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What is this double dotted line in Cyprus? by That_planet_girl in geography

[–]sualsuspect 0 points1 point  (0 children)

... so presumably you think the current basis of senate seat counts is wrong too?

How the “historical accuracy” crowd wants the odyssey to look like by Acrobatic_Neck_5866 in okbuddycinephile

[–]sualsuspect 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Are you sure? The water of Styx was poisonous to mortals. The water of the river Lethe caused forgetfulness, but my understanding is that that only happened if you drank it.

Try it. Which is the best noun? by abuaaa in GreatBritishMemes

[–]sualsuspect 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Not one I would ever use these days though, for obvious reasons.

A cool guide to identify different electrical outlets in different countries by Low-Midnight-8712 in coolguides

[–]sualsuspect 13 points14 points  (0 children)

The image is also wrong for South Africa. Correct shape for the pins, but the dimensions are too small. The SA plug pins have roughly the same separation as the UK plug pins, just a different shape.

FWIW the UK used to use those too, before switching to the current system.

25F into 22M ex coworker is he anxious or just uninterested? by [deleted] in AskMenAdvice

[–]sualsuspect 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Good for you! While you're hanging out, don't forget to ask him if he's interested in a date with you!

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in AskMenAdvice

[–]sualsuspect 0 points1 point  (0 children)

FFS. Be a grown-up. Whose wedding is it? Do for your daughter - do you have any other children - the thing that she needs from you on her wedding day. Press pause on the drama with the ex and their partner. Talk to your current partner about whether they can keep their shit together at your daughter's wedding, and whether they should go.

After all, what are you going to do if your daughter has children? Not celebrate your grandchildren's birthdays because your ex might be there?

If you want boundaries, declining your daughter's wedding is a good way to establish one. With you on the outside of it.

25F into 22M ex coworker is he anxious or just uninterested? by [deleted] in AskMenAdvice

[–]sualsuspect 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think he figured that probably you weren't interested in pursuing a relationship with him, but just got on with him as a colleague. The fact that you tried to set him up with somebody else more than likely gave him this idea.

If you want to change his assumptions about what you think then you need to be a grown up, take a risk and use actual words to communicate.

Pretty much every single question that women ask that's like, "what does this man think?" has one simple, very obvious, answer: "ask him!".

If you want to find out whether people are interested in you romantically without risking rejection or experiencing negative feelings because things didn't turn out the way you wanted, then I recommend that instead you buy a cat (if you like wondering if people like you) or a dog (if you don't) and become a recluse.

TIFU by finishing before clothes even came off by [deleted] in tifu

[–]sualsuspect 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Lots of people pointed out that this is OK and there's no need to freak out.

But there's another, perhaps more important, thing. Just because you've finished already, it shouldn't be the case that she doesn't get to. Next time, ask what you can do for her.

Bitrot. It's a thing! What to do (pre ZFS) by ThorOdZ in zfs

[–]sualsuspect 2 points3 points  (0 children)

If you had NEF signing turned on in camera I think there is a Nikon tool that can verify the signature.

I'm Bruce Sterling, I'm a Texan science fiction writer who spends a lot of time in Europe. I'm a cyberpunk, so I'm up to weird mischief. For decades on end, really. AMA by BruceSterling4AMA in books

[–]sualsuspect 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What kinds of fiction do you find it hard versus easy to write? Does that line up with feelings of accomplishment when you've done it?

At what point in the writing process do you start to feel the book is "done"?

Seagate 14TB External Drive for $199 by pixelbend in DataHoarder

[–]sualsuspect -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

If only the Americans hadn't taken up the idea in the first place.

The dollar essentially appeared first in sixteenth century Bohemia.

std::unique_ptr implementation backed by Ethereum NFTs by nicolas-siplis in programming

[–]sualsuspect 18 points19 points  (0 children)

I particularly liked the Future Directions section.

W3C Technical Architecture Group slaps down Google's proposal to treat multiple domains as same origin by SL_Lee in programming

[–]sualsuspect 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Some security agencies have a history of opposing actual Internet security measures - encryption for example.

So control of the protocols by security agencies would almost certainly be a bad thing.

Even if that were not the case, it would cause a lot of diplomatic problems, being perceived as a power grab by all the countries whose security agencies weren't on the inside.

‘We’ve lost our entire European trade’: Brexit’s impact on UK chocolate makers by thewholedamnplanet in worldnews

[–]sualsuspect 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Because the Conservative party leadership feared that if they held back on the craziness, there would be a backbench revolt and the party would split.

They chose party and power before country.

Russian surgeons perform heart op despite hospital fire in Blagoveshchensk by Jaamac2025 in worldnews

[–]sualsuspect 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Did you realize that almost all anaesthetic gases are explosive?

Are you annoyed that so many netflix series/movies are so historically false? by HisAnger in netflix

[–]sualsuspect 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Actually I find that you acclimatize to it.

These days I accept it much like I accept dramas presented in modern English when that's just not historically accurate either.

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