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Offline Translator for Android 20 July 2026

The vast majority of translation programs need a network connection. This one doesn't.

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The Weekly Challenge 382: Questioning the Cycle 19 July 2026

I’ve been doing the Weekly Challenges. The latest involved a mathematical search and string substitution. (Note that this ends today.)

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Thirsty Meeples July 2026 18 July 2026 - 2 comments

Back to the boardgame café.

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English Pub Names 17 July 2026 - 6 comments

Some pub names just sound "right" to me. Others are obviously invented by outsiders, whether foreigners or just people not steeped in the culture. Here's a guide to the good ones.

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Disc Binding 16 July 2026

Disc binding seems to be quite a niche thing these days, but I've found it very useful for role-playing material.

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Neighbourly Games 13 July 15 July 2026

More gaming with nearby friends.

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Tech Support Ties 14 July 2026 - 6 comments

When I was working for that large ISP's tech support department, it was a strictly telephone job.

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A Useful Woman, Darcie Wilde 13 July 2026

2018 Regency mystery, first of a series, by Sarah Zettel writing as Darcie Wilde. After her father's business dealings came to ruin and he fled with her elder sister, Rosalind Thorne has made her way in the world as a social convenience: she knows everyone, she arranges for the right people to come to the right parties, and so on. But when a young wastrel is found dead in Almack's ballroom…

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The Weekly Challenge 381: Same Element, Different Column 12 July 2026

I’ve been doing the Weekly Challenges. The latest involved finding properties of arrays. (Note that this ends today.)

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Another Colour Symbology 11 July 2026 - 2 comments

There are various good reasons to develop a symbology for colours, and there are several already. Why am I proposing another?

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