ProAm

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961.
by ProAm 6y ago
> the various disastrous incarnations of Windows Phone Surprisingly the phone was loved. What wasnt loved was the one desktop everywhere so when they tried to push 'Metro' to the PC, tablet and phone it struggled. But the til
962.
by ProAm 6y ago
I was talking about on the facebook website.
963.
by ProAm 6y ago
uBO barely works on facebook these days. Try and use the element picker.
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by ProAm 6y ago
> audience, and forceful conciseness thanks to the platform constraints It might be cliche because its a problem often seen repeated. This is how you get important messages not read or have them taken out of context, even by your intend
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by ProAm 6y ago
What about the software makes it good? Ive never used a macbook so have zero experience with it.
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by ProAm 6y ago
Where do you go to configure this? For awhile it was in about:preferences but then they moved it to the userPref.css file. Is it back in normal config? I would upgrade if I can keep my old address bar
967.
by ProAm 6y ago
Would you use a good trackpad that connects via USB or bluetooth? Its a real question because I see a lot of comments about people not leaving the Macbook because of the trackpad even though they dislike the rest of the laptop? Seems like
968.
by ProAm 6y ago
Is the address bar still gross and giant?
969.
by ProAm 6y ago
Twitter is the worst for long form messaging.
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by ProAm 6y ago
This should be illegal if there is no way to contest/appeal.
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by ProAm 6y ago
> We've come full circle. Word of mouth is all you can trust. 5 years ago on HN someone would have said this is an industry ripe to be 'disrupted'. It can't be hard to create a new review site? Easy VC money, an exi
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by ProAm 6y ago
I'll be honest there are too many contributing experts from Uber, they have/had systemic problems in hiring and culture I would find it hard to accept the book.
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by ProAm 6y ago
It's easy to move quickly when you do not care for quality control.
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by ProAm 6y ago
The TSA was always a jobs program, never had anything to do with security.
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Black hole seen eating star, causing ‘disruption event’ visible in telescopes(independent.co.uk)
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by ProAm 6y ago
> Much like the government and IRS. ...and the mafia.
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by ProAm 6y ago
It's protection money. Apple is 'protecting you' from bad actors.
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by ProAm 6y ago
Apple should not charge a user for access to their own device. A user has paid for their device in full and should own it. A software company (ProtonMail) wants to sell the user software to use on their device. There is no need for Apple
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by ProAm 6y ago
Such a waster of tax payer dollars. I would rather have health care.
980.
by ProAm 6y ago
thats where his skill as a conversationalist comes in. he speaks well especially to the common man. i do not think, personally, he is very intelligent or 'smart' but in terms of what he does he is. hes often incorrect about thi
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by ProAm 6y ago
Yes i meant it in context. like i mentioned he admits it. admits hes a comedian first and foremost. very successful.
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by ProAm 6y ago
I think he is a good conversationalist and funny but a pretty bad interviewer. hes also largely an idiot (a fact he regularly admits), hes more goop salesmen than thought provoking journalist but i think that is what he wants.
983.
by ProAm 6y ago
Call it Dropbox Trial edition then, not Basic.
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by ProAm 6y ago
There is an excellent Planet Money podcast about this from NPR [1] [1] https://www.npr.org/2020/09/11/912150085/waste-land
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by ProAm 6y ago
Ha! Ive never actually looked the definition up. This is definitely whataboutism (I still havent looked the definition up so Im trusting this the actual definition)
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by ProAm 6y ago
I think we're arguing semantics about business philosophy.
987.
by ProAm 6y ago
Doesn't Apple track every app you install, access and run? Track you if you want to develop your own code for your own fully paid for device?
988.
by ProAm 6y ago
Linux supports flux
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by ProAm 6y ago
Makes sense but there are many other phone OS vendors it was just weirdly specific to bring up android, but Apple people defend the Apple tax all day on HN, specifically for their curated walled garden, which this is a direct result. This
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by ProAm 6y ago
The discussion is not about Android at all, not sure why you brought them up?

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