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  • I also tackled restoring a chair that had a thick layer of paint. The seat was split, so I repaired it with domino joiners. Removing the paint was a real struggle: I started by scraping, then disassembled the parts, which was difficult because the old glue joints wouldn’t come apart cleanly. The turned, symmetrical pieces I was able to refinish on the lathe, but for the rest I spent hours sanding the carved curves. It turned out to be pine underneath, so it wasn’t worth the effort.



  • tomtoForum LibreAvis Xteink X4
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    26 days ago

    Le gadget est effectivement tentant ! J’ai toutefois l’impression que ma Kindle, toujours en mode avion, et Calibre pour ajouter n’importe quel document sans DRM par USB, répond déjà à mes besoins



  • I’m extremely satisfied with mailbox.org!

    They support all standard email protocols (IMAP, POP3, SMTP) even Sieve for server-side filters, so you can use any mail client you prefer rather than being locked into official apps. They offer CardDAV for contacts and CalDAV for calendars, and their drive can be mounted via WebDAV.

    Pricing is reasonable and personal domains are supported.

    Isn’t Tuta based in Germany anyway?









  • tomtoWikipedia@lemmy.worldCargo cult
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    6 months ago

    Cargo cults themselves have likely been overinterpreted: documented cases are relatively few and historically specific, rather than a widespread or enduring phenomenon. Still, the image is powerful, which is why cargo cult programming works so well as a metaphor. Ritualistically copying code without understanding how it works is extremely common in software development.




  • tomtolinuxmemes@lemmy.worldAge old discussion
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    7 months ago

    Language changes through use, not through rules or intentions to “preserve” meanings. You can’t freeze a language, words evolve based on how people actually use them, and today GIMP overwhelmingly refers to the image editing software, not some outdated insult. If you search for it online, you’ll find pages of tutorials and plugins long before you even stumble on that old sense.

    English is a global language now, the majority of its speakers aren’t native, and it feels ethnocentric to assume everyone experiences a word the same way a small educated group of native speakers might. Meaning comes from context and community use, not from etymology.

    Semantic shifts and reappropriations happen all the time. Words like “queer” completely changed meaning over time. From my point of view, GIMP has done the same thing.

    Sorry if I miss some nuance, I’m not a native speaker myself…