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by ajford 5y ago
I fully second the DNT header. Perhaps even some common set of headers, like DNT/FirstPartyOnly/Performance) I like what GDPR did for privacy, but I absolutely hate it's impact on web browsing. Now _every_ damn site has a coo
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by ajford 5y ago
So the constant upwards force is providing enough tension to keep the cable in the realm of a rigid body approximation? I would have assumed the force applied to accelerate the payload would also deflect the tether and anchor backwards (in
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by ajford 5y ago
The idea of a space elevator usually requires an orbital anchor point, in which case lifting yourself up the tether would pull you fully out of the gravitational well. I've not done the mechanics in a long time (not since college), but
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by ajford 5y ago
Makes you solely dependent on Google. That's not really a problem, but as we've seen many times on HN and elsewhere, there's always the random chance that Google's automated systems can decide that your account meets som
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by ajford 5y ago
Or 'Classical Mechanics' as most university courses refer to it. Newtonian mechanics is an outdated name for simplified mechanics that approximate accurately for "normal" physics situations, at least normal for a human&#
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by ajford 5y ago
Lol. Had one for almost 3 years. Not interested in going back. I personally prefer my Linux laptop and home lab, with my Windows desktop for all things gaming and 3d CAD related. I appreciate the vertical integration Apple has in all its pr
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by ajford 5y ago
That's less of why the app couldn't be written in Electron and more of why Mac users wouldn't like an Electron app. Perfectly valid reason why someone would want to write their app as a native app though, and I appreciate tha
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by ajford 5y ago
Another take on it is that Mac decided to go a different path on a few different UI things in the past, and that has persisted to this day. Look at how *nix, Windows, Sun, BSD, Chrome OS (which is basically a linux anyways) all use Ctrl, Me
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by ajford 5y ago
I'd be interested to hear as to why you couldn't achieve the functionality of this app in Electron. I agree with you that it's almost impossible to get a native UI feel in electron, but that's not always the first priori
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by ajford 5y ago
Buddy of mine from college flies with his US passport at all times, even for domestic flights, because he's of Arab decent and constantly gets hassled for it. So one time we're flying domestic as a group to set up some equipment f
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by ajford 5y ago
I get the hate that Electron gets for it's weight and overhead, but this is a perfect example of why Electron has value. This app has no dependency on native OS for anything beyond writing data. It doesn't need to compile heavy co
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by ajford 5y ago
It's one thing when it's removed for violating TOS or when masses report it. It's entirely another when a government in power uses their clout to demand that journalists and advocates are silenced. That is the very definition
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by ajford 5y ago
They could be meaning a resume as used in the US. Outside of the US (or at least in a number of European countries) what is called a resume in the US is referred to as a CV (though my understanding is that it's generally a few pages lo
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by ajford 5y ago
Git doesn't work well for binary files, in particular large binary files. This is the reason so few VFX, graphics, and game devs use Git for anything that needs to version large binary files. Git LFS can help, but it's not always
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by ajford 5y ago
Print houses are increasingly using the same source and layout files for printed books as they are for ebooks. This means that there is little to no difference or extra cost to produce the alternate media version here. I totally agree that
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by ajford 5y ago
Or they went about developing their own systems. Bosch made their own system that didn't involve slamming a brake into the blade, but SawStop decided to throw some money around and get an injunction against it. All the evidence I'
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by ajford 5y ago
Oh totally, that's why sprinter vans or step vans work well for tools and small goods. But if you're moving sheet goods, pallets/slats of heavy goods, long materials, or things like dirt or gravel, then a truck bed is better.
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by ajford 5y ago
They're also optimized for having a driver hand-deliver packages from the back of it hundreds of times over an 8hr shift. That's moving entirely different things than you'd move in a truck. A pickup truck would make a shitty
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by ajford 5y ago
So the HN title has been changed, but the original article specifically calls out Native English speakers as "the world's worst communicators". The author could have couched the entire article from the point of view that a na
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by ajford 5y ago
I think a lot of this odd structuring is due to English leaning heavily on borrowed forms and rules that really have no ties to the underlying language. Not that I'm blaming the language, just think it's curious at how many confli
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by ajford 5y ago
This article blames English specifically for what is ultimately a cultural difference. This goes for a native speaker in any language. I speak passable Spanish, and have encountered the same "cultural dissonance" when dealing with
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by ajford 5y ago
Ah, that good ol' rescue disk! I did something similar in high school. Had a cd binder full of various rescue tools, including a few bootable rescue floppies and such. Even made some money building custom PCs and doing lighting/wi
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by ajford 5y ago
What basic concepts (beyond installing and managing Python env) would you learn by using an interpreter installed locally? The point, to me at least, seems to be laying the groundwork for even more learning and experimentation in python, wh
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by ajford 5y ago
That sounds to me like the business owners are failing to pay competitively. If the unemployment benefits are higher than their wages, it's the wages that are the problem. Also, have you spoken to the ex-employees directly? How do you
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by ajford 5y ago
I strongly feel like this author hasn't written a shell script in a while... Maybe ever?
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by ajford 5y ago
Holy shit, I missed that. Wow, I'm beginning to feel like this author didn't even _think_ about doing research for this article. I know many an engineer and physicist that swear by RPN. I actually used it for a while, and totally
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by ajford 5y ago
Sounds more like an entry in `5 useless RedHat articles` to me. Unix philosophy of 'do one thing well' is why things like `arch` exist. And I've used `arch` in plenty of scripts. Same with `uname`. I'll admit that `arch`
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by ajford 5y ago
How much do they make off a set of scam/spam apps? If it's at least a 10x margin over the $99 fee, it just seems like a likely gamble for being worth it. If it's 100x, then it's overhead cost. At that point, it only hurt
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by ajford 6y ago
A shitty local bank back home truncated without telling you as well. Didn't realize it until they rolled out a mobile app and my password didn't work. After complaining about it, a friend who worked at said bank as a teller said t
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by ajford 6y ago
I'm still holding onto some of my mom's CompSci homework from the early 80s or so. Mostly based on flow diagrams and what amounts to state machines. Sadly no punch cards, though she talked about taking them in to run assignments.

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