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by dmonitor 2y ago
Sounds like a devious prank to pull on a coworker. Flash their keyboard with firmware that has builtin cloud -> butt, or their -> there and vice-versa
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by dmonitor 2y ago
Baba is You and Stardew would require scaling because their pixel art expects a certain gridsize to encompass the screen. Factorio might as well, I'm not sure. Dwarf Fortress is played in a terminal so whether it can be stated to even
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by dmonitor 2y ago
Author stated in the thread that the limit doesn't exist. It's just a joke https://news.ycombinator.com/context?id=42627930
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by dmonitor 2y ago
Minecraft is a bad example. It uses low resolution textures, but the screen resolution is as big as your display. I'm not even sure what the maximum is.
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by dmonitor 2y ago
I actually daily drive Windows for work (mandatory). It's the source of my seething anger. Just a couple days ago I was greeted with a fullscreen "UPGRADE TO WINDOWS 11. EXPERIENCE COPILOT" ad on login.
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by dmonitor 2y ago
I live in alabama. One of our state's senators only previous job was as a football coach. It's bleak out here.
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by dmonitor 2y ago
I imagine that it's perpetuated by the myth that people who make a shitton of money "legitimately" (ie getting insanely lucky by inheritance, investing in a moonshot, or both) are somehow magically blessed with the wisdom to
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by dmonitor 2y ago
Referral sniping is only a half of the scam. The other half is that Honey snipes the code even if they don't find a discount, and that companies pay Honey to prevent it from showing certain coupon codes. They pay for it because 1) thin
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by dmonitor 2y ago
That subreddit is for windows "fans"
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by dmonitor 2y ago
Use whatever operating system you want, but I can't imagine being a Windows "fan". It's like being a fan of traffic and billboards. Linux has community ownership and MacOS has the weird Apple design quirks that you can l
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by dmonitor 2y ago
I remember getting prompted for it on iOS when they added it. I still have it turned off.
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by dmonitor 2y ago
Likely a common way to store recovery codes. Similar to those bots that scrape github for API keys
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by dmonitor 2y ago
> For my part, I'm grateful for Spotify's "exclude from taste profile" feature This is my first time being made aware of this. Fantastic option that more websites should adopt
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by dmonitor 2y ago
Every creative industry seems to be in a death spiral right now. More media is being produced than ever before, but very few people seem to be able to create art while sustaining a comfortable living. Online media had a brief period where i
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by dmonitor 2y ago
> James "Jumper" Wide had been known for jumping between railcars until an accident where he fell and lost both of his legs at the knee Incredible
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by dmonitor 2y ago
> The reason Christians are encouraged to bring the gospel to non believers is commonly referred to as the great commission. However this should be given and not forced . I'm familiar, but it's tangential to what I'm sayin
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by dmonitor 2y ago
There are definitely sects that take the job much more seriously than others. I personally have known too many that basically end up coordinating a group of volunteer assistant pastors and deacons to nearly all of the work. Frequent month-l
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by dmonitor 2y ago
> probably the greatest gift one can give to one's kids - freedom of faith and self determination, something almost impossible as adult if indoctrinated young This really isn't possible to give someone. Your cultural upbringing
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by dmonitor 2y ago
The shape of the modern church frustrates me to no end. I consider myself a believer, but every time I look at a Christian organization I find their foundational document to be "The Book of Common Prayer" or some other 16th centur
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by dmonitor 2y ago
> The Passover Plot by Hugh J Schonfield; author contends that Jesus believed that he was the prophesied Messiah and engineered his arrest and crucifixion out of sheer genius and clever actions. Fantastic read. Orchestrating the destruct
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by dmonitor 2y ago
reprogrammable buttons, adjustable dpi, customizeable lights, etc
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by dmonitor 2y ago
presumably, it should be illegal to record a movie with with an inbuilt camera. capturing the data in such a way that an identical copy can be automatically be reproduced brakes the social contract around the way those works are shared. the
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by dmonitor 2y ago
it's not second person. it's not addressing anyone directly. it's addressing the audience in a specific context.
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by dmonitor 2y ago
that's a fun thought experiment, but not at all practical
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by dmonitor 2y ago
Because silicon is a robot. A camcorder can't catch a flick with me in the theater even if I dress it up like a muppet.
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by dmonitor 2y ago
he apparently has a personal axe to grind against transgenders thanks to his daughter. he's also placed himself in charge of some kind of widespread government defunding program with decreased regulations for his businesses at the top
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by dmonitor 2y ago
Genuinely: why does this exist? It's so hidden as to be an easter egg, but also provides zero entertainment value.
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by dmonitor 2y ago
I don't think that's a cynical take considering the description > (e.g., for indexing, text analysis, etc.)
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by dmonitor 2y ago
Elon is clearly using his fortune to enact wide scale societal change. He's currently chilling in the president-elect's house and chatting with foreign leaders. How Elon spends his money shouldn't be my problem, but he's
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by dmonitor 2y ago
there's definitely the odd game where a player suffers an injury in practice or early in the game, and a potentially close matchup becomes a disappointing wash as a result.

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