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by smhg 5y ago
I'd add the Huawei Matebook 13 to that list. It has comparable specs to the Dell XPS and at least in Europe you get that for about $800 (€750). It runs Linux wonderfully well. Don't know if they still make new (2021?) versions of
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by smhg 5y ago
> Watch hundreds of award-winning documentaries, anywhere, for free It would be nice if they removed 'anywhere' in that case.
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by smhg 5y ago
Your wording might be a bit harsh, but I agree: Dogs need (outdoor) space. As a dog owner you carry that responsibility. Having a garden to (mostly) take care of this seems obvious. If not, when using public space instead, it seems strange
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by smhg 5y ago
Right? After seeing the GPT-3 examples, it's hard to not get triggered by incoherent sentences. Sorry if that's the wrong assumption in this case.
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by smhg 5y ago
FWIW: you can turn off automatic recharge and ask for a different reminder limit. Not ideal, but at least it prevents crazy bills.
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by smhg 6y ago
Next step would be the need to upload pictures before and after so you have the ability to contest any false claims. I'm partially kidding, but seeing how much time I spend 'starting' and closing a car in a car-sharing app (m
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by smhg 6y ago
I agree per-seat is problematic, but (from experience) per-resource-configured is similar. Usage-based sounds like the ideal solution. Although I haven't figured how to set that up yet. Your don't want to encourage low usage.
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by smhg 6y ago
Freeports (~storage facilities at airports) contain large amounts of boxed paintings, sculptures,... for investment purposes. No one ever looks at those. Planet Money has an episode about it [0]. [0] https://www.npr.org/sect
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by smhg 6y ago
Indeed, also taking into consideration that the pandemic is the most pressing issue in many countries. It can't be a budgetary issue. Could someone shed some light on why these questions are so hard?
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by smhg 6y ago
Same thing happened in Belgium in the last few years where it is called 'Itsme'. Including government openly promoting it in their messaging and services. There is sadly little awareness of it being a private joint venture betwee
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by smhg 6y ago
Over here (in Belgium and The Netherlands at least) so many neighborhoods have signs promoting local WhatsApp groups, complete with the logo [0]. Often to 'prevent crime'. Local municipalities install and pay for them. It is so aw
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by smhg 6y ago
> There is also another way of making GUIs called Immediate Mode that is commonly used for drawing user interfaces in games. In this mode the GUI components are no longer subscribing and waiting for events to come, but are instead a part
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by smhg 6y ago
Anecdotally, I disagree. I recently contacted their support when I didn't understand why final ordering prices slightly differed from the listings on Amazon EU websites. The reply was very on-topic, ridiculously customized and clear fo
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by smhg 6y ago
> if I see a button with a primary intent color standing between me and my content I've been conditioned to press it While cookie-laws have good intentions, this side effect should have been properly researched first. An internet fu
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by smhg 6y ago
> It’s as thoughtfully designed as I have been shamefully unwilling to purchase the non-trial version for 80 USD. I had to read that sentence 3 times, but while charging 30 USD/month the author doesn't think Sublime Text is wor
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by smhg 6y ago
Even if done inefficient (to which standard?) the current state of doing things can be a net positive.
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by smhg 6y ago
Something similar existed in Belgium from 1995 to 2014 for small payments, called Proton [0]. [0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Proton_(bank_card)
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by smhg 6y ago
Since many comments are already a mix-up of "Cookie Law" and "GDPR" (2 separate EU directives) related to Google Analytics, I'll also throw in this bit: Google Analytics offers an `anonymizeIp` setting [0] to tell i
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by smhg 6y ago
It isn't capitalized in the article. Strange decision to post it like this.
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by smhg 6y ago
> it shows a "processing" screen which is stuck at 98% for about a minute Proximus [0], the partially state-owned and largest telecom provider in Belgium, uses this pattern too. Additionally, on mobile, scrolling through the co
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by smhg 6y ago
But they aren't saying this if I understand correctly? Only someone formerly affiliated with them?
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by smhg 6y ago
I think it would be a good idea to put the first 2 words at the end of the title to make it less sensational?
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by smhg 6y ago
To add to the software list: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lars_Bak_(computer_programmer) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Heinemeier_Hansson
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by smhg 6y ago
> The schooling system, with its grades, signed slips, and whatnot, is set up through extrinsic motivation to teach obedience, conformity, and smothering the intrinsic drive so necessary for the creative work we will expect from the chil
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by smhg 6y ago
With the anonymizeIp parameter? https://developers.google.com/analytics/devguides/collection...
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by smhg 6y ago
As a counter example: a UBI proposal in my country was linked to taxation on consumption (VAT). That makes more sense at first glance.
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by smhg 6y ago
This is probably a better (location independent) link: https://blog.google/products/pixel-buds/pixel-buds-now-avail...
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by smhg 6y ago
I think it is a good idea to keep some interpretation of the stages of grief [0] in the back of your head while reading posts like these (especially now, related to SARS-CoV-2). I don't want to say they are all wrong, but you tend to s
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by smhg 7y ago
I recently had a similar experience when I came across DeepL [1]. I believe it was French to Dutch. The result was basically perfect. [1] https://www.deepl.com/translator
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by smhg 7y ago
Nice! BTW, the camera search icon is called Google Lens.

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