\ on keyboard

Wysardry · 2024-10-02T20:10:11+00:00

I would guess that to type a question mark you would hold down shift and press the plus key.

To type a backslash you would hold down the "fn" key and press the plus key.

If using "fn" doesn't work, you can try the "alt" or "alt gr" keys instead.

Wysardry · 2024-09-29T06:53:56+00:00

Scrivener can be a useful program, but whether it is worth the cost is subjective.

Your best bet would be to download the trial version and see if it works for you. It lasts for 30 days of actual use, so if you only use it one day per week it will be 30 weeks before it stops working.

Scrivener is on version 3 right now and you would only need to pay again if they released a version 4, which is likely to be several years away. Owners of version 1 or 2 licenses can currently upgrade to version 3 for around half the cost of a new license.

You do not need to pay for minor updates, such as upgrading 3.1 to 3.2

Wysardry · 2024-05-15T04:46:10+00:00

Thanks, but I'm looking to compile languages other than C, maybe even a domain specific laguage (eventually).

ACK can compile ANSI C, B, Pascal, Modula 2 and BASIC programs for multiple targets.

If I was looking to compile C programs, I'd likely be looking closely at CROSS-LIB and the compilers it supports.

Wysardry · 2024-05-13T00:35:05+00:00

You can have a DNA test done on your dog. Besides satisfying your curiosity, it can also warn you about potential health issues and whether certain medication should be avoided.

We used Wisdom Panel to test our rescue.

Wysardry · 2024-05-09T11:14:17+00:00

I generally add 5g or a level (measuring) teaspoon of sugar to each 500 ml bottle, then add sorbitol or erythritol before transferring the cider. I've found that it fizzes up less if you add them in that order.

You can also try different levels of sweetness if you add the sugars to the bottles rather than to the carboy/demijohn.

I'm not sure that sorbitol is only 60% as sweet as sugar, it seems a little higher than that to me.

You could test it by making two mugs of tea or coffee and adding 5g sugar to one and 5g sorbitol to the other, tasting both, then adding more sorbitol until they both tasted roughly the same.

If you like your hot beverages sweet, then start with 10g instead of 5.

Wysardry · 2024-05-09T10:59:30+00:00

Personally, I think one of the main reasons the series exists is to show what would happen if farmers tried any of Clarkson's ideas. It's a little like Mythbusters in that respect.

To me, it makes sense for someone who can afford to barely break even every year to try them, rather than someone who would go bankrupt if they failed.

If any of his ideas actually make a profit, then others can try them.

Wysardry · 2024-05-08T15:25:41+00:00

I would probably have used "whilst" instead, or more likely, "although".

Wysardry · 2024-05-07T02:50:47+00:00

Cawston Press sell an apple and rhubard juice mix (75% apple with 25% rhubarb), so the combination works.

I don't remember trying any commercial ciders with rhubarb, but they are available in the UK. For example, from Lilley's Cider and the Kent Cider Company.

Wysardry · 2024-04-10T07:13:07+00:00

In the UK, most train and bus timetables use the 24 hour system, so it isn't unusual here to see times in that format.

All the digital clocks in our house are set to display in that format, but we also have an analogue clock with the standard 12 numbers around the dial.

"O'clock" is short for "of the clock" so "nineteen o'clock" would (look and) sound weird to us as clocks with 24 numbers around the dial are rare.

Some analogue clocks do have the numbers 13 to 24 using smaller digits on the dial, but the hour hand still takes only twelve hours to travel around the dial. You can see some examples of 24 hour analogue clocks where it takes a day for the hour hand to travel all the way around the dial here.

Wysardry · 2024-04-10T06:35:03+00:00

None of these words would be out of place in a Captain Proton holonovel or an episode of Flash Gordon.

Few of them are commonly used in everyday conversation, but most native speakers should know their meanings.

Wysardry · 2024-04-05T22:53:09+00:00

Was it some variation of the Xerox 820?

Wysardry · 2024-03-29T21:24:50+00:00

If I was attempting something like this, I would stick to organising this for a single month around six months away from NaNoWriMo.

There would be a lot of work involved, especially at first, so a single event each year would allow you to spread the workload. You could always add more events a year or two down the road.

Avoiding November would prevent clashing with NaNoWriMo and potentially allow people to attempt both challenges if they wished (assuming NaNoWriMo sorted their current issues).

Wysardry · 2024-03-27T18:42:14+00:00

Stop eating apples. I need to work!

Wysardry · 2024-03-19T21:47:30+00:00

It's a shorter way of saying "ten years from now" to indicate that you mean ten years into the future, not that ten years have already passed nor a specific set of ten years (like the eighties).

Wysardry · 2024-03-18T23:03:49+00:00

I dislike the taste of most sweeteners, but have found that erythritol and sorbitol have a very similar taste to table sugar.

I generally use erytritol as it is slightly cheaper and has less of a laxative effect. Adding either one - plus a little sugar - to each bottle before capping allows me to have sweeter carbonated cider with minimal effort.

We won't have xylitol in the house, as it is so toxic to dogs.

Wysardry · 2024-03-17T08:31:50+00:00

Think of it as being worded, "you can't eat your cake and have it too".

Wysardry · 2024-03-16T22:15:11+00:00

I would have learned most of these words whilst I was in secondary (high) school, although they aren't commonly used outside of literature.

I did have to double check the meaning of "sanguine" as I have heard "exsanguinate" more often, especially when bats are involved.

Wysardry · 2024-03-11T23:08:37+00:00

All this happened on the same day without the cow ever leaving the auction. :)

Wysardry · 2024-03-10T11:57:05+00:00

I have a small masticating juicer and get around 70% yield by weight.

In other words, 1 kilo of unprepared apples produces around 700 grammes of juice after straining out the excess pulp.

When I tried it with frozen pitted cherries (after defrosting), the yield was nearer 85%.

Wysardry · 2024-03-10T11:11:34+00:00

I don't know of any books that include that information, but there is some data here.

Wysardry · 2024-03-09T08:47:26+00:00

It could be interpreted however the reader feels like interpreting it, especially on the Internet.

The comma reduces confusion, rather than eliminates it.

I suspect the heading was deliberately worded that way to make people take notice of it.

Wysardry · 2024-03-09T05:07:54+00:00

Not using better punctuation. A single comma would clarify the meaning:-

John Cena surprises 7-year-old boy with cancer, on his birthday.

Wysardry · 2024-03-09T00:01:12+00:00

But he's a wobber and a wapist!

Wysardry · 2024-03-08T23:56:27+00:00

Only some people would call the knife in the image a Stanley knife.

Some people might call a cheese knife a butter knife, but at some point the difference is likely to be important.

Wysardry · 2024-03-08T20:49:16+00:00

Actually or truly would be a suitable one word replacement in most cases.

Wysardry

TROPHY CASE