octos4murai

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Remap Caps Lock to Control(idian.io)
1 points by octos4murai 5y ago|0 comments
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by octos4murai 5y ago
Do these new processors mean anything for those of us who need to run x86 VMs or is Apple Silicon still a no-go?
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by octos4murai 5y ago
MacBook announcements are the opposite of slow news days. Consumer tech outlets are literally scrambling to cover every aspect of these things because there is so much interest.
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by octos4murai 5y ago
Edge is my browser of choice. Chromium base, great features (collections, vertical tabs), performant, and allows me to automatically clear all history and caches every time I close the browser.
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Why Use Analogies in Software Teams?(idian.io)
2 points by octos4murai 5y ago|0 comments
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by octos4murai 5y ago
> The assumption that I need help buying a book is the biggest insult... Insult is too strong a word. Like many here, I think something like this should be opt-in. But I also think the same about "smart recommendations" that tr
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Windows for Software Development(idian.io)
1 points by octos4murai 5y ago|2 comments
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by octos4murai 5y ago
Another popular thing people like to do is map something like <k-j> or <j-j> to Escape. This can be easily done in your vimrc. While the <Alt-[a-z]> mapping is great and enabled by default, it does have the side effect of
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by octos4murai 5y ago
Brilliant! If this was all I learned today, it would not be a wasted day. Thank you.
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by octos4murai 5y ago
I just read the review. The specific gripes they had are: (1) subpar battery life, (2) middling performance compared to others with the same CPU/RAM configuration, (3) loud fan noise akin to a gaming laptop, and (4) uncomfortably high
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by octos4murai 5y ago
Could you please share the exact screen measurements? I purchased one but strongly prefer matte screens so I’ll be trying to look for a matte screen protector that fits.
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by octos4murai 5y ago
Somehow this is the first I’m hearing of this, and yet I have never hit buy so quick. Even if, heaven forbid, this company is no longer around in five years when I need new parts, just the ability to upgrade RAM, SSD, etc is so valuable.
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by octos4murai 5y ago
This is also the behaviour of the mobile site on iOS. I don't know what the mobile app is like but it sounds like it could just be a webview to the mobile site.
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Software Development as Craft(idian.io)
3 points by octos4murai 5y ago|0 comments
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by octos4murai 5y ago
Taking ELI5 to another level!
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by octos4murai 5y ago
You can. It just doesn’t seem as clever to say “‘noun’ verbs”. It doesn’t have the property where the term is an example of itself.
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by octos4murai 5y ago
Some practical advice on how this can be put to use from Barbara Oakley: https://youtu.be/vd2dtkMINIw
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by octos4murai 5y ago
Does it use any programming language in particular?
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by octos4murai 5y ago
I enjoyed these over several lunch breaks last year. Recommend it for both beginning and experienced developers/CSers. It’s casual and highly approachable.
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by octos4murai 5y ago
Not necessarily perverse but the irony is not lost on me. It’s the Joja-playthrough, where you live long enough to see yourself become the villain.
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by octos4murai 5y ago
I’m just dreaming out loud here but I would love for the iPad to allow for a developer workflow similar to Fedora Silverblue. Perhaps not the layered OS images but the containerized sandboxes (toolbox) and the App Store instead of Flathub.
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by octos4murai 6y ago
I suspect I’d need something more mature and performant but I appreciate the recommendation!
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by octos4murai 6y ago
I have only two nitpicks with my M1 Mac: (1) it's not a good fit for virtualization (whether docker or VMs) -- but this limitation is well-known, and (2) the only time I see slowdowns is occasionally when opening a new tab in Safari --