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by cbsks 7y ago
> If you've entered your age when you set up your Apple Watch or in the Health app and you're age 65 and over, this feature automatically turns on. https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT208944
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by cbsks 7y ago
You can tell that I haven’t worked in an on call position in a while...
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by cbsks 7y ago
Whenever I hear news like this, part of me feels bad for all the programmers working very long hours to fix the problem. You can be sure that a lot of pagers started to go off as soon as the reports of billing issues started to come in.
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by cbsks 7y ago
For something as important as financial management software, it doesn’t inspire confidence that there are ads in documentation. Could they find another way to monetize it?
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by cbsks 7y ago
There are still almost 15,000 people living there. It’s not really a suitable place for a Burning Man.
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by cbsks 7y ago
Google does such a good job with personalized results, that we have have forgotten how to search. Remember the old days when using a search engine effectively was a specialized skill? Search engines have gotten a lot better since then, but
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by cbsks 7y ago
> IoT was supposed to bring about this wonderful new era of integrated devices in the smart home. Instead, we now have walled gardens of stuff running in their own isolated ecosystems Was that really the expected outcome of a smart home?
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by cbsks 7y ago
> The response was stunning: we were greeted by near silence. We assigned 20-30 issues to developers, and almost none of them were acted on. We had worked hard to get the false positive rate down to what we thought was less than 20%, and
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by cbsks 7y ago
I just had the same confusion. Thanks for figuring it out so I didn’t have to!
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by cbsks 7y ago
Anecdote: I have only used CarPlay in rental cars, and every time I start driving while my wife connects her phone and gets directions and music going. It’s annoying that the map disappears when she checks her messages.
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by cbsks 7y ago
Here’s an update on those predictions: https://rodneybrooks.com/predictions-scorecard-2019-january-...
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My Dated Predictions (2018)(rodneybrooks.com)
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by cbsks 7y ago
I have a couple of leather belts (one brown and one black) that I got from https://simpleleatherbelt.com/ I highly recommend them. These belts will last a lifetime.
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by cbsks 7y ago
I’m in the US and see the comments. I regret seeing them. 4/6 comments that I read were incredibly toxic.
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by cbsks 7y ago
That is mentioned in the footnote: “it was often his practice to call in 6th formers and ask them for words for inclusion. At that time the US Forces were liberally strewn through Surrey, particularly in the Epsom area and there is no doubt
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by cbsks 7y ago
If you click on "More platforms and channels" and then scroll down to "Other Platforms", there are download links for Windows and macOS that work regardless of your useragent.
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by cbsks 7y ago
This is my experience with my belt drive bike too. It’s a neat novelty and it’s nice having one less chain to maintain. But I wouldn’t use it for rides over a few miles long and changing a flat is more involved.
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by cbsks 7y ago
It seems like the real issue was that Dropbox lost all of their senior C++ engineers. That’s a real mistake on their part, losing the only people who truly understand your product can be a death sentence for a company. I know my employer is
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by cbsks 7y ago
Also note the dams removed from the Elwha River in Washington: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elwha_Ecosystem_Restoration
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by cbsks 7y ago
You aren’t forced to upgrade, you just won’t get support from Microsoft. The support lifecycle for every Microsoft product is here: https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/hub/4095338/microsoft-li... If you need
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by cbsks 7y ago
If you view VC investments as a zero sum game then you could be justified in being upset that someone is wasting money that could be financing your company instead. I haven't heard anyone make that argument, however.
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by cbsks 7y ago
The “Filter for skin colors” step would probably need to be fixed. That’s the kind of kludge that pops up all the time in demo programs but doesn’t generalize very well.
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by cbsks 7y ago
If you've unknowingly been fed propaganda your entire life, it's easy to dismiss the truth as propaganda from the "enemy".
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by cbsks 7y ago
checkpatch isn't as thorough as you might expect. I ran it on the submitted patch and it didn't catch any of the code style mistakes.
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by cbsks 7y ago
Every time I see Perl code like this, I think "That's awesome! I've forgotten how expressive Perl is. It would be fun to use Perl for my next project." Then a few seconds later I snap out of it and realize that there is
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by cbsks 7y ago
Yes, it is in the US! You can get certified as a Professional Engineer (PE) by the National Council of Examiners for Engineering and Surveying (NCEES). The general requirements are a degree from an accredited program, passing the Fundamenta
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by cbsks 7y ago
I'm able to see it, but this banner is on the bottom of the page "This is your last free article." I wonder if it the number of articles resets monthly, or if this is my last one until I clear my cookies.
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by cbsks 7y ago
I was always told that when growing up but I never understood how drinking soda would actually cause a net loss of fluids. A quick search shows that my suspicions were correct. Even though drinking soda doesn't hydrate you as much as d
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by cbsks 7y ago
On my Android TV, every Amazon videos starts at low quality before jumping to high res after a minute or so. This happens every time I start the app. Netflix never has that issue for me. That minor annoyance is nothing compared to Netflix&#
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by cbsks 7y ago
Your phone will send GPS level location data if the provider requests it: https://www.spirent.com/~/media/white%20papers/mobile/lte_lb... "SUPL 2.0 features the use of geographical ‘triggers’, which

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