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by gundmc 5y ago
> although Youtube still does track you, but in ways that probably violate EU law, and might violate US law too. I was in agreement with your post until this throw-in line at the end. What reason do you have to believe that YouTube is br
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by gundmc 5y ago
I've heard this phrase used by non-native English speakers, but are you suggesting it comes from practicing within a particular domain? If so, which?
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by gundmc 5y ago
Thanks, makes sense. I guess the number of legacy exceptions that are still relevant is vanishingly small so I haven't encountered many.
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by gundmc 5y ago
Why is Brookings eligible for a .edu TLD?
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by gundmc 5y ago
For anyone else who was curious what the fix was, but not curious enough to read the whole long-form piece: > Shilling worked out the precise volume and pressure of fuel being pumped into the chamber by the Merlin engine and designed a b
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by gundmc 5y ago
Please add a (2016) tag.
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by gundmc 5y ago
This reminds me of my favorite scene from The West Wing where they talk about how misleading the Mercator projection is with regard to the size of Africa. https://youtu.be/eLqC3FNNOaI
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by gundmc 5y ago
Fair enough. For what it's worth, Stadia pro includes Destiny 2 and the expansions/DLC and there's a 1 month free promo. (The base game is also totally free without the pro trial, but honestly there's not much to do in t
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by gundmc 5y ago
You chose the single most latency sensitive type of game. If you're someone who plays those games competitively, you're better off sticking to your local rig and CRT display. For most games and most users, you'll get the feel
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by gundmc 5y ago
Interesting, I didn't realize they had quite that large of a market share.
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by gundmc 5y ago
Honest question: Have you actually tried Stadia? You have a lot of assumptions and theoreticals in your post, but for all of Stadia's shortcomings the streaming tech is _incredibly_ good. A ton of people will run mental calculations, a
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by gundmc 5y ago
The game selection has improved a lot, but is still the weak point. Resident Evil, Cyberpunk, Madden, FIFA, etc were huge wins. Ubisoft seems all in on Stadia and streaming more broadly. If they can work out a deal to get the upcoming Divis
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by gundmc 5y ago
OP copied the title from the article, but it seems weird to specifically call out Tesla when this legislation applies to all Electric Vehicles. I guess Tesla gets clicks?
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by gundmc 5y ago
> The moderation is a definite net positive. Their moderation was effective at growing the platform, but pretty horrific in its own right. https://www.theverge.com/2020/3/16/21181496/tiktok-ugly-poor..
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by gundmc 5y ago
> I don’t even know how to find useful information online anymore for everyday things like “how hot is too hot outside for a cat?” Maybe this wasn't a real example, but searching exactly this (quotes not included) returned the answe
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by gundmc 5y ago
I bought a thermoworks dot and it has been a revelation for grilling.
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by gundmc 5y ago
Is this that same dubious Incognito Mode lawsuit from the other year? Yep, old news article as well.
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by gundmc 5y ago
What country do you live in?
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by gundmc 5y ago
> Buying something you neither need nor want is bad. Allowing something to manipulate you to want more stuff seems bad compared to it not happening. Okay, those are the qualifiers I was looking for. That makes sense. It sounded like you
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by gundmc 5y ago
> For example, if person decided to go to math/physics, it was required to pass 4 exams (2 for math, written and spoken) and 2 for physics. I don't mean to derail, but what is a "spoken" math exam like? It sounds like
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by gundmc 5y ago
> buying things in general is bad -- bad for you, bad for the human race, and bad for the environment Do you mean to qualify this in any way? This is quite the radical statement that I'm not sure how you can reconcile with human exi
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by gundmc 5y ago
Not really new, they changed that policy in 2017 based on some news headlines I see on the topic. Official documentation: https://support.google.com/mail/answer/6603?hl=en#:~:text=Th... .
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by gundmc 5y ago
Google doesn't read emails for ad targeting.
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by gundmc 5y ago
They havent released anything major outside of a WOW expansion in that time period, so this is pretty unsurprising. When OW2 is released it will jump back up as long as they don't totally botch the launch.
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by gundmc 5y ago
But there is no "Search like it used to be." The internet landscape has fundamentally changed and there is a constant arms race against SEO content farms. I get that you mean you long for the nostalgia-tinted user experience of ye
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by gundmc 5y ago
Reddit's internal search is atrocious. It's much easier to find content appending "reddit" to your search on Google (or better yet, append "site:reddit.com").
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by gundmc 5y ago
I don't think it's racist, but I do find it a little odd when someone takes the time to purposefully select a non-default skin tone. As a white person, it feels weird to go out of my way to send a white emoji and feels even weirde
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by gundmc 5y ago
> ATT or App Tracking Transparency I hadn't heard of Apple's new permissions model referred to this way. I think ATT as an acronym is already taken when it comes to cell phones.
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by gundmc 5y ago
Yes, but have you tried YouTube Premium?
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by gundmc 5y ago
Yes! Cancelling my 24 Hour Fitness membership was a nightmare. I also found out that the name is not indicative of their 6 AM to 8 PM hours. Horrible experience all around.

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