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by notadoc 8y ago
Now try walking into an Apple store and buying a new Mac or iPhone in a reasonable amount of time. Good luck!
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by notadoc 8y ago
Say what you want about USB-C, but it has been a bonanza for dongle sales.
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by notadoc 8y ago
"The Scooter Rental Economy" is more accurate, I don't think a single scooter company actually sells them.
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by notadoc 8y ago
> a weird side-effect of living on the west coast is cities in movies start to look fake: where is all the feces and shattered glass and tent cities? FTFY, the third-world style shantytowns and tent cities, along with the accompanying fe
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by notadoc 8y ago
Additional context: https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/heres-a-list-...
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by notadoc 8y ago
How generous! Who handed these out? And what are the odds that any free USB device contains malware or spyware of some sort?
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by notadoc 8y ago
Management is the obvious answer. Or if you like to travel frequently, look at becoming a sales engineer. Or do consulting, become self employed, start a company, etc. Lots of options, but you have to find something that inspires you. Take
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by notadoc 8y ago
Probably slightly more useful than a Touch Bar, but still it's another over engineered solution looking for a non-existent problem.
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by notadoc 8y ago
I always hear these claims and I think they are wonderful, reminds me of the infamous "640kb is enough for anyone" quote. Meanwhile I've got a text editor, terminal, and web browser open and it's consumed all 16gb and is
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by notadoc 8y ago
You don't think there is scientific evidence to back up physical attraction? LOL! Indeed we are in a post-fact era!
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by notadoc 8y ago
> when this bubble (if it exists) bursts. This time is not different
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by notadoc 8y ago
> taking credit for what Obama did while at the same claiming they were bad. Schrodinger's Obama Policies?
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by notadoc 8y ago
There just aren't compelling use cases yet, though eventually the technology will improve and they'll resurface. This happens frequently in tech. On a similar note, I suspect in another few years we'll be reading an article t
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by notadoc 8y ago
Apple basically killed the "Pro" and turned it into a consumer-level concept laptop that is a downgrade in nearly every possible way that matters to actual pro users. - The keyboard is horrible and unreliable. A piece of dust can
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by notadoc 8y ago
> Maybe I'm being paranoid but is this what fake news looks like? Fake news is literally made up nonsense, usually that appeals to emotion or existing political bias. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fake_news
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by notadoc 8y ago
OK, so what's the workaround to read this behind a paywall?
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by notadoc 8y ago
What are you interested in? What are you working on? What do you want other people to know? Write about that. > but almost every topic I think of has been written upon by someone That same logic applies to almost everything, including mo
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by notadoc 8y ago
If you're interested in someones coding prowess and process, review something they have written with them. It's far more effective than commanding some nervous candidate to get in front of a group of people and start writing code
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by notadoc 8y ago
These are fun/interesting to browse through. Finding pain points is perhaps the easiest way to get business ideas. But as always, ideas are only a starting point, the implementation is what matters.
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by notadoc 8y ago
Does anyone think this does not happen in other countries? Maybe even in your own country (but not ours, obviously)? And not just by governments, but by political parties, foreign entities, corporations, lobbying groups, interest groups, et
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by notadoc 8y ago
This definitely comes into play, I know several people who want to move or relocate but their ex can't/won't and therefore they're stuck in place.
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by notadoc 8y ago
Moving to a cheap tropical paradise sounds pretty nice, really. But for anyone who has looked into it, you learn the visa situation is a nuisance. They don't want foreigners longer than a vacation.
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by notadoc 8y ago
How would that explain why probably upwards of 95% of people moving to the west coast (and trendy cities in general) have no family there, and likely no meaningful friend group or social networks there either? The vast majority of people I
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by notadoc 8y ago
Sorry, but I really don't think fancier helmet padding is the answer to the CTE, concussion, head/neck/spine injury problem. You have to change the game to stop the type of head-leading and head-targeting hits that are glorif
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by notadoc 8y ago
Pro Apple users standards are now so low that we'll be delighted and thrilled if/when they release a MacBook Pro with a keyboard that reliably works, and that has an escape key and function row again. Several of my colleagues and
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by notadoc 8y ago
Not even slightly surprising given the shear volume of trash on most beaches and reefs in the world. As any fishermen, diver, or snorkeler knows, the ocean is literally full of garbage, and the problem has gotten exponentially worse over th
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by notadoc 8y ago
Is there anyone who doesn't get multiple robocalls every day?
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by notadoc 8y ago
Ultimately most tech / knowledge workers need to work somewhere that allows them to focus and be uninterrupted. Whether that is home, a dedicated office, coffee shop, or you're one of the rare individuals that can pull it off in a
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by notadoc 8y ago
> It seems like the jury is out Ah yes, the jury is always out. Better do nothing and instead politicize the issue while pretending to debate the "science" for a few more decades.
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by notadoc 8y ago
> I suggest turning off the distortion by default for the 1st stage of tuning with the electric tuner. Agreed. Otherwise, great work!

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