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by dwd 6y ago
It might be as simple as not adding any semantic markup (an article element for example) for Reader View to use, but you could do all sorts of things with element positioning or pseudo elements to mess it up for non-humans.
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by dwd 6y ago
Until they work out how to properly disable reader view because it allows you to avoid JavaScript driven paywalls and Incognito/Private Mode nags.
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by dwd 6y ago
This is one of those places where strong opinions, loosely held should be applied. And I can imagine those people getting more invites simply on the basis of possibly being more agreeable to interact with. Programming is an abstraction (a p
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by dwd 6y ago
"Don't Panic" probably applies, but what's the equivalent of the all important towel in the blockchain space?
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by dwd 6y ago
I agree with your sentiment and yes, a workable solution is always the best solution. Idea was probably the wrong word, it's the highly vested, fully formed solutions that I've had issues with. Also, in saying that, I do believe d
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by dwd 6y ago
You nailed it in the first sentence - businesses don't need developers, they really need problem solvers - but we often don't get a seat at that table to turn around a problem before it lands on our desk as a request to code some
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by dwd 6y ago
I believe they tried but couldn't get it to pass. This is the Australian model. If you don't have insurance there's a Medicare surcharge based on your taxable income. The Gov gives you a tax rebate if you do have insurance.
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by dwd 6y ago
I picked Hamamatsucho to stay when I was in Tokyo. Walking distance to the tower one way and Shiodome the other - stopped by for the architecture and the clock. The Christmas lights are supposed to be pretty cool (they need to do those in M
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by dwd 6y ago
Rather than health care costs being completely 100% tax deductible, you just need the health insurance premiums to be covered, and you can index the deduction against taxable income if you want. The kicker, and this is where the US mindset
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by dwd 6y ago
The code is only half the game. Ron and crew had a wicked, warped sense of humour which played out in the puzzles. Dinky was the name of an island in Monkey Island 2, assuming some in-joke there.
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I avoid simply giving money to a lot of large charities. Fancy offices with executive level pay while they largely rely on donations and volunteers to do the real work for free. Kind of a corporation version of virtue signalling. I'd r
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by dwd 6y ago
Nothing wrong with Risk, so I don't get why it gets downvoted - especially given the influence it has had on gaming over the years. Maybe it is simply a wish to push people more towards the independent games rather than those owned by
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The problem with Monopoly was it was originally designed to not be fun except for the one person winning. You thought you were playing a game, but instead it was educating you on how the haves end up having more.
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by dwd 6y ago
Virtue signalling, plain and simple. Makes you look good to your peers without doing anything of substance. I don't get why there isn't a sustained campaign to reach out for commitments from elected representative while they are l
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by dwd 6y ago
Risk seems to get a lot of hate these days. BoardGameGeeks rankings push it way down, which seems to be a common theme for popular mainstream games. Though the ones at the bottom like Monopoly and Game of Life are truly horrible and give bo
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by dwd 6y ago
For a while I have been using USB drives to store semi-current files. Currently a 128Gb Sandisk Cruzer as it's always plugged in and allows me to keep the MBAs 128Gb drive 1/3 empty. To keep it sane I have everything stored in dmg
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by dwd 6y ago
I think this speaks for most of us... https://xkcd.com/1360/
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What the hyperloop set out to achieve was a worthy goal. The cost of high-speed rail in the US is astronomical so any solution that cuts that cost dramatically is a good thing. His plans for the LA-SF route was very much like what Brunel en
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by dwd 6y ago
Brunel would be my pick as a predecessor who Musk emulates. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isambard_Kingdom_Brunel Brunels' achievements spanned both civil and naval engineering projects, and much like Musk he didn
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by dwd 6y ago
This could solved with a little more thought from those doing the pick and pack. If someone orders 3kg of bananas or a dozen avos - mix it up with some ripe now and some on the green/firm side. The biggest issue we had was out of stock
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by dwd 6y ago
I always assumed it was a licensing thing where they couldn't use the MFC DLL to have the same buttons. Made it easy to spot a Delphi app.
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by dwd 6y ago
Brisbane is a 10ms ping away, Sydney is 20ms and 90% of the sites people use have a least a Sydney based CDN; but we can't let facts get in the way of real estate sales.
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by dwd 6y ago
Don't forget the Otways. The old growth forest parts are amazing and you used to be able to camp some places in there and even take along the dog. I live within walking distance of a comparable waterfall but can't take the dog du
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by dwd 6y ago
Haha - you'll find half of Queensland is just ex-pat Victorians. Just don't wear Victorian plates on your car - first day there after driving up from Victoria I got abused by some Maroochydore bogans. Portland is nice, but Port Fa
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by dwd 6y ago
Try Labuan, not as touristy and good Internet due to the offshore finance centre. Large number of expats as well as the oil crew from Brunei who come for the tax free alcohol. Regular flights to KL or take the ferry/fly to KK or Brunei
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by dwd 6y ago
Highly recommend Warrnambool as far as regional Victorian towns go, but the lack of humidity, constant wind and freezing water would take getting used to after Thailand. The Sunshine Coast or Cairns have a similar vibe but warmer weather.
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by dwd 6y ago
I avoid Rachel Maddow for the same reason I don't bother with the majority of Fox presenters. MSNBC is quite liberal and as much as I like Ari Melber, Chris Hayes and Nicole Wallace, they don't always keep their biases in check. C
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by dwd 6y ago
Fooled by Randomness is a great pick up and read a random chapter kind of book, even when you've read it cover to cover - also my favourite. One thing to his credit, he acknowledges his influences such as his huge admiration for Mandel
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by dwd 6y ago
I owned mostly Nintendo handhelds back then. Anyone looking for a bit of nostalgia try this: http://pica-pic.com/
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by dwd 6y ago
This word probably should exist: https://www.thisworddoesnotexist.com/w/epidemiograph/eyJ3Ijo... Someone used Epidemiography https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/0166218

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