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by jfk13 6y ago
And font design meant uploading a new set of bitmaps to the video card (if you were lucky enough to have a machine where they weren't strictly limited to what was provided in ROM). The first non-Latin font editor, text processing and t
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by jfk13 6y ago
It could, but would usually be misused. People would design for the size of display and typical viewing distance that they like to use, forgetting that these things vary hugely. (And that doesn't even begin to address the question of w
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by jfk13 6y ago
Nobody said anything about racism. Yes, the article was obviously focused on Latin typography, but it was calling for a user interface change that would affect everyone using the affected software, no matter what language they speak/wr
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by jfk13 6y ago
> The solution > - Specify cap height, not em square size. > - Specify it in pixels. Specify cap height, really? How does that work for Arabic or Tibetan or Mongolian (or ..., or ...) -- so many writing systems where "cap he
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by jfk13 6y ago
> although it does reflect part of reality, the Gervais Principle is overly cynical in my opinion Of course it is. That's what comedians do: they take something with enough basis in reality that people will recognise and identify wi
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by jfk13 6y ago
The UK has unquestionably left the EU.
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by jfk13 6y ago
AFAIK data protection law has not (yet, at least) deviated significantly in the UK vs GDPR. But if that's the reason, it should be labelled as such: "GDPR applies" or something.
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by jfk13 6y ago
I don't know where this is pulling data from, but: > Country United Kingdom > Country (ISO code) GB > In EU? true Well, that's inaccurate for a start.
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by jfk13 6y ago
That's how I test the compiler's level of consciousness. Does it just blindly apply some predefined optimisations like an automaton, or does it enter into a meaningful discussion with me to determine my real intent here, and the b
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by jfk13 6y ago
Equally, how do we know anything is not conscious?
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by jfk13 6y ago
Who needs GPT-3? printf("I'm conscious!\n"); There, it says so.
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by jfk13 6y ago
Where I live, at least, mailboxes are a lot more widespread than libraries. To send a form by mail, I just have to walk a couple hundred yards.
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by jfk13 6y ago
It's not just governments: one of the (major) banks I deal with supports many types of account -- such as mortgages -- only via their apps, not on the web. I think that's appalling.
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by jfk13 6y ago
Does every remote rural hamlet have a library? How far is it reasonable to expect someone to travel in order to access this solution?
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by jfk13 6y ago
You pee in a bottle without even slowing down? That sounds possibly even worse than using your cellphone while driving.
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by jfk13 6y ago
Do you know of an email program without bugs? TB has been working well for me for many years, and apparently for a good number of other people as well. I'm sure it has issues - heck, I've even filed bugs against it personally - bu
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by jfk13 6y ago
It provides instant answers, but in my experience they're frequently not the answer to what you actually asked, or they're just plain wrong. (YMMV: it depends on your specific searches, I'm sure.)
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by jfk13 6y ago
Can't you just do a chargeback via your credit card?
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by jfk13 6y ago
Also much less useful.
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by jfk13 6y ago
Oh, I see: trial by jury. (Or is it more like the court of public opinion?) I wonder how well that'll work out. Will those automatically-selected "other users" really be able to grasp the legal and contractual issues adequate
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by jfk13 6y ago
> it'll be automated and the outcome will be decided by real users I don't understand how both these things can hold. Unless the "real users" are automated?
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by jfk13 6y ago
I suspect that if someone asked the same questions a decade ago, or two, they'd have gotten similar explanations of why "this time is different". AGI within the next 50 years? I don't think we have any idea, really. We
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by jfk13 6y ago
Although depending how good you really are at the "sustain yourself" bit, you might find that "your whole life" isn't all that long.
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by jfk13 6y ago
Most things I need from the hardware/DIY store, I can bring home in my car. With the seats folded down, 8-foot lengths of timber aren't much of a problem. For the rare occasions when that wouldn't be feasible, they'll de
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Call for participation on vaccine passport international standardization(ecma-international.org)
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by jfk13 6y ago
Yes, the internet has some "wonders", and I appreciate them greatly. (If I didn't think it had value, I wouldn't have spent the last decade-plus of my life working on internet-related software and standards.) However, it
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by jfk13 6y ago
So I guess every pedestrian and cyclist etc will also be constantly broadcasting their location to all the cars, too?
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by jfk13 6y ago
Isn't it more like: "Given the high rates of obesity due to overconsumption of junk food, is the unchecked availability and aggressive marketing of unhealthy, addictive junk food really a good thing?"
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by jfk13 6y ago
What exactly works in Firefox -- is it Command-Control-Space or just Command-Space?
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by jfk13 6y ago
It's standard for Cocoa-based apps, I think, but it doesn't appear among the system-wide shortcuts in System Preferences on my Big Sur system, at least. The only shortcuts offered under Input Sources there are to select the previo

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