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by ljk 10y ago
it _is_ more user friendly but not as powerful as NoScript. I totally feel the same way about telling non-techie friends since they just "allow all temporarily" once they see the site is broken....
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by ljk 10y ago
Also use extensions like NoScript/Privacy Badger to block the background scripts
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by ljk 10y ago
For people who read the "How Technology Hijacks People’s Minds" article, https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=11737232 , does snapchat implement any of the "traps" the article mentions?
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by ljk 10y ago
doesn't reddit have a stake in imgur? http://techcrunch.com/2014/04/03/after-five-years-of-bootstr...
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by ljk 10y ago
huh interesting. the first time it brought me to a page but after that it's direct link
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by ljk 10y ago
unfortunately nothing is free in this world
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by ljk 10y ago
also on mobile, every time you look at a photo there's a banner encouraging you to get its app
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by ljk 10y ago
it's funny that imgur is turning into the sites it was replacing in the first place
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by ljk 10y ago
off-topic, but how long do you guys wait before updating linkedin with new job/start adding new coworkers?
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by ljk 10y ago
> If you can't even 2x your income by moving somewhere, then there isn't much point. why is that? wouldn't seeing another part of the country/world be nice?
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by ljk 10y ago
oh yeah that feature is definitely very useful it just reminded me of what the author mentioned about replying
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by ljk 10y ago
definitely agree, on the other hand it's funny to see people who put fake birthdays on facebook actually getting the "happy birthday!" messages on the fake date
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by ljk 10y ago
good points about greeting cards, but people usually add to greeting cards... right?
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by ljk 10y ago
maybe something to do with http://money.cnn.com/2014/05/29/news/companies/gm-profit-bai...
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by ljk 10y ago
> the demo was with a graduation photo, and a few suggested responses like "You look great!" "Congratulations, so happy for you" or something similar). Don't know why anyone would actually use features like thi
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by ljk 10y ago
isn't it better to use a universal icon for simple actions like this? e.g. pointing to wrist for the time, floppy disk icon for saving a file, etc
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by ljk 10y ago
Even sadder is when you see this happen to families, with the kids' eyes glued to the phone screen instead of interacting with their families
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by ljk 10y ago
almost every "social news" site is guilty of this. reddit even has two types of imaginary internet points: link and comment karma. reddit also has endless scrolling, a bar that shows daily "reddit gold" goals, and orange
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by ljk 10y ago
Very eye-opening read. few random thoughts: > Hijack #7: Instant Interruption vs. “Respectful” Delivery... By contrast, Apple more respectfully lets userse toggle "Read Receipts" on or off Unfortunately iPhone has a new featu
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by ljk 10y ago
gotta spin!
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by ljk 10y ago
Everyone wants to be the only walled garden... https://xkcd.com/927/
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by ljk 10y ago
and a wrist guard
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by ljk 10y ago
> Working at Facebook, even as a contractor, was supposed to be the opportunity of a lifetime. Sentiment like that probably played a part at such toxic environment at places like these..
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by ljk 10y ago
what's an "exciting" language in your opinion?
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by ljk 10y ago
Good point, and facebook generates "phantom profiles" for people without an account too to make the data gathering even easier for them
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by ljk 10y ago
Using motorized standing/sitting desk at work and imo it doesn't matter what you're doing(sitting/standing/pedaling/treadmill/kneeling/fetal position) the most important thing is to do it with correct
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by ljk 10y ago
> - Eventually settle on a Java or C# job. why is Java considered "settling"? relatively inexperienced here
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by ljk 10y ago
> The Web is about webs of durable readable content, not about ephemeral walled-garden apps. Facebook is the worst at this. They even require you to have an account and log in to read a public-facing community/restaurant fb page
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by ljk 10y ago
if you really want to talk about lack of privacy you should go after Chrome...
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by ljk 10y ago
> cross-referenced with social networking information and other public data sets, such as Yelp and Google Places Probably would be safer to not publicize your every move publicly too, even if it'd only slow the process down a litt

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