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by nacs 7y ago
The number of captchas for the "I am not a robot" checkbox you have to solve is decided by Google's algorithms -- not really a Cloudflare choice other than them allowing their users to show that Captcha page in the first plac
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by nacs 7y ago
If you use the web client, they have a header that asks for your phone number repeatedly until you give it.
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by nacs 7y ago
Except unlike in iMessage where blue bubbles basically mean end-to-end encrypted messaging, Google's version is completely unencrypted.
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by nacs 7y ago
324 page book originating from 1 line of code! Amazing.
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by nacs 7y ago
The number-pad unlock is higher/centered-vertically on the iPhone unlike Androids which tend to have it on the lower half of the screen.
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by nacs 7y ago
Maybe "oil losing its value" isn't as big a deal for the rest of the world but the other 3 are definitely issues on a global scale.
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by nacs 7y ago
CounterStrike:GO also only has cosmetic items.
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by nacs 7y ago
Or the modern equivalent -- a Kindle tablet. If you have Amazon Prime they even give you a selection for free and then theres Kindle Unlimited, a subscription that lets you rent a ton more books.
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by nacs 7y ago
Agreed, mods / @dang, please fix. Original title: "Ubuntu's ZFS Trajectory Is Going From Exciting To Even More Exciting"
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by nacs 7y ago
Dupe: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=21062260 @dang
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by nacs 7y ago
Outline / readable: https://outline.com/kr9djp
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by nacs 7y ago
He does: https://twitter.com/dhh/status/1174702952411303936 > "Yes. Monoculture in open source is scarcely better than monoculture in closed source. Monopolies of all stripes are bad for the web."
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by nacs 7y ago
Frys is one of the few retail places that consistently beats Amazon. I recently built a PC and almost every part was cheaper in Fry's than Amazon.
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by nacs 7y ago
Except its not just the lower prices that are important -- the quick order processing and shipping are a huge reason why Amazon is succeeding. Living near a metro area, I can get items from Amazon items within 24-48 hours (with Prime). Some
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by nacs 7y ago
Maybe upload the video to Youtube? The video is barely loading here.
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by nacs 7y ago
Agreed on this, played around dragging things around for a couple minutes and still couldn't get it to do anything. Maybe pre-configure some default settings so it works immediately upon load. Or perhaps a short video showing its use.
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by nacs 7y ago
Parody/satire sites, especially non-commercial focused, are usually fine. You may run into trouble because of the handling/distribution of personal information though (GDPR compliance and such). Disclaimer: Not a lawyer
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by nacs 7y ago
> You can safely pay $5.99 Minor correction: It's $4.99 per month
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by nacs 7y ago
Yes I'm sure there's a lot of consumers that want to calculate large amounts of digits of Pi in their browser..
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by nacs 7y ago
.. not yet. I'm sure it'll hit all of those numbers for at least a few minutes in the future.
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by nacs 7y ago
I sleep with it on (sleep tracking app) and use it all day -- I charge it for about 15 minutes twice a day while I shower in the morning and as I get ready for bed only.
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by nacs 7y ago
> I'd imagine that during that minute a countdown upon the display starts and audible alert of about to call the emergency services There is both an audible alert and a display change with countdown before it starts the call.
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by nacs 7y ago
False, there are lots of last-mile Amazon delivery guys -- I live by a distribution center that has literally hundreds of Amazon-branded last-mile vans that deliver straight to my house. The program you're thinking of is likely "A
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by nacs 7y ago
Stock compensation spiking a year before their IPO doesn't seem unusual. It's likely an employee incentive.
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by nacs 7y ago
I'm pretty sure that's one of the meme accounts that popped up/changed their name after this thread happened and not an actual FC ambassador.
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by nacs 7y ago
The official Classic version actually uses an open-source library like this one for the rendering and most of the legwork.
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by nacs 7y ago
Intel sold off the 5G/Modem business to Apple recently: https://www.theverge.com/2019/7/25/8909671/apple-intel-5g-sm...
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by nacs 7y ago
The person you're referring to is talking about a different kind of focus -- focus as in not going off task. Some of us have a habit of getting distracted from the task at hand easily and going off on a HN/Youtube/Reddit&#x2F
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by nacs 7y ago
Streamhut seems to be a more mature version of OPs. The window for viewing streams appears to even have commenting (and file/image sharing?). I also like how you lead with the "stream the whole terminal" example which lets me
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by nacs 7y ago
You could use one via the eGPU support in most newer Macs: https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT208544

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