Amaranthine t1_jc558ao wrote on March 14, 2023 at 2:40 AM

Reply to comment by UnkleRinkus in Twitter’s $42,000-per-Month API Prices Out Nearly Everyone | Tiers will start at $500,000 a year for access to 0.3 percent of the company’s tweets. Researchers say that’s too much for too little data by Hrmbee

I already see “Rate Limit Exceeded” in the official Twitter iOS app lmao. I’m sure it’s much easier to get around this using a normal browser, but it’s probably going to be made more and more annoying over time -_-

Amaranthine t1_iuh88um wrote on October 31, 2022 at 9:23 AM

Reply to comment by 52MeowCat in TIL that in ancient times, the carob seed was used to measure the worth of gems and gold since the seeds have a general uniform weight. This is where the word "karat" comes from. by kkoolook

I assume barley/poppyseeds are also pretty consistent, which is why UK (and US) sizes are based off that :)

So for anyone wondering what one shoe size is and why it doesn't quite map with centimeters... it's because 1 US size is a barleycorn, which = 1/3 of an inch; close enough that sizes will more or less map to 1cm (2.54cm per inch), but not qute.