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atr2
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atr2
8y ago
You're asking to silence others, you're getting a taste of your own medicine.
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atr2
8y ago
I'm sure LOTS of applications have remote controlled interpreters.
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atr2
8y ago
I am 100% sure that font is Roboto, while the rest of the email is written using Helvetica. This is not a throwaway, I just registered.
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atr2
8y ago
>What if they had access to the IP that is currently locked away by the likes of Apple/Google? What if anyone who wanted to replicate a good design (and improve upon it) were able to do so without restrictions, or fear of lawsuits?
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atr2
8y ago
None, they are doing it just for the show; understand that they probably did this analysis for free, so in exchange, they get this ad/article where they have to look very professional and methodical.
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atr2
8y ago
Use mintty (or wsltty for WSL). It's slow but it's good. The Windows console really is rubbish, even after all these updates; don't bother with it.
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atr2
8y ago
You misunderstood. I am affirming, they have used Photoshop to insert text in that screenshot, and they have mistakenly used another font, Roboto. It's easily noticeable, as it's narrower, and some glyphs (like that "g")
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atr2
8y ago
No, it's not subpixel anti-aliasing. It's a completely different font. It looks like Roboto to me, while the rest of the email is written using Helvetica. DOM manipulation, of course. But not everybody knows about it. So most peop