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New comment by bucephalos in "My MacBook keyboard is broken and it's insanely expensive to fix"

bucephalos — Mon, 30 Mar 2026 08:40:26 +0000

Not in the US. Specific pedestrian safety features are not included in cars sold there due to lack of regulation. FMVSS was planning a regulation modelled after ECE R127, then the administration changed and no progress since...

New comment by bucephalos in "The engine of Germany's wealth is blocking its future"

bucephalos — Tue, 10 Mar 2026 10:47:04 +0000

Dont listen to Söder, he ate too many sausages which makes him spout nonsense constantly.

New comment by bucephalos in "Profession by Isaac Asimov (1957)"

bucephalos — Sun, 18 Jan 2026 12:03:32 +0000

The page linked has some more information available, but its author (abelard?) cites from "Mein Kampf" later, naming the books author as "Adolph" (sic!). Caution is advised.

New comment by bucephalos in "Typst: An easy to learn alternative for LaTex"

bucephalos — Sat, 20 Jul 2024 17:42:04 +0000

Awesome, thanks!

New comment by bucephalos in "Typst: An easy to learn alternative for LaTex"

bucephalos — Sat, 20 Jul 2024 15:00:28 +0000

Nowadays, I use Latex mainly for letters using the great KOMA package. I wouldn't mind switching to a markdown based system for that. Would Typst work to produce DIN format letters?

New comment by bucephalos in "California to impose permanent water restrictions on cities and towns"

bucephalos — Tue, 09 Jul 2024 12:10:13 +0000

Especially the tasty pistachios I buy at the supermarkt here. Which is in Germany...