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by scotu 6y ago
My opinion is that Apple needed bootcamp to reassure users they could still use their windows software even if they were switching to Mac back when bootcamp was released. Now Apple and its ecosystem don't need windows anymore, in fact
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by scotu 6y ago
> two fingers to right click works! I really live by trying not to be snarky but this is testing my principles given how nice a mac trackpad is... (used Linux for a long time and now I've been on macos for almost the same amount of
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by scotu 6y ago
to your point: go check any post on Cockroach DB on HN to find a ton of "rename your software" comments, on the ground that they find it disgusting but try to remove the use of a term referring to something actually disgusting an
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by scotu 6y ago
Lefty here, been using FPs for a few years. The occasional smudge accident happens, unfortunately. But you definitely can learn a way to avoid it most of the time, other comments here offers some good advice. I just want to add that when us
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by scotu 6y ago
Fellow lefty, fountain pen user. Just my 2 cents if any other lefty reads this and takes the bold nib advice at face value: Although I prefer bold nibs, and the reasoning of your comment is sound (bold is going to be smoother and easier to
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by scotu 6y ago
constructive criticism exists tho, being just negative is just cheap
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by scotu 6y ago
we should really stop thinking there is always a direct parallel between web and physical equivalent. On the surface they look alike but the reality is that they are fundamentally different in scale and personalization/targeting/t
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by scotu 6y ago
uh? are you saying that where healthcare is affordable they have less strict regulations? that doesn't seem right...
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by scotu 7y ago
as often happens, the article focuses on technical aspects; technical arguments are easy to dismiss with more technical arguments. The real problem with infinite scrolling is that it's temporarily addictive, and the only reason it exis
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by scotu 7y ago
wait until you are discussing how you should implement that api this way, similar to how it's in java, and then oracle comes at you :D
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by scotu 7y ago
it is toxic though, repear a (lie) joke enough time and becomes the truth
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by scotu 7y ago
Just wanted to say that the logo is not Libra's symbol; it's very similar to Aquarius though. While I maintain my horoscope-hater attitude, I am still disappointed
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Rainbow flag-waving corps donated millions to anti-gay members of Congress(popular.info)
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by scotu 7y ago
It makes prefect sense: the whole automotive industry has a terrible track record for ui/ux in the non-driving parts of the cars because they don't care about it enough to put the effort in. So they outsource to Apple and Google t
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by scotu 7y ago
I switched back to firefox little before the quantum release because I was around when we had Internet Explorer 6 (and the many years of fallout from it). What's your excuse for using chrome?
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by scotu 7y ago
The algorithm is probably the biggest element of it, they are already deciding what you are going to see and what you'll not see, so they put themself in the position of being a lot like an editor. On top of that a phone call and an sm
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by scotu 7y ago
not for me, my hand kill me with any mouse, vertical included. Cannot leave the mac's touchpad
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by scotu 7y ago
> Voicing dislike with brutal honesty is far more effective then your way of voicing it is not brutal honesty, because you are most definitely not being effective, the only thing you are going to accomplish is putting whoever you are tal
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by scotu 8y ago
interesting, is the writer of a comment entitled of the copyright on them? could you dmca this services?
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by scotu 8y ago
how does the sync/conflic resolution work? (I'm aware it's firefox long standing "sync" product) are there some docs? I've been burned by dropbox synced keepass password management before...
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by scotu 8y ago
maybe they don't want it. VC money comes with strings attached
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by scotu 8y ago
Save it. When you have enough for everybody at the table: GRILL IT, until the rind side gets charred and gets a crunchy thin layer and the cheese side gets kinda soft. Fork and knife, eat it until it's hot (don't burn yourself :D)
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by scotu 8y ago
agreed, the accent location (stressed syllabe) comes down to knowing the word, but only a few cases of wrong accent give you a different word... in english you can change the word by mispronouncing the lenght of the first vowel in words lik
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by scotu 8y ago
on the accent, fair enough, that is not straightforward. On the default sounds: I think it's harder in english where the correct sound is not strictly connected to the letters you write the word with. I don't think it's a coi
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by scotu 8y ago
I'm surprised, how is Italian difficult to pronounce? I'm Italian too. I understand if you mean difficult for somebody who has 0 knowledge (this is true for any language). But besides very few exceptions Italian pretty wysiwyProno
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by scotu 8y ago
loving this comment: a: am I the odd one? b: based on my 1 datapoint yes (ok it's 10 years but still one customer?) :)
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by scotu 8y ago
on the other hand, they would be learning in a less realistic environment...
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by scotu 8y ago
yes, but you can use yubi authenticator app to keep the "app authenticator" codes on a yubikey instead of directly on the phone, and use the phone to see the codes. Not sure if it can work on ios but on android is pretty good
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by scotu 8y ago
I think "any" is signalling: "hey we want to support any language, contribution welcome", that is better than wondering on the project and thinking "oh it's for go, nevermind, I need it for python" :)
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by scotu 8y ago
not everybody has the luxury of doing what they like in life...

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