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by Surio 13y ago
I am a Perl user and I do like it very much (warts and all). This article reminded me of another self-deprecatory Perl article: http://ebb.org/bkuhn/blog/2012/12/18/perl-cobol.html And yes, as the
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by Surio 13y ago
Thank you. I think you wrote it the way I think/feel about it. I've just started to let it wash over too :-/
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by Surio 13y ago
Your article did strike a chord with me, simply because I had the exact same epiphany that you write of, a few months ago, and have been spending less time on HN since. So, point of my commment is, add me to your anecdata count, of another
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by Surio 13y ago
>> I sometimes feel very insecure when I read statements like this. Relax. This is what happens here on HN often-times. :) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Confirmation_bias >> However, I have (so far) never
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by Surio 13y ago
@mlchild ( https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=6645904 ) wrote: > The power and precision of the right word at the right moment can be intoxicating. @arethuza ( https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=6645940
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by Surio 13y ago
In case, you missed it, the moot point in the parent thread as well as my agreement is this: "an offline installer should be a de-facto proviso, rather than being buried somewhere else." In other words, The fundamental issue in
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by Surio 13y ago
I think you literally jumped the gun with your assessment of portableapps platform. :) Take a look again over the weekend. They are completely FOSS and all their bundling and bundled packages are transparent. The entire project is voluntary
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by Surio 13y ago
This! I wanted to mention this, but since you already mentioned it, I will simply add my comments to yours.... The concept of PortableApps has been simply amazing! (FWIW, I donate to this project too, it's been really worthwhile having
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by Surio 13y ago
Sigh Yes about those three.. But really, I just used those three as immediate illustrations and they are by no means the only ones doing this! And I am really not interested in offering a big list of all the software on my PC, that all do
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by Surio 13y ago
Super annoying, yes! I completely agree with you. It's not just Firefox being the culprit here though... .NET is the same, and so is Chrome, and the list can grow like a mayor's coat-tails! Also, here's a genuine usecase for
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by Surio 13y ago
>> PS: Attachment icons would be real nice, though, I love that feature. IIRC, there is an option in gmelius to opt for a GMail style of MS-style icon for attachments.
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by Surio 13y ago
Heh, I suppose I was one of the early adopters of this one... IIRC, I have been using this since 2010 or so. This is one of the first FF addons (along with Adblock and Stylish) that gets installed on any new FF installation for me. Wonderfu
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by Surio 13y ago
Very interesting, and many thanks. One of the main takeaway from this should be (at least, it was for me): It is of course possible that serifs or the lack of them have an effect on legibility, but it is very likely that they are so periph
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by Surio 13y ago
Yes, I wanted to say "stroked", as in: >> even the monospaced fonts from the 70s-90s on terminals and older machines, were of the stroked variety (serif-like appearance) Good catch.
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by Surio 13y ago
You make an interesting point. Small observation: Traditionally, even the monospaced fonts from the 70s-90s on terminals and older machines, were of the kerned variety (serif-like appearance).
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by Surio 13y ago
I am also one of those (few?) here, that are very partial to serif over Sans-serif. My browser uses Serif by default, and all my documents use Serif for body (and sans for headings if people want heading to look different) I too find serif
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by Surio 13y ago
>> unlikely that the Makani planes would be run from a ship. Something like this, perhaps: http://www.skysails.info/english
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by Surio 13y ago
Oh. I know where you are coming from and do understand what you mention. And someone on the comments in guardian made this point too, and one response for that, that I liked was: Original: http://discussion.theguardian.com/c
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by Surio 13y ago
From the comments section of that article: Original Permalink to the comment: http://discussion.theguardian.com/comment-permalink/28303586 >> This wasn't a "high-profile" website! Do some research!
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by Surio 13y ago
Maybe this is rhetorical, but there are a few that don't place "profit first". One such is http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mondragon_Corporation
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by Surio 13y ago
Thanks, I too wanted to point this one exactly. Instead of threading my point, I have quoted you and hived it off as a separate reply.
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by Surio 13y ago
> The argument about knowing how and when to apply formulas misses the fact that practice in applying those formulas is essential to competence. > I am coming late to this topic, and I wanted to make exactly this point that @kaitai ma
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by Surio 13y ago
Relevant - Couldn't resist leaving this here: https://pbs.twimg.com/media/BWyBkY_CUAASUq_.jpg:large :)
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by Surio 13y ago
A clever pun/reference to michaelochurch's use of VC-istan here. :)
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by Surio 13y ago
Totally true! I liked what you said there. This view is not cynicism (as some might say), but this is realism :) Good one!
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by Surio 13y ago
While Pilger can be hardly called "unbiased observer", the article and points raised made for some uncomfortable reading :(
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by Surio 13y ago
Also related, a "living bridge" in India http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nongriat
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by Surio 13y ago
Too late to mention here now, but I actually use Lycos still (along with a few others), and it is pretty nifty at returning search query results: http://www.lycos.com/
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by Surio 13y ago
You reminded me of the old chestnut: One man's terrorist is another man's freedom fighter ....
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by Surio 13y ago
>> I disagree. You can spin this many ways. You've answered him, as well as yourself... It depends on the frame of reference in approaching this... If you take a hovering big picture view, what you say is all good, but in reality, o

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