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by jopsen 3y ago
How is this different from: https://github.com/jorgebucaran/hyperapp
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by jopsen 3y ago
If the app / software still has value next year. The counter argument is that lots of software is short lived. Without someone maintaining it, software is often worthless.
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by jopsen 3y ago
Honestly, I'd consider software more of a liability than an asset :) But how frequently does your code live a long an happy life? Some does, but much software has short lifespan.
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by jopsen 3y ago
Been loving the android app until recently, it's started to fail auto save :(
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by jopsen 3y ago
> Something, something.. mumble... about how when random joe is expected to compile a project that project starts shifting into a form that random joe can compile. It's amazing what a little sunlight can do :)
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by jopsen 3y ago
> No, the UK was in NATO, and if it didn't develop its own nuclear weapons... Maybe, maybe not? Until tested it's hard to know if a nuclear umbrella is more than bluff. That said, with US indifference from 1939 fresh in the mem
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by jopsen 3y ago
Switches seems like an innovation that just makes UI worse. Checkboxes are easy to understand. If there is immediate effect then using a checkbox also works perfectly fine. The switch is just always worse (IMO).
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by jopsen 3y ago
Most inmates probably don't have a criminal enterprise they can run. Those are the odd cases, yes, maybe you should be able to make exceptions. But the vast majority of inmates are not kingpins.
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by jopsen 3y ago
Any tips on how to hire a graphical designer to create a less ugly blog design?
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by jopsen 3y ago
Yeah, but why are hotels not forced to include these taxes in the price? They could, but choose not to.
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by jopsen 3y ago
> and will happily tell you to go pound sound if you try to argue about it! Perhaps it's better to leave a review about deceptive pricing on Google Maps, TripAdvisor, etc.
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by jopsen 3y ago
> In EU I may get like extra 3 euro council tax for staying at hotel. I do hate those taxes not being included in the price, and I complain every time :)
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by jopsen 3y ago
Across Europe you'll find many small countries with similar incomes, less cash use and more transparent pricing. Transparent pricing is a fundamental necessity for the free market. More importantly not having puts an additional burden
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by jopsen 3y ago
> Sales tax exclusive is a common complaint from visiting Europeans. It is seldom an issue for Americans because most aren’t paying with exact change or calculating budgets to the penny. I know it's true -- when I loved in SF the fa
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by jopsen 3y ago
> This allows companies to advertise one price nationwide. I think most stores prints their pricing labels locally. Maybe, there could be a case for national TV to be exempt. But for prices listed in a store, on a menu card, I don't
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by jopsen 3y ago
> “If a consumer is led to believe something costs $10, and it costs $20, they’ve been misled.” This is nice. But the US will also need sales taxes included in the advertised price. The EU have generally driven a lot of transparency arou
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by jopsen 3y ago
This is exactly what the story reminded me of.
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by jopsen 3y ago
> Gas stations have attendants. Some do, where I live most are unattended. You can only pay by card. The difference is that running a gas station is a known quantity. Large franchise have been doing it for years. These things will resolv
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by jopsen 3y ago
It's not unusual for local libraries in Denmark to be accessible to outside office hours using a library card. Usually, not at night -- but why close a local library in the evening. Just require library cards and add video surveillance
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by jopsen 3y ago
Or you need better digital ID systems to reduce risk of fraud? Example: In the EU all internet transactions require a second factor, it's annoying -- but typing in a credit card number is already crappy UX. But making identify theft ha
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by jopsen 3y ago
Or maybe, you just drop by and pay the next day -- like a decent human being :)
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by jopsen 3y ago
These things simply don't compare. Any such attempt smells like trolling to me. System that are shitty by accident, do not compare to intentional evil.
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by jopsen 3y ago
From: https://bitwarden.com/help/storing-passkeys/ > Saving and using passkeys are a feature of the Bitwarden browser extension. Other Bitwarden clients can be used to view the saved passkey. So sadly, like TOT
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by jopsen 3y ago
> Taking the meds for cleaning out your system the day before is far worse than the procedure itself. It depends... in the US I just had to count backwards from 10 and fall asleep -- but I've tried being give a wooden stick to bite
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by jopsen 3y ago
> I wouldn't be surprised if 10 years from now the US government will declare Tesla a charging monopoly. Just asking a stupid question: isn't setting up a charging station relatively easy? I mean is the barrier to entry not pre
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by jopsen 3y ago
More likely, western countries still have many escalation options available. Russia cuts a cable, we donate some F16s that were already scheduled for retirement. Which is going to hurt the most? (Just a theory, but right now it might not be
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by jopsen 3y ago
That sounds more like you need to give poor people more money. Not even that much, just a little. Not that you need to fight caps on card fees.
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by jopsen 3y ago
Looking at the cookie banner stupidity, I don't think a huge number of false positives would generate backlash.
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by jopsen 3y ago
> If I'm writing a chat app with millions of messages... Once you have millions of messages, maybe consider moving the data intensive parts out if postgres, if necessary. The criticism is often that people look for big data solution
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by jopsen 3y ago
Hehehe, entirely unsurprising :)

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