Zompist Bboard Again

I keep getting this wave of spam e-mails with no sender address and almost all in German, and I have no idea why or how (or, more relevant, how to make it stop). It's quite a nuisance.

I'm unfortunately not surprised by the overall result given some recent election trends on this side of the Atlantic (e.g. the Netherlands, Austria, various German states, France...), given how a lot of electoral events occur in waves. I'm also not surprised by control of the Senate flipping (partic...

Not today, but recently. https://images-wixmp-ed30a86b8c4ca887773594c2.wixmp.com/f/368fae4f-fdc7-4cbb-b7a4-709ac40d3198/dibdn02-8184a0db-96e6-4a83-8d6c-dbb5c623e038.png/v1/fill/w_1280,h_582/misland_coins_2024_by_requindesang_dibdn02-fullview.png?token=eyJ0eXAiOiJKV1QiLCJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJzdWIiOiJ...

In referring to interstates by names, in Chicago, it makes sense: the numbers for some of them do change, particularly the toll roads. For example, the Tri-State changes from I-294 to I-94 en route to the IL–WI border. This isn't quite right. Interstate numbers don't change: 94 is a national route ...

Here in Wisconsin, city streets have names, while state and US highways have numbers, interstates have I- followed by numbers, and county highways have letters ─ with one notable exception ─ everyone refers to Highway 100, which is definitely a city street, in Milwaukee County as Highway 100 and on...

In German, "Spaghetti" is the standard word photographers tell you to pronounce when they take your photo, like "cheese" in English. Obvious questions: What words do other languages use? and Are they all foodstuffs? . In French you can use ouistiti (marmoset). But more typically...

what's wrong with aptos ? Apparently it replaces Calibri in the lastest Office releases. Aptos is, indeed, the new default Microsquish Office and application font. However, Aptos is, at least to my eyes, badly proportioned and poorly designed, and it's also not a nice font at all to see for/in pres...

Oh, how does it work in the US? Who pays when something breaks? It often depends on what's written in the lease, but, in my experience, it's very often that the tenant's on the hook unless it's due to gross negligence on the landlord's part (and, even then, good luck trying to get the landlord to f...

many plastics lose their flexibility with time, especially acidic, chlorinated or alkaline water, or just through thermal cycling, thus becoming more brittle and less gummy over time and making a worse seal. many home improvement stores will sell the piece to you, or an equivalent one, if you bring...

Happy: I came across the e-mail address for my elementary school German teacher a while back, and I was interested in reaching out to her to say "hello"... granted, it's been 20+ years since I last saw her, but I wanted to let her know what an influence she was on me returning to Europe. P...

cities in the us almost always have addresses based on block numbers Now this is something I’d never heard of. How does that work? (Here, addresses are numbered along the roads. The most common pattern is to have even numbers on one side of the street and odd numbers on the other, so looking along ...

More moving stuff: Stuff is going very well! I have internet in my lair (at last), I have an IKEA order to pick up tomorrow for some furniture to better equip my place (some bookshelves and cabinets, among other things), things are progressing for the post-arrival formalities, and I officially start...

Yesterday I went to Utrecht to go to a friend's birthday party. It was a very nice day: it was hot, but with lots of sunshine. It was also the last time to see some friends (and that friend in particular), and my last visit to Utrecht, before my move back to Luxembourg. Mi in di se yu ste de Olan. ...

Gi I'm, indeed, in Luxembourg! Of course, lots of settling and discombobulating to be done... but the important thing (the move) is taken care of. Do you perhaps want to un -discombobulate yourself, rather? Either way, best wishes! For myself, I flew back to Australia last week. Coming back home has...

I'm, indeed, in Luxembourg! Of course, lots of settling and discombobulating to be done... but the important thing (the move) is taken care of.

My apartment is almost all packed up and cleaned, and I'm leaving tomorrow.

Vent: Cleaning and packing is soooooo draining...

I just got back from a doctor's appointment, and one of the other patients in the waiting room was a teenage girl wearing a Metallica t-shirt. I admit that I'm a bit weirded out by the idea that there are teenagers in 2024 who are apparently into Metallica. I mean, Metallica is still touring and st...

Contradictory: I'm moving in two weeks, at long last! ...but... I'M MOVING IN TWO WEEKS SO MUCH TO DO SO MUCH TO FINISH SO MUCH TO CANCEL AAAAAAAH

MacAnDàil wrote: ↑Sun Jul 21, 2024 11:14 am That's cool. I got married on Friday.

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