PCurd

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[–] PCurd 7 points 9 months ago

Small updates but I think the spidertron change is good, although I’m not overly enthused by the new name of the item.

[–] PCurd 9 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Thank you and I’m glad this is available now - I’ve set up a recurring payment to help cover costs.

[–] PCurd 2 points 10 months ago (1 children)

I hear this all the time and it’s very subjective - I would argue the second largest is the US Army Aviation Branch - if you count helicopters have a lot more aircraft than the US Navy.

Also the Russian Air Force has more aircraft than the US Navy per most sources. I suspect the internet meme got the Navy and Army Aviation swapped around.

[–] PCurd 8 points 10 months ago (2 children)

This is going to be really complicated and that’s probably a good thing!

[–] PCurd 3 points 11 months ago

Robot Wars was created in America but the first televised show was in the UK.

[–] PCurd 5 points 11 months ago

I ordered a Burger King last week and it was £11.46 for a double whopper meal, around $14.48 or €13.40. It’s not a cheap meal any more.

[–] PCurd 12 points 11 months ago

In hopes they read this comment - the problem is your price. $100 a year is about what I pay for membership to The Guardian - a highly respected, award winning newspaper, that gives away ALL its content. Why would I pay the same for tech news that covers a fraction of all the news out there?

At $5 a year I would have signed up after reading one good article - at $10 maybe after a couple of good articles - but at $100? Never. Even if you were the only good tech news site - and you are not.

[–] PCurd 1 points 1 year ago

I’m glad they are renaming bulk/stack inserters but I worry the new flipping mechanic for oil refineries will break my brain :)

[–] PCurd 2 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Don’t feel too bad, you’d have to be at least 50 to have used one during their heyday! My grandmother had one and they did work really well, although the thought of milk spending all night sitting on my bedside table does put me off.

[–] PCurd 13 points 1 year ago (6 children)

Thanks for stepping in and giving us some stability!

Thank you also to Tom for working to keep the site up, alone, for so long.

Have you given any thoughts to funding? For example a Patreon or other fund raising sites. Not sure how many people would send you cash but I assume even £10 from a few people would help cover expenses and keep the site healthier.

[–] PCurd 2 points 1 year ago

I would say it means strong but with an implied sadness, but you can have positive poignant memories too - you’d just have to state they were positive. The day I graduated from University was poignant because it was the end of an era and the start of another, but it doesn’t mean it is a sad memory.

[–] PCurd 2 points 1 year ago

Nonce as an insult is definitely used in British, although it has a very specific meaning so not something you’d casually call a friend (depending on the friend!)

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