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by obscura 2y ago
Yes, this is undoubtedly also a factor. Cities offer incentives to these large companies to open offices because they have an impact on their surroundings (see [1]). Workers support surrounding businesses; with the workers at home, these bu
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by obscura 3y ago
> The most important thing I learned was that old computers are still fast — and quite usable as a daily driver. I have to point out that your build isn't entirely an old computer. Having an SSD makes a major difference. If you were
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by obscura 4y ago
While this the feedback in this mail indicates a problem, even if you remove the emotional language I don't believe it's constructive. Constructive feedback would not just indicate a problem, but also provide guidance/suggest
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by obscura 4y ago
I sympathise with the author. Why should one have to put up with mails like this? I understand the argument of being professional, but it's very draining to have to absorb personal attacks and ill-mannered outbursts while never being a
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by obscura 4y ago
The animated GIFs are really distracting and detract from the writing. I eventually deleted them from the parts I hadn't yet read. I have to say that Crump was incredibly forgiving and put in a lot of extra effort. I don't think a
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by obscura 4y ago
I'm afraid this is nothing new. I experienced similar frustrations - archiving didn't work, there were no notices about downtime, and support response was abysmal despite a Twitter account that was very active about US politics -
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by obscura 4y ago
You've tried two models of two non-Mac brands and one Mac laptop, and have concluded that all laptops except Macs "seem" to be problematic... What a ridiculous post.
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by obscura 5y ago
As with so many opinions these days, it's at one extreme and ignores the middle ground. For some apps, the big issue is when you schedule the downtime to happen. If you are truly customer-centric, you should schedule for a time that
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by obscura 5y ago
Nice article - I enjoyed reading it. The examples are interesting in that they show how difficult it is to cover all the scenarios one can encounter when trying to anonymise data - e.g., double encoding. However, Avast should have analysed
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by obscura 5y ago
I also recommend checking out the Affinity products. They're feature-rich, affordable and continually being improved.
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by obscura 5y ago
I hope that in the wake of this more people start supporting the alternatives. More comepetition means more choice. Adobe's software is excellent, but they're far too dominant. The alternatives may not be good enough for everyone
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by obscura 6y ago
This sounds like a flawed development cycle. Where's the end-user testing? In defence of the developers/programmers, many people are really bad at explaining what they want, not least because it's often not what they actual
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by obscura 6y ago
Added to the problem is the general lack of funding around the world for infrastructure, owing to the fact that politicians control the purse strings and infrastructure isn't "sexy" [1][2]. Building something new that can be
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by obscura 6y ago
What are "basic facts"? Surely the point of most research is to uncover new facts? And what is "reference material" if not other research - research that you're using as a foundation for your own? It's fair to
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by obscura 6y ago
The garbage journals are a plague. You publish one article in a legitimate journal and in next to no time these worthless journals (and conferences) start spamming you, even if what you wrote has nothing to do with what they're suppose
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by obscura 6y ago
I don't see how this is practical. You could spend a lifetime testing the work of others and still not get through it all, let alone get to working on anything original. Progress is made by building on the work of others.
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by obscura 6y ago
Haven't thought about Tucows in many years... I used to love exploring it to find new software to try out. There were so many interesting utilities and such to enhance Windows 95/98. Would love to give it one last browse. Ah well!
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by obscura 6y ago
Agreed! I used to love exploring those discs, which were jam-packed with new demos and utilities, or new games or add-ons for existing ones.
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Non-Native Plants Are Contributing to a Global Insect Decline(e360.yale.edu)
1 points by obscura 6y ago|0 comments
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by obscura 6y ago
Depends on where you stand... If you're one of the people who comes to rely on the product, then your answer would probably be "yes". The cost of the experimentation is people wondering what product they'll discontinue n
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by obscura 6y ago
> The vast majority of consumers don't care about this. You may be right, but how exactly is someone meant to make an informed decision when they don't know what their TV is doing? It's unreasonable to expect the average p
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by obscura 6y ago
Yet another example of the customer coming last. Are TV's that force ads on customers heavily discounted? If not, the manufacturers are earning extra revenue while the customer loses their privacy and gets nothing in return other than
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by obscura 6y ago
Ha ha, I was also putting in rude queries aimed at them. Perhaps someone in a backroom somewhere will see them in a log and have a laugh.
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by obscura 6y ago
Not the best of articles, IMHO. It has too many broad statements and seems to be trying to be a "one size fits all" bit of advice. I like the metaphor and agree with this sentiment: "the problem of understanding what customer
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by obscura 6y ago
Another way to do it is to seal up hive and put gasoline in it (the fumes kill the bees). I've seen this done with a hive that had AFB.
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by obscura 6y ago
As I understand it, they instinctively go for the head and eyes of predators. This is definitely an immensely aggressive hive. In my limited experience, even the ones I've seen opened up and worked on were not as bad as this.
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by obscura 6y ago
I've also been using it for years. Its feature range and performance is phenomenal.
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by obscura 7y ago
See my reply to nisuni above. I was referring to DIY masks, which is what the topic is about. Masks are definitely critical for health professionals interacting with those who are sick.
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by obscura 7y ago
Of course not all masks are completely useless. By "these" I was referring to the item of the topic, namely "DIY masks". They are only somewhat effective in preventing droplets being transmitted when you cough or sneeze.
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by obscura 7y ago
Only health professionals should be wearing these. The public should not be wearing them as there is already a global shortage and they are badly needed by those caring for the sick.

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