johnbm

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   by johnbm 13y ago

   The funny thing is, in a way, Stallman and Apple agree: users should be able to modify and enjoy their devices any way they like. For the hackers, that means root access. For normal users, that means being able to install apps without worry
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   by johnbm 13y ago

   I like to use dice to think about storage. If a byte is the size of a die (let's say 1cm^3), then a kilobyte is a 10x10x10 cm^3 cube. A megabyte is a 1m^3 crate, a gigabyte is a 10m^3 house, a terabyte is a 100m^3 tall building, a petabyte
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   I'm Very Interesting(narcissvs.github.io)

   21 points by johnbm 14y ago|5 comments
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   by johnbm 14y ago

   There is a way to fix it: don't select text in document order, but only in visual order. Apple does something like this in their PDF reader. This would probably break things people do today, and there would be whining.
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   by johnbm 14y ago

   Games with shallow gender roles sell. And it's not just for guys. Just look at the new Tomb Raider: Lara is an emotionally unstable idiot who gets unconditional support from her friends. For example, she screams into a walkie talkie to some