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I found lots of websites (¹ ² ³ ⁴) claiming the correct answer is "specced" and only two (Merriam-Webster and Dictionary.com) that referred to the punctuated "spec'd", naming it as an alternative to "specced" with the same pronunciation. (Dictionary.com also named "specking" as a second alternative. I found nothing referring solely to "spec'd".)
However, Google Books Ngram Viewer has "spec'd" as the most common printed form until recently. Continuing the trend past 2019, "specced" should now have a narrow lead. In British English books (not shown), it overtook "spec'd" in 1997 and began a commanding lead in 2010.
Google web searches put "specced" at 3.01M results and "spec'd" at 8.69M, though almost all of the hits refer to "Spec-D" headlights. This is one major advantage of the Ngram Viewer, which doesn't trip over differing punctuation types (it shows "spec-d" at a trickle). It might be more fair to compare "specced out" (348k) with "spec'd out" (739k)

If you're looking for a worthy cause to support for #EarthDay, please consider this organization advocating for a Public, Province-wide, accessible, unionized bus (and rail) Intercity transit system in British Columbia!
It is completely volunteer run. All monies go towards things like posters, mailings, and other stuff for getting the word out as we try to gear up for the

a deadly #BirdFlu outbreak has skipped species impact and been affecting seal and #SeaLion colonies...
#SouthAmerica has been particularly hard hit with over 20,000

Bird flu is killing thousands of seals
Avian influenza is killing tens of thousands of seals and sea lions in different corners of the world, disrupting ecosystems and flummoxing scientists who don’t see a clear way to slow the devastating virus. The worldwide bird flu outbreak that began in 2020 has led to the deaths of millions of domesticated birds and spread to wildlife all over the globe. This virus isn’t thought to be a major threat to humans, but its spread in farming operations and ecosystems has caused widespread econom…

The Shamima Begum ruling proves it: some UK citizens are less equal than others
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2024/feb/23/shamima-begum-british-citizens-foreign-born-parent-court-appeal
<< the last two paragraphs in this and Jonathan Sumpton letter are the really amazing thing (the assertions that the theoretical option of another citizenship is enough to allow UK citizenship stripping) about this case.
Has anyone read the rulings - has this been fully tested yet?

Data to view after voting, see above post
I found lots of websites (¹ ² ³ ⁴) claiming the correct answer is "specced" and only two (Merriam-Webster and Dictionary.com) that referred to the punctuated "spec'd", naming it as an alternative to "specced" with the same pronunciation. (Dictionary.com also named "specking" as a second alternative. I found nothing referring solely to "spec'd".)
However, Google Books Ngram Viewer has "spec'd" as the most common printed form until recently. Continuing the trend past 2019, "specced" should now have a narrow lead. In British English books (not shown), it overtook "spec'd" in 1997 and began a commanding lead in 2010.
Google web searches put "specced" at 3.01M results and "spec'd" at 8.69M, though almost all of the hits refer to "Spec-D" headlights. This is one major advantage of the Ngram Viewer, which doesn't trip over differing punctuation types (it shows "spec-d" at a trickle). It might be more fair to compare "specced out" (348k) with "spec'd out" (739k)

"A flock of wild parrots hang out most often in the area near El Camino Ave and Mathilda Ave, in Sunnyvale, where Matilda turns into Saratoga-Sunnyvale Road. At various times and, particularly, towards the end of the day, they congregate in Los Palmas Park, just a few blocks away. A cluster of palm trees in the park provide a safe haven for the parrots to roost at night. In the late afternoon, different groups from the flock arrive and squabble about accommodations and sleeping arrangements, but then seem to quiet down once they’re all settled in.”
https://www.sunnyvalegarden.com/birds/wild-parrots-of-sunnyvale/

Geometric scale-free random graphs on mobile vertices: broadcast and percolation times
Peter Gracar, Arne Grauer
https://arxiv.org/abs/2404.15124 https://<…

Geometric scale-free random graphs on mobile vertices: broadcast and percolation times
We study the phenomenon of information propagation on mobile geometric scale-free random graphs, where vertices instantaneously pass on information to all other vertices in the same connected component. The graphs we consider are constructed on a Poisson point process of intensity $λ>0$, and the vertices move over time as simple Brownian motions on either $\mathbb{R}^d$ or the $d$-dimensional torus of volume $n$, while edges are randomly drawn depending on the locations of the vertices, as wel…

So you come into my replies on my instance and then block me.
This is what you think happens:
“Haha, everyone will see my reply and he can’t respond.”
Here’s what actually happens:
- You piss me off
- I suspend your account and delete your data from my server so it no longer distributes your reply
- I post a screenshot of your reply so everyone can see the mental gymnastics you have to employ to defend Israel
- You learn something new

Steelers legend Terry Bradshaw calls out Dak Prescott for lacking the killer instinct within him, urges him to 'have some nastiness' to his personality https://www.

Steelers legend Terry Bradshaw calls out Dak Prescott for lacking the killer instinct within him, urges him to 'have some nastiness' to his personality
Terry Bradshaw knows a thing or two about winning Super Bowls. After all, he has done it four times. The Steelers legend has established himself as an analyst and an outspoken individual who spares no punches when asked about his honest opinions on players and teams. Despite being a die-hard Steeler himself, Bradshaw these days is keeping a closer tab on the Dallas Cowboys rather than his old team. In an interview with Forth Worth Star-Telegram, Terry Bradshaw gave his honest thoughts on the st…

Moskau weist britischen Militärattaché aus
Als Reaktion auf den Rauswurf des eigenen Vertreters aus Großbritannien weist Russland den britischen Militärattaché aus. Der britische Diplomat sei zur unerwünschten Person erklärt worden und müsse Russland innerhalb einer Woche verlassen, teilte das Außenministerium in Moskau mit. Es handele sich um eine Reaktion auf die unfreundlichen Handlungen der britischen Seite. London hatte …
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Ukraine-Liveblog: ++ NATO rechnet nicht mit russischem Durchbruch ++
Die NATO-Führung sieht aktuell keine Gefahr für einen russischen Durchbruch in der ukrainischen Region Charkiw. Der ukrainische Innenminister Klymenko wirft russischen Truppen die Gefangennahme und Tötung von Zivilisten in Wowtschansk vor. Alle Entwicklungen im Liveblog.