ChrisLTD

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by ChrisLTD 3y ago
What laptops are we seriously expecting to last more than 10 years? I wouldn't expect that from a MacBook Pro or a Thinkpad, let alone a $300 Chromebook.
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by ChrisLTD 3y ago
PHP would be the Lindy backend tech, right?
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by ChrisLTD 3y ago
The title of this post is mangling of the actual article headline from Reason, which is simply: "Did NYC Just Kneecap Airbnb?"
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by ChrisLTD 3y ago
Looks great!
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by ChrisLTD 3y ago
I'd love a Moonlander with a low profile like this. I have zero interest in having less keys.
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by ChrisLTD 3y ago
One of my favorite novels of any genre.
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by ChrisLTD 3y ago
In my team, points and tickets are useful for knowing we’ve scheduled a solid - not overwhelming or underwhelming - amount of work.
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by ChrisLTD 3y ago
Then the status has to be tracked in two places. It’s certainly not impossible, but as a programmer I’m allergic to unnecessary busywork.
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by ChrisLTD 3y ago
Not sure how that solves the pair programming issue. What you’d need is a way to split the points for a single task among 2+ people without the overhead of duplicating the ticket.
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by ChrisLTD 3y ago
USB 3.0 is 15 years old. USB 2.0 is 23 years old.
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by ChrisLTD 3y ago
The author isn’t willing to ‘declare the “use iPad to get work done” experiment dead’, but I am. If a blogger and podcaster can’t use the now 13-year-old iPad platform for his work, what hope is there for the rest of us?
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by ChrisLTD 3y ago
What is the point of disincentivizing the accumulation of more than one property?
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by ChrisLTD 3y ago
Not surprising, since it's the municipal lawmakers that are part of the existing problem.
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by ChrisLTD 3y ago
Higher or lower taxes doesn't change the market rate for a given unit. If your landlord has to pay higher or lower taxes, they still can charge what the market will bear. However, increasing the supply of rental units will lower rents
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by ChrisLTD 3y ago
States need to step in and rezone cities and their immediate surrounding areas to allow for more housing.
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by ChrisLTD 3y ago
What is F1 going to do if they don't pay? Hold the entire race inside a tunnel?
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Why America is going backward: Being the richest nation in history isn't enough(salon.com)
7 points by ChrisLTD 3y ago|19 comments
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by ChrisLTD 3y ago
Parker | https://www.getparker.com | YC W19 | Backend, Data, & Frontend Engineers | New York City | Onsite & Remote Parker's mission is to increase the number of financially independent people by building powerful t
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by ChrisLTD 3y ago
Raspberry Pi and their clones come close
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by ChrisLTD 3y ago
Yes, the compact mode definitely helps, but it's a bit of a wonder that it's even necessary.
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by ChrisLTD 3y ago
The only app that I use on a daily basis that doesn't cram in tons of white space is Safari on MacOS. IntelliJ used to be good about this, until they rolled out their new theme.
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by ChrisLTD 3y ago
This is what I've been using. Very nice app.
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by ChrisLTD 3y ago
I don't believe Server Components are a make-work scheme for React specialists, but they feel like a make-work scheme for React specialists.
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by ChrisLTD 3y ago
Menus at the top of the screen provide consistency between applications. You don't have to wonder if an application's menu items are behind a hamburger menu, or missing entirely (I'm looking at you Obsidian for Windows). Also
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by ChrisLTD 3y ago
I think we may be using the term “enshittification” a bit too freely. But I suppose there’s no stopping it.
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by ChrisLTD 3y ago
From what I’ve read and seen, Linux is the worst option if you’re concerned about battery life.
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by ChrisLTD 3y ago
Thinkpad Carbon X1, Microsoft Surface Laptop, and the HP Dragonfly.
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by ChrisLTD 3y ago
The question is not whether the parts add up to $3,500 worth of tech, but whether the tech provides $3,500 worth of value to the buyer.
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by ChrisLTD 3y ago
All my friends, even the non-tech nerds, wanted to try the first gen iPhone when I got it. The appeal was clear from the get go.
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by ChrisLTD 3y ago
I would prefer for PWAs to be in the Mac App Store. PWAs are already in the Windows Store, so there's a precedent.

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