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aral, 8 months ago to random

You’re probably using the wrong dictionary

https://jsomers.net/blog/dictionary

Fascinating read. Also led me to do a quick search and find that Webster’s 1913 edition is available online:

https://www.websters1913.com

(Anyone know who made/maintains this?)

Another interesting dictionary to check out, from the other side of the pond, is The Chambers Dictionary.

#dictionary #websters1913 #chambers

shaknais, 8 months ago to random

It's really inappropriate, but as an author, when someone tells me that I made them cry, it's really hard not to grin.

#writinglife #writingcommmunity

Any sci-fi with aliens where humans are not the less advanced race?

What the title says, I’m tired of the trope where humans are the least advanced in the universe....

ben, 8 months ago to random

Today has not been a good day. May tomorrow be better.

shaknais, 9 months ago to random

What would you do with a drunken sailor?

#writingprompt #writingcommunity

Old Man And The Sea

I finally read “Old Man and the Sea”. I have tried to start it many times, but the beginning was just so slow. Has anyone here read it? What are your thoughts on this Ernest Hemingway classic?

ben, 9 months ago to random

I'm pretty suspicious of any website that puts a short upper limit on my password length.

Recommended mystery novels?

I realised the other day that I’ve enjoyed lots of murder mystery games and shows, but I’ve hardly read any mystery novels. The only ones that come to mind are Altered Carbon and some of the Discworld Watch novels (all great!)....

Getting a "Little Free Library" for my birthday: (littlefreelibrary.org)

I’m being gifted a “Little Free Library” for my birthday and I’m super excited to get started....

Publishing a copy-lefted book (sh.itjust.works)

I’m planning to publish a book in the following months, but I’m not entirely sure if the procedure is the same for both copyrighted and copy-lefted books. If you hadn’t guessed, I’m publishing one with the latter license (i.e. Creative Commons). I’m planning on using Lulu.com for this first book, but I was wondering if...

reginagrogan, 9 months ago to Cybersecurity

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weirdwriter, 9 months ago to accessibility

Just blew a clients mind with a simple <button> the email went like this.

> Thank you so much for finding this miraculous solution! I've been trying to style a button out of CSS and ARIA roles. How on earth did you find this element?

🤔. Folks, you really, really, really, don't have to be an #Accessibility expert to do this job! Just learn HTML and you will be lightyears ahead of everybody else. #HTML #WebDev

Radical_EgoCom, 9 months ago to random

It's not about what they can afford to pay, it's about winning this one battle in a larger class war. it's about making sure workers stay in line. They give in on this, they'll have no excuse not to provide every worker with an actual living wage and healthcare, etc.

dave, 9 months ago to writing

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Radical_EgoCom, 9 months ago to random

The Poverty trap is real.

shaknais, 9 months ago to writing

There are a lot of approaches when constructing a villain, and for some stories the 2-dimensional figure who just wants to wreck the world is more than enough. However, for most tales, you'll want something a little bit more subtle than that...

https://jamesmilne.substack.com/p/some-thoughts-on-villains

#writing #writingcommunity

shaknais, 10 months ago to random

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ThetaSigma, 11 months ago to random

Anyone fancy pooling together to buy a newspaper? Telegraph’s up for sale and i think what the world needs right now is a newspaper fun by a collective of union activists, cat girls, knitters and queer programmers.