j-kent

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by j-kent 4y ago
There’s no such thing as a sandwich (phylogenetically)
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by j-kent 4y ago
I think this might fall into the ‘yeah, obviously’ category. You are going to amazon for the singular purpose of purchasing something. Everything will be an ad. This might not seem so overt at the beginning, but it is ultimately how it will
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by j-kent 4y ago
My solution to this is to tell the hiring person that I am also interviewing at other companies (which I usually am). Telling them that I am expecting an offer soon really speeds the process along.
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by j-kent 4y ago
Pine needle tea supposedly has very high levels of vitamin C as well as vitamin A and other antioxidants.
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by j-kent 4y ago
I for one love the PS1 / GBA 3d vibe. Great work!
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by j-kent 4y ago
> I never understood the appeal of Mortal Kombat. I remember there being so many secrets in Mortal Kombat games. There was always talk on the playground or on the school bus about secret characters, stages and lore. I also think that the
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by j-kent 4y ago
I fully agree with you. I pay for the family plan which will be going up nearly 40%! The content is all user produced, other than the random 'free' movies that have started popping up. I don't like yt music that comes along w
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by j-kent 4y ago
Imagine if you had a Netflix subscription, and still had to pay for every movie you watched. This is what Stadia felt like to me.
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by j-kent 4y ago
> Around 10 years ago I was in a diner and had a fantastic cup of coffee. It was full bodied and nearly perfect. I asked what kind of coffee it was and they said Maxwell House. I find that I can get used to a type or method of coffee, an
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by j-kent 4y ago
"In a video released by the Israel Antiquities Authority, gobsmacked archaeologists shine flashlights on dozens of pottery vessels in a variety of forms and sizes, dating back to the reign of the ancient Egyptian king who died in 1213
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by j-kent 5y ago
"all the benefits (and disadvantages) of an OLED display." The article mentions this twice, but doesn't spell out what the disadvantages are of an OLED display. Is it just the low brightness of 250 nits?
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by j-kent 5y ago
I think it's because it was the easiest way for them to add a charging port with very little redesign of the mouse. They could reuse the top part and not need to modify the profile. They saved a ton of money on retooling the production
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by j-kent 5y ago
I've used the noise cancelling feature on my Airpod Pros on both iPhone and Android, so I'd assume that the processing is handled by the headphones themselves.
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by j-kent 5y ago
Rounded corners? Windows, you were the last holdout.
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by j-kent 6y ago
I somehow completely missed these growing up in the 90s. Maybe they were eclipsed due to the success of Wolfenstein 3D. 12 year old me would have loved this. I still love the aesthetics.
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by j-kent 6y ago
You might want to checkout Lunacy from Icons8, it is a free windows clone of Sketch that aims for 100% compatibility. https://icons8.com/lunacy
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The Frogs Who Desired a King(en.wikipedia.org)
2 points by j-kent 6y ago|0 comments
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by j-kent 6y ago
Fun fact: The director is Alex Winter who played Bill from Bill and Ted. I guess he got his buddy Ted to narrate.
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by j-kent 6y ago
I thought this was going to be about the guitar.
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by j-kent 6y ago
I'm just getting started, but here's my process so far. I've found that an idea for a post will just strike suddenly, usually at inopportune times for writing. So I try to capture as much as I can in that moment using voice-t
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by j-kent 6y ago
Lately it feels like Netflix's algorithm is "just show Netflix produced content". Maybe I'm being nostalgic but I really miss the old shooting star recommendation system where you rated content and got similar likes from
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by j-kent 7y ago
I went from a macbook to a surface pro, Sketch was the only thing keeping me on the mac until I switched to Figma. I use it for UI design.
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wallpapers designed to hide the notch on the iPhone X(notchless.space)
14 points by j-kent 9y ago|3 comments
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by j-kent 10y ago
I'm was a similar situation, I love Garageband and there's just nothing that comes close on Windows. When my 2013 Macbook Pro started experiencing horrible wifi & bluetooth connectivity issues I decided to get a Thinkpad Yoga
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by j-kent 10y ago
Also try cream cheese pancakes! Very similar recipe and my kids love them. Also good for Gyros.
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The Apple Goes Mushy Part II: OS X's Interface Decline(nicholaswindsorhoward.com)
48 points by j-kent 10y ago|18 comments
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The :target Trick(bitsofco.de)
5 points by j-kent 10y ago|0 comments
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by j-kent 11y ago
White text on a yellow background? What are they thinking...