Mark Longair

London, United Kingdom

longair.net/mark

Age: 36

I'm a developer for mySociety. On Twitter, I'm @mhl20 and my homepage is here.

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Is bidding in contract bridge just a matter of applying a set of rules?

bridge asked Jan 8 '11 at 10:34

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How should your strategy in Power Grid change after about 10 to 12 cities?

power-grid asked Jan 2 '12 at 11:17

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12 votes

How can one safely use a shared object database in git?

git asked Feb 28 '10 at 12:18

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When should you use “erst” rather than “nur”?

word-choice adverbs asked Jun 7 '11 at 8:42

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Can anyone identify a story where astronauts delay their return to earth for tax reasons?

story-identification asked Jan 11 at 13:37

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9 votes

In Power Grid, what are the phases and what are the steps?

power-grid terminology asked Aug 22 '11 at 18:20

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8 votes

What are the differences between the 2009 and 2011 reprints of Twilight Struggle?

twilight-struggle asked Nov 18 '11 at 12:51

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8 votes

Can I use libjpeg to read JPEGs with an alpha channel?

java jpeg file-format libjpeg color-space asked Jun 2 '11 at 9:50

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8 votes

Why does my git history look like a christmas tree?

git git-pull asked Dec 24 '12 at 16:25

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5 votes

What are good strategies for deciding which expeditions to start in Lost Cities?

untagged asked Mar 5 '11 at 13:28

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