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It was also interesting learning about the role of Poet Laureate, and the stipend. £5,750 per annum, and a barrel of Sherry; the latter being a tradition since 1630.

I love these small slivers of old traditions that are kept up into the modern day.

If you expand the file, there are 43 cases for Cuba over the history covered. Each case is denoted by a line in the yaml file, e.g.

Rule Cuba 1969 1977 - Apr lastSun 0:00 1:00 D

Rule Cuba 1969 1971 - Oct lastSun 0:00 0 S

Rule Cuba 1972 1974 - Oct 8 0:00 0 S

Rule Cuba 1975 1977 - Oct lastSun 0:00 0 S

Rule Cuba 1978 only - May 7 0:00 1:00 D

40 odd lines just for handling Cuba alone, amazing

As others have mentioned, having a target that the mouse automatically stops at, the screen edge, is far more ergonomic than a thin bar that requires more precision.

Also, these menus are very consistent in appearance, functionality, shortcuts, etc; moreso than my experience with Windows applications.

The problem is that the prose becomes difficult to read because of its lexical quirks and verbiage. One AI generated piece of prose in isolation, fine; but people have developed a 'smell' of it and a mental association with low-quality work.

"What's the capital of South Africa?" "Bloemfontein".

"No, it isn't. There are 3 capitals" "China, India, Russia."

It probably doesn't help that it's mid working day for a large portion of the world, on a Monday as well.

We've been watching in the office though. There's been a lot of interest in it.

NVIDIA is part of that shift NVIDIA CUDA Rust closes that gap

I still think it’s weird if an agent is writing 99% of your production code.

It should be more like 80% with significant review.

Forgive me but where does 1.10^5 come into the equation? What is the significance of this number?

Both figures can be arrived to by taking the monthly total and multiplying it by 12.

You can have the best acting coaches in the world and still not get ‘it’.

Comparing anyone at keynotes to Steve is challenging. He really was among the best at presentation.

I’m not sure that’s a function of regulation but more a function of most modern freezers defaulting to -18°, where an American or industrial freezer is -22 to -28°C.

Getting a better energy efficiency score is one reason (and consumers are motivated on running cost, not just environmental) but presumably these are cheaper to manufacture as well.

I have an American style, EU-compliant freezer than I can set to -26° which I bought for preparing sashimi safely. It rocks! Highly recommend them.

There are many EU directives which benefit consumers directly in tech, including, but not limited to:

Consumer rights - 14 day cooling off period for online purchases

Sale of goods - 2 year seller liability for defective goods

Right to repair - likely doesn’t need explanation, require manufacturers to offer repairs and replacement parts

Unfair commercial practices - prevent misleading or deceptive advertising

Unfair contract terms directive - prevents disproportionately one-sided provisions in T&Cs (think Disney giving themselves legal immunity for a free Disney+ trial)

The EU’s problem seems to be in communicating its benefits to its citizens.

Love? Emotional connection? Care, empathy, social connection, support, like-mindedness…

Lust and control are perhaps the two worst reasons to have a relationship.

Galileo may not have been burnt at the stake, but he was placed on house arrest for the rest of his life for his beliefs.