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Cake day: February 8th, 2024

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  • I think what they are describing is crazier because it might be the file path not the file name.

    I had a problem once trying to make a zip archive where the original files were too deep in the file structure with long Dir names. The zip file could not be extracted locally or on the destination computer because the path was too long. It was solved by moving the specific dirs I wanted to zip onto the desktop before zipping so the total path was shorter. Why is it even preserving the original File path like that? Idk












  • I mean people had ways of getting things before amazon.com.

    Here is a thread of people nostalgiating about fabric stores: https://www.quiltingboard.com/main-f1/good-old-days-remembering-old-fabric-shops-t133050.html I certainly bought fabric from brick n mortar locations and it is still the preferred method in a lot of situations.

    A fabric store, especially one in a textile/garment district, would have been able to do special orders of cloth or dye. They would have had networks of suppliers large and small to call upon. It somewhat strains belief particularly that gays would have been unable to obtain any given solid color of fabric given their longstanding ties to fashion industry. Another group, maybe. But come on.

    Unless there is something specific about this color, at this moment in history, to explain it. I looked up briefly the history of pink dye and all I found was what I already understood to be the case: pink is a particularly easy color to obtain.


  • Both Paramount and Baker struggled to obtain the hot pink fabric and so began manufacturing a 7-stripe version.

    Can someone who knows about the history of chemical dyes comment on this?

    It sounds implausible that the world (or even regional) supply of hot pink fabric was decimated by a few gay flag sewers. And why not just use regular pink which is not hard at all?

    Is there something about how hot pink is created that provides credibility to this?



  • First thing we do is set the nerds to work repurposing all fare collection tech to something useful.

    While that's a WIP all drivers get to put some little joke poster up in front of them so everyone knows there is no need to bother.