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2021

Untitled (https://mailrog.email/api/)

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Version 0.1 of Mailrog is now live for you to barely use:

It gives you a unique email address, and when you send an email it runs all of the DKIM/DMARC/SPF tests on your email then puts a report JSON file at a matching URL so you can debug your email.

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10 Inexplicable Google Translate Fails

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@btbytes This can happen when machine learning processes parallel texts that change a name to make it more relevant in another language.
Here are some old examples (mixing Canada & Sweden or Motorola & Samsun):

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Microsoft QBasic had one of the best built-in help systems

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Microsoft QBasic had one of the best built-in help systems I've ever seen. You could put the cursor on any code keyword and press F1.

The docs were written well enough that an 8-year-old with English as a 2nd language could understand, and completely informative. #docgoals 🤓💾

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Untitled (https://vimeo.com/220792180)

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Again, interesting thoughts on philosophical #translations: "Knowing a language is not enough to translate", explains Pauline Koetschet (around 11') while discussing translations of Greek philosophy in the Islamic world.

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Untitled (https://github.com/deeptir18/posh)

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Super exciting new open source research and implementation by some very talented folks (Deepti Raghavan, 3rd year CS PhD at Stanford and team): POSH Data-Aware Shell

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Untitled (https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B08C97TD9G)

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I purchased PROGRAM = PROOF from Amazon. I'm looking forward to reading it and going through the Agda & OCaml exercises within.

It's also available as a PDF but I like supporting authors.

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Kittur Chennamma - Wikipedia

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RT @KS1729: I was watching the wonderful space drama, 'The Expanse', and in it one of the Martian destroyer is called 'Kittur Chenamma' or 'KC' that travels to Jupiter!

The real KC was an Indian queen who waged war against the East India Company in early 19thC.

Fun!

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The liberal world order is yet to free itself from imperial bias, as a report that dubs India a ‘difficult’ country reveals | The Indian Express

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The liberal world order is yet to free itself from imperial bias, as a report that dubs India a ‘difficult’ country reveals

by @Kate_SdE

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Untitled (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-v-bL6TSpuM)

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For those interested in how different gharanas interpret the same bandish. Here is Karim Naam Tero interpreted by Pandit Bhimsen Joshi (Kirana) and Pandit Mallikarjun Mansur (Jaipur-Atrauli)

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(429) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VVeOmZgF3R8

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For those interested in how different gharanas interpret the same bandish. Here is Karim Naam Tero interpreted by Pandit Bhimsen Joshi (Kirana) and Pandit Mallikarjun Mansur (Jaipur-Atrauli)

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(500) https://test.java/

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@brunoborges curl -Ls | bash -s - app install jbang
jbang init
jbang edit --open

You then have jbang, JDK and IDE configured on any of the major OS's.

Say no to additional complexity until you actually need it.

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Untitled (https://sh.jbang.dev/)

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@brunoborges curl -Ls | bash -s - app install jbang
jbang init
jbang edit --open

You then have jbang, JDK and IDE configured on any of the major OS's.

Say no to additional complexity until you actually need it.

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(500) https://ow.ly/GQwB50D8CYf

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A Hopi woman makes piki in an open-hearth kitchen. Piki is a traditional Hopi flat bread made from the ancient staple, blue corn meal.

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Untitled (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=49FWp7WLYKw&feature=youtu.be)

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Also, if you like shanties, consider going beyond TikTok videos and paying some attention to the cultural preservationists who've kept alive this rich oral culture and the maritime roots whence it sprang. Artists like David Coffin for example.

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Untitled (https://github.com/SerenityOS/serenity/pull/4963)

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SerenityOS PR: CrashReporter: Implement kling's feature requests (by @linusgroh)

The madman actually went and implemented every little feature I requested! 🤓❤️🐧

"Featuring: Tabs, because there's no way all of this will fit into the UI otherwise." 😅

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Early traces of Indian life in Russia - Russia Beyond

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@karatalaamalaka "Astrakhan had a Ramdas Dzhasuev from Multan and a Talaram Alimchandov from Sind. Their names were Russianised to the extent of adding the patronymic name." (From 1600s)

@btbytes @vjgtweets

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‘Underground Asia’ Review: A Century of Revolution - WSJ

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Walter Russell Mead reviews “Underground Asia” by Tim Harper ("A clearly written, brilliantly researched examination of the people and movements that shaped Asia’s course in the 20th century and continue to influence the continent today.") via @WSJ

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