jpravetz

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   by jpravetz 16y ago

   This last comment is exactly right. People are quick to blame Flash, but it's what Flash enables and what runs on Flash that is the problem, which is 90% ads. And that can just as easily become annoying in HTML5/javascript, minus the sandbo
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   by jpravetz 16y ago

   > This is precisely what Forrester has been saying for years. Bicycle lanes that co-exist with vehicular traffic are simply too dangerous. Except Forrester is wrong. You'd be hard pressed to find cyclists here on the SF Peninsula who do
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   by jpravetz 16y ago

   His book is a mixed bag. His thoughts about how to ride are good, but his conclusion in favor of wide curbside lanes and against bike lanes did lots of damage, as many locales/planners used his book as justification for not putting in bike
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   by jpravetz 16y ago

   Yes, recent versions are snappy. I run Acrobat Pro 9.3.2 on Mac OS X and launch time isn't an issue. Acrobat delay-loads plug-ins, so the plug-in issue is mitigated. I don't doubt the font-induced launch time delays, however. I think I've h