IanSanders

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by IanSanders 5y ago
Try one of the latest Kurzgesagt videos if you haven't already. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yiw6_JakZFc
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by IanSanders 5y ago
Sadly I cannot remember the specific case but seem to remembeer at least one occasion where it did
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by IanSanders 5y ago
If every suggestion like this came with discussion - What will it cost - What problem will it solve - What advantages will it bring - What disadvantages will it cause , then there would be no reason not to bring it up. Maybe I'm just j
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by IanSanders 5y ago
My favourite HN moments are chains of discussions, as if involving two people with opposing views, except every comment by a different person. As if someone else responded instead of you while you stepped away, knowing exactly what you mea
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by IanSanders 5y ago
I have a different solution. Shadowban. Let them play against each other and bots. Decrease network performance. In rng based situations, roll low most of the time.
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by IanSanders 5y ago
> And anti-cheat isn't a money-maker, so they're not going to be spending lots of money storing user data they don't have to. user data can absolutely be a money-maker
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by IanSanders 5y ago
The only rational thing to expect from a company is to aim to be profitable, I suppose
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by IanSanders 5y ago
"We" implies people interested in financially supporting to-be-ex firefox developers directly
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by IanSanders 5y ago
They will end up trying to have their cake and eat it, taking money from both places. And after news like this one, many users would not want to support them, understandably. They lost a big chunk of valuable (but not financially) user trus
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by IanSanders 5y ago
Google and Microsoft did much worse and got away with it
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by IanSanders 5y ago
Gamification maybe? "Status" among (similar) peers? Disconnect from reality and living in a bubble? (which most of us do, in different ways to a different extent)
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by IanSanders 5y ago
Shoutout to whoogle
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by IanSanders 5y ago
Can we crowdfund a carefully worded firefox advertisement?
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by IanSanders 5y ago
I don't mean to diverge from the subject too much but wonder if we could improve resilience and longevity by offloading a portion of the functionality to the users. For example by implementing some sort of distributed selective PTP sol
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by IanSanders 5y ago
Warning definitions also change over time with new versions
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by IanSanders 5y ago
As a non-smoker I believe you. There was a thread recently where one of the top comments was about "non-usual" mental states provoking new ideas, even alcohol / sleep deprivation (while not being used to it). I definitely exp
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by IanSanders 5y ago
"Here's 500, please endorse me"
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by IanSanders 5y ago
I can't say I "love" it, however there is no viable alternative.
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by IanSanders 5y ago
just a buzzword
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by IanSanders 5y ago
LineageOS is not enough to replace IOS or 'Google Android' completely, these days. Without google services you won't be able to use many banking or booking apps. Many people are not prepared to take this convenience hit: when
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by IanSanders 5y ago
That somehow hit home regarding software development (and technology in general). Brick laying is a metaphor for something else
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by IanSanders 5y ago
I've interpreted it as obvious satire
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by IanSanders 5y ago
Only place I had to move taskbar to the top was their surface pro, because the edge of the screen lines up with the keyboard, making it difficult to tap on taskbar items or start button in the "laptop mode". What a joke
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by IanSanders 5y ago
Written in javascript
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by IanSanders 5y ago
No matter what you say, someone somewhere will get offended, or think they got offended.
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Ask HN: Which are good LINQ equivalents in other languages?
2 points by IanSanders 5y ago|7 comments
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by IanSanders 6y ago
These bricks could fill a portion of space within another substance - concrete? to reduce the amount of the latter required.
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by IanSanders 6y ago
>How is that inherently harmful? Aside from collected data being used for other purposes besides advertisement, when efficient, it allows charging the individual more than they "should" be paying. If an industry "knows&quo
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by IanSanders 6y ago
I never understood why an individual would go out of their way to defend a corporation. Otherwise, found a "google engineer". The issue most people have with it is the amount of data collected unnecessarily, rather than the practi
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by IanSanders 6y ago
> "ok I'll look at any ad that pays me at least 50 cents" Personalised advertisement industry is inherently harmful. Remember, the end goal is to charge the user as much as they are willing to pay.

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