pfranz

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by pfranz 7y ago
I'm trying to figure out what you're trying to add here. I have to do all of those things, I'm in that privileged position partly because I've made it a long term priority at the expense of other things. I don't f
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by pfranz 7y ago
I think being public about it was a deliberate choice and signaling--attracting and filtering their workforce and clientele. I'm sure vocal RNC support would work really well in other fields.
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by pfranz 7y ago
I do think it's more of a tech thing. I believe it stems from valuing "culture fit" more than other industries do. I appreciate the idea of culture fit, but feel uneasy about it because it's also discriminatory and lea
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by pfranz 7y ago
It's tough to make appropriate analogies (which are hyperbolic) without the topic being blasphemous. But companies like IBM, Hugo Boss, and Volkswagen still get talked about as supporting Nazis during WWII. BASF even has a page about
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by pfranz 7y ago
I'm well aware I'm in a very privileged position, but I've tried to make a very strong effort throughout my career to live below my means. Maybe I'm pessimistic about losing my job or my company going under, but the fre
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by pfranz 7y ago
I could never get used to PowerShell, but in languages like Bash I /really/ like using short flags in the REPL (for speed), but long flags in scripts (for legibility). Unfortunately, this means there's a higher bar to learn
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by pfranz 7y ago
I haven't read the NVC book, but I've read /about/ it. It sounds like it's a great technique for peers, but I'm very glad you brought up that it can come across condescending and manipulative when there's
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by pfranz 7y ago
I think the skepticism is the "quick fix" "trendy" packages that get peddled to businesses or show up in pop culture--like Power Poses or The Secret. Nonviolent Communication isn't the greatest name, either.
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by pfranz 7y ago
I kind of hoped we were past this kind of issue. 5-10 years ago I felt like there were "brand" incompatibilities with home wifi. A specific wifi router would just not connect to a specific type of computer/phone.
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by pfranz 7y ago
I don't think that's realistic, but I do think the threshold is negotiable (between society, the organizers, and people competing). Ideally, many people echo what you're saying regarding the Olympics, but it seems like for e
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by pfranz 7y ago
I understand why they did--but I also think keeping magsafe would have been fine, too. When I looked for non-Mac alternatives my criteria was; no proprietary connector, either magsafe-like (like the Surface) or USB-C. I really really wish
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by pfranz 7y ago
That mirrors my experience with hobbyists. My wife doesn't like using a Wacom and we could never warrant a Cintiq. So she uses Procreate on a tablet. It's also kind of hard to get her to try new stuff because the little time sh
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by pfranz 7y ago
I would think that 3% is because there are other viable alternatives. Personally, I've paid for Pixelmator and Acorn on macOS because my needs are more about cropping, adding text, file format, levels, or color space changes--those ap
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by pfranz 7y ago
I've heard you're saying and I think it's succinct, but a simplification of what's talked about in the post. My example is when looking at daycare for my kid. They all boast about this app the teachers use to take pictu
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by pfranz 7y ago
Sony's pretty popular BT headphones, WH1000XM3, switched to USB-C about a year ago. I've noticed a bunch of external hard drives have, too. I picked up a micro-b to USB-C cable so I wouldn't need an adapter. Nintendo Switc
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by pfranz 7y ago
My guess is that all of these companies see it as an innovative space. Either the goal is pure prestige or to find some niche thing they can patent and sell to everyone else. They have to build the whole car because they have to. I think
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by pfranz 7y ago
My wife always loved her dust buster and rarely, if ever, used a regular vacuum. It never held a charge, didn't have much suction, and was really difficult to empty and clean. She loves her Dyson stick vacuum. She gushes about it wh
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by pfranz 7y ago
What's your criteria for backup? I completely agree that something like RAID is not backup, but 30-60 days seems comparable to other backup services and covers most scenarios. The old-school manual process of swapping a USB drive at
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by pfranz 7y ago
> yes, that is annoying, but i’m pretty sure that only happens the first time it tries to access those folders... is that correct? I haven't updated to Catalina, but some recent macOS (Mojave?) I didn't get those prompts in Ter
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by pfranz 7y ago
I'm curious how you did the restore and roughly how it went? I've done a few restores years ago. I don't know if this reflects the current process, but my experience was a bit rough. However, I'm still a long term cus
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by pfranz 7y ago
I'm not talking about dropping 32-bit support. I'm talking about audio glitches that come up with every single major and minor update to macOS (or any OS). Catalina seems to be especially bad in regards to general stability. Man
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by pfranz 7y ago
"Ignore" is likely an exaggeration. It sounds like many of these audio companies have tested the betas. People have reported many, many emails over the past week pleading for them not to upgrade yet. I would think that anyone w
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by pfranz 7y ago
I'm sure for Apple it's QC, build process, documentation, examples, and constraints around building new things--maybe sharing stuff between iOS or preparing for a transition to ARM. Who knows? Apple tends to support the old OS f
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by pfranz 7y ago
I think that's unfair to audio developers. You're asking for a real-time scenario from an obvious not real-time OS. Dropping audio is a lot more obvious than dropping video frames. Audio also deals with /a lot/ of plu
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by pfranz 7y ago
Audio stuff is notoriously prone to issues with updates. This has come up continuously since Classic Mac OS in the 90s. Audio guys are even sensitive to changing their physical setup. Outside of audio, I know of companies that ignore prer
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by pfranz 7y ago
I've done the exact same thing in order to get an AppleTV (that doesn't have a web browser) onto a hotel's wifi.
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by pfranz 7y ago
I have ongoing medical services and a lot of smaller places have archaic billing systems so I regularly write checks. When I call a plumber or electrician I often end up writing a check. I'll still send a check if there's a fee
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by pfranz 7y ago
Same day ACH had phase 1 in 2016 (amazingly recent). It's now "completely rolled out" and in practice still not very "same day" in most cases. The same day ACH expansion adds 2 hrs and a third daily transaction an
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by pfranz 7y ago
I guess it's both, but I'm confident the number of people who disable SIP is very low. Third party graphics cards (and the lack of a variety of first party GPUs) has been an issue on Macs for decades. I'm sure their dispute
840.
by pfranz 7y ago
My current solution is to get a case for the charging case with a keyring and attach a Tile--but I'd much prefer something integrated and slimmer.

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