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Comment · 7 years ago
They can, but that's not an option for colorblind people?
Comment · 7 years ago
It's worth noting that that's not all types of podcasts.

Just like you get radio shows that are talk radio or on a specific subject you get podcasts that are more akin to radio plays, like welcome to night Vale.

Comment · 8 years ago
To all the people who keep asking why we would bother write with a fountain pen, a few reasons I do:

People are less likely to walk away or accidentally steal your fountain pen

I can write in the exact colour I want

I know scribbles or notes are mine without even looking at the writing

My colleagues know which pieces of notes are mine without asking My notebooks never wander far

I don't feel like I'm constantly killing the planet by binning my pen when it runs out of ink, I can just use the piston cartridge to constantly refill from a glass ink pot

It feels better in my hand than a biro

Comment · 10 years ago
I'm torn.

On one hand I do agree that she walked into the situation (living by herself, accepting that wage) with eyes wide open. But on the other there are a few valid points in both Talia's and Stefanie's letters that are, well, valid and useful observations and suggestions.

However, they're both lost in the entirely immature way both of these people went about expressing them. Both of these letters are full of erratic bursts of emotion, irrelevant sidelines and unbacked up statements.

They're both just rants, one a little more refined and sanctimonious than the other, but rants none the less.

Comment · 10 years ago
This is a fantastic example of an interesting academic task, and very well explained. Thanks for sharing!
Comment · 10 years ago
I mean, I could be a UK citizen working from a beach in Thailand but I'd still be a UK citizen...
Comment · 10 years ago
The response from Microsoft makes it look like this is a bug, not just related to tab.

This is... horrendous, how did they get such a basic feature that broken?

Comment · 10 years ago
Thank you! Struggled to for this and thought I'd rename. I'll just keep trying to edit down next time!
Comment · 10 years ago
What do we do if the original title is too long?
Comment · 10 years ago
It's also worth noting that this is a direction I see mobile browsers heading in, not a restriction that may disappear at one point.

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