tremendo

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Comment · 3 years ago
As others mention already, the problem is the plastic, not the microwave, even the article ends with "Go with glass". There have to be many alternatives but I happened upon cookanyday and never looked back. I almost never used the microwave oven before but these make it not only convenient, I actually like the results. Well, most times. Like many products (pressure cooker, air fryer) they want you to just do _everything_ in your new toy, but everything has its sweet spot. I use all at least once every week.
Comment · 4 years ago
Or pushing keys with a stylus, a pencil with the eraser side, or some other object that won't leave a thermal print?
Comment · 4 years ago
I don't know whether it's a better suggestion, but telenovelas (and there are plenty of those) will likely help one learn Spanish better, or better Spanish, while using more realistic intonations and voices, than El Chavo del Ocho with its adult actors making child-like voices and using many expressions you won't find in real-life conversations.
Comment · 4 years ago
From what I can see it's most famous IN that area, not "from". Looking in Australia I see a lot of not-australians.
Comment · 4 years ago
Picasso was from Spain, so is it then the most famous from? or in? a Country
Comment · 4 years ago
Personally I don't care they're just copying a rival. I do not have/use Tiktok and do easily spend a good chunk of time looking at the "reels" in IG. Even if most of these turn out to be direct lifts out of Tiktok, I'm not about to "switch" or even open an account over there, I already have the content over here. I assume that's part of the strategy to not hemorrhage users, in my case it works.
Comment · 4 years ago
Including a famous misquote
Comment · 4 years ago
Small scale. Where I grew up a billion had 12 zeroes, nowadays it has 9. It's a thousand millions, not a million millions.
Comment · 5 years ago
Comment · 5 years ago
Memepool was my favorite source for interesting or fun links to follow. For "more intelligent" links (related to Web dev. IA, programming, etc) I frequented Tomalak's Realm. I see several mentions of Slashdot, Kuro5hin was a descendant from it that also got traction. Edit to add K10K which was design inspiration.
Comment · 7 years ago
I have done this a few times, and got inconsistent results. Distance to mirror, or camera to face, positioning of the ruler, they all seem to induce variability. Once I got a reproducible result and went with that, ordered progressive glasses online and they were… off. On another occasion I got PD (and prescription) numbers from optometrist at Visionworks, then took numbers and ordered from Zenni, and they were… off again. Also this PD number again different from the one I had measured myself. But when ordering directly at the store they were perfect. I even wondered whether they actually gave me the wrong PD number, to "teach" me a lesson not to go order elsewhere. Sigh.
Comment · 7 years ago
Well, yes, as a mexican living in the U.S. I am frequently dismayed at the use of "pico de gallo" and "burrito", and even tried to resist, but it is a losing battle. Now even the american use of burrito has made its way back to México and I fear younger generations grown up with the american version instead. I'll be over there on my corner all grumpy, then be forgotten.
Comment · 7 years ago
Still, if TV isn't online, you don't give it access to your network, that doesn't go anywhere.
Comment · 7 years ago
What data? If the TV isn't online, then why would you enter any data on it? I guess you could always connect a Roku and then give your data to Roku, or a Chromecast since Google already has your data, or a FireTV stick, since Amazon already has your data. Well, at least Samsung/LG/Sony/Vizio/etc don't, reduce a little bit the attack surface.
Comment · 7 years ago
What about the image of my face I left behind on the subway, or on the field during an ultimate frisbee game? Sure you can keep my image on your camera, or photo print, but you may not profit from it, because it isn't your property.

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