The Very-Many-Questions-Not-Worth-Their-Own-Thread Thread 36

[Valka D'Ur]

The last time I had a door issue like that I called maintenance and they replaced the door.

 

[Timsup2nothin]

No, a normal open/close one. It looks like the one stuck corner kind of swelled up a little bit if that makes any sense. It's bulging at the edges.

That could be an indication of a roof leak, if it's actually swelling in the door frame. Definitely calls for informing the landlord, or further investigation if it is your house. If the swelling is really in the door it's most likely just due to humidity and the door needs to be planed.

Another likely culprit is the hinges. If you get something stuck between the door and the frame and try to shut the door the hinges can get bent because the door gives you really good leverage on them. With the door shut look in the gap on the hinge side. The two plates of the hinges should be flush up against each other.

 

[aimeeandbeatles]

I'll get my mother to call the managers about it. They're pretty good at fixing things.

 

[aimeeandbeatles]

While adding some of my physical books to my Calibre library, I noticed that an ISBN from the back cover of the book kept fetching the wrong metadata. I thought that was strange so I checked the copyright page and noticed that it had a completely different ISBN, which was correct. Is this just a misprint (the book was from a small publisher), or is there something else going on?

 

[Cutlass]

While adding some of my physical books to my Calibre library, I noticed that an ISBN from the back cover of the book kept fetching the wrong metadata. I thought that was strange so I checked the copyright page and noticed that it had a completely different ISBN, which was correct. Is this just a misprint (the book was from a small publisher), or is there something else going on?

Sometimes there are other editions printed for book clubs and such. They're often slightly different, as they were printed on cheaper material than the standard commercial print run.

 

[aimeeandbeatles]

That would make sense, if it wasn't fetching the metadata of a completely different book, from a completely different publisher. (I checked several different ISBN databases, too.)

 

[Synobun]

The designer likely used the ISBN from a previous project and forgot to change it. Whoever proofed the design then missed the discrepancy.

 

[Mouthwash]

How is ⲡⲧⲟⲗ pronounced?

Apparently it is the Coptic version of Ptolemy.

 

[aimeeandbeatles]

The designer likely used the ISBN from a previous project and forgot to change it. Whoever proofed the design then missed the discrepancy.

That makes sense.

How is ⲡⲧⲟⲗ pronounced?

Apparently it is the Coptic version of Ptolemy.

I think that's pronounced "box box box box." I guess it's not showing up properly for me.

 

[Synobun]

I think that's pronounced "box box box box." I guess it's not showing up properly for me.

 

[sophie]

How is ⲡⲧⲟⲗ pronounced?

Apparently it is the Coptic version of Ptolemy.

/ptol/, probably, or /ptɔl/, from what I can tell, might change depending on what vowel theory you subscribe to. Also unclear the extent to which proper names were retained in the consonant shift between Bohairic and Late Coptic.

 

[Takhisis]

Yeap. Pronounce both the p and the t.

 

[Mouthwash]

I don't get why all these names don't have at least some attempt at transliteration.

 

[Takhisis]

What names?

 

[Dachs]

I don't get why all these names don't have at least some attempt at transliteration.

Perhaps your author hates you.

The LoC has a table for Coptic romanizations here. However, a working knowledge of Greek romanization serves almost as well.

 

[Takhisis]

What kind of person writes their CV in .ppt format?

 

[hobbsyoyo]

What kind of person writes their CV in .ppt format?

Someone who's job depends on power point?

It's silly but not the cringiest thing I've seen.

 

[Takhisis]

It reads ‘personname_CV_converted.ppt’ so I seriously wonder what the hell went on there.

But the file is 100% legible and a customer is a customer and I can always bill the lad for the inconvenience.

 

[aimeeandbeatles]

There's a lot of places in California that start with either "San" or "Santa." Is there a reason for this? It has a close proximity to Mexico, where a lot of people speak Spanish, so is it something to do with that?

 

[Phrossack]

There's a lot of places in California that start with either "San" or "Santa." Is there a reason for this? It has a close proximity to Mexico, where a lot of people speak Spanish, so is it something to do with that?

It was originally a Spanish colony, then a territory of Mexico. The Spanish liked to name just about everything after Catholic ideas and saints.