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Old 05-18-2023, 07:44 PM   #1441
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It's literally just https://www.msn.com/en-us/weather/ in a window. Why bother?
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Old 05-23-2023, 08:07 PM   #1442
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For a while I was using either "quotes around everything" or verbatim searches (from advanced settings) but in the last few years I've noticed Google also messing with that.
true.

today I was able to find some quoted expression with DDG(!), about which google hadn't returned any hits
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Old 05-25-2023, 01:47 PM   #1443
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A date like "10/12/2004" -- is that October 12 or December 10?

I wish people would just stick to yyyy-mm-dd - it also sorts correctly.
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Old 05-25-2023, 03:35 PM   #1444
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A date like "10/12/2004" -- is that October 12 or December 10?

I wish people would just stick to yyyy-mm-dd - it also sorts correctly.
Even worse was 12 to 22 years ago but with 2 digit years.
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Old 05-31-2023, 04:38 PM   #1445
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A date like "10/12/2004" -- is that October 12 or December 10?

I wish people would just stick to yyyy-mm-dd - it also sorts correctly.
OTOH, we use dd-mm-yyyy here and that's what I've been used to since I was a child.

And yeah, it's annoying when people in other countries use different variants. Why can't they all use the same way as Me, Myself and I???
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Old 06-01-2023, 12:14 PM   #1446
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I'm still fed up with Amazon Kindle Wish list sort for "Low to High" being totally broken and main Amazon search for anything or books or Kindle Store is broken too.
Amen
I seems obvious that the folk who set up the store don't use any of the stuff types sold.

(Electo-Mechanical technician here. always fixing stuff)
I want one like that, but 4 contacts...
Why aren't the 1/2W resistors all on the same page like clothing color or size choice?
Refills for just about anything sold initially as a (sampler) set.

I walk into a hardware store and the nails are mostly (specialty ones might also be with the use item) in the same spot. Paint with others colors...

The Grocery has Pasta in the same area. Soup... Fresh veggies...

Yet Amazon also bought... is so out of sync with the current item.
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Old 06-01-2023, 03:41 PM   #1447
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Why aren't the 1/2W resistors ...
Say what? 1/2 Watt? I don't even use 1/4 Watt any more.
Occasionally for perfboard stuff I have tons of 1/8 Watt.
Mostly it's 0805 SMD (1/10 Watt) resistors.
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Old 06-01-2023, 06:13 PM   #1448
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OTOH, we use dd-mm-yyyy here and that's what I've been used to since I was a child.

And yeah, it's annoying when people in other countries use different variants. Why can't they all use the same way as Me, Myself and I???
I think yyyy mm dd makes the most sense. But really I would adapt to amy format as long as we could all agree and use the same one around the world.
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Old 06-01-2023, 08:33 PM   #1449
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Say what? 1/2 Watt? I don't even use 1/4 Watt any more.
Occasionally for perfboard stuff I have tons of 1/8 Watt.
Mostly it's 0805 SMD (1/10 Watt) resistors.
I am so glad you figured that I was doing something wrong from me simply stating a value.
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Old 06-01-2023, 09:14 PM   #1450
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If we're looking to avoid ambiguity then the options should be:

yyyy-mm-dd

Or variations of:
dd-mmm-yyyy eg: 2-Jun-2023
mmm-dd yyyy eg: Jun-2 2023


Then again, just having a date of any sort would help a lot of articles on the web.
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Old 06-01-2023, 09:16 PM   #1451
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I think yyyy mm dd makes the most sense. But really I would adapt to amy format as long as we could all agree and use the same one around the world.
I can't see that happening since we can't even agree on the same format within a country.
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I am so glad you figured that I was doing something wrong from me simply stating a value.
You missed your chance.
You could have said, "Huh? I hand solder 0201's with my Weller soldering gun."
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Old 06-01-2023, 10:04 PM   #1453
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I can't see that happening since we can't even agree on the same format within a country.
Or even a group at work?
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Say what? 1/2 Watt? I don't even use 1/4 Watt any more.
Occasionally for perfboard stuff I have tons of 1/8 Watt.
Mostly it's 0805 SMD (1/10 Watt) resistors.
Maybe theDucks repairs vintage tube radios or current musician's tube amps.
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I know my nephew prefers the sound from vintage tube amps over the newer models. Although I think I remember him saying that there are some companies now manufacturing tube amps.
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