jakecopp

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by jakecopp 8y ago
Install uBlock Origin and do it every day! I block all JavaScript, then re enable it when needed to fix a site. Often I just need to enable 1st party scripts in the uBlock Origin grid to fix it. Make sure you enable advanced mode to see the
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by jakecopp 8y ago
I wonder about that figure of 70% of people not wanting to pay $1/year to block ads. Everyone who wants to block ads uses an ad blocker. Those who don't care about ads don't bother to install one or ask their friends/fam
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by jakecopp 8y ago
MapQuest feels a bit strange with the huge amount of advertising. I'd much rather pay.
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by jakecopp 8y ago
Yep! There are a bunch of Libraries that integrate with OpenStreetMap, see the "Libraries for Developers" section: https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Android Mapbox also has Android implementations, not sure
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by jakecopp 8y ago
Just click the edit button on https://www.openstreetmap.org/ , I find the interface quite nice. It's quite addictive! That being said, I don't know of a similarly easy to use editor on Android for simple things lik
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by jakecopp 8y ago
I think the problem is users don't want to pay and have their data scrutinized for ads. It would be like if you paid Facebook and still had your data going to many third parties. I think Mapbox has a very different reputation for this
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by jakecopp 8y ago
Mapbox's maps look great, though I wish they had a generic product like Google Maps that I could use. Does any such general navigation app using Mapbox exist? Basically a vector OpenStreetMap with good search and routing.
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by jakecopp 8y ago
Firefox Containers work great for this!
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by jakecopp 8y ago
I would be happy to donate for such an extension after the feature ships!
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by jakecopp 8y ago
In Sydney, Australia there is a $109 fine for cycling on a footpath (for those 13 and older), and a $319 fine for not wearing a helmet. That means a 13 year old trundling down a 5 meter wide footpath to the local shops on Sunday morning is
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by jakecopp 8y ago
They're not interested in bad public transport. Why catch a bus when it is caught in the same traffic as a car? When a bus is faster than a car, including the last mile time - hopefully people will make the rational choice. This is why
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by jakecopp 8y ago
Interesting point, though if there were buses every few minutes with no congestion why didn't you use them?
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by jakecopp 9y ago
For a correct comparison, you would have to combine the 5 car traffic lanes into one to compare throughput to the bus lane. My previous image looks like maybe 500m, so say 2.5km long line of cars. Cars can't travel that close together.
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by jakecopp 9y ago
I wish it was politically possible to make more dedicated bus lanes. When I see a couple of private cars blocking 3 buses with ~100 people in each I get so angry. From a utilitarian point of view bus only lanes are a no-brainer, at least in
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by jakecopp 9y ago
Do you drive rather than use public transport? When I've headed out somewhere new with friends and ended up in a strange place at 1am, Google Maps public transit directions are my lifeline. If I drove I could just head in the rough dir
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by jakecopp 9y ago
That makes a lot of sense. Thanks.
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by jakecopp 9y ago
I've always wanted to make an electric bike out of an electric drill and their batteries. Very easy to source parts, could buy second hand. Could even just friction drive the wheel with the drill!
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by jakecopp 9y ago
I agree, but disk brakes won't help you stay on the board!
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by jakecopp 9y ago
Maybe they do know but they won't tell you which option?
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by jakecopp 9y ago
I hope this is true.
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Canon lens factory tour interview (2017)(imaging-resource.com)
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by jakecopp 9y ago
> ...the general shape of this diagram calls to mind the shape of the Japanese archipelago, so Japanese optical engineers will often refer to a type of glass as a region of Japan. For instance, if an engineer is looking for a glass with
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by jakecopp 9y ago
> The finished preforms are packed in vinyl trays, with a number of preforms in each carrier - at least for smaller lenses like these. I imagine that the huge front elements for the like of a 600mm f/4 might call for more robust pac
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by jakecopp 9y ago
Does the OP's method allow third party cookies while isolating them from other sites? That might be more usable than blocking third party cookies for sites that break because of SSO. Personally I use Containers and block third party co
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by jakecopp 9y ago
I use uBlock Origin to whitelist 1st party JS when I like a site, and Containers to keep the signed in riff-raff away from everything else!
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by jakecopp 9y ago
You may be very right. I haven't encountered any targeting related to search terms yet, but I'm sure they have the capability. I do need to make the leap to DuckDuckGo at some point!
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by jakecopp 9y ago
In my opinion Containers are the best thing in Firefox. I'm sacrificing battery life just so I can use them on my Mac. I finally feel free to search for whatever I want and not have second thoughts.
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by jakecopp 9y ago
> then it prompts you with an "are you sure you want to open this page in this container" every time you go to that page which is very annoying. That isn't true - you say yes/no the first time and then it's autom
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by jakecopp 9y ago
Sorry, I think I read your message completely wrong - I take this back. It sounds like you're arguing that in fixing these social problems more jobs will be created - I originally thought you wanted to "disrupt" these fields
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by jakecopp 9y ago
These aren't technology problems, they are social and political problems. > To feel like they actually have a family instead of being increasingly isolated. There is no app for that, and I don't know if there should be.

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