kowlo

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by kowlo 6y ago
Is it still resource hungry, like making an app in Unity?
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by kowlo 6y ago
link fix: https://avaloniaui.net
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by kowlo 6y ago
No doubt it works great - but I'm not convinced this addresses the claim that it's "essentially a key logger". With your suggestion, they're still getting the data.
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by kowlo 6y ago
Sounds like a good solution - stop viewing them.
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by kowlo 6y ago
This is great but the title is a little misleading for me. Perhaps "bloom filters explained in a poster"... This contains multiple paragraphs and figures. You couldn't screenshot a wikipedia page and claim the same!
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by kowlo 6y ago
Looks like this is descending quicker than usual on the HN front-page [1], anyone know why? [1] https://ibb.co/0hjnyq7
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by kowlo 6y ago
What are the alternatives to Signal? edit: I'd like to have something self-hosted!
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by kowlo 6y ago
You speak on behalf of HN, however, this submission appears to be on the front-page. It seems that the majority of voting users browsing HN throughout the duration of this posts existence do indeed love this bs.
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by kowlo 6y ago
> So I've decided to move on to spamming the link across Twitter and Reddit instead. How's that going? Isn't Twitter mostly bots retweeting other bots?
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by kowlo 6y ago
I’ve often found that these lead to a hoarding exercise rather than a learning one... I’m sure I have a folder of PFFs somewhere collecting digital dust.
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by kowlo 6y ago
Using my induction hob is a nightmare for this reason.
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by kowlo 6y ago
Strange - same here. Not sure why Smart Crane is something I couldn’t under.
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by kowlo 6y ago
I can second your annoyance with observable. I don't use it for this reason.
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by kowlo 6y ago
I don’t know what to believe anymore. Whether it’s true or not, it makes me question what I’m using for conversations. I suppose it doesn’t matter anyway. Is there something I can self-host for just my family? The issue of having them commi
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by kowlo 6y ago
Let's hope it's an early April 1st joke...
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by kowlo 6y ago
I have a similar regret, I.e. being naive and giving well over 100% to my job.
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by kowlo 6y ago
Doesn’t sound hilarious. Sounds ageist. She shouldn’t have be involved in anything related to hiring.
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by kowlo 6y ago
Definitely, it isn't necessarily a pejorative term. In this case however, given the context, I believe it's used as such...
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by kowlo 6y ago
They are rarely updated
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by kowlo 6y ago
I agree. If someone tells me they're on £36k, I think they're on a decent salary in the UK.
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by kowlo 6y ago
Not surprised to see Nintendo on that list...
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by kowlo 6y ago
For someone of any age, that is a massive salary. Average salary in UK is £36k
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by kowlo 6y ago
Blocked by my ISP https://imgur.com/a/fesNpFK
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by kowlo 6y ago
scihub is blocked on my connection, see https://imgur.com/a/fesNpFK ...
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by kowlo 6y ago
leverage the streisand effect
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by kowlo 6y ago
this entire chain looks like two bots in conversation
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by kowlo 6y ago
professionally speaking, this is some good shit
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by kowlo 6y ago
Seen many of these on HN recently - decision paralysis
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by kowlo 6y ago
You dislike talking to others about things you have a mutual love for, but you’re happy talking to others about things you have a mutual hate for. There’s a name for that
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by kowlo 6y ago
When I started my PhD my supervisor said to me "Welcome to the faculty, see you in 3 years when you submit". They kept that promise.

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