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Comment · 4 months ago
My Dad, a flight instructor, loves to remind me that there are bold pilots and old pilots. But there are no old bold pilots.
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Comment · 3 years ago
Remind me of how in modern Irish, a prefixed t- appears before vowels in masculine nominative singular nouns. It relates to Proto-Celtic masculine nominative singular article *sindos. The t- is what remains of the d and s from Proto-Celtic: an t-athair - the father an t-úll - the apple an t-each - the horse an t-ospidéal - the hospital
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Comment · 3 years ago
I've a 18 year old and a 20 year old. Both boys in college. Despite my being an electrical engineer and they're having grown up in an environment where I've always had computers and electronics of various kinds about, they really never took an interest. They are both education majors and are taking up my wife's calling in teaching. Which is great, but they really don't have a clue about technology beyond Xbox/PS5/iPhone.
Comment · 4 years ago
Calibre has supported this for some time now. Calibre is also available on Linux.
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Comment · 5 years ago
I turned down a job offer in a principal engineering role at Microsoft because they were not allowing long term remote work.
Comment · 5 years ago
At Garmin, we ran PalmOS as a process on top of our RTOS. Fun times.
Comment · 5 years ago
One interesting side effect of the Great Vowel Shift occurred when the word Uisce Beatha (Whisk(e)y) was anglicized twice. It was first brought in during the Elizabethan period from Ireland as "Whiskey" and later re-brought in as "Whisky" in Scotland. I've often wondered if that is the same reason behind surname anglicization of Ceallaigh to "Kelley" and later "Kelly".
Comment · 5 years ago
I wonder if this can also interfere with Ant+?
Comment · 5 years ago
I drink 4 shots of espresso in a latte each morning. It calms me and helps me focus on my coding tasks as I sip it through the morning. I’ve never had issues stopping or from prolonged use. It’s a net benefit for me.
Comment · 6 years ago
This is the way.

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