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by isaacdl 2y ago
Took a few years after Windows 11 was released, but FWIW you can now have a taskbar item for each window. It's in the Taskbar Settings -> Taskbar behaviors -> "Combine taskbar buttons and hide labels". I also waited un
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Scheduled tasks in ChatGPT(help.openai.com)
129 points by isaacdl 2y ago|74 comments
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by isaacdl 2y ago
If you enjoy this essay, you might also enjoy another classic, "Typing the technical interview"[0] by Aphyr (a.k.a. Kyle Kingsbury, the person behind Jepsen[1] distributed systems tests.) [0] https://aphyr.com/post
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by isaacdl 2y ago
What are the 7? In my experience, the two that really matter are J1772/CCS1 and NACS (Tesla). There's a scattering of CHADeMO, but I haven't yet seen a Level 3 DC charger that has CHADeMO only - the cabinet also has a CCS1 pl
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by isaacdl 2y ago
Yep, also having issues with Workspace gmail account. The workspace status dashboard doesn't acknowledge anything, but DownDetector certainly seems to indicate an issue. https://downdetector.com/status/gmail/
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by isaacdl 2y ago
I use the "Windows" key pretty extensively, including to open the start menu (and then type in a search term, i.e. a program on my computer to launch). I also use it extensively for "Windows" (operating system) level sho
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by isaacdl 3y ago
Downdetector's front page[0] seems to indicate issues with other carriers as well - Verizon and TMobile. There are are several other providers showing on the front page, but I think a lot of them are MVNOs on the big three networks. [0
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by isaacdl 3y ago
I don’t know, but it happened relatively quickly (within a few days) of initial installation. I suspect either settling soil or animal activity.
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by isaacdl 3y ago
I’ve had a fiber line for residential internet buried in my yard. At one point it stopped working and a tech was able to pinpoint the exact location that it had a slight kink using a device that measured the reflection. They just dug up tha
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by isaacdl 3y ago
Unfortunately, I can't see what this is because GitHub is down.
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Diagnosing deception: How doctors solved a woman’s dramatically faked condition(arstechnica.com)
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Apple will launch a journaling app(arstechnica.com)
101 points by isaacdl 3y ago|150 comments
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Rochester Public Schools says data was breached(mprnews.org)
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by isaacdl 4y ago
Yep - they actually talk to him in the episode.
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by isaacdl 4y ago
Oh yeah, I did that too! I also spent a ton of time adding/making custom boot screens for various versions of Windows (up through XP, at least). Was a lot more interesting than it would be today because those boot splash screens were o
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by isaacdl 4y ago
Should note that's a 707 that Tex Johnston rolled, not a 747. I'm not aware of any barrel rolls performed in a 747.
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by isaacdl 4y ago
I wouldn't call it superhuman, but it definitely improves it a lot. I think it's helped in general with my sense of direction, but it's a lot less noticeable in an unfamiliar place (if I'm not wearing it). If I start in
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by isaacdl 4y ago
I own one of these - bought it pre-made years ago rather than assembling the kit myself. It's a ton of fun, and really does give me a more-intuitive sense of direction. After wearing it for a while around places I go to regularly, I ke
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by isaacdl 4y ago
My organization is encountering this. Seems to be intermittent. Azure status page has it as of a few minutes ago: https://status.azure.com/en-us/status
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by isaacdl 4y ago
The caption for that first image says that it impacted at "approximately 78 mph (126 kph)".
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by isaacdl 5y ago
Not really true any more! I've done most of my development in Windows, true, but my understanding is that development on Linux is pretty much a first-class citizen these days. You can definitely deploy/host the application on Linu
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by isaacdl 5y ago
I'd start with a .NET 6 MVC application. The default templates will get you started with robust routing and authentication, and you can back it with anything you want for database access. You might find it valuable to start with Entity
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The Rise of the UniverCity(jacobinmag.com)
2 points by isaacdl 5y ago|0 comments
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A decade and a half of instability: The history of Google messaging apps(arstechnica.com)
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by isaacdl 5y ago
> To help apps like Google Maps work better, you can let Google's Location services use your Wi-Fi access point. Wow, that's pretty nasty. That sentence sure makes it sound like you're opting in , but in fact you have to
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Apple alleges ex-MacBook Pro designer leaked secret details to reporter(arstechnica.com)
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USPS picks a new mail truck–and no, they won’t all be electric(arstechnica.com)
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by isaacdl 6y ago
I do this too! A big benefit is gradual migration - for example, if I'm injecting DataContext into a bunch of different places, I can implement part of the functionality of DataContext. Once I have just enough functionality implemented
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Open source video player VLC will get a new UI this year with 4.0 launch(arstechnica.com)
37 points by isaacdl 6y ago|9 comments
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by isaacdl 6y ago
Hey, I worked on Runestone as a student too, with Brad! Small world :).

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