Andrex

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by Andrex 2y ago
I use Linux every day and I never have to tinker with it, nor did it need any tinkering to install. An extremely tinker-free experience especially compared to modern Windows. I feel your anecdotes are at best outdated. Desktop Linux has com
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by Andrex 2y ago
> mad billionaires. If one of them in particular were to happen upon this HN post, I honestly wouldn't put it past him to try messing with Voyager.
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by Andrex 2y ago
What problem does Solver solve? Reading the overview, I don't really understand how it would be useful. https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/office/define-and-solve-... > For example, you can change the amo
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by Andrex 2y ago
As a point of data, I also find how Google Sheets handles frozen rows/columns more intuitive.
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by Andrex 2y ago
It's almost too easy to hit up https://sheets.new whenever I get an idea. Having to wait for Excel to load up every time would be a killer. I also really like Google Forms, and use it for tracking things like my piano pract
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by Andrex 2y ago
Hmm, maybe we can think about it like a "reverse" "residual self-image" from The Matrix. The "ghost" doesn't have a form, but it's interpreted by our brains based on various energy signatures. But the
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by Andrex 2y ago
Was it approved, denied, or still awaiting a decision?
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by Andrex 2y ago
Maybe a dumb question, but would a 70-80 year old be able to use cocaine without dying? If you're not using it often enough for it to be a problem, you also probably don't have much of a tolerance. I would think anyways.
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by Andrex 2y ago
Hmm, it seems like water can be plural or singular purely depending on the author's preference. I didn't realize that until now.
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by Andrex 2y ago
Curious how this compares with Meteor.
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US citizens still use paper Social Security Cards. The point where there is a "critical need" recognized by the relevant parties may be further off than you believe.
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by Andrex 2y ago
Maybe we should abandon HTTP and create a new protocol just for humans. HHTTP.
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by Andrex 2y ago
There are a couple benign exceptions, but I've generally accepted the policy of only having first-party apps on my phone and using the browser to access anything else (even triggering desktop mode if I have to).
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by Andrex 2y ago
I'm 33 and this is an argument I haven't considered, or have heard worded in such a way. Thank you for giving me a lot of food for thought the next few days.
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by Andrex 2y ago
First thing to come to mind is if Gnome's your DE and you prefer more-native-feeling apps. Vice-versa if you're using KDE instead.
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by Andrex 2y ago
I wonder if there will ever be a legalized market for synthetic human meat.
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by Andrex 2y ago
This hot take is just a bad take. People don't lose their life savings redeeming D&B tickets. You have an uphill battle convincing me the Chuck E Cheese model is worth banning when it's mostly seen as harmless kids' fun.
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by Andrex 2y ago
Agreed on getting hung up on tech stack. On the other hand, it's a mostly-harmless way to try learning new tech, which is fun. I've bounced between almost a dozen different stacks and platforms and these days I've wound up ba
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by Andrex 2y ago
My question is whether the cost of creating and sending all these emails outweigh the Dropbox recidivism they induce. Do these emails actually create value or is it a just way to make the company feel better about losing customers?
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by Andrex 2y ago
Agreed, YouTube is the PBS of the internet. It's free and fast.
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by Andrex 2y ago
Flatpak is winning and will ultimately win. Flathub is really good and has momentum behind it.
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by Andrex 2y ago
Imagine the alternate reality where we got Longhorn with WinFS instead of Vista.
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by Andrex 2y ago
The trail to trials is paved with good intentions. (I'm sorry, but both of you using "trail" instead of "trial" made my eye twitch.)
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by Andrex 2y ago
Having used all three, macOS is the one I can't wrap my brain completely around for some reason. Maybe I got too used to Windows, but I picked up Gnome 3 quicker than I expected.
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by Andrex 2y ago
After letting Russians waltz into their C-level emails (as well as those of US gov't 365 users) and steal Windows source code using basic password spraying for over six months before patching the hole, "Microsoft" and &quot
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by Andrex 2y ago
Are you advocating for techno-authoritarianism?
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We're talking about "knowledge of the web." As in, the ability to recognize what a URL is and use a browser to access it. I posit this segment of the overall population in non-developing countries is flat for the last 5+ year
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by Andrex 2y ago
Few iOS apps are based on electron, I would think.
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"The problem is cultural: a growing population do not know what the Web is." I'd love to know where this idea started, because I'm not convinced it's actually based on any kind of real data. If it is, I don't t
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by Andrex 2y ago
Any more post-relevant insights we should congratulate you for, or is it just this one?

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