qntmfred

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by qntmfred 5y ago
just out of curiosity, what's your use case for using a version of VS Code compiled from source?
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by qntmfred 5y ago
I tried to print an online worksheet provided by a vendor the other day and it was (not surprisingly) an unusable mess. Sometimes paper is a great technology and it's a shame we don't optimize for that UX as much anymore.
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by qntmfred 6y ago
https://www.sri.com/hoi/natural-language-speech-recognition/ > SRI spun off market leader Nuance Communications to commercialize the technology https://hbr.org/2015/09/the-president-of
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by qntmfred 6y ago
Nuance itself was actually spun out of an organization called SRI (note the resemblance to the name Siri)
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there's a highway interchange near my house with wooded area between the entrance ramp and the highway about a half mile long until they converge. every time I drive that stretch I wonder to myself when was the last time a person spent
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by qntmfred 6y ago
I gotta say I love that you made an account just to post this obscure film
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by qntmfred 6y ago
> there's so much on StackOverflow about bugs, pitfalls, caveats, breaking changes, rationales, use cases, background, etc this question is closed as off-topic.
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No way in hell I download that.
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I started out as a physics major, but switched to computer science junior year, mostly out of consideration for career prospects. Of my 3 roommates who were also physics majors, all of them finished the degree and all now work in tech. I&#x
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My daughter's favorite sweatshirt is a bit of corporate swag from Data General, which she stole from me, which I myself stole from my father who worked there beginning in the 70s and then also for EMC another decade after they acquired
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by qntmfred 6y ago
https://howhttps.works/ also interesting
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sigh-ber
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and I'd still rather they eat the peas than throw them at their brother.
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by qntmfred 6y ago
there's kinda that ironically-lame hipster vibe to using aol.com email addresses. they're coming back in style.
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by qntmfred 6y ago
Estonia has been using electronic voting since the early 2000s, not without concerning security analysis https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PT0e9yTD2M8 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iit5WdLYwns As mentioned
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Better imo to use a bookmarking service that works across the entire web. I used to save facebook links and bookmark tweets too because the features were in those platforms, but eventually I just started using Pocket like I use for everythi
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by qntmfred 6y ago
What kind of naming convention do you tend to use these days?
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I use google assistant multiple times a day. play pandora or youtube playlists on various speakers throughout my house, set reminders, add things to my shopping list or todo list, check the weather, set alarms, navigation if I'm drivin
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Elon did say quarks and leptons.
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by qntmfred 6y ago
Agreed. I grew up in the 90s using Windows. Bought my first MBP in 2009 and within a few years was using Macs almost entirely. Started using a Windows machine as my primary earlier this year for a new job and now I rarely touch my MBP. Took
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by qntmfred 6y ago
not just healthcare. sufficient income to support the basics of survival in our society are tied to full time jobs as well. companies and their employees would both be better supported if we established a Universal Basic Income.
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Companies of Canon's size can be constrained for resources just as much as any other company. Canon is largely a legacy company at this point, with significantly declining revenue the last several years. https://i.redd.it&#
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by qntmfred 6y ago
Remember when the iPhone launched and developers revolted because Apple suggested they didn't need the ability to write native apps on the phones because they should focus on building web apps. whoops.
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An Interesting 401(notion.so)
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qntm's work is indeed quite excellent and highly recommended (no relation)
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I suggest checking out your public library. Browsing books and then also being able to take them home for free is even more of a thrill imo.
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I've been preaching against modals and carousels for years. I'm a big fan of http://shouldiuseacarousel.com/ and while I had long ago intended to create with a similarly implemented site that demonstrates the pitf
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Looking forward to what Audrey Watters has to say about this
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> We’ve learned this lesson ourselves cracking open broken laptops. You might find anything from coffee to soda, to pet urine or worse. or black beans https://youtu.be/4HhPK8XC75A
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the irony

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