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Why are the Latinized/Romanized forms of ancient Greek names more popular? in c/[email protected]

[–] [email protected] 10 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

“Fiorenza” is an archaic or poetic form of the name in Italian. This version was commonly used in older Italian literature and poetry, including works by Dante Alighieri.

Is it possible to be comfortable with two desktop OSs (e.g. shortcuts, mouse) in c/[email protected]

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

You can customize MacOS shortcuts and trackpad/mouse gestures and buttons to match whatever you're used to (and more) using BetterTouchTool

It's very popular software for this reason.

You are given an opportunity to hard reset our universe (particularly, the Earth). You are also allowed to change one rule about the new universe. What rule would you change? in c/[email protected]

[–] [email protected] 37 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (6 children)

All sentient beings have photographic memories and, through DNA, they can store and recall all of their previous ancestors' memories. All the way back to their oldest sentient ancestor.

What should I bring to a beach vacation? in c/[email protected]

[–] [email protected] 15 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

Umbrella (or shade structure)
Snorkel & mask
Beach Ball, Frisbee or paddle ball
Boogie board

Is there a fork of telegram that works with a self hosted XMPP or other chat server? in c/[email protected]

What would you buy if you could? in c/[email protected]

What is your favorite though provoking movie? in c/[email protected]

We Need to Talk About the State of Calendar Software on Desktop in c/[email protected]

[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

Notion calendar wasn't built by notion. They bought an existing startup called Cron. And the desktop experience is top notch.

Sadly nothing for Linux nor Android though.

We Need to Talk About the State of Calendar Software on Desktop in c/[email protected]

[–] [email protected] 7 points 4 months ago (8 children)

Notion calendar is by far the best desktop solution for both Mac and Windows. Even if you don't use Notion at all (like me).

I guess this author never tried it.

We Need to Talk About the State of Calendar Software on Desktop in c/[email protected]

Cloudflare is bad. Youre right. in c/[email protected]

[–] [email protected] 11 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (2 children)

Tailscale funnels

Battery electric vehicles lose their spark in Europe as hybrids steal the show in c/[email protected]

[–] [email protected] 7 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (1 children)

Definitely this. And it can be very difficult to connect your meter to your parking spot.