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by FreakyT 9y ago
I definitely agree that the over-specialization of emoji faces is ridiculous. However, one question has occurred to me: what has the actual consequence of the skin-tone-modifier been on real-world emoji use? The answer, in my experience,
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by FreakyT 9y ago
Completely agree -- the magic of SIM cards is that they allow you to quickly switch providers. I find it ridiculous that people are clamoring for eSIMS, which as you point out is not moving forward, but moving backward to the old CDMA days
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by FreakyT 9y ago
Yeah, I also immediately thought of Project Cybersyn when I read this post. On the other hand, Allende's vision for Chile would probably be better described as a democratic-socialist one than a "communist state" one.
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by FreakyT 9y ago
In the short term, sure. But larger self-driving vehicles, especially combined with dedicated lanes, could have the potentially to fully realize personal-rapid-transit[1] concepts. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pers
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by FreakyT 9y ago
Honestly, given how badly literally every town/city/municipality here in California is run, I say let Google take over for a while. Maybe we'll at least get decent public transit systems.
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by FreakyT 9y ago
I believe they did -- from what I've read back in the day it was quite common for Google to demand college transcripts from all applicants, even seasoned professionals.
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by FreakyT 9y ago
Exactly this—we've essentially already done parent's suggestion for public employees, and nothing negative has come of it. It's amazing how many of the comments here are making hyperbolic suggestions about all the terrible th
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How the Frightful Five Put Startups in a Lose-Lose Situation(nytimes.com)
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by FreakyT 9y ago
Relevant Wikipedia article: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whataboutism
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> I think most people would likely want more Would they, though? That's the key question that I believe this study (and others like it) fail to address. Depending on the basic income amount, I believe it would be possible to live a
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by FreakyT 9y ago
Absolutely, and this is also the problem with every* other basic income study that's been conducted over the past few decades. If you promise basic income for only 5 years, then I'm probably not going to quit my job and become an
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by FreakyT 9y ago
In the photo, that watch looks like a Pebble Time Round! Such a well-designed smartwatch, it's too bad they went out of business.
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by FreakyT 9y ago
I remember way before Electron there was XULRunner, and there were a few ridiculously bloated non-Mozilla apps that were based on it. Like Songbird[1] -- anyone remember that? I suppose the idea was largely ahead of its time; in 2006 comput
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by FreakyT 9y ago
> A company ran by Software Engineers would have hired competent UI developers and QE engineers and would have demoed the hell out of the event before putting it into production UI developers? Testing? You have apparently worked with ver
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by FreakyT 9y ago
I realize this statement probably won't go over well here, but Niantic's behavior strikes me as the kind of thing that happens when a company is entirely run by software engineers who refuse to accept relevant advice from anyone w
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by FreakyT 9y ago
> For anybody young and commitment free (or even just commitment free), you should go there. Are there english speaking startups one could work at? Are work-permit requirements doable?
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by FreakyT 9y ago
100% this. I solely use the unofficial AnkiDroid port because it's leagues beyond the awful desktop app. Somewhat related: a lot of its horribleness comes from the fact that the UI is written with QT, which is equally horrible for Wind
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by FreakyT 9y ago
They really need to just eliminate all local power and consolidate all zoning decisions with a single housing czar. It's clear that democratic solutions have failed.
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by FreakyT 9y ago
> What person would ever want this "feature"? Look up research on "media spaces" if you're interested in the practical applications of this kind of feature. Just one example paper, but there are many more: https
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by FreakyT 9y ago
Same here -- I've seen a lot of comment sections upset about it, but I haven't encountered the issue myself yet. I'm sure it's a problem, and I certainly hope Amazon is trying to fix it, but I don't think it's
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by FreakyT 10y ago
So the funny thing is how well macOS works even when it doesn't have the right drivers. At one point I tried and failed to set up a Hackintosh on unsupported hardware, but I was shocked to find how good it looked even with the default
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by FreakyT 10y ago
An absolutely indispensable tool when it comes to eBook management and conversion! I just wish the UI wasn't such a mess. Anyone know if they're open to UX contributions?
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by FreakyT 10y ago
Exactly. Open by search is a great addition to the user experience, and it's how I open apps most of the time on my computer. However, it is not a complete replacement, and breaks down for several edge cases like the one you describe
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by FreakyT 10y ago
Unity was terrible for the same reason Windows 8's original (pre 8.1) UI was terrible: search was considered "the" way to access applications, and therefore there was no easy way to access installed applications for which you
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by FreakyT 10y ago
Part of the 6.06%! I will definitely miss the close tabs to the right option. Interesting that Duplicate is so popular; I've never really used it for anything, ever.
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by FreakyT 10y ago
> the backspace key as "back" navigation That was a ridiculous usability nightmare and was only popular due to muscle memory from IE doing it long ago (it was a terrible decision back then, too). Good riddance to it, may no on
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by FreakyT 10y ago
My favorite thing Facebook has rolled out in years. So convenient to just point my browser there instead of having a massive pile of distractions waiting every time I want to answer a message.
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by FreakyT 10y ago
I personally have a utility installed that adds a Windows-esque "snap" functions, including maximization. That green button's behavior is a usability nightmare.
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by FreakyT 10y ago
Personally, I support developers not signing apps out of principle. Gatekeeper on Mac OS, while ostensibly a "security" restriction, is nothing more than a blatant money-grab by Apple.
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by FreakyT 10y ago
This sounds like pure NIMBY entitlement to me. "How DARE they build a corporate headquarters when they could have built a PARK!?" Somehow I doubt the construction of this facility incurred any meaningful "expense" to any

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