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by Anonymously Famous
Sun Feb 10, 2019 1:21 pm UTC
Forum: Individual XKCD Comic Threads
Topic: 2109: "Invisible Formatting"
Replies: 41
Views: 2210

Re: 2109: "Invisible Formatting"

I work in translation, one of the industries where the "problem in the distant future" happens. When you send a file to a translation company, chances are they'll use a CAT (computer assisted translation) tool. The main feature of a CAT tool is that it will store previously translated sent...
by Anonymously Famous
Fri May 11, 2018 6:45 pm UTC
Forum: Individual XKCD Comic Threads
Topic: 1992: "SafetySat"
Replies: 28
Views: 6309

Re: 1992: "SafetySat"

Once I came here and saw that there was something to see other than just a corner, I messed around on my browser a little and found that I was able to see the image by zooming in.
by Anonymously Famous
Thu Jan 12, 2017 6:22 pm UTC
Forum: Forum Games
Topic: Guess The Next Poster
Replies: 23560
Views: 1691350

Re: Guess The Next Poster

Opipik wrote:
somitomi wrote:
adnapemit wrote:
liberonscien wrote:
Anonymously Famous wrote:
emlightened wrote:
liberonscien wrote:
emlightened wrote:
liberonscien wrote:
Opipik wrote:
liberonscien wrote:
Opipik wrote:
liberonscien wrote:
Opipik wrote:
emlightened wrote:
adnap wrote:No.

Flicky?
by Anonymously Famous
Thu Jan 12, 2017 6:20 pm UTC
Forum: Forum Games
Topic: Count to a Million
Replies: 90206
Views: 6649069

Re: Count to a Million

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by Anonymously Famous
Thu Jan 12, 2017 12:01 am UTC
Forum: Forum Games
Topic: Count up in Increasing Bases
Replies: 540
Views: 70344

Re: Count up in Increasing Bases

A tiny bit of thread necromancy here...
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by Anonymously Famous
Wed Jan 11, 2017 11:52 pm UTC
Forum: Forum Games
Topic: Count to a Million
Replies: 90206
Views: 6649069

Re: Count to a Million

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by Anonymously Famous
Wed Jan 11, 2017 11:51 pm UTC
Forum: Forum Games
Topic: Guess The Next Poster
Replies: 23560
Views: 1691350

Re: Guess The Next Poster

emlightened wrote:
liberonscien wrote:
emlightened wrote:
liberonscien wrote:
Opipik wrote:
liberonscien wrote:
Opipik wrote:
liberonscien wrote:
Opipik wrote:
emlightened wrote:
adnapemit wrote:No.

Flicky?
by Anonymously Famous
Wed Jan 11, 2017 9:56 pm UTC
Forum: Forum Games
Topic: Count to a Million
Replies: 90206
Views: 6649069

Re: Count to a Million

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by Anonymously Famous
Wed Jan 11, 2017 9:52 pm UTC
Forum: Forum Games
Topic: Guess The Next Poster
Replies: 23560
Views: 1691350

Re: Guess The Next Poster

flicky1991 wrote:What's with all the forum oldies coming back...?

I'm not that old... Just because I haven't posted in *counts on fingers*... years...

Anyway, Nope!

Flicky?
by Anonymously Famous
Tue Jan 10, 2017 10:58 pm UTC
Forum: Forum Games
Topic: Guess The Next Poster
Replies: 23560
Views: 1691350

Re: Guess The Next Poster

I'm a frayed knot.

Flicky1991?
by Anonymously Famous
Tue Jan 10, 2017 10:55 pm UTC
Forum: Forum Games
Topic: Count to a Million
Replies: 90206
Views: 6649069

Re: Count to a Million

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by Anonymously Famous
Wed Aug 07, 2013 12:24 am UTC
Forum: Forum Games
Topic: Count to a Million
Replies: 90206
Views: 6649069

Re: Count to a Million

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by Anonymously Famous
Thu May 17, 2012 11:23 pm UTC
Forum: Coding
Topic: Are GUIs always frustrating/tedious?
Replies: 6
Views: 3445

Re: Are GUIs always frustrating/tedious?

troyp wrote:There's a list of these kind of declarative UI languages on Wikipedia.

