Andrex

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601.
by Andrex 3y ago
Than you for the explanation! I get it now.
602.
by Andrex 3y ago
Gesture nav makes the app switcher impossible to discover (or "discover often enough to learn") for non-technical users. I don't know what my mom and dad would do if Android ever took away the three button option.
603.
by Andrex 3y ago
What if you let them dry before plugging them back in?
604.
by Andrex 3y ago
So easy a toddler (with three PhDs) could do it!
605.
by Andrex 3y ago
Yes. The author of the article knows how to write enjoyably. The CEO he was quoting is the subject of my schadenfreude.
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by Andrex 3y ago
> I felt sad for the guy. It’s awful going through life never believing in anything. Being an idealist is fine, but being a dick is not. This article took on some personal schadenfreude after I read this line.
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by Andrex 3y ago
I'm not impressed that much either (yet) but this is a little unfair, ChatGPT is barely a year old and while there is a lot of hype and talk it's also having concrete effects on the real world -- it was a key sticking point for th
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by Andrex 3y ago
Game consoles should be considered appliances, phones as general purpose computing devices.
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by Andrex 3y ago
> Honestly, I don't know how Nintendo survives as an independent console maker in the years to come. I've been reading variations of this line for 25 years. First Sega was gonna kill them. Then Sony was gonna eat them alive. Th
610.
by Andrex 3y ago
SEO, including video SEO, is constantly in tension with people who want to make money vs. people who want information. Even if Google were incentivized to clean up their algorithms, the people who want to make money will necessarily always
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by Andrex 3y ago
Some kind of capitalistic horseshoe theory maybe? "Seeking max profits always leads to the same point, regardless of where you start."
612.
by Andrex 3y ago
Contemporary videos are like 1% of YouTube's true value. There PBs of footage that no longer exists anywhere but YouTube's servers. It's the modern era's Library of Alexandria. And you want to burn it down because "
613.
by Andrex 3y ago
I remember those. I was more of a noob back then so instead of all the fiddling I often just used Browsershots.
614.
by Andrex 3y ago
It's abstractions all the way down.
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by Andrex 3y ago
No thanks, I'm good.
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by Andrex 3y ago
> Unless Americans want America to look like Argentina. Nationalization has a not a great story almost anywhere. The airline industry has already been nationalized once before. I don't think it was the end of USA. "Just look at
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by Andrex 3y ago
The entire airline industry was nationalized at one time. I wonder how safe things were during this period versus today.
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by Andrex 3y ago
> Linux is not even close to matching Windows in gaming performance. https://www.notebookcheck.net/Windows-11-scores-dead-last-in... "Not even close" is inaccurate.
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by Andrex 3y ago
As the human population grows (and now that we're all linked up thanks to the internet), it becomes feasible for every single idea to attract (at least) thousands of followers. I'm not sure evolution has prepared us to handle a po
620.
by Andrex 3y ago
I'm starting to think stable software just needs to issue an update every few months that changes a few strings, just so this mentality dies out.
621.
by Andrex 3y ago
Off the top of my head: - They're a founder - They're a spouse of a founder - They're a friend of the founder - The worker is unskilled and needs to work crazy hours to break even - They believe in the company and have equity
622.
by Andrex 3y ago
Why do you keep calling it Amazone across multiple comments?
623.
by Andrex 3y ago
Really? Huh. I've been here 13 years and I'm still learning new things.
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by Andrex 3y ago
I switched it to the same color gray as the background. HN actually provides a pref for this in your user settings.
625.
by Andrex 3y ago
No offense, I'm curious: do you happen to be younger than 30?
626.
by Andrex 3y ago
Google makes more money from the Web platform than the Android platform.
627.
by Andrex 3y ago
I used to have this view until I wanted to build a PWA that communicated with a cash register drawer and found only Chrome supports WebSerial (although others are positive on it). It may be possible on WebUSB but WebSerial is the perfect ma
628.
by Andrex 3y ago
It's rumored Apple may finally allow outside browser engines due to pressure from the EU (also behind the USB-C switch). https://9to5mac.com/2022/12/13/apple-mulls-opening-browser-e... I very much hope i
629.
by Andrex 3y ago
Chekov's herring? Red gun?
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by Andrex 3y ago
In theory, yes. But any IRL attempt to merge the two platforms would probably be a technical nightmare and inspire several user revolts. Not sure it'd be worth it to YouTube.

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