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by fbelzile 7y ago
Check out Sendy: sendy.co As a business that sends emails infrequently, it's probably saved me hundreds/thousands and it has good instructions to set it up with SES. One-time (ish) fee, until you need to upgrade to the next major
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by fbelzile 7y ago
Right, but when you try to report a busted macOS API to Apple that breaks your app, you have to walk on egg shells...
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by fbelzile 7y ago
It looks like it's up again for me.
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by fbelzile 7y ago
Or Kinder Surprise eggs [0]. No problems going to Walmart to pick up a firearm though... [0] https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/food-and-drink/feat...
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Shut down social media platforms, ex-Facebook adviser urges(cbc.ca)
81 points by fbelzile 7y ago|75 comments
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Google launches HTML "portal" tag, a new web page navigation system for Chrome(techcrunch.com)
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by fbelzile 8y ago
Canadian Air Force, but same issues with the overly stringent medical requirements. A minor form of scoliosis disqualified me from ever using an ejection seat. Although I wanted to fly transport planes, the training required the use of an a
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by fbelzile 8y ago
Yes. Amazon would also be impacted by Elizabeth Warren's plan.
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by fbelzile 8y ago
Cold Turkey uses NTP to get time from the Internet and falls back to the OS time if that fails. You might just need to add a firewall exception somewhere. Also, you can block the system settings so you can't change the time: C:\Windows
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by fbelzile 8y ago
I created the 5th app in this list (Cold Turkey Blocker). I'm actually surprised they didn't mention my other app called Cold Turkey Writer. It runs full-screen and doesn't let user out of the program until a goal (word count
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Google's new Stadia service lets you play video games without downloading them(washingtonpost.com)
1 points by fbelzile 8y ago|1 comments
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by fbelzile 8y ago
You're right. It's a relatively small, but persistent concern people have emailed me about. After a while, the squeaky wheel gets the grease. I know this because I'm temporarily using a Chrome-based WebBrowser component for c
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by fbelzile 8y ago
I run a bootstrapped desktop productivity software business myself. I'd say the split is somewhere around 70% Windows and 30% Mac (all self-marketing, no app stores). The mobile rush created a huge vacuum in the desktop market that I t
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Nvidia AI turns sketches into photorealistic landscapes in seconds(techcrunch.com)
3 points by fbelzile 8y ago|0 comments
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The 737Max and Why Software Engineers Might Want to Pay Attention(medium.com)
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by fbelzile 8y ago
I really like the design of the product logo: https://www.hanskamp.nl/uploads/webshop/products/2019/jan/ha... For some reason, it's oddly satisfying to see two concepts merge into one cohesive
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by fbelzile 8y ago
I want to personally thank you for this. I cancelled my order with Comodo/SSLStore and followed your suggestion. EV certificate is already in the mail :)
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by fbelzile 8y ago
I'm okay with this. If a user agent is attempting to block my tracking code (piwik.js), it's likely that the user doesn't want to be tracked. Part of respecting user privacy is accepting the fact my tracking scripts will be b
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by fbelzile 8y ago
Very cool. For those that want to de-Google-ify their website analytics in a more practical sense, consider using a self-hosted Matomo (formerly Piwik) instance: https://matomo.org/ I find it has 80% of the features GA has,
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by fbelzile 8y ago
That means nothing. All airlines based out of France and Germany are ISOA certified, never had a fatality, and are rated 7/7 by AirlineRatings [0] (industry leader on airline safety ratings), for example. [0] https://www.air
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by fbelzile 8y ago
Yes, Sectigo via The SSL Store.
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by fbelzile 8y ago
I'm going through a "renewal" right now... The archaic maze of validation is also getting on my nerves. It's been three weeks now that I'm waiting for a phone call to validate my phone number. This article is making
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by fbelzile 8y ago
It's as if they are versioning web design for marketing purposes to show how "forward thinking" they are.
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by fbelzile 8y ago
> The use of Bootstrap and the spread of templates made Web Design boring. Boring maybe, but Bootstrap is extremely practical for non-designers like me. I feel like Bootstrap captured more than 80% of the features I want for less than 20
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How To Finally Make Something(medium.com)
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by fbelzile 8y ago
> Opera Touch blocks annoying cookie dialogs and lets you focus on browsing Oh man. It looks like we've come full circle on well intentioned but poorly implemented EU regulations.
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Microsoft Edge Lets Facebook Run Flash Code Behind Users' Backs(zdnet.com)
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by fbelzile 8y ago
I feel uneasy with your reaction. Maybe reducing the max number of recipients to the hundreds would help reduce the chance for abuse while still keeping your core customer base happy? It might also reduce the risk of getting booted off the
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by fbelzile 8y ago
It might help to separate out business functions from the product itself. From your comment on the blog: > Like I’ve explained above, cancel@gmass.co is not an email address. To the average user, it certainly looks like an email address.
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by fbelzile 8y ago
I think what jacobolus is saying is after a certain point, more money won't necessarily lead to better quality of work. [0] https://hbr.org/1993/09/why-incentive-plans-cannot-work

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