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SmellyGeekBoy
12y ago
I find them incredibly handy even in this day and age, when I have multiple tabs open. The favicon is a great way to identify which tab belongs to which site at-a-glance. Edit: Chrome. I read further down that Safari is no longer showing th
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SmellyGeekBoy
12y ago
Thanks for the explanation, I was genuinely struggling to understand what it is they actually did based on the story... I know it's intended for a mainstream audience but at least some technical info would've been useful!
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SmellyGeekBoy
12y ago
Not sure why you're being downvoted, I had exactly the same issue with the screen powering up in the middle of the night due to phantom touch inputs as well.
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SmellyGeekBoy
12y ago
> Charge less the first time, charge some more the next time (if their happy) Great in concept but I've found in 4 years of freelancing (.net development) that the assumption is that the "foot in the door" price will alway
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SmellyGeekBoy
12y ago
Ooh, I used to love flying around my SimCity 2000 cities in SimCopter, good call!
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SmellyGeekBoy
12y ago
I'm surprised the Tropico series isn't getting much love here, I discovered it on personal recommendation after the disappointment of SimCity 5 and it's really a fantastic substitute.
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SmellyGeekBoy
12y ago
Much cheaper / simpler, also it's USB so should be able to use the Pi as a host
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SmellyGeekBoy
12y ago
A drama based on Grand Theft Auto? Aimed at 11 year olds? Umm...
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SmellyGeekBoy
12y ago
As someone in a somewhat similar situation, this is the first time I've heard the phrase "concierge programmer" and Google doesn't turn up any interesting matches for the phrase either. What a great concept! Totally agre
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12y ago
That's what I did. Went from 1-2 nuisance calls per day (I mainly work from home) to none at all. It's just a shame BT charge money for this service.
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12y ago
It's exactly the same situation with the Telephone Preference Service in the UK in my experience. The only way I've managed to get these calls to stop is to get withheld numbers (ie callers with no or blocked Call ID) blocked at t