RattlesnakeJake

4 ms·

31.
by RattlesnakeJake 2mo ago
The issue is that they just started forcing sign-ins on Old Reddit, allegedly because it's easier for bots to scrape. The ability to casually/anonymously peek at a post that answers your question is getting more rare.
32.
by RattlesnakeJake 2mo ago
That "In case you're not aware, there's COVID-19 happening" banner isn't nearly tall nor yellow enough. Given a 6-inch-tall screen, the proper layout would be: +-----------------+ |2" of vestigial |
33.
Terabytes of credentials leaked in supply-chain attack(arstechnica.com)
48 points by RattlesnakeJake 2mo ago|1 comments
34.
by RattlesnakeJake 2mo ago
Apparently it's the Bloomberg chat
35.
by RattlesnakeJake 2mo ago
It seems to come up every time this complaint arises. "I want to use an open source project without being associated with furries" isn't that unreasonable of a request.
36.
by RattlesnakeJake 2mo ago
I wish they'd ease up on the whole "don't change the logo without paying us" thing. The furry anime character is a turnoff for anyone with a brand or personal image that doesn't mesh with those subcultures.
37.
by RattlesnakeJake 2mo ago
The last time I tried to use one in a comment, it got stripped out. I guess that doesn't apply to submission titles.
38.
by RattlesnakeJake 2mo ago
A subtle background visual gag in "The Office" is a framed certificate identifying Michael Scott as the owner of a "Quality Seyko Timepiece": https://www.reddit.com/r/TVDetails/s/c3yM0Lmu96
39.
by RattlesnakeJake 2mo ago
No, they moved that to a subscription model. It costs more in the long run, but you immediately gain access to all the latest dwarf planets as they are discovered.
40.
by RattlesnakeJake 3mo ago
Conversely, I want those old candy Aqua buttons back. They were kitschy, but I loved them. I'd say the same for the scrollbars, but these days I'd settle for reverting to them being visible at all times.
41.
by RattlesnakeJake 3mo ago
Fair. NPM is the part I actually distrust. That said, I'm not sure it's necessary to make a distinction. I can't imagine many teams are using NodeJS (particularly with React or the like) without buying into the package ecosys
42.
by RattlesnakeJake 3mo ago
Or at least the culture around JavaScript . I love writing JavaScript. I like React well enough. I'm not sold on NodeJS, though I'll accept that its struggles are no different than any other package manager. I just wish the whole
43.
by RattlesnakeJake 3mo ago
3. "Best Practices" having changed every time I go back to the frontend
44.
by RattlesnakeJake 3mo ago
Oh yeah. Once or twice a year I have to install Adobe Reader to handle some weird edge case around printing, DRM, or the like. I usually uninstall it right afterward. But for general document reading, Reader's UI has been awful for yea
45.
by RattlesnakeJake 3mo ago
It's odd and I'm not sure I love it compared to a nicely-done dedicated viewer (macOS Preview, SumatraPDF, whatever comes with GNOME or KDE). That said, I'll pick the in-browser tools over Adobe Reader every time.
46.
Microsoft's Secure Boot has been broken for a decade and no one noticed(arstechnica.com)
3 points by RattlesnakeJake 3mo ago|1 comments
47.
by RattlesnakeJake 3mo ago
I dropped Twitter for Lent this year, just in time for the fighting to pick up. Being stuck with slow, oversimplified (and likely propagandistic) news coverage instead of the usual OSINT accounts, (likely fake) firsthand reports, and bad-bu
48.
by RattlesnakeJake 3mo ago
As an American, I'm mildly jealous of the Brits' usage of "bin" for garbage cans. It's so succinct as to be appropriately dismissive, while we seemingly sanctify the idea with complex terms like "Wastebasket,&q
49.
by RattlesnakeJake 3mo ago
The crappy forums don't have to let anyone register without a vouching process if they don't want to. They also don't accidentally end up on the Reddit Front Page and get swarmed by a mob of overly-enthusiastic or angry stran
50.
by RattlesnakeJake 3mo ago
Okay, this may actually explain it XD
51.
by RattlesnakeJake 3mo ago
That doesn't come across as any less creepy to the average user: "They stole my friend's likeness to sell me a lawn chair" still feels slimy. I'm sure the real reason is that Facebook added a poorly thought out feat
52.
by RattlesnakeJake 3mo ago
But it didn't bring clicks to the website nor goodwill toward the company. No one remembers who ran the ad. Even if we did, it would only be in a negative light due to a weird and off-putting advertising approach.
53.
by RattlesnakeJake 3mo ago
Many years ago (back when Facebook still had sidebar ads), my sister was presented with a dating ad for "Hot Christian Singles" accompanied by a photo of our brother. It was hilarious, but also mind-boggling. In what scenario wou
54.
by RattlesnakeJake 4mo ago
In fact, I'd go so far as to say that we should've created a similarly-consistent standard for forums. If we had solved the problem of users wanting central access to multiple forums without putting them under a single provider, w
55.
by RattlesnakeJake 4mo ago
As much as I roll my eyes at "If your {thing} doesn't have {thing}"-style gatekeeping, this does fit well with the fact that a reversion to the old blogs+RSS setup would solve a lot of the current criticisms of the social med
56.
by RattlesnakeJake 4mo ago
Are your colleagues slower because they're spending all their time reviewing your PRs?
57.
Slate Auto's truck builder goes live for its $25k electric pickup(arstechnica.com)
3 points by RattlesnakeJake 4mo ago|1 comments
58.
by RattlesnakeJake 4mo ago
I giggled a bit on seeing that Flint is the cheapest. Their reputational damage is going to last for decades, isn't it?
59.
by RattlesnakeJake 4mo ago
I just restored a 4th-gen monochrome this year, adding a new battery and a SD card adapter to replace the dead hard drive. It still amazes me how delightfully simple it is. It isn't trying to do anything besides play music well.
60.
by RattlesnakeJake 4mo ago
https://xkcd.com/1138/

More ›