Comment and Link Roundup: November 13, 2019

[brin_bellway]

Comments on my own posts:

[fairly mild cw: what it says on the tin] I have an exam in an hour [two comments *if* you count the new-post notification]

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Comments on other people's posts:

[Dreamwidth; Wayback] (OP by wolffyluna) Exam creation.

[Tumblr; Wayback] (OP by overlordtulip) Some people have one hand for precision and one for brute strength, while others have a single hand dominate both aspects.

[arguably cw: scrupulosity] [Tumblr; Wayback] (OP by maryellencarter) Customers that do not want to be helped, and staff who are contractually obligated to be helpful.

[Dreamwidth; Wayback] (OP by wolffyluna) Busman's holidays from university.

[cw: food] [Tumblr; Wayback] (OP by maryellencarter) Pork-rind flavourings.

[Dreamwidth; Wayback] (OP by contrarianarchon) Making email addresses robust against providers shutting down or kicking you out. [two comments]

[cw: food] [Tumblr; Wayback] (OP by rustingbridges; partially in response to maryellencarter) What to call various Thanksgivings; also, pumpkin pie. [two comments]

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Links:

[cw: amnesia, arguably illness and murder] [Tumblr; Wayback] (by benepla; h/t itsbenedict) On our previous roundup, we had ex nihilo fandom memes. This time, we have a story told *through* memes (plus the occasional social-media epistolary).

[WordPress; Wayback] (by Cat DeSpira; h/t textfiles) The reason behind the characteristic wear patterns on Pac-Man arcade cabinets.