Random Musings (and associated non sequiturs) v. 3.0

Oof, I could have run better than that even ten years ago.

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Well, at least an effort was made…

There’s a reason athletes do their excercises, and that sort of thing’s not for me.

I’m just content to toddle along in the slow lane… :laughing:

There were repercussions.
The chairwoman of Somalia’s athletics federation has been suspended following an underwhelming performance by one of its ā€œsprintersā€ at the World University Games.
It was her niece.
There is no official Somali World University Games team.

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Y tú no hablas español?

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Sprechen Sie Deutsch?

Je ne parle jamais le francais.

Ich spreche sehr shrecklich kinder Deutsch.

Certainly can’t spell it.

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Soy un estĆŗpido estadounidense. solo se un idioma

@DragonsAndDragons kannst du Deutsch sprechen?

lol, love this bazaar with lots of different languages.

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Need to switch the programming side of my brain on.

Busy with a Python course, and my brain is stuck on sysadmin mode.

We are bumping our wholesale honey prices up to $4 a pound. This is up from $3.35. The big packers are paying $3.25, when two years ago they were paying under $2. This is unpackaged, so add the ever more expensive plastic bottle to that and the surprisingly stable label.

This will have a huge impact on food prices. Not because we are doing it, but because everyone is.

I’m not raising the price on my pumpkin & spice sugar syrup, but I am using a slightly smaller bottle this year. 120ml down to 100 ml. 'Tis the season.
#shrinkydinkflation

Shrinkflation is everywhere.

Except the govt, they keep on raising taxes and increasing their salaries.

It seems to be a global issue. I’m not enjoying late-stage capitalism.

Yes, it’s that time of year again. Time to Pumpkin Spice all the things!

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Crony capitalism. So many things are the way they are because of regulatory capture and the revolving door of lawmaker/lobbyist/CEO. Most regulations are about screwing someone.

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A long time ago, I asked why Windows was sorting files weird when they had numbers in them, like w3b being listed before w0b. The answer from another person was something like ā€œbillsortā€, referring to Bill Gates.

Years later, I found the answer. Even though Windows isn’t case sensitive when it comes to file names, the sort function inside Windows Explorer / File Explorer is.

ā€˜billsort’ - thanks, it made my day, and it also gives a bit of insight.

Will also start using it for weird sorting stuff on windoze.

I’ve found all sorts of numerical sorting issues.
1
0002
03
4
It seems to take the entire number and sort them by value in certain cases.

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