a kilo of saucepans (rakslice)
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headline picture: the middle of a nautical chart, DFO chart 6451 to be specific
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headline picture: the middle of a nautical chart, DFO chart 6451 to be specific
it's endlessly puzzling why the country with food stamps and the essential air service is full of people who think it's some kind of laissez-faire free market paradise
November 13, 2025 at 9:10 AM
it's endlessly puzzling why the country with food stamps and the essential air service is full of people who think it's some kind of laissez-faire free market paradise
To be fair, over here it's hard to disambiguate that trend from naturally few people wanting to spend money in a country whose leader keeps threatening to annex us
November 13, 2025 at 8:01 AM
To be fair, over here it's hard to disambiguate that trend from naturally few people wanting to spend money in a country whose leader keeps threatening to annex us
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ok one last post -- oldheads are always going to "why is the web dying.... how can we get the kids invested in the free and open web"
bro the kids can't read. that's why the web is dying. first things first
bro the kids can't read. that's why the web is dying. first things first
November 11, 2025 at 6:49 PM
ok one last post -- oldheads are always going to "why is the web dying.... how can we get the kids invested in the free and open web"
bro the kids can't read. that's why the web is dying. first things first
bro the kids can't read. that's why the web is dying. first things first
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my patience has increased but I will say, it is ok to have trouble reading, it is not ok to scream at people for things you imagined they said because you can't read what they actually said
November 11, 2025 at 6:24 PM
my patience has increased but I will say, it is ok to have trouble reading, it is not ok to scream at people for things you imagined they said because you can't read what they actually said
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how did i go so long not knowing we were literally teaching people to read wrong. i knew something wasn't right but jesus christ www.apmreports.org/episode/2019...
How a flawed idea is teaching millions of kids to be poor readers
For decades, schools have taught children the strategies of struggling readers, using a theory about reading that cognitive scientists have repeatedly debunked. And many teachers and parents don't kno...
www.apmreports.org
November 11, 2025 at 6:18 PM
how did i go so long not knowing we were literally teaching people to read wrong. i knew something wasn't right but jesus christ www.apmreports.org/episode/2019...
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draw distance too low for aurora
November 12, 2025 at 7:29 AM
draw distance too low for aurora
my couple cents as a total outsider now is that the recent burning of some ways and means results from having a very very high profile compared to the days when you had to find who was building things with stuff by searching for interesting numbers
November 12, 2025 at 8:09 AM
my couple cents as a total outsider now is that the recent burning of some ways and means results from having a very very high profile compared to the days when you had to find who was building things with stuff by searching for interesting numbers
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For both the NHS and the BBC- we pay for it. We are entitled to it. We are entirely within our rights to point out when it is not fit for purpose without having to worry about it being taken away if we aren't nice enough about it.
November 11, 2025 at 8:13 AM
For both the NHS and the BBC- we pay for it. We are entitled to it. We are entirely within our rights to point out when it is not fit for purpose without having to worry about it being taken away if we aren't nice enough about it.