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by alx__ 4y ago
Yeah, this is why I find using the HSL color representations[1] and adjusting the lightness values to be more pleasing when creating stepping tones https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HSL_and_HSV
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by alx__ 4y ago
Fun fact, most people know can cook. They just don't want to cook every single meal. And for a variety of reasons, that no one should have to defend. Especially from snobby "hackers" with who lack a sense of perspective and e
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by alx__ 4y ago
This reads like a boring classist commentor. Reddit is always joking/lying about what they are really doing. So no, stimulus checks didn't cause retail investors to become less sane. People stuck at home, with extra spending mone
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by alx__ 4y ago
> processor is fast enough that it will be good for 5+ years This is how I feel, 3 years later, after getting the 11 Pro in 2019. If I do upgrade this year, I'll give it to my dad, and he'll probably use it till it breaks :)
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by alx__ 4y ago
It won't be very challenging to get folks to move to Signal
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by alx__ 4y ago
100% agree. Matrix is great and while it took a bit to setup everything I liked the direction it's going. Started using Beeper which is built on top of the Matrix protocol. Even with this nice abstraction app, there were several steps
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by alx__ 4y ago
I have a group chat in Signal of 12 people. Only me, and another person, have a moderately technical understanding of what Signal provides. Besides the obvious "secure chat". There is no path for non-tech users to start using Elem
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by alx__ 4y ago
For me, a large majority of my friend/family updates come through group chats. I have 4 large (10+) groups that are friend groupings from different interest areas. Which use iMessage/WhatsApp/Signal 1 huge one for a group of
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by alx__ 4y ago
Language is hard! Even I, a seasoned native internet dork, have trouble knowing if someone's comment is sarcasm, irony, or something in between. Also, new phrases emerge all the time that turn a phrase on its head, and it has a differe
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by alx__ 4y ago
No idea how the Bar exam works. Sounds like no notes or anything? Why they would need to have a CPU check? Does the software have some anti-cheating mechanism?
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by alx__ 4y ago
Exactly, there's a threshold at which they'll finally act. Even then, it's just a penalty fee. Which, if you're wealthy, it's basically legal.
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by alx__ 4y ago
I've been using KyBook 3 http://kybook-reader.com Enable the Calibre web server, then use KyBook to connect to it and download the books you want while on the same network as the Calibre server. You can set up a public URL
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by alx__ 4y ago
Agreed it's much better service, I've been really enjoying it. One feature I recently learned was Highlights [1] You can select a passage of text on the page, then when bookmarked, it'll save the selected text. Allows for mul
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by alx__ 4y ago
I honestly don't think it's the playground design, it's the parents. There's a school near me with a nice large area great for skating around. Most of the equipment is the newer style plastic hunks with soft edges and a
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by alx__ 4y ago
> I don't want to be mean > Use your brain, as I'm always telling my kids. Proceeds to be mean. Classic troll move op.
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by alx__ 4y ago
If they had used any other library there would have been a comment like this telling them they're doing it wrong. Same thing any time WordPress does anything notable. Teams make tech decisions based on multiple factors. Sometimes the o
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by alx__ 4y ago
I would offer to compensate for the 4h assignment. That's a huge time commitment and basically means a 1/2 day on the weekend or evening to complete. They'll have lots of options if they're good and will drop annoying as
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by alx__ 4y ago
What's wild is that the width of Switzerland is nearly the distance between SF and LA. We're still figuring out how to build one train line. On mostly flat ground. Maybe when I'm retired we'll have a better transit syste
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by alx__ 4y ago
This is what Cmd + Shift + 3|4|5 is using under the hood. It's great to use for bash scripting if you need a precise type of screenshot
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by alx__ 4y ago
Cmd + Shift + 5 will also give you access to some of options (as noted in the article) Then let you adjust the selection area in relaxed way I always make sure to enable "Remember Last Selection", which is great when you're t
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by alx__ 4y ago
Christ on a skateboard!? All the temporarily displaced billionaires in this thread are something else. If you require more than 100M in net worth to be "motivated" to work. There's a larger problem with you. Being a CEO/
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by alx__ 4y ago
I think the key part of that idea is learning from the failures. Analysis and objective opinions on what caused the failure
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by alx__ 4y ago
I feel like that article has just strung together every negative complaint you can find on Reddit. With a few "but it's not all bad" anecdotes for some sort of balance. Personally I feel the larger problem is the mostly invis
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by alx__ 4y ago
I guess it's more of a philosophical query. Who took the photo, the chicken or the human ;)
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by alx__ 4y ago
I'd guess they're purposely inflated to cut down on people asking to buy them
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by alx__ 4y ago
Whataboutism isn't going to excuse shitty behavior. Crypto will continue to get deserved criticism while scams and greedy people are allowed to exist. Same with the banking industry. Do folks (beside the wealthy, and financial media) l
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by alx__ 4y ago
Yeah it freaks people out not used to the benefits of utility classes. We're converting our app components to using Tailwind. But there was some initial resistance as the current setup of css-in-js was fine. Fine but not great, and we
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by alx__ 4y ago
I also recommend Ryan North's book, How to Invent Everything https://www.howtoinventeverything.com/ Because you'll need a little humor if you're stuck in post-apocalyptic world
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by alx__ 4y ago
That because they're usually comparing it to a Electron app, at this point it's punching down ;)
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by alx__ 4y ago
I feel like it's a visa gift card.

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