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by fitzroy 8y ago
I remember being at the O'Reilly Emerging Technologies Conference in the early 2000s. Lots of UNIX-loving people had just bought their first Mac laptops and basically the whole room was taking notes in a single SubEthaEdit doc via BonJ
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by fitzroy 8y ago
That is painfully accurate. For anyone that hasn't heard of it, I find the Kill Sticky Headers bookmarklet helpful. https://alisdair.mcdiarmid.org/kill-sticky-headers/
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by fitzroy 8y ago
I’ve honestly thought about getting a VR setup just to play Beat Saber.
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by fitzroy 8y ago
Also, for anyone that doesn't know: you can request an old school ATM card (not a debit card, i.e. no MC/Visa logo) from your bank and use a credit card for purchases instead. This reduces the exposure of a critical account. And i
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by fitzroy 8y ago
Sure, but they're already reading your monthly payment data. My point was just that Google gets and (probably) analyzes aggregate payment information but the user only gets what they already know. If Google is sucking up all of that da
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by fitzroy 8y ago
I've always assumed they do this since they've recognized and surfaced flight and event information for years. I thought about switching my email to iCloud but I'm afraid Apple's going to change the domain yet again. And
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by fitzroy 8y ago
Maybe domains registered more recently work differently, but my Google domains use a random user account generated by Google for eNom (the provider they were contracting with at the time). That makes each domain it's own virtual custom
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by fitzroy 8y ago
Also, for anyone thinking of using iBooks with iCloud Drive (iBooks syncing via iCloud, or whatever it's called) and importing ebooks or PDFs from iCloud Drive into iBooks, be aware that they will disappear whenever your device is low
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by fitzroy 8y ago
"I apologize for such an algorithmically-generated letter letter - I didn't have time to write a non-algorithmically-generated one." ― Mark Twain's Gmail
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by fitzroy 8y ago
Digestion as a Service.
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by fitzroy 9y ago
I remember spending all of a Saturday typing in that game in the back of the book where you're a stationary cursor-sized block at the bottom of the screen and you have to tap the space bar at the right time to hit the big white block m
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by fitzroy 9y ago
I felt the same way for a long time. It's like trying to train a cat to sit and stay. You might want to check out the book, The Power of Now by Eckhart Tolle. The free Headspace meditations are also a good lightweight introduction IMO.
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by fitzroy 9y ago
Now Waze has an incentive to choose the route with the most red lights. The driving version of the "slideshow" listicle. 'You can skip this intersection in 15, 14, 13...'
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by fitzroy 9y ago
FYI: It's $309 for individuals with the education discount ($329 for the general public, $299 for schools). The Pencil is also $89 for individual education customers. https://www.apple.com/us-hed/shop/buy-ipa
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by fitzroy 9y ago
> Why does it seem like there's no real oversight on macOS development anymore? It may seem like that, but don't forget 15 years ago Mac OS X 10.3 erased external FireWire drives. http://kottke.org/03/10&#x
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by fitzroy 9y ago
FriendFeed was great for this (until it was acquired and eventually shut down by Facebook). Seems like a good time to resurrect that idea.
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by fitzroy 9y ago
I've used these and they're good. Their digestive enzymes are good as well. I wouldn't trust any of non-refrigerated grocery store brands. http://www.giprohealth.com/probiotics.aspx You can also get Rx probio
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by fitzroy 9y ago
Additional opposition from the ACLU and the EFF: https://www.aclu.org/blog/privacy-technology/internet-privac... https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2018/03/eff-and-x-groups-tell-... Coun
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by fitzroy 9y ago
I use vinegar for light cleaning and dusting, and rubbing alcohol for almost all other household cleaning now. Isopropyl alcohol is basically magic — it sterilizes and completely evaporates with no lingering residue or fragrances. And a ste
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by fitzroy 9y ago
Mine is clearly set to only "While Using" on iOS 11. I don't see why it's surprising that MoviePass tracks your location when you open the app to look up movies or check in. Would that not be obvious?
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by fitzroy 9y ago
Here's a photo page from mine in 1997 (still sitting on my hard drive). http://seanfitzroy.com/old/1997/fantasyfest/index.html A GIF "writes out" the title on a notepad background image. Then i
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by fitzroy 9y ago
For anyone interested, the documentary Betting On Zero is very good (on Netflix). I'd be curious to hear how the film came together and got financed. It certainly has an agenda and Bill Ackman comes out looking pretty good vs Herbalife
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by fitzroy 9y ago
There are a lot of conversations happening about this. In short, right now the autonomous features available to consumers are considered level 2 so the driver is required to be alert and ready to take control at all times (similar to using
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by fitzroy 9y ago
2 observations: 1) A video ad is potentially a poor environment for direct response signups in this case. People usually just want to watch the video they clicked on (unless maybe you're advertising on videos about Japanese candy — but
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by fitzroy 9y ago
Always boil the water. Source: Binge watching 7 seasons of Naked and Afraid.
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by fitzroy 9y ago
"a late-2012 iPad Mini, model number A1432, black, with 16 gigabytes of storage. It retailed, at release, for $329." So the cost of owning this iPad has been less than 20 cents/day over its 5 year usable life. That doesn&#x27
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by fitzroy 9y ago
Paris has the loveliest architectural tax-avoidance.
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by fitzroy 9y ago
Another vote for On Writing! Fantastic book (and the only Stephen King book I've read).
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by fitzroy 9y ago
Seveneves
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by fitzroy 9y ago
"Some things are just easier on a desktop, like sending an email, bolding text, or copying and pasting between apps." Are these the best examples they could come up with?

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