TheKarateKid

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   by TheKarateKid 9y ago

   I'm glad to see more awareness of corporate exploits on tech workers, and the push back against it. In my experience, people involved in the IT/CS are very passionate about their work but often less outspoken than people in other
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   by TheKarateKid 9y ago

   There's a difference between doing it occasionally when you desire to, and being expected to do it every week against your will.
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   by TheKarateKid 9y ago

   I see the point you're making, but I have to disagree. I think a part of mastering any area of expertise is being so good at what it is you do that it becomes second-nature to you. This allows you to use your skills on demand when you
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   by TheKarateKid 9y ago

   There's a difference between protecting from global monopolies, and totally eliminating any competition. The fact that the Chinese sanctioned companies become monopolies themselves is even more proof that it's about nationalism th
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   by TheKarateKid 9y ago

   Can someone please explain to me why $80 for Sublime Text is a good price for a text editor? I'm not flaming, I genuinely want to know. I've tried Gedit, Atom, VS Code, Notepad++ and I fail to see what Sublime offers over those to
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   by TheKarateKid 9y ago

   I hate to say it, but the ad-blocking community is handling this problem the same way governments often handle things: Reactionary instead of pro-active. The real source of the problem with ads, is that almost every ad network allows ads to
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   by TheKarateKid 9y ago

   I doubt that food companies let their canned beans sit for 3 years to figure out if that August 2020 expiration date holds true.
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   by TheKarateKid 9y ago

   I'm not sure how it would be any different than existing expiration dates for OTC medicines, food, dairy, etc. In the case of medication, it is most likely to become less effective over time rather than toxic.
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   by TheKarateKid 9y ago

   Anyone who still uses XP doesn't deserve to have compatibility. The time to move on was years ago.
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    by TheKarateKid 9y ago

    If scientists are able to calculate the longevity of chemicals, food, and other products without having to wait the actual time period, I don't see how or why pharmaceutical drugs would be any different. It's very likely it is not
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    by TheKarateKid 9y ago

    Use The Great Suspender for Chrome. Still not as good as a native solution like Firefox built in, but it works wonders.
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    by TheKarateKid 9y ago

    What you described could be symptoms of undiagnosed ADHD. The brain fog, only 5-10 days of random great/motivated days. Contrary to popular belief, people with ADHD can be very smart and successful without even realizing they have it.
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    by TheKarateKid 9y ago

    I appreciate the response, but it really doesn't justify what eyeo is actually doing to publishers. I've read about some of the amounts Google and others pay you and there's no justification for it to be that high. A large po
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    by TheKarateKid 10y ago

    Google will probably do it in a very open way like they do when they try to enforce other web standards. They will probably clearly post criteria for what makes an ad acceptable or not and state that Chrome will block it if it doesn't
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    by TheKarateKid 10y ago

    What Eyeo is doing amounts to theft or blackmail: Pay us or have your revenue reduced. They are a venture-funded company, so they are in it for more than the community, and can find other ways to monetize their service.
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    by TheKarateKid 10y ago

    A MS engineer posted a lengthy blog post on why this is the case. The ridiculous time has to do with insane system state and dependency checking for every update and each one in history before it, since Windows Update allows you to add or r