[-] GetOffMyLan@programming.dev 4 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

The letter "W" is called "double U" because the Normans invented it by combining two pointed capital letters to represent the sound "w" in Anglo-Saxon words after the Norman Conquest of England in 1066. The name "double U" still indicates how the letter was created.

Before the Norman Conquest, the Latin letter "V" was used to represent both the "v" and "w" sounds. The Anglo-Saxons created a separate character called "wen" to represent the "w" sound. After the Norman Conquest, the Normans combined two pointed capital letters to create the "W" to represent the "w" sound in Anglo-Saxon words.

[-] GetOffMyLan@programming.dev 4 points 1 month ago

Likely aimed at financial departments which often (in my experience) love to do everything in Excel.

[-] GetOffMyLan@programming.dev 3 points 1 month ago

The problem with dynamic typing is you can't always figure out what the type is even with investigation as it can be lots of things based on what is passed or returned. It also allows incorrect values to be passed.

People will indeed make that readability argument but if the type is not obvious and important to understanding the code then it likely shouldn't be used there.

[-] GetOffMyLan@programming.dev 4 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

So basically we can do nothing lol

At the end of the day if you don't want them using your data don't give it to them. It's the only way.

Don't use their service. Get a privacy focused browser. Get an ad blocker. Disable 3rd party cookies. Container off the sites. Only use the Internet to view furry porn.

Then you're totally protected.

[-] GetOffMyLan@programming.dev 4 points 1 month ago

I guess you can argue it's already written in C. So that was always a requirement.

[-] GetOffMyLan@programming.dev 3 points 1 month ago

It's a lack of a feature really. Case insensitivity takes way more work.

[-] GetOffMyLan@programming.dev 4 points 1 month ago

That wasn't really a joke though

[-] GetOffMyLan@programming.dev 4 points 1 month ago

You can remember people who have passed without being said.

Once you deal with your grief looking back at old photos etc. of loved ones is a really nice activity.

[-] GetOffMyLan@programming.dev 4 points 2 months ago

I base it purely on if there's something in my shopping that may need to be returned. Like clothes or electronics.

[-] GetOffMyLan@programming.dev 4 points 2 months ago

What they actually do is record everything encrypted and wait for computers to get fast enough to crack it.

[-] GetOffMyLan@programming.dev 3 points 2 months ago

No I don't. It's all contactless here.

[-] GetOffMyLan@programming.dev 4 points 2 months ago

Yeah the more power phones have available the more manufacturers use.

It's why I miss replaceable batteries.

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