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by FreakyT 12y ago
I'm glad they decided to expand the content of their original work into a full-fledged cookbook! Personally, I'm looking forward to seeing how some of these taste.
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by FreakyT 12y ago
One of the key effects of China's firewall has been to ensure that China has its own plethora of native internet services -- yet the latest attacks will probably ensure that no one outside of China uses those services. It seems like
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It's impressive they got this many colors out of it! I still remember the classic CGA Pink+Cyan color scheme[1]; those always seemed like a particularly garish choice for "default" colors. [1] Example screenshot: http:&#x2F
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by FreakyT 12y ago
Macbook Pro laptops have been using LiPo batteries for at least the last few years[1], so this isn't anything new. I don't know of anyone being prevented from flying because of a MBP, so I doubt this will be a problem. [1] http:&
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by FreakyT 12y ago
> unless I have an iPhone, I couldn't even use an Apple Watch That's the case with everything the watch can do, I believe. I know it can only receive notifications from iOS devices, and I'm pretty sure that, similar the or
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I completely agree, and that's why I'm hoping the Apple Watch succeeds. If Apple can make smartwatches mainstream, then every other company making wearables will absolutely benefit from that alone.
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I think the Apple watch will, ultimately, be a success, but only once Apple lowers the price. They're trying to price it as a luxury watch, but it's evident that, as a first-generation tech product, there are clear areas for impro
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I get the impression a lot of this is due to the lack of native apps -- since every app is just running on the phone, it's guaranteed to be slower than the speed of your phone. (And, as the author here points out, that adds a significa
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by FreakyT 12y ago
What is the deal with GNU Hurd? I know it's become a bit of a punchline for software being late, but does anyone use it for anything? This site says you can get a build of Debian based on Hurd instead of Linux -- does anyone use this?
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I can see the guy's point, but at the same time, I found the tone of the write-up to be unbearably smug. Evidently the law is on his side, but reading the way this page is written makes me wish that it weren't.
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by FreakyT 12y ago
Linguistic purity movements continue to strike me as largely pointless. It seems better that language evolve naturally -- as long as it remains effective as a communication medium, what is the issue?
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Microsoft unveils the Surface 3: Mostly ARMless, a whole lot x86ier(arstechnica.com)
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But the only way to save Dinohatten is by transporting it to our own dimension!
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Interesting. The idea that mushrooms could purify pollutants seems reminiscent of this movie: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0087544/
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Excellent news, though I wonder if the hydroelectric/wind/solar replacements they mentioned will be sufficient to meet the demand.
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I am excited for Servo. I think it has the potential to act as a real competitor to the current Webkit ubiquity, which, while not necessarily bad, probably isn't ideal.
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I think the key to our different experiences is that you're on a pretty high-end phone. The real issues with the app become more apparent the lower-end device you have. For example, I used to have a phone with only 1gb of internal stor
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Having used Facebook's Android app, I would probably count them out right off the bat. That app is complete junk -- it's slow, bloated, glitchy, and so greedy with permissions it makes a mockery of the whole system.
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Startup workers sue to be recognized as employees, not mere contractors(arstechnica.com)
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I find it interesting that they use a "villain" troll as a virtual strawman to knock down -- I feel like that adds a layer of subtlety that wouldn't really exist with solely the pro-Russia content.
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Glad to see they've integrated the separate oil bottle -- that will make it way more portable. On another note, I hope that the increase in manufacturing capacity will eventually allow Soylet to be purchased through traditional retail
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by FreakyT 12y ago
Great points! I've made some minor edits to the article to reflect them: * Description of "ln" is more general * "Tape ARchive" is now described correctly * No longer uses the arguments in "dash-less" mode
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That's a good point, though I feel like that may just arise from 'zip' being the less commonly encountered of the two utilities.
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I figure the relevant XKCD[1] wouldn't exist if this weren't the case. [1] https://xkcd.com/1168/
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Why is it so difficult to write valid “tar” commands from memory?(dantilden.com)
15 points by FreakyT 12y ago|44 comments
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The Windows 10 free upgrade for pirates: More confusing than it seems(arstechnica.com)
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Readable Wearables(alistapart.com)
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Not their respective payment services, though. Receiving one of these Facebook payments won't work unless you've added a credit card to your Facebook.
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It's an interesting feature, but it seems unlikely that enough people will add their card information to Facebook to make it worthwhile, considering that both the payor and payee need CC information included for the payment to work. On
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Those reviews certainly seem pretty sketchy, and this sort of issue is definitely not unique to books. What would be Amazon's best possible approach to dealing with this? Does there exist software good enough at distinguishing potentia

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