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I was asking ChatGPT about the points of a compass recently, and it said, "A point in this context is one-eighth of a compass’s 360 degrees, so one point is 11.25 degrees."
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I miss Windows NT 4- I think that’s the last version I used. Am I the oldest?🙂
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Yes, congrats and thanks!
And this is a good article:
www.bitecode.dev/p/a-year-of-...
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Absolutely. Whenever you’re about to write a web app, ask yourself if a web page will do instead.
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And of course, trains in France have a much lower CO2 footprint (as do EVs) because their electricity comes substantially from nuclear.
Societé Nucléaire des Chemins de Fer ?
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Oh, that's a nice concept.
Reminds me of this blog post from - gosh! - over a decade ago:
statusq.org/archives/201...
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It means 1/3 🙂. They're looking at the CO2 emissions per person for the same journeys, included any CO2 embedded in the manufacturing process. I'm guessing it's for an average train, but also for an average UK electricity supply and doesn't know about my car charging from solar 🙂
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Ah yes, I saw my reply was somewhat belated! Are the books good?
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Hard luck. Can recommend Slow Horses as a good way to pass the time if you don't know it!
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Pubs are restaurants with open fires and more faded wooden furniture, and the beer at the right temperature. I'd be really interested to know, though, in a blind test, whether I can really tell the difference between beer from a tap and beer from a can or bottle, as I think I can...
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Ah, but the Shelford Deli is closer to you and usually also worth a visit around Christmas!