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by hn_throwaway_69 5y ago
Tall poppy syndrome is regrettably quite common here.
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by hn_throwaway_69 5y ago
When Microsoft tried this in the last generation, they got totally steamrolled. Many Xbox gamers switched to Sony (myself included), heads rolled internally, and Microsoft renegged. What changed this generation? Game Pass? Maybe consumers b
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by hn_throwaway_69 5y ago
Seems to be a very basic social network based on concepts from an old protocol called finger. This website seems to replicate it as a bit of nostalgia. As you might know, finger is an old protocol (actively used well before my time) which i
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by hn_throwaway_69 5y ago
Eerily similar to me! Minus winning the computer, would have begged someone instead! My mother wasn't very happy with my experiments with group policy, which included adding the secure attention sequence (control alt delete) to her log
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by hn_throwaway_69 5y ago
This brings back great memories. Windows 2000 sparked my interest in computing. I was in elementary school and was obsessed with the 'Log on to' dropdown box on Windows login screens, and how you could use the same credentials on
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by hn_throwaway_69 5y ago
I made the mistake of reinstalling macOS on my late 2015 rMBP using internet recovery. I found myself locked in a loop where I couldn't upgrade to the latest macOS because it required 2FA. I called Apple Support and didn't tell me
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by hn_throwaway_69 5y ago
Also Australian here. Use a credit card which is set to direct debit (auto pay) the full outstanding balance from a high interest savings account. Credit card is added to and only used through Google Pay. * Never pay anything in the way of
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by hn_throwaway_69 5y ago
That's a really good talk. Wish I'd watched it around the time the speculative execution vulnerabilities were all the talk. I'm not qualified in computer science or programming but I could easily follow along with his explana
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by hn_throwaway_69 5y ago
Goes to show the value of a good post title. This one (we are commenting on) goes straight to the point and it follows it is more attention grabbing than the linked post.
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by hn_throwaway_69 5y ago
Also thoroughly unconvinced by this aspect of his reasoning. More generally, I think publicly shaming individuals is a nasty thing to do.
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by hn_throwaway_69 5y ago
Cost is also a valid factor. You're not going to get an affordable PC with comparable specs that run 4k games. At some point your PC might break even, but in the here and the now, a console makes sense. I'd only recommend a PC if
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by hn_throwaway_69 5y ago
Depends on the nature of the issue at trial. Sometimes it's fairly confined. Usually they don't need to understand the whole thing. But the interpretation isn't piecemeal and usually requires understanding the background.
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by hn_throwaway_69 5y ago
Lawyer here. Legalisms don't make for particularly hard contracts. In the real world, I've found complexity is often caused by attempts to simplify the contract. Or perhaps to simplify its drafting. The most common offender is the
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by hn_throwaway_69 5y ago
At least in theory, Windows Update would be used to force an upgrade to the newest driver. Which in turn could implement serial number blocking.
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by hn_throwaway_69 5y ago
>I’m not making an argument or asserting the parent commenter is wrong. I’m suggesting to the parent commenter that they follow their own advice and keep their personal beliefs personal. You're going further than that, though, aren&
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by hn_throwaway_69 5y ago
I think this is a tu quoque fallacy. In my view, it is OK to invoke personal feelings about whether personal feelings should be invoked in relation to the enforcement of a software license.
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by hn_throwaway_69 5y ago
There's plenty of large PHP projects that adopt this paradigm. Is it really fair to say it will be completely irrelevant for the rest of their careers? Also, let's not lose sight that this arises in a context of criticism of the m
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by hn_throwaway_69 5y ago
Sorry, I don't understand your first point, even after reading it several times. I think I might have inferred what you meant by looking at the second (edited in) point, but I'm not sure. Are you suggesting that it is bad that PHP
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by hn_throwaway_69 5y ago
On the contrary, doesn't it highlight that the PHP development ecosystem values simplicity? That is, a simple application (which this is) can be contained within one file, rather than something requiring several folders, dependencies,
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by hn_throwaway_69 5y ago
As humans, we can share our experiences on important human questions, such as what is an appropriate way to raise a child, without being told that a sample size of one is insufficient to found our opinions. Also, with respect, you could als
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by hn_throwaway_69 5y ago
I've always wanted to make something like this, but have it connect to a public WiFi network and operate as a VPN server. Thereby allowing fully anonymous internet browsing. One of many challenges would be getting past the captive port