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by dtagames 2y ago
While it might feel like a trap for some users, relying on "non-free" software (in other words, most software) is a trap the vast majority of users are happy to get into. They would prefer to have modern websites with fairly advan
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by dtagames 2y ago
This was a terrible product. I'm not surprised it didn't get any uptake when it was launched. It was confusing and distracting and hard to use. The underlying tech of performing live updates from simultaneous users survived, thoug
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by dtagames 2y ago
Good article! TL;DR: Bad music goes away for lack of interest, often after decades. Good music survives because new artists seek to learn and imitate the style of the true greats. Takeaway: Promote the new greats and don't worry about
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Superfest. Unbreakable glass, 70s forerunner of Gorilla Glass [video](youtube.com)
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by dtagames 3y ago
Best quote from the article: "...personal library science is focused on your relationship with your information. How do we store information so that it useful at a later date? How do we transform our information into new valuable asse
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by dtagames 3y ago
VR/AR is one of those apps that's always "just around the corner" and "gonna be big" in the future. But that future never arrives. Before VR in the early days of the web, people tried user interfaces that looke
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by dtagames 3y ago
Synth players have studied and emulated timbres (and created new ones) since the pipe organ (an additive synthesizer). Many books have been written about timbre in electronic terms -- a combination of frequencies and amplitude envelopes tha
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by dtagames 3y ago
Is selling something knowing that it can never deliver on the promise a scam? I think so. P.T. Barnum hawked shows outside the tent that couldn't deliver inside. Theranos could never deliver. Nor Magic Leap. Nor Elon on his crazy pro
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by dtagames 3y ago
The reason YouTubers want those is that, with enough subscribers, you are able to monetize. You need 1,000 subscribers[0] and 4,000 watch hours over the last year to collect your portion of the ad revenue. [0] https://support.goo
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by dtagames 3y ago
With that? Probably not. That girl who unboxes toys does pretty well. And Mr. Beast makes money. You need mass market type content to get mass market money. If you write software, like I do, that job itself is probably going to be your top
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by dtagames 3y ago
I agree. One piece of advice I like to give is, "Change only the one worst thing." Figure out what you (or, preferably, your users) hate most. Change only that one thing. Wash, rinse, repeat.
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by dtagames 3y ago
This article is true but does a poor job of explaining itself. SGML was invented at IBM before it became an ISO standard. It's purpose is right in the name, Standard Generalized Markup Language. HTML is an application of SGML (this
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by dtagames 3y ago
Browsers really don't change to remove features very often. You can still use HTML 1.0 if you'd like and it works fine. API's, on the other hand, are a service like Apple provides with their store. If you rely on someone else
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by dtagames 3y ago
All true. You'll also find the overhead of dealing with Apple on any topic will come back to haunt you again and again. On the web, no one can force you change the app you already shipped and no one can change the rules under which it
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by dtagames 3y ago
The only jobs in programming that are truly threatened by AI are ones that are held by people who don't want to learn to use AI to make their programs better and easier to write.* AI is like the internet. Those who make platforms with
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by dtagames 3y ago
TL;DL: They're awful. Pallid. Silly. Boring.
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by dtagames 3y ago
Urgent is a choice. The situations we get ourselves into lead from our choices. I take it as empowering rather than negative. In other words, if I've gotten myself into a situation where I don't have time for things that are actua
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by dtagames 3y ago
I've always hated the expression, "I didn't have time." Everyone has the same amount of time in every day. It's just a polite/BS way of saying, "I didn't choose to do it." If we tell that lie t
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by dtagames 3y ago
Another great book from P.K. Dick and a watershed piece of animation from Richard Linklater. Unforgettable.
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by dtagames 3y ago
1&1. Now called Ionos. Been great and dev focused for years. Simple UI for actual DNS record editing instead of a dumbed-down configurator.
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by dtagames 3y ago
Stop giving FB $40k, or any money. You're only feeding the beast, which won't make it stop.
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by dtagames 3y ago
1x annual revenue
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by dtagames 3y ago
That's true, too! Certainly apathy and incompetence are deal killers. Re values alignment, I agree that meeting in the middle is the thing. That's the alignment I was referring to. It would be nearly impossible for all of one&#x
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by dtagames 3y ago
Planes can be automated because their routes are segregated and scheduled (for commercial flights). There is no chance of a pedestrian walking through an air corridor and very little chance of a bicycle being left on a runway. While not per
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by dtagames 3y ago
One thing can be said about the airline industry. They may not want their competitors to make money but they do want them to fly safely. Accidents have a demonstrable effect on the whole business. People who are or become afraid to fly do
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by dtagames 3y ago
People can change their vision, skills, and commitments. Values don't normally change except to be solidified as one gets older. Being an older person myself (and working for both myself and others in many different contexts), I would
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by dtagames 3y ago
Anyone proposing this is either twisting or seriously misunderstanding the meaning of the word "homicide," an intentional killing. At most, a company could be pursued for manslaughter, death as a side effect of a business activity
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by dtagames 3y ago
This sounds fantastic and very much needed!
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by dtagames 3y ago
More big name "news" sites are requiring logins new because 3rd party cookies are going away. If you login, however, the company has the right to track you because you agreed by signing-up. Instead of a 3rd party cookie, they simp
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by dtagames 3y ago
The impact of this might be overstated or even concluded. I was just there in the US ten minutes ago for coffee and things are working fine.

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