Did Nullachtfünfzehn sow the seed for 6-7?

Really what's the deal with credit cards with MM/DD/YY expiration dates that are at the end of the month (ie 06/30/30) when everyone in the world wants MM/YY. Why create the ambiguity of, is it 06/30 or 07/30?

@mek2600 sure, probably needs some qualification about retail/hospitality/service businesses.

@dneary reverse corollary I have seen, "accuse the secretary of modifying the notes"

"If you can't beat 'em, edit 'em." --Philip Larkin

Businesses should be legally required to accept cash.

@kevin for the marker, there's products actually called laundry marker -- uchida.com/products/laundry-ma is the one we have, but looks like Sharpie has one too.

@bkuhn I tricked myself into remembering this by telling myself that I can create multiple links to one source, and so of course the new names have to be last because you can have as many of them as you want. Which of course you can't, but don't tell me that, because it works and I never need to do that anyway.

Businesses should be legally required to accept cash.

🚨 BIG NEWS: FediCon 2026 is heading to FOSSY! 🚨

We are joining forces with the Free and Open Source Software Yearly (FOSSY) this summer.

📅 When: August 6th–9th, 2026

📍 Where: UBC campus in Vancouver, BC, Canada

Save the dates! 🚀🌐✨

#FediCon #FediCon2026 #FOSSY #FOSSY2026

Seriously, who is paying $2.99 PER EPISODE for Seinfeld.

In 1914, Germany produced 90% of the world's synthetic dyes.

@penaddict As a former high school and college debater, I think your listener question was probably talking about actually flipping the pens -- as in, spinning them around thumb and fingers. Very common thing among debaters (at least Back in the Day) -- skill at that was almost as important as winning the debates! And some pens much more balanced for it than others.

Just answered my first Google AI shopping agent call. Buckle up.

Guys I just weighed this 5oz bag of spinach and it was 4.5oz.

"Free not as in without cost, but priceless" @chchch talking about Freeze+Press at #libregraphicsmeeting #lgm2026

Submit your #FOSSY26 talk proposals by May 22 (anywhere on Earth)!

Selected talks will be given in-person at our beautiful new venue in Vancouver, BC. We want to hear about your #FOSS projects, communities, and activism! We are a small team putting this big event together in partnership with IEEE Vancouver and greatly appreciate your help in making sure everyone in your #freesoftware and #opensource circles knows about the opportunity and deadline! #vancouverbc

2026.fossy.ca/call-for-proposa

EFF joins our allies in calling for the immediate release of Saudi Wikipedia contributor and friend of EFF Osama Khalid, whose 14-year sentence was recently upheld. alqst.org/en/post/ngos-call-fo

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