DalRil
@dalril.bsky.social
Longtime software developer. I love to eat and cook foods with names I can't pronounce properly.
Accidental expat living in Cambodia.
American and angry at it.
Accidental expat living in Cambodia.
American and angry at it.
Only cheek scrunches are allowed.
August 12, 2025 at 3:04 PM
Only cheek scrunches are allowed.
Italians on mid-20th century dishes are to 'authentic' Italian food history, what 19th century 'historians' are to world history.
August 6, 2025 at 2:10 PM
Italians on mid-20th century dishes are to 'authentic' Italian food history, what 19th century 'historians' are to world history.
The couple of times I've been asked what side of the road they drive on here, I just answered - all of them.
July 31, 2025 at 10:38 AM
The couple of times I've been asked what side of the road they drive on here, I just answered - all of them.
In Cambodia it's common to call limes lemons, and lemons limes in English (not sure about French). I was told that lemons weren't common so when foreigners asked for lemons, limes were used and the word stuck. To distinguish actual lemons they became limes.
Not sure if this is apocryphal or what.
Not sure if this is apocryphal or what.
July 15, 2025 at 10:05 AM
In Cambodia it's common to call limes lemons, and lemons limes in English (not sure about French). I was told that lemons weren't common so when foreigners asked for lemons, limes were used and the word stuck. To distinguish actual lemons they became limes.
Not sure if this is apocryphal or what.
Not sure if this is apocryphal or what.
When I moved to Austria (from near Ithaca,NY), I was more than a little horrified there were no screens on the window. Quickly came to realize they weren't necessary, which just seemed weird.
July 8, 2025 at 1:36 AM
When I moved to Austria (from near Ithaca,NY), I was more than a little horrified there were no screens on the window. Quickly came to realize they weren't necessary, which just seemed weird.
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I’m sure I’m not the first person to make this joke, but some journalists really do talk about Mamdani the way J. Jonah Jameson talks about Spider-Man
July 7, 2025 at 11:32 PM
I’m sure I’m not the first person to make this joke, but some journalists really do talk about Mamdani the way J. Jonah Jameson talks about Spider-Man
Those are snap layouts for snap windows. They can appear near the top of the screen when dragging a window, or when hovering over the maximize icon on a window toolbar. You can change the behavior or disable it in the Windows 11 (or 10) Settings->System->Multitasking.
June 12, 2025 at 4:41 PM
Those are snap layouts for snap windows. They can appear near the top of the screen when dragging a window, or when hovering over the maximize icon on a window toolbar. You can change the behavior or disable it in the Windows 11 (or 10) Settings->System->Multitasking.
The FancyZones or Workspaces utilities that are part of Microsoft PowerToys might be able to do what you need.
May 24, 2025 at 4:01 PM
The FancyZones or Workspaces utilities that are part of Microsoft PowerToys might be able to do what you need.
LOL. These kinds of books can be exhausting.
May 21, 2025 at 2:36 PM
LOL. These kinds of books can be exhausting.