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by bil7 4y ago
various unfalsifiables.
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by bil7 4y ago
fun toy! Just wasted 15 mins without realising
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by bil7 4y ago
Doesn't really matter, directors and screenwriters keep finding new implementations of old interfaces that feel fresh and are thoroughly enjoyable. The problem comes when implementations are near identical.
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by bil7 4y ago
pretty hard when about 80% of new films these days are a sequel, remake, or tie into an existing universe[1]. Yes, just watch old films you say, but they're not on the front page of netflix and disney+, where the average person goes fo
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by bil7 4y ago
Yup. You would have thought HN would care about the truth rather than just reading headlines and assuming the worst. I imagine very few people here are even using the DDG browser.
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by bil7 4y ago
amazing project where performance, price and beauty converge. This guy's whole channel is first class.
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by bil7 4y ago
amazing advice, thank you for your valuable contribution to this discussion
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by bil7 4y ago
source on most engineers?
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by bil7 4y ago
While maybe not as visually spectacular, visual clarity is appealling to a large audience - just look at the 4K display sector for proof of that.
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by bil7 5y ago
see image for my history after clicking the generate button a few times. https://i.imgur.com/98Hwn8F.png
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by bil7 5y ago
gold
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by bil7 5y ago
don't populate browser history for each name generation
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by bil7 5y ago
honestly, luck. I successfully negotiated my rent down a whole 6.6% due to my old landlord and my new landlord being friends and having a good word put in for me.
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by bil7 5y ago
i think another common assumption is that excel is for normal people, and programming is for smart people. A lot of people don't see making formulas as programming.
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Halting Problem and Quantum Entanglement 2020 Breakthrough Result [MIP*=Re](youtube.com)
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by bil7 5y ago
not addressing the morality but simply the reason: DDG is complying with EU sanctions.
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by bil7 5y ago
Suffered with these exact issues for over a year of attempting to WFH. For years my office productivity was high and enjoyable. Then as soon as covid hit I immediately noticed an uptick in my mindless behaviour on work time. Went through a
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by bil7 5y ago
what foods would you recommend for vit d?
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by bil7 5y ago
google already does enough atrocious things, you don't have to make them up.
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by bil7 5y ago
This type of product is quite niche. I would also presume most people that hate being tracked enough to want this are also technically capable of doing it themselves. That leaves people who know enough to form a strong opinion but not enoug
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by bil7 5y ago
+1 for Insomnia. Incredibly intuitive to use.
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by bil7 5y ago
most people get mad if you call them an idiot. You can teach them truths about tech without insulting them
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by bil7 5y ago
presented with this position, many tech users would claim this doesn't apply to them
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by bil7 5y ago
The introduction to any article needs to keep things easy to understand for all readers regardless of competency and familiarity with the topic. While you are correct, classically solving a problem in a time measured in years is not useful
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by bil7 5y ago
I was actually implementing exactly this today in Angular and went with a <mat-autocomplete> https://v5.material.angular.io/components/autocomplete/overv...
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by bil7 5y ago
this is equivalent to suggesting plugging a keyboard and mouse into your phone when asking for laptop recommendations.
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by bil7 5y ago
i don't understand what you mean. Are you referring to performance or implementation details?
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by bil7 5y ago
a better idea is to first use filter() to obtain a collection you can then map() over. So then you dont need to continue or break, the offending elements of the collection were already filtered out.
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by bil7 5y ago
title correction: 9 ways lego has researched and expanded it's product line to increase profits while continuing to sell less popular traditional products
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by bil7 5y ago
classic hacker news moment: intelligent, wholesome reply to a joke.

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