We got quite a few irregular submissions this week from regular
contributors. Which is to say routine contributors. We're
not qualified to make judgements about whether or not anyone is what
what most folks would call normal.
First up,
Isaac D. is struggling with localization,
kvetching
"Apparently this number format is ALIVE and WELL in parts
of India and Afghanistan, but us poor Australians on desktop
browsers also seem to be visually assaulted with it. I
wonder if the Zuck will pay me $1,00,000 for reporting
it or do real country borders mean nada in the Metaverse? ;)"
This would ordinarily be controlled by some operating
system or browser configuration, would it not?
Educated
Peter G. has had his absolute fill
of overwrought maths. This is just a bridge too far for Peter.
"We've had issues with excessive rain recently, good
thing the dams are going above and beyond to help store
it all." I naively imagine that the managing authority
has defined
target capacity as something like 90% of the absolute maximum
with a reserve for safety, but perhaps a clueful Kiwi
will comment with a well-informed explanation?
Sam tries to be punctual, he really does. But
the gourmands in the big city brook no tardiness at all. Frets he,
"I encountered this trying to book dinner. I'm worried I might be late.
Or early." I hope they'll let him sit at the bar and wait if he
anticipates his appointment.
Meanwhile
Mark has a small problem with a
very (very) small dinner party.
"Tried to make a reservation for some coworkers
and got this confirmation email from OpenTable. I know
they'll be jet lagged, so hopefully they can arrive
precisely by 1:17am." Personally, I'm quite curious about the menu.
Finally, autodidact
Andreas R. flexes his ten years award from Duolingo for us.
"Apparently I studied 8027 words in the past year alone
but only 5758 in total over the last ten years. So I
guess I spent the previous nine years forgetting 2269 words."
Seriously, ten years of doing anything is pretty noteworthy,
even if you've forgot almost more than you've learned. Mark is holding
a celebratory dinner party for you, don't be late!
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