BenM2023

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[–] BenM2023 2 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (10 children)

Just updating now...

Eta:

No wait - that's an older version. I can say it seems to be 1.43 that has the issue - not noticed it before.

[–] BenM2023 1 points 9 months ago

Even I, who haven't looked at asy for very many years, and when I did I was no asy programmer, can see the problem.

I don't want to do homework so not posting the answer but my top tip for discovering the bug is to step through your code on paper...

[–] BenM2023 3 points 9 months ago

Shitterton isn't a town - it's barely a village.

The villages along the piddle had their names censored in preparation for a visit from Queen Victoria (apparently). Puddletown was changed from Piddletown, as Briantspuddle was changed from Briantspuddle and afpuddle from afpiddle (higher up the valley there are the villages of piddlehinton and piddletrenthide still with their original names - queen Vic didn't head up there - the river is still the piddle)

Incomers try all sorts of things to change the name of Shitterton "shire-ton" and "schister-ton" are two I have heard.

Also with a humorous name, not far south (well 10 miles ish), is the hamlet of Shaggs and on the coast a couple of valleys - scratchy bottom and stinking bottom.

Sauce - lived in Dorset for 20 years.

[–] BenM2023 5 points 9 months ago

Thing with the spices is that medieval spices were much more varied than the few commonly available today - many are now out of fashion (cubebs, long pepper, though that is gaining traction, grains of paradise etc.).

I suspect the reason many have dropped out of use is down to suppliers not really wanting to bother and the similarities in flavour profile mean the the common ones are good/close enough.

The medieval cook would, however, be fascinated by the containers - screw top and air tight. If you could work out a way of making those...

[–] BenM2023 15 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (2 children)

Ah. This sounds just like the "winter wonderland" event a few years ago.

Same modus operandi only that was in a field by the side of a main road in a scruffy part of The New Forest.

The organisers wound up in court, lost and, totally unsurprisingly, seems to have 'lost' the money so no refunds for the marks iirc.

I guess it's been a while so someone decided to rinse and repeat.

[–] BenM2023 3 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Wow. I retract my recommendation. But then I am technically able but normal user level lazy...

The worst thing that Manjaro/Arch did was to automatically build QT when it was unnecessary and then blame users for not looking at the AUR comments before doing the automatic update that executed the build... If they can't admit that was a distro issue not a user issue (user taking recommended action gets pc incapacitated because of automatic action by the update software which happens with no warning) I guess they need to grow up.

Am I going to jump distro? Nah. It works for me. I said I am lazy!

[–] BenM2023 1 points 9 months ago (3 children)

What no Manjaro? Sweet Arch based distro which hardly ever breaks...

[–] BenM2023 8 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Back in the day there was a cat-scan website... Lots of arguments about cruelty to cats because of the scanners bright lights. Lots of great scans of cats.

[–] BenM2023 10 points 9 months ago

They have us where they want us...

[–] BenM2023 1 points 9 months ago

The only standards converter that matters... El Reg If you know, you know. If you don't you can always learn :)

[–] BenM2023 5 points 9 months ago

Well I knew what you meant and grinned when I read and instantly understood your joke!

Never apologise for having a "different" sense of humour (unless what you find funny is massively distasteful to others, in which case don't let on you find the thing funny)

[–] BenM2023 8 points 9 months ago

here is a better article. With light paths and why the lens works.

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