Note to self: Take a look at this list.

Thanks, troyp. That looks like it will be useful.
by Anonymously Famous
Wed Dec 07, 2011 9:41 pm UTC
Forum: Forum Games
Topic: Guess The Next Poster
Replies: 23560
Views: 1691350

Re: Guess The Next Poster

Only because you asked so nicely.

Sean?
by Anonymously Famous
Wed Dec 07, 2011 7:54 pm UTC
Forum: Forum Games
Topic: Guess The Next Poster
Replies: 23560
Views: 1691350

Re: Guess The Next Poster

Nope.

xkcd follower?
by Anonymously Famous
Wed Dec 07, 2011 7:53 pm UTC
Forum: Forum Games
Topic: 3 letters in a word
Replies: 1795
Views: 269606

Re: 3 letters in a word

Toothpaste, for after the food.

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by Anonymously Famous
Wed Dec 07, 2011 7:51 pm UTC
Forum: Forum Games
Topic: Interviewing the fora
Replies: 5464
Views: 452617

Re: Interviewing the fora

The greatest thing that I've done is marry my wife ("D'awww...").

How fast can you run a mile?
by Anonymously Famous
Wed Dec 07, 2011 7:48 pm UTC
Forum: Forum Games
Topic: Count up in Hex
Replies: 1471
Views: 186942

Re: Count up in Hex

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by Anonymously Famous
Wed Dec 07, 2011 7:48 pm UTC
Forum: Forum Games
Topic: Count up in a somewhat complex way
Replies: 2547
Views: 249889

Re: Count up in a somewhat complex way

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by Anonymously Famous
Wed Dec 07, 2011 7:48 pm UTC
Forum: Forum Games
Topic: Count up with Zeckendorf's theorem!
Replies: 286
Views: 25805

Re: Count up with Zeckendorf's theorem!

255 = 100001000001
by Anonymously Famous
Wed Dec 07, 2011 7:47 pm UTC
Forum: Forum Games
Topic: Count up in binary! (To 1000000 before the other thread!)
Replies: 1638
Views: 181938

Re: Count up in binary! (To 1000000 before the other thread!

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by Anonymously Famous
Wed Dec 07, 2011 7:47 pm UTC
Forum: Forum Games
Topic: Count to a Million in Roman Numerals
Replies: 1072
Views: 114863

Re: Count to a Million in Roman Numerals

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by Anonymously Famous
Wed Dec 07, 2011 7:46 pm UTC
Forum: Forum Games
Topic: Fibonacci sequence in binary
Replies: 30
Views: 3710

Re: Fibonacci sequence in binary

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by Anonymously Famous
Wed Dec 07, 2011 7:45 pm UTC
Forum: Forum Games
Topic: Count up in Increasing Bases
Replies: 540
Views: 70344

Re: Count up in Increasing Bases

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by Anonymously Famous
Wed Dec 07, 2011 7:34 pm UTC
Forum: Religious Wars
Topic: Why do you prefer [n] programming language?
Replies: 87
Views: 28888

Re: Why do you prefer [n] programming language?

For my needs, I consistently use 3 languages: Python, because sometimes I just need a quick script to get the job done. VB (usually in the form of VBA), because I need the ability to manipulate MS Office files. Autohotkey, because sometimes I need to "paste" several different things, and s...
by Anonymously Famous
Wed Dec 07, 2011 7:25 pm UTC
Forum: Coding
Topic: Why do online tutorials confuse you?
Replies: 14
Views: 2756

Re: Why do online tutorials confuse you?

I'm popping on here simply to say that you seem to have hit all of my pet peeves, and that I want a link once you're done.
by Anonymously Famous
Fri Dec 02, 2011 3:14 pm UTC
Forum: Forum Games
Topic: Guess The Next Poster
Replies: 23560
Views: 1691350

Re: Guess The Next Poster

Nope.

