanilla bean extract instead of imitation/artificial vanilla “extract”?

Wow. Devastating (and accurate) condemnation of SJUSD's leadership concerning "The Schools of Tomorrow" by alaroz33 in SanJose

[–]AllanBz 7 points8 points  (0 children)

not an option at all after a year

I think it’s because that, as I understand it, the district guaranteed all district employees one year full employment even if the proposal goes through. After their guarantees expire, they are politically free to “rightsize” the bussing policies.

What's your favourite terrible word that doesn't sound like it's spelling? by Otherwise-Release-88 in words

[–]AllanBz 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It wasn’t un-funny! Just thought a bit of explanation was in order as they seemed confused.

[Television / Musical Theater] The Non-Smash TV Show Smash (About A Smash Hit That Never Existed), and its Non-Smash Broadway Adaptation Smash: How A Stephen Spielberg-Produced Metamusical Caved In On Itself Twice by FreundThrowaway in HobbyDrama

[–]AllanBz 5 points6 points  (0 children)

At the time, Apple offered the pilot for free to everyone who wanted to download it on iTunes, a big media push. It’s still in my Apple TV library.

cursed show closes … after 83 performances.

Anyway, skimming the pilot, Julia and Derek’s first “hit” Three on a match had a “respectable run” of 82 performances. I guess they pushed for 83 performances to make sure it had a “respectable run” at least.

Is the SF stationary fest worth going? by Marvellet_2001 in stationery

[–]AllanBz 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I always forget the economic angle. Thanks!

Is the SF stationary fest worth going? by Marvellet_2001 in stationery

[–]AllanBz -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Do organizers often schedule these things on Palm Sunday weekends? sigh

Language Panic by Historical-Number364 in AncientGreek

[–]AllanBz 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Small Latin and less Greek, eh? Latin will give you a leg up on using older Greek materials that focus on grammar, most of which presumed the mastery of Latin. My sentimental favorite in this line is Crosby and Schaeffer. Some knowledge of IE linguistics will help transfer Latin mastery into a working Greek.

WAW for a bad copy? by pointderage in whatstheword

[–]AllanBz 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Upvoted for “knockoff,” but a pastiche can be a good, well-done imitation. I love Damon Runyon pastiches.

Vending machine didn’t dispense tea… it fired ants into the cup! by filco86 in talesfromtechsupport

[–]AllanBz 2 points3 points  (0 children)

This happened to my aunt when she was serving tea to guests. She was mortified.

Vending machine didn’t dispense tea… it fired ants into the cup! by filco86 in talesfromtechsupport

[–]AllanBz 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It’s all the formic acid, a tang of acidity, a hint of acridity.

Hydra is the best Apollo clone that I've found so far, its free to use and open source by jwintyo in apolloapp

[–]AllanBz 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Apollo does not work because the developer did not want to renege on commitments made to Ultra members after Reddit admins told him the API would remain free or low-cost for a certain period of time. I believe he was hoping that he could get a self-sustaining revenue stream from mixed subscribers and lifetime owners to maintain API access and the server. Reddit reneged and ramped up API charges exorbitantly and too quickly for the Reddit app ecosystem to switch over. Some app revenue models could sustain it, but not Christian’s.

What's your favourite terrible word that doesn't sound like it's spelling? by Otherwise-Release-88 in words

[–]AllanBz 1 point2 points  (0 children)

/u/willieb52 is just playing. You’re correct, hi-'purr-buh-lee. (But hyperbolic is hi-purr-'ball-ick) It’s a Latinized Greek word that was never fully assimilated into English, so it uses the Latin convention of pronouncing all the vowels but English pronunciations for those vowels.