abwizz

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1. 241.▲
   by abwizz 3y ago

   true. but as you said, most aren't which is the counterpoint to op's claim that stuff get's free because of commodification.
2. 242.▲
   by abwizz 3y ago

   sounds ridicules, please share some evidence
3. 243.▲
   by abwizz 3y ago

   image editing software is a commodity for decades now, is it free?
4. 244.▲
   by abwizz 3y ago

   it sure does
5. 245.▲
   by abwizz 3y ago

   more like 160 seconds. check you b's
6. 246.▲
   by abwizz 3y ago

   exactly! non-free means they want something in return - mostly our data and attention
7. 247.▲
   by abwizz 3y ago

   so there is a separate management frontend for the hack that prevents the computer from shutting itself off?
8. 248.▲
   by abwizz 3y ago

   very nice anecdote! makes me chuckle while using a standard, two-button mouse to double click on windows desktop icons.
9. 249.▲
   by abwizz 3y ago

   > my feeling is that in the past 15 years user interfaces have broadly been "dumbed down" or driven towards the smallest common denominator. maybe because the userbase grew over tenfold in that timeframe (most of which are not
10. 250.▲
    by abwizz 3y ago

    if the user is removed from an user interface by means of abstraction, does that change the nature of the interface?
11. 251.▲
    by abwizz 3y ago

    > UX and QA should be speaking up as long as only human subjective criteria have to be met, this is easily handled with marketing. </s> "For a successful technology, reality must take precedence over public relations, for
12. 252.▲
    by abwizz 3y ago

    technologies to make information less accessible seem to be in high demand (drm anyone?)
13. 253.▲
    by abwizz 3y ago

    https://archive.is/MVMYN
14. 254.▲
    by abwizz 3y ago

    https://archive.is/CrjrE
15. 255.▲
    by abwizz 3y ago

    > This is an United Nation agency: they should not replace domains this way. agreed. as always, the old domain is to be held for at least a few years with a redirect or notice-then-redirect if the domain is slated for sale. also WTF .int
16. 256.▲
    by abwizz 3y ago

    was just gonna ask, thanks
17. 257.▲
    by abwizz 3y ago

    maybe security researchers would be well advised to establish a kind of name and shame culture for this NDA with benefits thing that mainly serves to protect corporate interests.
18. 258.▲
    by abwizz 3y ago

    i suspect that, in absolute numbers, most of spam and phishing and malware is homed there
19. 259.▲
    by abwizz 3y ago

    i think it'll go so smooth that nobody dares to speak up
20. 260.▲
    by abwizz 3y ago

    i stand corrected. thanks!
21. 261.▲
    by abwizz 3y ago

    i really like 'DERP mode'
22. 262.▲
    by abwizz 3y ago

    'until' executes the statement before the condition. while checks the condition first. should have probably let you find this out for your self.
23. 263.▲
    by abwizz 3y ago

    not familiar with wireguard per se, but afaik it's using udp-packets which get translated/mapped just fine by any NAT implementation. nothing in need of punching imho. if your access concentrator (server) is behind a nat, you&#x27
24. 264.▲
    by abwizz 3y ago

    would not be surprised if they integrated a "suggested conversations" feature based on your chat history and behaviour, where the user just picks sentences from a list and both parties can enjoy a effortless "organic" co
25. 265.▲
    by abwizz 3y ago

    feels like the 80's again :) double-density floppy gogo!
26. 266.▲
    by abwizz 3y ago

    not bad, thou you'd still have to search and find it
27. 267.▲
    by abwizz 3y ago

    like mobile