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by havaloc 2y ago
At first glance I thought this was related to the Intel processor issues.
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by havaloc 2y ago
https://www.windy.com/-Menu/menu?dewpoint Windy.com to the rescue for dewpoint lovers.
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by havaloc 2y ago
Back in 2008, I used a receipt printer and a barcode scanner to bridge the gap in a paper based registration system for a college gym memberships. I set up a series of kiosk PCs that spit out a small receipt based on a web form that was fil
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by havaloc 2y ago
It’s a popular trope to say that he doesn’t know what he’s doing, but just because he’s affable doesn’t mean he’s not sharp.
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by havaloc 2y ago
We're processing noaa data and making it easy to understand. I'd love to license your data to display in our app behind our paywall.
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by havaloc 2y ago
My site focuses on the consumer side and does just that: https://turbulenceforecast.com
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by havaloc 2y ago
Most of the AI stuff is flashy, sure, but the summarization features they showed on iOS, especially for email and notifications, happening solely on device, are the killer feature.
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by havaloc 2y ago
You can buy individual seasons of shows for about $15-$25 each.
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by havaloc 2y ago
The US Mobile CEO is active on their subreddit and is attempting interesting things, such as allowing you to port between 2 major carriers (and soon all 3) up to 8 times a month as needed, and a beta of dual carrier coverage at a reduced pr
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by havaloc 2y ago
Star Trek had it right, living organisms beam at a "quantum resolution".
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by havaloc 2y ago
Highly recommend at least skimming the full episode. https://youtu.be/WltjaxiowW4?si=KkVJPy_e7ALQulE-
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by havaloc 2y ago
Maybe this June there'll be an announcement, but like Lucy with the football, I'm not expecting it. I would instabuy if this was the case, especially with a cellular iPad.
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by havaloc 2y ago
No, it's because SMS is awful. I'm looking forward to see how well Apple implements RCS and how many of these problems go away.
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by havaloc 2y ago
B&H has quite a few
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by havaloc 2y ago
Perplexity is pretty amazing. I've tried asking really obscure questions and it just answers them almost immediately and with decent sources every time.
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by havaloc 2y ago
I maintain a fleet of 100 PC/Macs. I have never needed to replace an SSD. I have replaced plenty of non SSD drives. Even the 8gb machines will age out before the drives do in most cases. An M1 could be the first machine that could have
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by havaloc 2y ago
I wouldn't buy a machine with 8gb these days, but millions of people will be just fine with 8gb. Yes, Apple charges too much for memory upgrades, blah blah, but those base model machines, starting at $699 are extremely compelling. That
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by havaloc 3y ago
I've always liked Basecamp's view on whales vs minnows: https://basecamp.com/small https://www.inc.com/magazine/201606/jason-fried/saying-no-to... https://medium.com&#x2F
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by havaloc 3y ago
"Walking every aisle is a new practice for store bosses in her area, implemented by their regional manager. It helps managers “see what your customers see,” says Hart, and pay attention to details. It also keeps her employees on their
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by havaloc 3y ago
CGNAT is also unusable. I had to buy a static from my ISP as they only do CGNAT otherwise.
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by havaloc 3y ago
I'm trying to stick with Brave browser after moving away from Chrome, and the fingerprinting protection is already driving me up the wall; I can only imagine how much trouble being on a VPN IP is. I get why sites use IP reputation, but
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by havaloc 3y ago
I use it and I like it. It's approachable enough to make me look good, but simple enough to learn without having to dive very deep into javascript. I use it for a monitor that tells students how many people are working out in our campu
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Apple's Phil Schiller Works 80 Hours a Week Overseeing App Store(macrumors.com)
26 points by havaloc 3y ago|48 comments
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by havaloc 3y ago
https://www.dueapp.com/ is what you're looking for > Couldn't reminder apps implement "nagging" such that dismissed notifications are re-notified until some action is taken?
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by havaloc 3y ago
I was debating between a Galaxy S24 and a Pixel for an Android test device. 13.8 vs 9.47 on a Pixel is not a good result for Google's custom chip.
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by havaloc 3y ago
Platform Wars Results Samsung S24 Galaxy - 13.8 (very new, with the good processor) iPhone 13 Mini - 22.3 iPhone 15 Pro - 23.1 MBA M2 - 24.2 (Safari) Win 11 i9-13950HX - 26.8 (Edge)
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by havaloc 3y ago
13.1 on MBA 15" M2.
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by havaloc 3y ago
$500 laptops are good enough until they have to call over a tech consultant (me) to work through some issues once every 3 months. At trip charge of $65 each, they aren't saving money with a $500 laptop - and then the battery gives out
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by havaloc 3y ago
The metaphor totally works because half your customers end up ignoring your advice anyway.
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by havaloc 3y ago
I would encourage the HN audience to do tech support (outside of family) for a few friends/customers and charge for it. You learn a LOT.

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