dashingdolphin

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by dashingdolphin 10y ago
The thing is, Windows and macOS separately worked to expose a consistent model/metaphor of how your computer works for users to learn and understand. This model is an abstraction (and thus leaks), but they had a lot of time, money, and
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by dashingdolphin 10y ago
> Most things Just Work now. I would definitely agree this is true compared to "before". I remember fooling with Linux in the late 90s and getting graphics to work at a native resolution to my monitor and sound was a big accomp
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by dashingdolphin 10y ago
1. Search "from:John Smith newer_than:30d", note the number of emails as x 2. Search "from:John Smith newer_than:30d sustainability", note the number of emails as y 3. pctg = (y / x) * 100 Guess my career as a p
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by dashingdolphin 10y ago
A few years back I was in the same boat, rocking a Sansa Clip and no smartphone. I'm a little fuzzy on the details, but the way I consumed Audible content was: - Burning to CD, which their software did - Ripping the CD to wav using oth
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by dashingdolphin 10y ago
I think this is being attempted, though everyone I've seen is horrendous. - Graphics designers are not necessarily qualified UI (or "UX") designers - UX designers are not necessarily qualified UX designers - Qualified UX desi
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by dashingdolphin 10y ago
I've been dealing with the same issue. I haven't figured out any real trick to it; the best I can tell, a working Linux system is composed of so many different utilities worked on by so many different people, there's a lot le
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by dashingdolphin 10y ago
Out of habit, I tend to always use a not-logged in state for everything, and if I need a particular service (including Google), I do so in an Incognito window. However, I don't use a VPN or spoof my User Agent. Google 100% knows who I