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by knight17 10y ago
> Carpel tunnel syndrom (cts) is a real thing, but, IMO, poor posture is more likely to give you health problems than cts Also, use sticky keys ( https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sticky_keys ) I use all software with sti
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by knight17 10y ago
Just looking around, I found a programmable calculator from the same developer with BASIC support - https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.visualisat...
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by knight17 10y ago
Seeing different keyboards in Android makes me think of the faith Google had in their developers compared with how little faith Apple had in their developers. The competition among keyboard applications and improvements brought by such a &#
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by knight17 10y ago
I am of the belief that writing could be improved by editing. The trouble is getting the idea down on paper so that it could be improved later. First drafts are just that, first drafts, they need to go through many iterations to improve. Wr
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by knight17 10y ago
This looks good. Especially the gaming mode (sprint). That should result in output from reluctant people/perfectionis.
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by knight17 10y ago
I may be wrong on the specific case of Pentadactyl. But as a user I am happy to be wrong in this case. I love that extension However, there are many extensions that won't be possible in the new extension environment and they will die a
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by knight17 10y ago
We can move tabs to new window. In that the task switcher will be able to go to the window directly.
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by knight17 10y ago
The capability of addons are being gutted in the name of progress. The new trend towards addons as a toolbar button started by Google Chrome has been disastrous. Extensions like Vimperator/Pentadactyl, that makes deep changes to the wa
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by knight17 11y ago
Clearly extension on Firefox also grabs the text from 'next' page(s) content into the readable view. The built-in reader in Firefox can not do that. It is a very useful feature to have. edit: While looking for the addon at addons.
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by knight17 11y ago
Do you've more information on this? Wikipedia says his mother is Dora Johnston, that doesn't sound like an Indian name.
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by knight17 11y ago
Looking at the compose window, I feel there is scope to simplify it by removing some infrequently applied elements. Who creates h1, h2 h3, h4 and h5 headings in forum posts. In the order of frequent use, it is link, quote, bold, italics, pi
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by knight17 11y ago
The low tech solution tried in India is to have a paper trail on the electronic voting machines itself. >> ... will be fitted with a printer that will have a drop box to store the paper trail of the votes cast. This is expected to all
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by knight17 11y ago
I don't get why other search engines (not just DDG, even Bing) don't introduce useful features Google has withdrawn. The Google search is getting better but as users we really are losing control of the results, I feel. I would loc
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by knight17 11y ago
Congrats to the Norwegian people for making better use of their oil money. I read this article about how an Iraqi engineer named Farouk al Kasim helped them get their priorities straight [1] : > After growing up watching the benefits o
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by knight17 11y ago
It is a significant career booster in China's highly politicised economy and men of ambition are certain to want to get in; just like any other prestigious establishments all around the world. Two other articles: 1. http://w
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Membership in the Communist Party of China: Who Is Being Admitted and How?(daily.jstor.org)
2 points by knight17 11y ago|1 comments
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by knight17 11y ago
Reading Marx’s Capital Volumes I, and II with David Harvey. He has been teaching Karl Marx's Capital for over 40 years. - http://davidharvey.org/reading-capital/
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by knight17 11y ago
Shashi Tharoor, MP explains Indian situation at Oxford Union: Britain Does Owe Reparations https://youtu.be/f7CW7S0zxv4
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by knight17 11y ago
Another vote for Tiddlywiki. It support tags, search, easy authoring, export to static html or plain text, hosting on a server or on your hd. All in a single file. There is Tiddlyclip plugin to clip pieces of text to your notes. http:&#x2F
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by knight17 11y ago
For taking notes paper books are unparalleled. - http://history.hanover.edu/marginalia.php - http://www.levenger.com/ABOUT-LEVENGER-536/How-To-s-679/Mast... - http://www.levenger.com&#x
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What’s proper English? In South Korea, it starts with sounding American(patrickcox.wordpress.com)
1 points by knight17 11y ago|0 comments
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by knight17 11y ago
I have seen 'Janki method' earlier: - http://www.jackkinsella.ie/2011/12/05/janki-method.html
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by knight17 11y ago
If India could fix its court system half the problems are over. You need to have someone to complain to and get it remedied and that someone takes 10+ years for even routine matters like land(partition) disputes. It is not a good sign. No o
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by knight17 11y ago
This happens in middle east countries a lot, and applies to many white collar workers too. Unless you are in a really good company/position the employer will keep your passport. http://www.theguardian.com/world/201
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by knight17 11y ago
For me it was the network--everyone in my phone contacts was already available to text. Skype hasn't transformed to the mobile world yet: I have to add people manually even now. If WhatsApp introduces video calling and release a serous
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by knight17 11y ago
I added it to Pocket and now I can read it on the website or android application in a single page.
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by knight17 11y ago
If I recollect what I read, Siracusa and Gruber are saying Walter Issacson doesn't understand technology well enough to do justice to Jobs. They see possibilities missed in putting thoughtful questions about the technology side to Jobs
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by knight17 11y ago
Hi! I have a dumb question, is there a way to get cleaner URLs?
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by knight17 11y ago
This is not a new development and certainly not exclusive to Wallstreet or the City or Amazon or magic circle. It is part of the aura of these places—belief that the endurance necessary for this kind of over work isn't present outside
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by knight17 11y ago
There are many who believe that Jobs made a mistake by choosing Issacson for his biography: John Siracusa : http://5by5.tv/hypercritical/42 Gruber : http://daringfireball.net/2012/02/walter_is

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