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by mcbits 8y ago
Also useful would be a standard way to normalize the apparent size and weight of different fonts so the fallbacks won't look like shit. Apparently my problem is more with the Courier font bundled with Ubuntu, as replacing Courier on th
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by mcbits 8y ago
Here is a slightly more readable version that's not white-on-white, half-pixel-thick text: https://lkml.org/lkml/2018/6/5/769
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by mcbits 8y ago
Currently the broadest definition of life would be something like: A self-replicating cellular structure having a metabolism to organize resource input and waste. "Cellular" lets us rule out things like fire and crystals, but viru
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by mcbits 8y ago
A more appropriate Wikipedia article: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theory_of_forms If you simply meant to say that the idea of Santa Claus obviously "exists" in some sense, thus it's valid to compare ou
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by mcbits 8y ago
We don't have that distinction in English, either. Words derived from names just tend to lose their capitalization over time and may gradually be diluted in meaning as people use them without understanding their origin.
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by mcbits 8y ago
> If you don't enforce a patent you lose it. Is this a European thing? I've heard of this for trademarks in the US, but never for patents.
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by mcbits 8y ago
There is a footnote on page 10 that briefly explains both of those symbols, although I doubt many people would immediately understand the footnote if they weren't already familiar with the symbols and concepts.
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The font size for the body text on that site is 40px on my monitor and 35px on the laptop screen. That would be large for top-level headers. 16-18px Arial is just about the perfect size for primary text on any screen. It was a little exce
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by mcbits 8y ago
Considering the respective risks of addiction, overdose, withdrawal symptoms and dangers, health deterioration, and general functional impairments, I think you may have been safer with the Oxy.
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by mcbits 8y ago
Outside of designated crosswalks, I don't think drivers are usually considered liable when a pedestrian walks in front of them if stopping would violate the laws of physics. Stop if possible, yes. I'd do the same for a squirrel, s
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by mcbits 8y ago
> Of course there is, Is anyone trying to remove apt-get moo? If forced to choose, I would actually prefer touchy political jokes in the documentation over non-political easter eggs baked into the code, because IAGNI.
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by mcbits 8y ago
I haven't read the article and don't plan to (because Medium), although usually I'll at least skim an article if the comments suggest that it's worth my minute. At the moment, by a rough word count, the comments on this
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by mcbits 8y ago
It's pretty easy to detect and locate the radio emissions from the motors, transceiver, and video transmitter if it has one - as in, screaming in your ear through a bullhorn easy. It's probably also possible (not sure how easy) to
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by mcbits 8y ago
That was great. Some other funny words to try: toy, chatbot, drug, nuke, 3D printer, kite
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by mcbits 8y ago
Not quite 0. If you participate in liking, sharing, or commenting on Facebook posts that were sponsored at some point further up the chain, then you are part of the value that Facebook offers to those advertisers. (Advertisers are paying fo
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by mcbits 8y ago
Incremental automation of any specific task isn't bad, especially if it can be introduced at a rate that's in line with the normal turnover/attrition for a job. The doom-and-gloom scenario is when extremely adaptable and prod
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by mcbits 8y ago
People are composed of cells that work together for a common purpose. Is a person a cell, to be treated the same way we treat actual cells? Governments are people who have joined together for the common purpose of governing. Does that make
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by mcbits 8y ago
I'm not disputing that it's biased in favor of larger companies.
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> Why does the court even have the option to completely destroy a startup like that? Supposing 100% of the startup's revenue comes from GDPR violations and they've been doing so for, say, 5 years, then the fine should really be
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by mcbits 8y ago
It costs about 0.5 cents per book to "print" 3,000 books to a retail-priced SD card, so paper books are still expensive by comparison. The only way paper is close to competitive is if the kids only get access to a couple of books,
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by mcbits 8y ago
I'm curious what you mean by "makers" here. To me the term means end users who tinker and build their own gadgets for fun, education, or because nobody produces the thing they want. Cheap parts from China are a benefit to tha
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by mcbits 8y ago
Probably because it forces them to buy and hold long-term US debt.
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It could be a problem if it hallucinates the wrong license plate number at a crime scene. If all you want is a gigantic 8K resolution stock photo of a woman holding her baby in front of a laptop without devouring 10 MB of the user's da
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by mcbits 9y ago
I've been pulled over for: - "You were driving suspiciously" (a little below the speed limit) - "Saw you yesterday at this time (1 AM) and wanted to see what you were up to" (driving home from work) - "You look
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by mcbits 9y ago
That's better than what I thought you were doing, dividing by 2 years or a 2-week pay period. But I don't think it makes sense to adjust for overtime here anyway. Would an $8/hour retail worker say, "I don't want to
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by mcbits 9y ago
What does the 2 represent? I assume the 4 is 4 weeks and the 6 is 6 months. The 35 must be the high end of 60 to 75 (instead of, say, the average), minus 40 hours. A normal non-crunch work week is more like 45 hours due to breaks and meals,
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by mcbits 9y ago
Elements can often be unique today but not tomorrow as pages grow in complexity and start sharing features. Ids are fine (even necessary) for things that are unique in their very essence, like a label's for="", the target for
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by mcbits 9y ago
Looks like you have to spell out the whole word terabit, or abbreviate it to Tb.
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by mcbits 9y ago
One thing I can do in almost every Windows application is press Alt, or Alt+F, and use the arrow keys to navigate the menus. This has been broken forever in Electron's menu. It's my biggest complaint, even above RAM usage now that
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by mcbits 9y ago
I know it's not your intent, but that comes across like one of those "blaming the victim" questions. But as one example, the host of a podcast could be scanning for relevant discussion material during an interview. Or the use

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