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by hugodahl 10y ago
On Windows, using the built in notepad, you can block any shutdown by having an instance pen with any unsaved changes. Handy when Windows schedules a reboot and you've got your debugging session setup just right.
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by hugodahl 10y ago
"Couldn't be more obviously a scam if it was twirling a waxed moustache." I am absolutely going to use this at the earliest possible situation!
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by hugodahl 10y ago
I've always had an affinity, going back to my childhood, for Martin Yan for his cleaver style and catchphrase "If Yan can cook, so can you".
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by hugodahl 10y ago
> However, I came to the realization: Those items, while they gave me joy in the past, are literally preventing new experiences, and new sources of joy. Oh wow, thank you! I've had the same problem you mentioned, extremely nostalgic
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by hugodahl 10y ago
I use RescueTime ( https://www.rescuetime.com/ref/386085 ) ( disclaimer : referral link but I am an active and paying user) which can track time based on open/active/focussed app, per-site productivity trackin
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by hugodahl 10y ago
They also skipped "13" for the Office suite of products. It just so happened to serendipitously that Office 2016 also turned out being Office 2016. Edited to add: they apparently skipped v13 for many products. Presumably due to su
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by hugodahl 10y ago
There were many other tooks all in yhat realm/package from Microsoft,when Visual Studio was a bundle of tools. Tools such as Visual Interdev, Visual SourceSafe, Visual J++, Visual so-and-such - except for Visual FoxPro for some reason
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by hugodahl 10y ago
From the article: "...started to type inappropriate things on his phone and showing them to her." And further: “I think he knew what he was doing,” say Andrews. “I think he knew if there was a paper trail, he would be in trouble..
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by hugodahl 10y ago
Reading through most of the comments, I'm led to ponder what the cross-section of the "about time/let it go" and "use vim/emacs/sublime/$editor and configure your own key bindings" might be. Same
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by hugodahl 10y ago
But Bloomberg needs is to click and drag the article so they can link up or information together. OTOH, I'm sure it will be covered by Buzzfeed. I'll even provide a nice click bait title for them to A/B test: "This compa
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by hugodahl 10y ago
For #2,you can try them out head-to-head via BingItOn [0]. For a clean and fair benchmark, try it in a private/anonymous mode. [0]: http://www.bingiton.com
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by hugodahl 10y ago
Unfortunately, their business model and pricing is far from competitive in some areas of the United States. I inquired into their services, and when it came to pricing, they were at least 50% over the average of all service providers and pl
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by hugodahl 10y ago
The next time I thank someone in all caps, I'll be sure to put two spaces between the word "thank" and "you"... Just in case. Maybe I should trademark it, to be safe and protect myself from being confused for a fina
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by hugodahl 10y ago
Do you mean something like the Boogie Board Sync[0]? There's also the NoteSlate[1] which was released a little while back. [0]: https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B00E8CIGCA/ref=mp_s_a_1_1?qid... [1]:
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by hugodahl 10y ago
Wow, I had completely forgotten about list.com,but as soon as you mentioned it, I was overcome by a wave of nostalgia. It was an absolutely versatile and powerful utility without equal in its day.
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by hugodahl 10y ago
To those of us who may not be hip to acronyms, could someone clarify LP and GP? presumably not speaking of Long Play (LP) records or General Practitioners (GP). Seems like fundamental writing/journalism to introduce an acronym in long
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by hugodahl 11y ago
Wow, great idea for the personal growth aspect! It certainly tickles the brain on my end, being in much of a non-sales/people person! Here's to wishing you great success on both fronts!
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by hugodahl 11y ago
As a daily user from my phone, I've come to expect the HackerWeb UI to be the default HN look/feel, and need to mentally adjust to the official look and feel! The collapsing comments -> killer feature!
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by hugodahl 11y ago
Very cool stuff! Was just playing around with it for a while, saw (and saved) some nifty compositions! Better yet, what I noticed is that, not being a designer, it had palette options/varieties with the logos! YAY! Sadly, after saving
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by hugodahl 11y ago
This feels like it would tie in extremely well with exist.io for reporting and trends analysis.
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by hugodahl 11y ago
Woah! Had I RTFM'd this would've saved SO. MUCH. AGGRAVATION. in recent months! Cheers!
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by hugodahl 11y ago
As I was reading, I started wondering how many other places in the US had this "across the road" setup. Then read "Plano" and realized "I guess for now, just the one! That Walmart has taken a dive tho. I've rar
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by hugodahl 11y ago
Josh Smith has several very good ones on GitHub [1], including one related to the development of a Swift based tic-tac-toe game as an end to end process, which he blogged about [2], which is the first article in the series. [1]: https:&#x2
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by hugodahl 11y ago
I was in the same boat until I moved go Google apps for domains, and imported my Eudora content. My mother is in the same boat right now, and looking for suggestions. UTF-8 and prevalence of HTML content are making it nearly impossible to k
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by hugodahl 11y ago
"JOB: A Comedy of Justice" by Robert Heinlein "Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance" by Robert M. Pirsing
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by hugodahl 12y ago
Yep, in a very tight race with CBRE for top spot. I wonder if there's a place to find sick information, like the Forbes richest list.
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by hugodahl 12y ago
Love that this is by the Rogers Family. I but their coffee is k-cups at Costco - at first out of curiosity and price, but now because I've found that it's pleasant and helps bring clean water and education in their growing regions
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by hugodahl 12y ago
Scroll Lock is handy for at least people who are power users of Excel. If you "turn on" scroll lock,you can move the active sheet around without changing the current/active cell. For Pause, it's useful in Visual Studio t
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by hugodahl 13y ago
As a safety device, it performs to the standards that are expected. The issue is with a "feature", which lets you silence the siren in situations where the alarm is a false one. The siren can still be silenced by pushing the butto