bilban

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by bilban 15y ago
I once had a crap work laptop that continually crashed. Every crash counted as one use - and that was incredibly annoying. So I'd rather something like one use equate to one day.
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by bilban 15y ago
Similarity/convention is actually a good thing for the consumer - as long as it is by sound design.
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by bilban 15y ago
How about just timing out threads, making them immutable after a predefined time limit? Once immutable display the final scores. Though I realise this won't help in the here and now.
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by bilban 15y ago
While I like the idea of visually being able to filter comments. I'd like to say that my eyes cannot tolerate HN's default colour scheme (and most other websites). Which means I use my own style sheet. So I don't even see dimmed down vote
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by bilban 15y ago
Believe me, they won't ever appreciate code quality - they just care that it works. Clients get more hung up over a typo than clean markup!
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by bilban 15y ago
You need to show them one unique feature that they like and find useful. It could be a plugin/extension. I'd suggest you say it's good practice to have the latest software installed. And in the case of Internet Explorer - if they are usin
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by bilban 15y ago
The automation is such a huge win. Algorithms can be run on the network to highlight anomalies in microseconds. A Facebook profile is better in someways than a thumb print or DNA. Net-citizens can be automatically character profiled. You
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by bilban 16y ago
Thanks for the link.
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by bilban 16y ago
Quite exciting this IE resurgence. It's a good reminder that you can't sit on your laurels - you have to keep innovating - and/or push yourself ahead of the pack. To the average Joe - what makes the new Firefox any different to the last ve
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by bilban 16y ago
I didn't say anything about trust. It was merely a suggestion to look at Iron or talk to the developers as they promote their product as an alternative to Chrome along the lines of privacy. You'd think they'd be in a good position to point
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by bilban 16y ago
You want to talk to the SRWare Iron team.
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by bilban 16y ago
I assume you mean you'd rather the title bar wasn't there - for your net book. Which is a fair comment. I guess you could run the browser in full screen mode. Though full screen doesn't suit everyone.
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by bilban 16y ago
It's indeed odd. The 'title' is the meta element, that is incredibly useful! It deserves attention. Not to be lost. That's not to say tat I don't like slim tool bars. I also prefer uniformity across the desktop and this feels like a devia
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by bilban 16y ago
Not sure about nuclear being the greenest, when you take into account mining for ore. I appreciate these were exceptional circumstances. But to be confronted with a nuclear disaster of any proportion is horrifying. Then it becomes an envi
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by bilban 16y ago
Not wanting to change the topic. But why on earth would you even consider nuclear power generation when you are in such a geologically unstable area? Sounds like idiocy to me. Fingers crossed here, could do without another man made disas
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by bilban 16y ago
Well speed isn't everything. I choose to run a bare bones web browser - without plugins - precisely because it is easier for me to read. I'd take a kindle over the iPad if it was easier on my eyes. I know that wouldn't suit everyone - but
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by bilban 16y ago
The Ubuntu naming landscape is currently confusing. I particularly dislike the names Kubuntu, Edubuntu and Xubuntu and would like to see them all go. I picked the netbook edition for a laptop - thinking it might be optimised for long batter
78.
by bilban 16y ago
Oh well, I at least appreciated the humour.
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by bilban 16y ago
I think that's a good point. You can still have a functional web page working in an older browser. Graceful degradation. I use a modern browser, but I turn off a lot of the functionality - so the web works for me. Accessible websites ge
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by bilban 16y ago
Get one of those fm transmitters, and use old radios in each room for music. Or carry a ghetto blaster or computer speakers and a portable player from room to room. If I need a tv in another room. I carry one in there. Not sure how good n
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by bilban 16y ago
I recommend this series, nice short introductions to math topics.
82.
by bilban 16y ago
Thought it was squarely aimed at adults. We age and sometimes our dreams get jaded or our friends and family shatter and ridicule them.
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by bilban 16y ago
Oh to be able to run around a garden with a chainsaw. Sadly I like in a block of flats, and you'd be glared at for smoking outside. Lucky you.
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by bilban 16y ago
That noticeably hits my cpu. I monitor CPU use in the task bar out the corner of my eye, and that was the very reason I abandoned Flash. Flash ads used to lock up my old G4 frequently. Perhaps if Flash only ran in your active tab - or rath
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by bilban 16y ago
Interesting point about the future of the web. That's a horrible idea that HTML 5 will be able to run rampant in my backgrounded tabs - certainly an itch that needs scratching...
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by bilban 16y ago
Flash is such a waste of CPU cycles, I disable flash, and lots of other things in my primary browser. If I need to view flash I'll fire up chrome.
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by bilban 16y ago
Seems a shame that a browser can't pick it's preferred format.
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by bilban 16y ago
I like the dollar prefix for variables. But each to their own.
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by bilban 16y ago
That would be Python!
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by bilban 16y ago
I don't even know if I'd agree that alcohol is worse. I guess you are in part referring to David Nutt's research. I'm sure his findings would be different if some of the other drugs on the list were decriminalised or legalised. The media

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