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12 years ago @ The Toast - A Linguist Explains th... · 0 replies · +5 points

Even the linguistics is great on the Toast :) Too much columns very problems.
'Nice' example that came to my mind: “There's dog on the street.”
By the way, now I wonder how far you get if you consider an unmarked/not distinct plural form.

12 years ago @ The Toast - What Do You Secretly T... · 0 replies · +1 points

Ah, not Warhammer 40k. Reassuring...

12 years ago @ The Toast - "40 women were sort of... · 0 replies · +16 points

Me too: linguistics, literature, media ... "Meine Damen und mein Herr" ... tough times.

14 years ago @ 9 to 5 Mac | Apple Int... - Apple's faster 13.3 in... · 1 reply · +2 points

Because MHz ain't what it used to be for quite some time.
It's a different processor generation.
Think G3/G4/G5 vs Pentium.
Actually, 1.8 etc. are default values, they can speed up a lot and focus on one kernel, too.

14 years ago @ Past Horizons - A new Norse saga! DNA ... · 0 replies · +1 points

You're welcome. Just let me know if you need more letters. I've got a whole bunch to share with people in need…

Btw, that way you avoid any misunderstanding concerning Apple's failed social music network, PING, or any ducklings:
“The book describes networking in terms even a child could understand, choosing to anthropomorphize the underlying packet structure. The ping packet is described as a duck, who, with other packets (more ducks), spends a certain period of time on the host machine (the wise-eyed boat). At the same time each day (I suspect this is scheduled under cron), the little packets (ducks) exit the host (boat) by way of a bridge (a bridge). From the bridge, the packets travel onto the internet (here embodied by the Yangtze River). […]“ (Amazon review, conserved e.g. on http://ftp.arl.army.mil/~mike/ping.html)

14 years ago @ Past Horizons - A new Norse saga! DNA ... · 2 replies · +2 points

Ok, works fine. Otherwise ð, þ and æ would look like mangled up.

14 years ago @ Past Horizons - A new Norse saga! DNA ... · 2 replies · +2 points

Aren't ð and þ pretty basic as Latin European letters still in use? (Icelandic, at least. I guess the Færingers don't count as much) Your site is UTF-8, isn't it? If not, shame on you! ;-)

Argh, just lost a longish response due to a browser crash - real long-range commucation, I forgot to add your feed last time.

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