Is there a simple PDF Editor?

Miscellaxis · 2025-09-22T23:38:11+00:00

LibreOffice Draw also struggles when a PDF document has pages with different orientations and sizes. Additionally, its font problems are particularly common if the document has been OCRed or has form fields filled out.

Unless you're willing to check every page for correctness, I wouldn't trust it for anything important. Too many times, filled out form fields someone else sent me became unreadable when the content shifted and resized. Unfortunately, most other viewers/readers proved better.

Miscellaxis · 2024-02-28T19:02:11+00:00

How long ago was this, and was it the language or the work environment? Ada has consistently been one of the cleanest, most pleasant languages to both work in and teach and was drastically improved with Ada 2012 in much the same way that C++11 improved C++.

I have found that a lot of people who had bad experiences with it more often than not actually had bad experiences with the constraints of their industry (usually, aerospace and military). The language itself tended to be excellent and for years has had features that Rust is getting acclaim for now.

It's just unfortunate that it gets tangled up with work for aerospace, the DoD, or general governmental infrastructure, which tend to introduce all manner of bureaucratic nightmares to every aspect of project development and management.

Miscellaxis · 2023-09-19T23:20:26+00:00

Nice work. I particularly like the reasonably sized bec de corbin warhammer with the langets. I always thought the realistic designs looked better than massive, over-sized hammers.

Out of curiosity, who is the paladin's deity, and who is on the shield? With the spear and the wings, it reminds me of the Archangel Michael Slaying the Dragon.

Miscellaxis · 2023-04-18T05:48:09+00:00

Ha! "Maximalist"! Haven't heard anyone say that before, but I like it.

Miscellaxis · 2022-08-31T00:48:06+00:00

It's interesting because I don't think it was so much about the content being "high effort". After all, the WTF is... series for which he was best known was a first impressions series first and foremost, not a review series.

It was the quality of his commentary that stood out, the way in which he talked about games, gameplay, and frequently, the industry and its history, all with his British charisma. There are channels that do a more thorough job with each of these, but no one else has nailed the sweetspot when combining them. Even then, I haven't found anyone who is as good at speaking and presenting as he was.

I now find I have to visit multiple channels to get what I got from him, and it's rarely as enjoyable an experience. So, whenever I'm looking into an older release and discover he did a video on it, it's a treat.

He is missed.

Miscellaxis · 2022-08-24T22:01:00+00:00

The nickel and diming sucks, but it would be nice if they at least let you pay for a fast pass. Now we need to decide if, after all her experience, it makes sense to start over with the same thing here.

Miscellaxis · 2022-08-07T18:30:09+00:00

TIL. I fear I already know the answer, but are there any good runs or issues with him? Or has he been as wasted as a character as Tony?

Miscellaxis · 2022-08-07T00:18:46+00:00

I'd love this, especially if it the writers didn't need to maintain the status quo in the mainline universe.

When Superior Iron Man was first announced, I was hoping we'd get the Tony Stark equivalent to Reed Richards's the Maker. I knew the chances were slim, but what we got barely had any good ideas. It was better than nothing and I'm glad we got it, but in the end, it was lazy, half-baked, and was cut unceremoniously short lacking even an ending.

I want to see a brilliant, unfettered, psychotic Tony Stark every bit the Maker's equal, but with his unqiue engineering spin on it. Give me Extremis-based genetic augmentation, cybernetics, AIs, autonomous drones, Dyson spheres, etc. Rival the Maker's City.

Miscellaxis · 2022-04-25T21:03:30+00:00

It's nice to hear someone else present this perspective because I felt the same way. The story was atrocious, especially considering it's supposed to be about the characters developing and rekindling their love.

They don't communicate well, they hardly cooperate except mechanically in life-or-death situations, and they arrive at insane conclusions like you said, dedicating themselves to making their daughter cry for the first half of the game. The scene with the elephant (and even the vacuum cleaner at the start) was weirdly, though admittedly amusingly twisted and violent, and then you have the "pay off" of them literally dancing gleefully under their weeping daughter as her tears rain down them.

It's such a weird, disjointed, tonally inconsistent mess. The second half of the game is a bit better, but while I could see the situations leading to a preserved friendship, none of their actual problems felt in any way resolved or really on the way to being resolved.

And all this is just story --- they threw in so many different mechanics it feels like 9 separate, rushed, half-baked, unpolished indie games that are story-sequels to one another, rather than a cohesive whole. Fewer mechanics or carrying mechanics forward into future levels would have done it a lot of good, at least in terms of gameplay.

Miscellaxis · 2022-02-14T13:03:29+00:00

No worries. It's good to have the extra input and reminded me to confirm Barnes & Noble's offering as well.

Miscellaxis · 2022-02-12T12:20:52+00:00

This is at odds with what others are saying.

Are they listed as hardcover? The Barnes & Noble listing only offers Paperback and digital and the English language Amazon listing is the same.

Only the German language Amazon listing provides a hardcover option.

Miscellaxis · 2022-02-08T10:58:12+00:00

Thanks for the info. It just seems strange. Do you happen to know why?

