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I don't know the answer to your specific question about how we know the size of that army, but here's how you can find out.

What you are interested in is Historiography - which is the study of how and why historians know what they say they know (and how that changes over time). Wikipedia has a section in their page on Military history devoted to Historiography of Military History that describes some of the issue particular to that domain.

For a... [more]
posted to Ask MetaFilter by SaltySalticid at 11:45 AM on February 3, 2020 marked best answer

You... can't do this. Coding for newsletters uses very limited HTML, which your website does not. You will need to approximate the layout and design using MailChimp or CampaignMonitor or whatever.
posted to Ask MetaFilter by DarlingBri at 6:56 PM on February 3, 2020

If you think it's so bad you don't want your name on it, surely you don't want it out there at all? Maybe work with your friend to make it less problematic.
posted to Ask MetaFilter by The corpse in the library at 12:57 PM on January 19, 2020

How to deal with it? Couples therapy and individual therapy would be great. You need to be able to raise issues in a co structure way; he needs to be able to hear them. He’s not being reasonable if you have described this accurately.
posted to Ask MetaFilter by bluedaisy at 6:53 PM on January 9, 2020

Just a note: that these people were enslaved is only unconstitutional because they were not convicted of a crime. Our constitution permits slavery as a punishment subsequent to conviction.
posted to MetaFilter by mr_roboto at 2:24 PM on January 9, 2020

$40, because you have a one-hour minimum.
posted to Ask MetaFilter by niicholas at 12:17 PM on January 8, 2020

$40. Set a baseline of one hour minimum and stick to it.
posted to Ask MetaFilter by Faint of Butt at 12:16 PM on January 8, 2020

Something like this should work:

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00879DM56/

In fact, whoever you're getting your laptop from will probably offer you one of these during the purchase process. I recently got an HP Spectre and they did (and I bought it).
posted to Ask MetaFilter by kindall at 8:52 AM on June 5, 2014 marked best answer

As someone who hires interaction designers, I'll offer a different perspective, if not a clear answer.

Your portfolio should show the kind of work you're excited to be doing, not just work you've done. It shows your expertise and savvy, and helps hiring managers picture you in their role.

So if you're really not so psyched about finding your career niche as a mobile designer, then consider how freely you'll be able to move within the company... [more]
posted to Ask MetaFilter by nadise at 9:35 PM on April 21, 2014

However, Matt Jeffries had a very clear vision. He wanted 11.1875″ because this number precisely reflects the negative space equal to the phi dimension of the main saucer hull.

Perhaps you could respect his vision by writing an equally clear sentence.
posted to MetaFilter by Wolfdog at 7:39 AM on March 12, 2014