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by chooseaname 6y ago
It really depends on what you're doing. If you're writing code for a device that's going to hang out in the forest for 10 years with no updates, write just enough code to solve the problem and make it easy to test. Then test
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by chooseaname 6y ago
>Censoring people is wrong and Facebook should refrain from doing it. > Let me decide what is true and false... Yes. But... Facebook's algorithms do not give you both sides of the story. You may end up being presented with only a
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by chooseaname 6y ago
> Linux is only free if your time has no value. I don't get this. I have more issues with Windows 10 than I do Ubuntu. Linux used to be fiddly, but not anymore. Windows 10 forgets stuff. You have bluetooth? Nope, maybe if you reb
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by chooseaname 6y ago
I'm doing well, thanks for asking. I have been full-time WFH for over half a decade so I had plenty of time to accommodate. My SO was forced to return to work recently, however, so I worry about that. And I think people have just giv
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by chooseaname 6y ago
> So, I’m predicting an MBP 13 - 16 range with an extra three hours of battery life+f I predict they'll have the same battery life. Any savings will be used to reduce the battery size.
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by chooseaname 6y ago
Why would habitual coffee drinkers be uncomfortable with coffee being a vice? A lot of coffee drinkers freely and openly admit that that first cup is needed to kick start the day and do so shamelessly. There might be some tiny fraction o
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by chooseaname 6y ago
Here in FL we just added 4000+ more cases. Every day we break our own record. Our governor seems to think he can blame it on "Hispanics". Sigh. Where did we go so wrong in this country? Why do people not care about each other?
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by chooseaname 6y ago
> We use our personal emails to set up the accounts. I would object to that. Personal and business don't mix.
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by chooseaname 6y ago
> Email is being replaced by Slack. Is it? I've never once used Slack. It's not on any of my devices. But email is and it works great.
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by chooseaname 6y ago
Who is this person and why do they feel they're an authority?
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by chooseaname 6y ago
His channel is great. I _really_ want to go to one of his live talks one day.
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by chooseaname 6y ago
Assuming naked swimmers wouldn't continue to swim as the tide goes out, you would find them laying on the sandy beach with their no-nos hanging out.
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by chooseaname 6y ago
> Offloading work to client devices feels like stealing to me at this point. Kinda is. It makes my mobile work harder and thus uses more battery.
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by chooseaname 6y ago
Even if you do read them, what good does it do you when practically the only ISP in your area is Comcast?
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by chooseaname 6y ago
> It has non-zero opportunity cost. Then just don't use it at all. Go buy a sub to Audible.
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by chooseaname 6y ago
Woah! This is great! Thanks so much.
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by chooseaname 6y ago
> The problem isn't digital cash, the problem is having payment infrastructure that's controlled by only one or two companies (like Visa and Mastercard). Payment infrastructure needs to be neutral with multiple payment provider
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by chooseaname 6y ago
They don't? What about VOIP?
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by chooseaname 6y ago
Okay, so are electric companies responsible for people growing weed?
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by chooseaname 6y ago
iPhones are designed to run apps. They are general purpose computers even if their name says otherwise. Comparing them to dishwashers is ... well you can't.
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by chooseaname 6y ago
It is called HN. You can’t ever discuss a language without also discussing Rust.
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by chooseaname 6y ago
> I wonder how much of that "innovation" really makes a difference to users. It makes a huge difference in terms of usability. Some sites are just plain awful to experience now. Not to mention battery hogs on mobile.
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by chooseaname 6y ago
Florida doesn’t do basements.
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by chooseaname 6y ago
I have worked remote full time for over half decade now and for the couple years before that it was optional. My opinion is that the work environment should he more fluid. There should be an option to WFH or office but whatever you choose
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by chooseaname 6y ago
Interesting. I’ve been thinking of trying to find a decent projector that operates off 12V for hurricane season. Something cheap because we’d not use it too often. DIY might be an option. I don’t have access to any way to make the metal pan
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by chooseaname 6y ago
If I recall there was some grumbling, but Apple being Apple, they do what they want.
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by chooseaname 6y ago
Blue is objectively the hardest color to see. Amber would be so much better in this scenario.
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by chooseaname 6y ago
Blue on black/dark gray is horrible for visual acuity.
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by chooseaname 6y ago
Honestly, we're bombarded with this type of behavior day in and day out. And it starts in the highest of places where one would expect more decorum. To a lot of people this behavior is contagious. It is much easier to be negative and t
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by chooseaname 6y ago
> But doesn't the huge project like CPU development require a lot of good workers rather than one genius? It requires a lot of good workers and one genius. Some people are just masters at seeing the big picture.

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