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151.
by endemic 2y ago
Yeah, that original logo is way better. Kind of reminiscent of the Firefox logo before it got abstracted away into minimalism.
152.
by endemic 2y ago
And doing it this way is slooowww in JS
153.
by endemic 2y ago
I had an old iPhone where the previous owner had tried to repair it, but when reassembling left out a bracket that secured the camera connector to the motherboard. Dropping the phone would cause the connector to pop out, disabling the camer
154.
by endemic 2y ago
> There was a time where unless you graduated from a top-flight school, or were top X% at one of the better state schools, or had some other "in" (e.g. knowing somebody) the cool kids at the time (Microsoft/Apple/Yaho
155.
by endemic 2y ago
Could users still access functionality of pages with ActiveX content, albeit in a “degraded” state?
156.
by endemic 2y ago
> when was the last time you got complete, consistent, and unambiguous requirements? This made me cry/laugh. Very astute.
157.
by endemic 3y ago
Why not both?
158.
by endemic 3y ago
Why not both?
159.
by endemic 3y ago
I bought a used Mac Mini for personal projects _only_ for those keyboard shortcuts. They're too ingrained in my mind from using a Mac for my day job.
160.
by endemic 3y ago
This is actually what I want tbh
161.
by endemic 3y ago
Exactly -- don't resist, replace.
162.
by endemic 3y ago
The draw of games is exploring unique new worlds, and gaining a sense of mastery over them. What's not fulfilling about that?
163.
by endemic 3y ago
my hobbies are way more meaningful than boosting corporate profits
164.
by endemic 3y ago
What I would love is to be able to use modern laser mice with vintage PCs -- I have a Mac Plus which is a nightmare to use because those old ball mice are flippin' terrible.
165.
by endemic 3y ago
An amusing moment in my college years was when a roommate was trying to broaden his mind by listening to classical — but unwittingly downloaded PDQ. It sounded _almost_ authentic, but had the classic Schickele twists that gave it away.
166.
by endemic 3y ago
Asus' Zenfone line is also pretty appealing -- 5.9" screen on the most recent iteration.
167.
by endemic 3y ago
I can watch the whole (insanely expensive to produce) TV series for $16/month.
168.
by endemic 3y ago
Yeah, I suppose so. I still always try to convert friends and family members to Firefox with uBlock Origin. The experience is just so much better.
169.
by endemic 3y ago
Whoa whoa whoa! You're being way too rational about this issue.
170.
by endemic 3y ago
It’s a disaster. The most knowledgeable dev on my team regularly uses ChatGPT to solve typing issues. At this point we’ve lost the plot.
171.
by endemic 3y ago
One of the benefits of doing something as a hobby is that it doesn’t need to scale.
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by endemic 3y ago
> Stop shotgunning your resume to dozens of companies. Yeah, even with individually crafting the resume and cover letter, my response rate was incredibly low during my most recent job search. After doing that for a while, you realize it&
173.
by endemic 3y ago
Capitalism, baby!
174.
by endemic 3y ago
During the height of COVID, they were offering remote-friendly positions -- glad that their overall negative reputation stopped me from taking them up on it.
175.
by endemic 3y ago
After applying to a faceless mega-corp, I somehow found the hiring manager on LinkedIn and politely messaged them. Totally ghosted me. Later received the customary automated rejection email.
176.
by endemic 3y ago
The users expect it! Superior developer experience! Don't question the dogma!
177.
by endemic 3y ago
That's a feature!
178.
by endemic 3y ago
Right, kind of a “put up or shut up” sort of thing. Easier to listen to/take seriously someone who has actually written the code.
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by endemic 3y ago
> With TotK's flop, people were able to see BotW wasnt that great Uhhh, what? https://www.metacritic.com/browse/game/all/all/current-year/
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by endemic 3y ago
I'm a low level corporate drone -- you think I have any autonomy? 20MB React app? That's just the way things are!

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