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by namuol 9y ago
Mostly-off-topic: The `bisect-binary` project listed in the introduction is almost the _exact_ program I made while I was a devious high school student trying to circumvent weak (i.e. most widely-used-) antivirus software by locating a few
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by namuol 9y ago
I'm not so sure. People with life insurance still opt for medical insurance. :shrug:
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> this will create a new problem that we've worked very hard to avoid up until this point Sorry, could you elaborate? Not sure what you meant here. Do you just mean to suggest that the "net-neutrality-is-good-for-competition&qu
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by namuol 9y ago
> people feel like they already don't have [a perfectly free Internet where everyone has a voice], why would they care about net neutrality? The Internet is dominated by Tech Giants, but deregulating ISPs will probably only make the
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by namuol 9y ago
> our experience of the internet is increasingly controlled by a handful of firms, most especially Google and Facebook Exactly why we need to keep net neutrality. It helps keep the marketplace fair by preventing carriers from charging ex
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by namuol 9y ago
> And how would you regulate Google, by whom? [...] Who is in charge of the internet, and why would the rest of the world obey that? But we're not talking about Google. We're talking about ISPs and Net Neutrality. - The absence
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by namuol 9y ago
I followed Inigo Quilez's article on terrain marching: http://iquilezles.org/www/articles/terrainmarching/terrainma... Be sure to browse his other articles: http://iquilezles.org/www&#x2F
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by namuol 9y ago
Here's my (old) take on a terrain renderer (more than 20 LOC, oh well): http://lou.wtf/earf-html5/ For anyone who wants a refreshing/fun code project, strongly recommend implementing some kind of software ren
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by namuol 9y ago
Is this serious? I mean, kudos for helping push node module developers to make better use of `.npmignore` et al, but this project strikes me as overly snarky or even trolling... Seems like what we really need is for some volunteers to tackl
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by namuol 9y ago
> They're claiming cost per mile is less than rail for shipping goods. Note: This only applies to "Convoy mode" where 3 or more vehicles draft off each other.
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by namuol 9y ago
Shazam/Soundhound aren't giving me anything. Given it's short loop I'd guess it's either a royalty-free piece they purchased or it was commissioned. That said, if you like the style, give Ronald Jenkees a try: http
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by namuol 9y ago
Some similar experiments, dating back as far as 1996: SILK: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VLQcW6SpJ88 Denim: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tCVYKgewDXc
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by namuol 9y ago
First and foremost: Start by using version control. The rest is going to be up to you and your team. Don't try to enforce a structure unless it actually reduces the likelihood of bugs and improves the experience of refactoring.
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by namuol 9y ago
I'd be wary of any blog posting "news" from an unnamed source about a publicly-traded company with such a high valuation as Tesla's...
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by namuol 9y ago
For those who care about this sort of thing (NOT trying to bring up any political debates): Learn Liberty is project of the Institute for Humane Studies, a libertarian-focused nonprofit with Charles Koch and other conservative businessmen a
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by namuol 9y ago
Learn Liberty is a project of the the Institute for Humane Studies, which is a libertarian-focused nonprofit. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Institute_for_Humane_Studies
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by namuol 9y ago
We have a few senior developers who develop Webflow in Firefox. So yeah, right now we have soft support for Firefox and definitely want to move that to official support, especially now with Firefox gaining much deserved momentum.
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by namuol 9y ago
There are some ways to collect form data in the CMS using our public API, but you're right that the underlying system isn't optimized for "real time" data like this, yet.
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by namuol 9y ago
Try Webflow. It's especially for people who already know some HTML/CSS. https://webflow.com/cms This tutorial video shows how creating template pages works: https://university.webflow.com/lesson&#x
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by namuol 9y ago
They showed videos of people using it in bright sunlight as well as in the dark. If they used a variety of frequencies alternating at some known sequence or something it should be possible to differentiate signal from noise, but I have no i
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by namuol 9y ago
Thanks for your response. I agree that the basic process used here was scientific, but the way it was framed was misleading. > The experiment was not 'flat' vs 'not-flat'. > It is weak-signifiers vs strong-signif
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by namuol 9y ago
> you can see that the point was not Flat UI is bad, but rather Flat UI done bad can strongly hinder UX. Yes! You're absolutely correct, and that was ultimately the point I was trying to make, if poorly. My comment was more of a res
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by namuol 9y ago
> Flat design can go too far and everything looks the same Flat design, done well, makes signaling easier because there's literally less visual noise. Bad design is just bad design.
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by namuol 9y ago
Take a few minutes to look at their examples: https://www.nngroup.com/articles/heatmap-visualizations-sign... Most of the "flat" designs strike me as being created or chosen to confirm the hypothesis. Explain
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by namuol 9y ago
> why the hell it so easy to watch six seasons of Game of Thrones in two weeks but I can’t even get myself to write one fucking page of a book Wow. Literally read this while watching an episode of Game of Thrones, and I just started two
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by namuol 9y ago
> That makes sense even if you never experienced how horrible writing JavaScript code is Please don't do this sort of thing; all it will do is cause people to dig their heels in and fuel the idea that FP is too "dogmatic"
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by namuol 9y ago
Dear web designers: Tall screen? Use a topbar. Wide screen? Use a sidebar.
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> The link between financial openness and economic growth is complex. Some capital inflows, such as [...] transfer of technology or human capital [...] do seem to boost long-term growth. But the impact of other flows—such as portfolio in
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by namuol 9y ago
> Has this ever happened to you? > <verbal abuse from coworker> Hell no. Not even close. What kind of terrible places have you worked? If you ever experience anything close to this level of abuse you should report it if possib
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by namuol 9y ago
I can't really speak for the Kea library directly, but the patterns used in React/Redux land are most valuable in large, evolving projects spanning many developers. Such benefits are therefore subtle and difficult to illustrate wi

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