rainynight65

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[–] rainynight65@feddit.de 2 points 5 months ago (1 children)

That's the thing. Apple has that track record already. This years iOS update will be available for phones released as far back as 2017. And that's not a recent development - 4+ years have been the norm with iOS devices for a long time, while many Android phones have suffered from much faster obsolescence.

Google have yet to prove that they can fulfill this promise.

[–] rainynight65@feddit.de 1 points 5 months ago

I'll touch base with you in 7 years to see how that's going.

[–] rainynight65@feddit.de 2 points 5 months ago

My in-laws brought me back a pack of 4 different craft beers from a trip recently. I can't drink and enjoy them - way too hoppy. Even the Pilsner - and I like a good Pilsner - was not enjoyable at all. The one that's left is the dark beer - going to be an expensive dirty Diesel one day.

[–] rainynight65@feddit.de 3 points 6 months ago

It's ideology over identity with these people. Always and infallibly.

[–] rainynight65@feddit.de 18 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Oh, so she's an 'author' now? I thought she was just a serial shitposter.

[–] rainynight65@feddit.de 2 points 6 months ago (2 children)

First source I could find:

https://drawingsof.com/color-or-colour/

In the early 1800s, a U.S. lexicographer and dictionary creator named Noah Webster decided that the United States of America should use different spellings than British English — ideally to make words shorter, simpler, and more logical.

In the 1806 and 1828 U.S. dictionaries that he published, Webster changed most of the “ou” British spellings of words to “o” — including turning “color” into “colour.” He also changed “flavour” to “flavor,” “rumour” to “rumor,” “honour” to “honor,” and many more. He argued that eliminating unnecessary letters (like that silent “u”) could save money on printing

The claim on England looking down on the colonies wouldn't check out of you consider that -or in favour of -our is only used in the US, none of the other former colonies (not even Canada).

[–] rainynight65@feddit.de 5 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

It has also no erased other languages, many of which use (and pronounce) two i's.

[–] rainynight65@feddit.de 6 points 6 months ago (5 children)

Not to mention many other languages that use two i's:

German, French: Aluminium Spanish, Portuguese: Aluminio Italian: Alluminio

Just to name a few.

'Aluminum' is just yet another instance where American English decided to be different for the sake of it, without any rhyme or reason.

[–] rainynight65@feddit.de 43 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (4 children)

Sorry, I absolutely care about proper Ultrawide support. Currently the game is dogshit on an Ultrawide, with interface and mouse input being all kinds of screwy.

[–] rainynight65@feddit.de 1 points 7 months ago (1 children)

It is now. It wasn't when I posted. Thanks everyone for making it so.

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