Xkcd follower?
by Anonymously Famous
Fri Dec 02, 2011 3:13 pm UTC
Forum: Forum Games
Topic: Count up in Hex
Replies: 1471
Views: 186942

Re: Count up in Hex

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by Anonymously Famous
Fri Dec 02, 2011 3:13 pm UTC
Forum: Forum Games
Topic: Count up in a somewhat complex way
Replies: 2547
Views: 249889

Re: Count up in a somewhat complex way

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by Anonymously Famous
Fri Dec 02, 2011 3:12 pm UTC
Forum: Forum Games
Topic: Count up with Zeckendorf's theorem!
Replies: 286
Views: 25805

Re: Count up with Zeckendorf's theorem!

253 = 100000101010
by Anonymously Famous
Fri Dec 02, 2011 3:12 pm UTC
Forum: Forum Games
Topic: Count up in Increasing Bases
Replies: 540
Views: 70344

Re: Count up in Increasing Bases

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by Anonymously Famous
Fri Dec 02, 2011 3:10 pm UTC
Forum: Forum Games
Topic: Fibonacci sequence in binary
Replies: 30
Views: 3710

Re: Fibonacci sequence in binary

1001101100101110011
by Anonymously Famous
Fri Dec 02, 2011 3:08 pm UTC
Forum: Forum Games
Topic: Count up in binary! (To 1000000 before the other thread!)
Replies: 1638
Views: 181938

Re: Count up in binary! (To 1000000 before the other thread!

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by Anonymously Famous
Fri Dec 02, 2011 3:08 pm UTC
Forum: Forum Games
Topic: Count to a Million in Roman Numerals
Replies: 1072
Views: 114863

Re: Count to a Million in Roman Numerals

DLXI
by Anonymously Famous
Fri Dec 02, 2011 3:08 pm UTC
Forum: Forum Games
Topic: Count in any direction in any way you want
Replies: 1028
Views: 107643

Re: Count in any direction in any way you want

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by Anonymously Famous
Fri Dec 02, 2011 3:07 pm UTC
Forum: Forum Games
Topic: Interviewing the fora
Replies: 5464
Views: 452617

Re: Interviewing the fora

I think it's pretty cool. You can post your music to your Google+, and people can listen to the entire song once for free. I haven't used it myself, but I have a friend who has, and he loves it.

What would you rather be doing, normally, when you're at work?
by Anonymously Famous
Fri Dec 02, 2011 2:43 pm UTC
Forum: Language/Linguistics
Topic: Words you choose to mispronounce
Replies: 242
Views: 89564

Re: Words you choose to mispronounce

I do the same thing. There's a street a few blocks away called "Calle Principal." Most of the people here call it "Cally Principal," while I pronounce it in Spanish. I'll repeat myself using the local pronunciation if I'm not understood, though.
by Anonymously Famous
Fri Dec 02, 2011 2:40 pm UTC
Forum: Language/Linguistics
Topic: How should I choose a second language?
Replies: 28
Views: 7619

Re: How should I choose a second language?

Gerardiebla wrote:I'm actually living in Australia so the proximate languages are probably slightly different to the US.

That said, I believe there are quite a few Spanish speakers in Australia as well. Last I noticed, though, Gerardiebla was leaning toward Arabic.
by Anonymously Famous
Tue Nov 29, 2011 6:58 pm UTC
Forum: Forum Games
Topic: Count up in Increasing Bases
Replies: 540
Views: 70344

Re: Count up in Increasing Bases

You do like those palindromes.

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by Anonymously Famous
Tue Nov 29, 2011 6:55 pm UTC
Forum: Forum Games
Topic: Interviewing the fora
Replies: 5464
Views: 452617

Re: Interviewing the fora

My current favorite hat is a light tan/beige.

What do you think of Google Music?

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