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5y ago
One of the cost cutting decisions when designing the Model M was using plastic rivets. Some of these rivets break and the keys stop responding. My 1997 keyboard still have all the rivets intact, so I suppose that it might have to do with th
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elcano
5y ago
I love my Brand New Model F keyboard. People praise the solid construction, durability, and repairability, which is awesome, but I mostly care about two factors: (a) the feeling of the keys, which is similar to the Model M but lighter, and
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elcano
5y ago
If you buy at Unicomp, I'd recommend the New models. There are two. A full size and a compact. They have better finish than all their other models. Check the review of the full size New Model M here: https://sharktastica.co.
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elcano
5y ago
To expand, the big 3 players (that I know) in the analytics are Tableau (simple things are easy, complex stuff is near impossible using the desktop app alone), Spotfire (simple stuff is not super easy, but with the desktop client the sky is
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elcano
5y ago
I would say that you have to define your audience. You have 4 possible level of users. There are people in the middle, of course, but these are your big groups: 1. IT/programmers (like you) 2. Advanced analysts (that are not afraid of
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6y ago
This could have been a good report, assuming that the data supported the facts that the reporter wanted to prove. It is a shame that this reporter has no idea about statistics. He got good data shaked it up and made some intuitive claims. D
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6y ago
When I visit a website I make sure to look at the collection of articles that they have published. This gives me an idea of their mission, and how to interpret their content. In this website, this advice is relevant.
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7y ago
I wonder why the Android version of this app needs permission to: 1. Take pictures and videos 2. Record audio 3. Get precise GPS location, or any location at all.
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7y ago
It is not a serious article about cost of ownership. It cherry picks and conveniently creates scenarios that make the case that the author wants to prove. For cost of ownership the author had to include the cost of a lot of oil changes, tim
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7y ago
"...difficult to dispute numbers..." This article compares car and fuel cost, but leaves out periodic maintenance costs. How many oil changes or timing belt does a Tesla have to do in a lifetime? How many did he include in the ana
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10y ago
Each of my children has an email account that I configured on my own domain. When I enrolled them in a soccer team I used their email address in form. I get forwarded every email that they receive, but by noticing the To: field I can determ
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Have you ever had real wasabi? Probably not
(eurekalert.org)
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10y ago
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11y ago
Where are the references supporting the claims made in the article? Are there any serious, independent, statistically powerful studies that say that anybody can loose weight by eating the food listed there? Even if what you say is true, you
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The Little Box Challenge, an open competition to build a smaller power inverter
(littleboxchallenge.com)
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11y ago
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11y ago
All software acquired by Oracle. Well, not really all....but you know that many Oracle acquisitions are motivated or if the need to remove a competitor and keep their customers. The disappearance of Brio Intelligence Designer (a.k.a. Brio
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elcano
11y ago
Where I this file supposed to be located in an installed system, if I wanted to check?
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11y ago
"Luna is the world’s first programming language featuring two exchangeable representations: textual and visual, which you can freely switch at any time." I have not made an extensive research, but this doesn't sound right to
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11y ago
I have worked for world leading companies in both scenarios for many years, and can tell you that the dimensionality, caos and scale of the manufacturing industry is difficult to match. Actually, depending on the place, it is difficult to c