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1. 481.▲
   by kbd 10y ago

   To each their own. The point remains that this is not a necessary project for Mozilla to take on, nor was it a good use of resources for them.
2. 482.▲
   by kbd 10y ago

   > Invest in Thunderbird again and fix the client side of email - because messaging is just as important as the web and we are losing to closed competitors hard and fast there. I was right with you until Thunderbird. I look at Thunderbird
3. 483.▲
   by kbd 10y ago

   Here's a thread on RethinkDB's current status: https://www.reddit.com/r/rethinkdb/comments/5oipf7/what_does... TL;DR quote: > We're still actively working to transition RethinkDB to a f
4. 484.▲
   Progress – tool to show progress for cp, mv, dd...(github.com)

   2 points by kbd 10y ago|0 comments
5. 485.▲
   by kbd 10y ago

   > Unfortunately, this implementation is ignoring the new reality: the browser is no longer just a reading device; it is the world's largest application platform. This is why browsers really need to focus more on letting web pages be
6. 486.▲
   by kbd 10y ago

   That was always an interesting project. Too bad it's not maintained.
7. 487.▲
   by kbd 10y ago

   One of their issues was that Python runs a final GC call before process exit. Why does Python run that final GC call if the process is exiting anyway?
8. 488.▲
   by kbd 10y ago

   > Similar to turning off the GC in the JVM It's absolutely not the same. The JVM uses GC for all object collection. Python uses reference counting and only relies on GC to clean up cycles.
9. 489.▲
   by kbd 10y ago

   Also fasd, which has a z-compatible interface and does a little more: https://github.com/clvv/fasd
10. 490.▲
    Fitbit acquires Vector Watch(techcrunch.com)

    4 points by kbd 10y ago|0 comments
11. 491.▲
    by kbd 10y ago

    FWIW one of the biggest reasons I use iTerm is the hotkey window.
12. 492.▲
    by kbd 10y ago

    This is one of the most practical reasons why I always intend to own an iPhone. If I have a problem I can walk down to the Apple store in my local mall and get it fixed. Recently, the battery in my old iPhone 5 was starting to swell. I got
13. 493.▲
    by kbd 10y ago

    Unfortunately they didn't grow responsibly. I worked for a start-up that did a similar thing. We hired tons of people and the business was unsustainable. It was a push to get bought or go out of business. Lucky for us we got bought.
14. 494.▲
    by kbd 10y ago

    Thanks for the link to the explanation of the hash table bug! > One proposal is that hash tables ought to retain their insertion order... This seems to be something that a lot of hash table implementations are converging on: https:&#x2F
15. 495.▲
    by kbd 10y ago

    For what little my opinion matters, I agree it would be clearer if the name helped to indicate that the semantics are the same except it's just an asynchronous DEL. Better than relying on a reference to unix semantics, no?
16. 496.▲
    by kbd 10y ago

    Some people have also reported hours less battery life than advertised.
17. 497.▲
    by kbd 10y ago

    It looks like the rust script would rename files in the current directory and all subdirectories, whereas a batch rename would only work in the current directory.
18. 498.▲
    by kbd 10y ago

    A few recommendations: 1. use proper posture. Don't rest your wrists on the table as you type. Make sure your chair is an appropriate height (or your desk itself, if you're standing). 2. imo Dvorak is much more comfortable (it&#x2
19. 499.▲
    by kbd 10y ago

    I find this font pretty hard to read, judging by the screenshots. If you want bitmap fonts, I'd recommend taking a look at the Proggy set of fonts at http://upperbounds.net/index.php?menu=download
20. 500.▲
    by kbd 10y ago

    Really sad to hear this. I always had a ton of respect for you guys and your commitment to solid technology. (I mean y'all even passed Aphyr's Jepsen tests out of the gate [1]) You've also always paid a great deal of attentio
21. 501.▲
    by kbd 10y ago

    It's implying, without argument, that having the death penalty somehow makes a country "uncivilized". That still counts as "no true Scotsman". "No civilized country..." etc. I get what you're saying.
22. 502.▲
    by kbd 10y ago

    Disappointing to find a "no true Scotsman" fallacy as the top comment.
23. 503.▲
    by kbd 10y ago

    Stupid requirements lead to poor hiring. It's the government's own fault. I always wonder how much of their workforce a company like Google would have to fire if they drug tested.
24. 504.▲
    by kbd 10y ago

    In addition to what JoshTriplett said, good luck ignoring the browser with >50% market share: https://www.netmarketshare.com/browser-market-share.aspx?qpr... https://www.netmarketshare.com/browser-market-
25. 505.▲
    by kbd 10y ago

    From the SMhasher page: > The hash table attacks described in SipHash... cannot not be the problem of the hash function, but the hash table collision resolution scheme. You can attack every single hash function, even the best and most se
26. 506.▲
    by kbd 10y ago

    Thanks for the stats! > As a techie you have to know by now that if you want an up to date version of Android you ought to get a Nexus... Except I did that and it looks like my Nexus 7 is no longer getting OS updates, while my older iPho
27. 507.▲
    by kbd 10y ago

    Your argument seems to be "vegetables have things your body needs. Soylent is not vegetables, therefore Soylent doesn't have these things". I am far from a nutrition expert, but from some googling it sounds like a lot of what
28. 508.▲
    by kbd 10y ago

    > yet if you're on a pure Soylent diet... Soylent's marketing puts... people at serious long-term health risk. Even Rosa Labs doesn't recommend a pure Soylent diet. I liked Soylentconor's comment on reddit the other d
29. 509.▲
    by kbd 10y ago

    Fair enough. I'm not even Asian.
30. 510.▲
    by kbd 10y ago

    Pretty sure my Thai best friend is more dissimilar to me than a fourth cousin.