KoftaBob

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811.
by KoftaBob 5y ago
That approach leads to a webcam that's garbage. Apple chose the notch approach to allow thin bezels on most of the screen while still having a 1080p webcam with good low light performance.
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by KoftaBob 5y ago
Why “scrambles”? Seems like something that should’ve been planned in advance, to coincide with the closing of those plants, no? Is the issue that they gave too short notice, or waited till the last minute to figure out replacement?
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Experts warn of high levels of chemicals in clothes by some fast-fashion brands(cbc.ca)
1 points by KoftaBob 5y ago|0 comments
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by KoftaBob 5y ago
Regulating tech companies has bipartisan support, so it's an easy way for politicians to get things passed that will be popular with their constituents. Unlike other industries, tech companies haven't banded together to create som
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State Public School Performance Compared to the Nation – Nation's Report Card(nationsreportcard.gov)
1 points by KoftaBob 5y ago|0 comments
816.
by KoftaBob 5y ago
I’m struggling to understand why the busiest port in the US doesn’t operate 24/7 by default.
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Biden works to expand Port of L.A. to 24/7 operations(axios.com)
4 points by KoftaBob 5y ago|2 comments
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by KoftaBob 5y ago
Have you tried out Brave? It uses the Chromium engine.
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Historical Parallels to Today’s Inflationary Episode(whitehouse.gov)
1 points by KoftaBob 5y ago|0 comments
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“Welcome to the Amazon Web Services Blog” (2004)(aws.amazon.com)
1 points by KoftaBob 5y ago|0 comments
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Lockdown Privacy: Blocks trackers/ads in all iOS apps, not just Safari(lockdownprivacy.com)
1 points by KoftaBob 5y ago|0 comments
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by KoftaBob 5y ago
This article shows a fundamental misunderstanding of the functionality of "App Tracking Transparency", and I will admit the text "ask app not to track" is confusing. ATT, when a user selects "no", blocks the ap
823.
by KoftaBob 5y ago
Yeah I’m not sure how direct in person access to decision makers through an MBA, is comparable to those websites that largely are just tools to look people up. Your chances of success are orders of magnitude higher from in person networking
824.
by KoftaBob 5y ago
Sure, but the OP saying “bitcoin isn’t a currency” isn’t accurate. It’s a currency that happens to be popular as a store of value. It was designed to be a currency, and so for it to be good at that design, it should do currency things well,
825.
by KoftaBob 5y ago
Bitcoin may be largely used as a store of value like gold, but that's not what it was designed for. It's designed to be a currency.
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Microsoft’s 5 guiding principles for decentralized identities(microsoft.com)
8 points by KoftaBob 5y ago|0 comments
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Snapchat launches Run for Office portal to encourage users toward campaigns(theverge.com)
1 points by KoftaBob 5y ago|0 comments
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by KoftaBob 5y ago
I see what you did there
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Firefox vs. Brave: Which is the better browser for you? – Mozilla(mozilla.org)
39 points by KoftaBob 5y ago|83 comments
830.
by KoftaBob 5y ago
Users like that get the impression that being pedantic makes you look intelligent.
831.
by KoftaBob 5y ago
Because market cap isn't based on how much a company makes in one year.
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European colonialism conquered every country in the world but these five(vox.com)
1 points by KoftaBob 5y ago|3 comments
833.
by KoftaBob 5y ago
A quick look at the long term average returns of the S&P 500 or other similarly diversified indexes says otherwise. I can understand where you’re coming from if you’re referring to trendy/hot individual stocks that jump all over th
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by KoftaBob 5y ago
Well keep in mind the bulk of that investment, which is over several years, goes towards the construction of the plants themselves, and the supply chain logistics to support those plants. The ongoing yearly costs for the 11k jobs salaries a
835.
Ford to invest in EV and battery plants in Tennessee and Kentucky [pdf](s23.q4cdn.com)
125 points by KoftaBob 5y ago|173 comments
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How China’s ban on ‘sissy men’ is impacting big tech(thenextweb.com)
4 points by KoftaBob 5y ago|0 comments
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by KoftaBob 5y ago
This reads like someone starting with the conclusion that Apple did this to prevent Facebook from making money without an Apple cut, and then looking hard for evidence to support that.
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Operation Mockingbird(en.wikipedia.org)
1 points by KoftaBob 5y ago|0 comments
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by KoftaBob 5y ago
I used an exaggerated ratio to drive the point home. To clarify, I'm not talking as much about absorption, more-so about things like how a macronutrient affects insulin sensitivity. Carbohydrates decrease insulin sensitivity more than
840.
by KoftaBob 5y ago
The debate around "A calorie is a calorie" relates to the whole "calories in vs calories out" concept for weight loss/gain. Examples like "500 calories of twinkies and 500 calories of lettuce are equivalent&quo

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