This might have been a link, not a search but still, enjoy.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beaver-engineered_dam_in_the_Czech_Republic

I prefer to use a photo I took and then build the rest of the desktop theme around it. Then again you end up looking at the desktop very little so it doesn’t matter too much.

It might happen with non-crt screens too. I remember a flat screen (LCD?) that made a different noise depending on the color it displayed. White and light colors made a lot more noise and if you had good ears you could tell the difference without looking. Not sure how they work though to explain this.

It’s ok in some salads and things pickled in vinegar are good. I don’t like apple cider vinegar though.

But salt and vinegar chips are amazing. Best way to destroy your mouth without going spicy.

Some of these choices are a bit weird. I selected cybersecurity expecting to see my instance but it returns sh.itjust.works instead. But infosec.pub does appear in general technology sometimes so the site knows about it.

Yeah it’s not a great example, the difference could be on whether you’d have to do y and z before getting there or they’d give you the materials to do them on the spot. Say signing a form they provide vs finding it, printing it and bringing it with you.

A parentheses-like mark to group parts of a sentence when it’s not clear which part a word belongs to. An example I saw lately that may not translate very well: “You are required to arrive an hour early so there’s time to do x, do y and do z”. Are you required to do y and z or do you just need the extra time to do them? You can usually tell from context but this type of mixup does happen sometimes.

I might try finding it later but still no idea what to do with the field, sorry :p

Edit: Direct flights to most EU capitals might have been a bit of an exaggeration :)

No answer here, just wanted to say you inadvertently wrote one of the most interesting geolocation challenges I’ve seen.

Or just buy a printer that is not by HP?

This is simultaneously adorable and terrifying

After seeing the edits, it seems we have wildly different use cases/priorities. I’ll check the blog too, it seems interesting, thanks.

Typography and page layout was once a thing. It was considered kind of an art form even.

Honestly I’d love to see that because it feels pretty rare right now.

About half of those issues are solved by drm-free ebooks (or piracy). True, a phone comes with extra work (charging, updating, upgrading every few years) so if you’re not already maintaining one you obviously won’t do it just to read books.

The rest is up to use case. I do need to look up words a lot (usually in other languages) and a bus stop after dark will never have enough light for reading. If you read at home I guess these aren’t issues, but pocket books are meant to be read on the road.

About the formatting there are some books which should absolutely not be read as ebooks cause you’ll miss out on things. But most books are a block of text split in chapters and paragraphs. A phone can absolutely support that.

Anyway, it’s mostly up to use case and preference as you say.

I’d argue phones are actually better pocket books. Assuming looking at a screen does not bother you:

• it’s much more compact, can be held in one hand and you can carry multiple 800 page books. I’ve never actually seen a pocket book that can fit in a pocket.
• you can adjust font, text size and brightness (some font choices in printed books are just terrible)
• does not need an external light source
• you can quickly look up words and take notes without needing external items

Requiring a battery is a downside but most reading apps consume very little power compared to other apps.

On a similar note, action cameras, which can be even more portable than a smartphone.

Maybe the Disney/Pixar stories that are not based on Grimm’s tales? Do we still tell fairy tales to children though? The only ones I remember from my childhood are Aesop’s Fables told by my grandma, which are even older.

We were in late high school, it’s not like we had no responsibilities. Pretty much every year after that has been better than middle/high school for me.

You should be enjoying the school years cause they’ll be the best of your life. Said by someone who very obviously peaked in high school.

Which makes this an issue since no one will go read the whole list of laws

This has the unintended consequence of people not knowing about the law if it goes unenforced for a long time.