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by rexf 4y ago
I definitely don't miss it. Sure, it was great pressing into the keyboard to move your text cursor position, but it was a feature that most users didn't know about (and would never find about since there was usually no visual affo
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by rexf 4y ago
yup, using netlify was way easier for my custom domain. I looked into cloudflare pages, but I didn't want to move my domain (DNS) over to cloudflare
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by rexf 4y ago
So much of many people's digital identity depends on Google/Apple (or FB/Twitter/etc). This is a huge dependency problem. Clearly Google doesn't want to do support, but this seems like an opportunity to me. If they
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by rexf 4y ago
I agree. Marketing is hard. With nearly zero Twitter followers, posting to Twitter is a black hole. Even posting to reddit is posting to a black hole unless you get really lucky (lots of upvotes and engagement). It's a chicken and egg
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by rexf 4y ago
TFA: > what's the root cause of all of this? > Amazon courting overseas manufacturers and sellers at all costs. Why though? How does it benefit Amazon to have endless, no-name, bad quality listings? It makes the consumer experien
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by rexf 4y ago
Yeah, the old design could perform better if it loads faster and has an easier to find CTA (order button). Wonder if OP could A/B test the two designs?
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by rexf 4y ago
They are constantly running Pokemon Go fests. Berlin just wrapped up and Seattle is later this month https://pokemongolive.com/en/events/gofest-2022-seattle/ These are ticketed (monetized), location specific
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by rexf 4y ago
Could Niantic do a better job? Yes > I just wish somebody was still going to build an actual location-based Pokemon game. Pokemon Go is absolutely a "location-based Pokemon game" today. The mechanics are simplified from the mai
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by rexf 4y ago
Niantic has received a lot of (warranted IMO) criticism. That said, they did make some positive improvements during the Covid era: They increased the interaction radius for Pokestops & Gyms. They actually reverted it (at the "end&q
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by rexf 4y ago
They are not requiring you to pay a monthly fee. The feature is available as a $18 monthly fee OR a 1 time $406 fee. [TFA]( https://www.motor1.com/news/597376/bmw-heated-seats-subscrip... ) says: > Should you wan
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by rexf 4y ago
Yeah, Costco has OK selection and OK/good prices. The downside for groceries is the bulk sizing can be much more than you want to buy. Their return policy is also very good. Obviously do not abuse this (or you are being a jerk). This
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by rexf 4y ago
Shopping for appliances is not easy. For my recent purchase, I looked at wirecutter as a starting point and bought from Costco. Also I got a 3rd party extended warranty (since you never know with water-using appliances). According to Wirecu
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by rexf 4y ago
While I don't like how annoying Apple is with service upselling (iCloud, Music, Arcade), at least they moved iPhone backup from iTunes to Finder. So their local iPhone backup process is being maintained over time. I don't have iss
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by rexf 4y ago
Address validation is not 100% reliable, so systems should have an override "Yes, this is my address" option. Unfortunately many forms assume address validation is foolproof, so there is no mechanism for entering in your actual
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by rexf 4y ago
This is not unique to HN. Social media, reddit, etc. - everyone just comments on whatever they want. Reading TFA is absolutely not a prerequisite for discussion.
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by rexf 4y ago
Streaming services have no pretense of ownership. You can watch whatever they happen to have as long as you keep paying. When you buy a title on Amazon, Apple, etc., the digital services are selling you on "ownership". In theory,
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by rexf 4y ago
Disagree. If a restaurant is listed on uber eats, the customer (johnebgd) should expect to get their order right the vast majority of time. Why should it be the customer's problem to figure out the implementation detail (delivery for n
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by rexf 4y ago
This is no longer the case. I read the link jkubicek posted and it mentions you can get it on amazon. Sensodyne repair & protect with novamin (pack of 6): https://www.amazon.com/Sensodyne-repair-protect-novamin-pack...
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by rexf 4y ago
Looking forward to the future where wearable exoskeletons/exomuscle provide endurance, possible reduced injury, strength, etc. If the market is going to sell us AR glasses, a wearable ecosystem could provide battery power and shift wei
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by rexf 4y ago
> Anything else: if you don't have a site you trust, then the only recourse is to look at LOTS of sites and read between the lines. By "sites" I also include "user forums." That's why Wirecutter is useful: c
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by rexf 4y ago
My car is not a Tesla, so I can go to a variety of places to get service. Sorry if you misread and thought I was referencing independent Tesla service shops.
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by rexf 4y ago
> Really? In the experience of myself and my friends, dealer repair is at best hit-and-miss and at worst feels downright dishonest... most of the people I know who felt "in the know" always used third-party repair people that t
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by rexf 4y ago
I'd like a modern day remake of Sony's Infantry. The community was a large part of it too, so it's not just remaking the game (itself) and calling it a day. I know there's http://www.freeinfantry.com/ , b
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by rexf 4y ago
About 4 hours ago today, I was trying to pay for food with my Chase card. It wasn't working even though I input the card information correctly. I strongly suspect it was related to this outage. For some reason, I was able to bypass the
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by rexf 4y ago
For years now, I've seen many restaurants rely on an Instagram account instead of an actual website. It's definitely easier for them to create an IG account than to pay someone (or a service) for a website. Also, posting to IG let
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by rexf 4y ago
Yeah, the use case is pretty clear. It allows non-technical people to easily & quickly take a selfie video. I'm disappointed in the video quality, but I'm looking forward to the extreme ease of use. Press 1 button and watch it
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by rexf 4y ago
Yeah, DJI is much more capable, but their drone pairing process (remote, drone, and app) is very painful & confusing.
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by rexf 4y ago
Mom & Dad? aka parents
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by rexf 4y ago
Very neat. I wonder if you could put the canvas/flashlight controls in a fixed corner of the page (instead of inline as you scroll up & down). Fixed, omnipresent controls would be more video game like.
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by rexf 5y ago
Interested in fun (or useful) iOS & web projects. Also interested in meeting Southern California (LA) people Repos & contact info: https://github.com/xta/ Apps: https://fastrobo.co/

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