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by elxr 4y ago
> well-functioning laptops (Apple that is) And even they had a ~4 year period (2016-2019) of putting out sub-par, handicapped laptops. Nowadays, framework's making some pretty great laptops. Repairable, linux-friendly, and nicely pr
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by elxr 4y ago
Never heard of the brand, the phone looks pretty unique from a quick look at their website. But using parentheses in your brand name is a bit of a head-scratcher.
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by elxr 4y ago
> where I proactively enter sites where I actually do want notifications. Isn't this how it works in Firefox/Chrome right now? I routinely get prompts from websites asking for push notification permission, which I always deny.
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by elxr 4y ago
For casual web browsing, on some sites I find it more efficient to click links directly on the screen instead of using a cursor. A big one for me, pinch to zoom for images/charts/maps is a lot more natural to me on a touchscreen.
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by elxr 4y ago
I'd rather buy a similarly light laptop, that has a touchscreen. You can already get AMD Zen 3+ machines in this size class, that isn't too far behind in perf & efficiency. Doing so gives you much better Linux compatibility, a
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by elxr 4y ago
Lots of great advice here. The HN community is truly amazing. I've decided to work on my own issues regarding starting right now. Small steps, consistency, and rethinking failures as learning opportunities. Won't be easy, but we c
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by elxr 4y ago
Because: 1. I already have nice earphones, I don't want to spend another $200-$250 for no reason (the going price of most wireless earbuds I've been interested in) 2. Way lower latency than bluetooth. 3. I have too many things to
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by elxr 4y ago
Sounds like something basic income could help alleviate.
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by elxr 4y ago
Should be a simple fix. It might just need regulation on the balance wheel (super quick, no need to disassemble the whole movement), or one of the pinions might be bent (just replace that wheel). Take it to a watchmaker, a fix like this wou
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by elxr 5y ago
I love the craigslist UI. So simple and traditional, most 80 year olds can use it.
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by elxr 5y ago
It's enough for me. I have a 2022 4K TV that I just never connected to a network and everything works just fine.
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by elxr 5y ago
Agreed, my next laptop will have to be 1600p at least.
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by elxr 5y ago
Same here. I actively made an effort to tell coworkers how much I hate Jira. Hopefully new startups choose something more sensible.
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by elxr 5y ago
If you're hosting your code on GitHub, then GitHub projects is definitely worth using. Does everything I used to use Jira for, but feels more modern and lightweight. Also, it has dark mode.
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by elxr 5y ago
To add to what's already been said, it also came in manual.
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by elxr 5y ago
Still looks better than most of the compact crossovers nowadays which look neither here nor there. At least the element looks unique and utilitarian. And considering the short length (it's shorter than the current corolla hatch), the c
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by elxr 5y ago
Saved for later. Also looks like I should get on the Rust train. This and Tauri are things I could definitely see myself using a lot in the future.
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by elxr 5y ago
I recently decided to take a month of reddit for the sake of my crippled attention span. Over the past year, I've already narrowed down my subreddits to what I'd consider useful information, but that only helped a little. There&#x
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by elxr 5y ago
Racing sims are where VR truly comes into its own. Racing sims especially. Many popular racing sims have great VR support, and a lot of them have very detailed textures (compared to the average VR game). Combine that with a good wheel and a
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by elxr 5y ago
Yup, that's more than the average cell phone plan in a lot of countries.
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by elxr 5y ago
Really depends on the thing. Surfboards, motorcycles, hell even some nice speakers. Those are things you buy once, yet provide continuous great experiences (at minimal extra cost) for many years to come. Of course, traveling is amazing too,
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by elxr 5y ago
A personal example is my motorcycle. It's as material a thing as you can get, but the enjoyment I had gotten out of it would be hard to match if I looked to "buy experiences" instead. Of course, the by-product of owning a mot
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by elxr 5y ago
This article just pushed WebGL to the top of my to-learn list! Those graphics were lovely, and makes me realize how underutilized this stuff is in the modern web.
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by elxr 5y ago
Not true at all. All camera makers take years (some times 5 or more) to update their sensors to newer versions. And while feature updates like better EVFs or better video specs are a bit more frequent, they aren't yearly. Probably clos
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by elxr 5y ago
Dedicated cameras, with all their compromises, are just more fun to use. Photography to me isn't just about the final output, but the experience getting that photo. > the golden age of late 00s DSLR Flickr hobbyism Even though I do
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by elxr 5y ago
Entry level DSLRs also only had 1 control wheel for a long time. This was always one of my biggest issues when looking for a decent, affordable DSLR. It really kneecaps usability. When in aperture priority, having only a single wheel for F-
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by elxr 5y ago
It has already been fixed.
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by elxr 5y ago
I would absolutely love to get one of these, and I respect the focus on PPD over everything. I've always wanted to replace my laptop screen with a VR headset for programming while traveling. Shame about that price though. Now I do unde
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by elxr 5y ago
Yup, as a developer, being able to build a UI once and have it work pretty much identically on Linux, Windows, and MacOS is a huge time saver. But whenever I actually use an electron app; the startup times and half-baked keyboard support (I