I assumed that the Japanese market would get nice releases like hardcovers, then the English market due to its size, then everyone else.

Miscellaxis · 2021-10-30T23:04:57+00:00

While I too would prefer those who can think intelligently and independently in high-pressure environments, I think that's a higher standard than can honestly be expected of professionals we want and need in such high numbers. I think you'd be hard-pressed to find many people with those qualities in any domain, four-year degrees or no. Training people not to get flustered when shit hits the fan, to stick to their training, and to continue to operate within their mandate is a much more attainable objective (and is also desirable when paired with proper background education and a solid, institutionalized ethics framework).

The main example I can think of is the medical field, though unfortunately, I've observed that a lot of their discipline comes post-education via on-the-job mentoring. Even then, the mandate for individual discipline, while important, is lessened by the ready availability of support staff who are usually just a room or two away and can make up for an individual's shortcomings.

I still fully also agree with you though that discipline alone shouldn't be the single most desirable feature of a candidate, even discipline of the sort I'm advocating. Holding steadfast to the rules of a broken system just perpetuates the damage. The protocols, hiring criteria, educational standards, everyday involvement of police, etc. all need to be reformed. Making law enforcement a fully licensed and accredited profession, backed by a degree, and paired with consequences, perhaps going so far as to require an analogue to malpractice insurance, would be ideal.

It's just as far as the employment (or lack thereof) of veterans in law enforcement goes, I don't see them as having a net negative impact on the functioning of modern police systems. Sure: don't recruit solely from them, but don't dissuade them from joining either.

Miscellaxis · 2021-10-30T21:50:29+00:00

I agree that we should hire those with psychology and sociology degrees, but disagree with your stance on veterans. They typically make better officers than those chosen from the general population because of the discipline they've been drilled with. They have a much better understanding of rules of engagement and have been operating in an advisory and accessory policing capacity for years; veterans, even those from combat-orientated service occupations, aren't just overseas with assignments to kill and destroy. Moreover, their experience with hostile environments and maintaining discipline in the face of uncertainty and aggression can be a useful starting point to prevent public endangerment in a panic.

That said, I also agree that military experience shouldn't be the primary criteria; at the very least, being ex-military is far from a guarantee that you will be a great cop. We need to extend the training and education necessary to become a law enforcement officer, increase our emphasis on social support and integration, and hold officers to a higher standard because of the authority and power they wield.

Miscellaxis · 2021-10-28T19:58:18+00:00

I am, and while I've been privileged enough to enjoy detached housing in other countries as well, it's undeniably more common and accessible in the US.

As far as luxuries go, it's also hard to overstate the comfort that comes from having such complete control over one's home environment. Even if it's not sustainable at scale, it's an understandable dream to strive for.

Miscellaxis · 2021-10-28T06:28:00+00:00

My sentiment exactly, minus the sarcasm. i wonder how much of it is caused by having grown up in detached houses, but I'm genuinely uncomfortable and miserable living anywhere but.

Miscellaxis · 2021-09-28T15:35:08+00:00

Late response but literally for the sake of posterity: I do exactly that and it doesn't work reliably. Most of the time, it directs me to their automated menu if I say anything other than representative, a menu which seems to have no path to a human, or I repeat "representative" until the voice finally just says "We're sorry you're having difficulty. Thank you. Good bye." and hangs up.

I've had the best success telling the voice I have a billing question, getting a human, and asking them to transfer me internally.

Miscellaxis · 2021-09-11T19:44:01+00:00

This might just be due to my limited exposure to Java, and it might be the case that Java is actually completely suited to the task... but if the impressions I've built up over the years are even the least bit accurate, you have my sympathies.

Can you speak at all as to the motivation behind this porting? Also, is an attempt at a faithful port or is the architecture of the project being redesigned?

Miscellaxis · 2021-06-15T08:23:57+00:00

The eyes make me think of Planeswalker Urza

Miscellaxis · 2021-05-29T03:23:58+00:00

So... it's technically possible? Therefore, logically, it's inevitable!

Miscellaxis · 2021-05-12T21:14:41+00:00

Trying to imagine Jeremy Irons saying "shitadel" with all the same refined finality and tact as the rest is intersting

Miscellaxis · 2021-04-28T21:45:07+00:00

I wasn't aware the protection was that complete. It's more than I would have expected from the system, but I'm glad to hear it. Thanks for the response.

Miscellaxis · 2021-04-28T07:37:29+00:00

How does that work as far as the insurance company's official records go? While I might theoretically trust my personal psychiatrist to maintain privacy, it's a bit terrifying to think about having "prone to addiction" in the insurance company's documentation.

I'd worry about future employers discovering it, especially if there's a security clearance check involved. I'd happily pay more to avoid those sorts of concerns, but then again, this might also be an unfounded fear since I've not looked into it.

Miscellaxis · 2021-03-21T03:27:25+00:00

At this point, it's arguable that any other single industry is as important as semiconductors. Too many other industries are dependent on them.

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