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by sosborn 6y ago
> Just because Kramer didn't know the process behind writing things off, doesn't mean that there isn't a real process and it isn't being used in this case. I'm not saying it isn't a real process. I'm sa
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by sosborn 6y ago
> Broadcom very much is able to write off a ton as donations to charity If I donate $1000 dollars so that I can "write it off," do I come out ahead financially? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XEL65gywwHQ
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by sosborn 6y ago
> I've never received any benefit You have, it is just that these benefits are so ingrained in society that you didn't notice. That's what people mean when they talk about systemic issues.
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by sosborn 6y ago
> Flash becomes very slow. No surprise there. Flash was never good on Linux (IME). If the cost of the windows license is a barrier, then maybe the content isn't worth that much to you? I truly don't mean that in a condescending
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by sosborn 6y ago
Set up a VM with flash installed.
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by sosborn 6y ago
This might help: https://www.blackhat.com/docs/us-16/materials/us-16-Mandt-De...
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by sosborn 6y ago
I mean, every OS release has left out older hardware. https://www.technologytips.com/windows-system-requirements/ The software/application story is certainly better on desktops, I'll grant you that.
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by sosborn 6y ago
I set up my dictionary lookups to be done with a three-finger tap. Much easier.
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by sosborn 6y ago
Is it? Shouldn’t the goal be to protect the driver?
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by sosborn 6y ago
> How will we preserve all those classic flash games that we wasted our time playing in the early 2000s? I assume the same way we preserve long dead consoles. Emulation. It isn't difficult to set up a VM with older copies of windows
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by sosborn 6y ago
> Would this be considered anti-competitive today? I think it would have been different if they were allowing other plug-ins to work on mobile Safari. They weren't anti Adobe, they were anti plugins. Flash just happened to be the mo
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by sosborn 6y ago
PS3 actually sold more than the the 360, but they both got smashed by the wii.
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by sosborn 6y ago
I think we are all just waiting for ETA Prime to get a hold of one to see what emulators we can run on it.
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by sosborn 6y ago
OBS is essentially a live video production studio. Multiple scenes, multiple sources, title cards, etc. can all be controlled with OBS on the fly as you stream.
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by sosborn 6y ago
What role do you think population density plays in the spread of communicable diseases?
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by sosborn 6y ago
> Contact with sharks vs contact with mosquitoes, or with dogs, or anything else on that list? Swimming with reef sharks vs taking a hike in a malaria infested jungle? Swimming with reef sharks please.
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by sosborn 6y ago
The original Tron was produced by Disney too.
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by sosborn 6y ago
When you are speaking Japanese the object being counted is either easily inferred by context or placed directly in front of the number.
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by sosborn 6y ago
The first thing I thought when I saw that is that they are scared this will affect their certification. That fear, I think, is understandable even if the response is too heavy handed.
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by sosborn 6y ago
> No, I do not want to open system preferences every time I want to launch something. I am a power user. You don't have to. Right click on the icon and select 'open.' https://support.apple.com/en-gu/gu
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by sosborn 6y ago
At the peak of the last financial crisis in 2008 a stock I had been keeping my eye on dropped nearly 50% in value, so I dumped a bunch of money (for me at the time anyway) into. I told a friend about it and he looked at me like I was crazy.
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by sosborn 6y ago
> I have never actually heard this said I usually heard it phrased slightly differently: "Without a college degree you will be stuck doing low wage work."
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by sosborn 6y ago
On the other hand, I have fond memories of watching TV with my family - all of us in the same room having conversations about what has happening on the screen. That is valuable family time and it gets lost a bit with current consumption pat
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by sosborn 6y ago
Because it is usually incorrect. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sentence_spacing_in_language_a...
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by sosborn 6y ago
Any email client that doesn't attempt to implement displaying rich text messages and multimedia in email bodies isn't going to get very far in the modern world.
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by sosborn 6y ago
Open source software still has costs associated with, if not in cash, then in time.
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by sosborn 7y ago
One example: https://www.sony.com/electronics/headband-headphones/wh-1000... Typically on sale for $250. 30-hour battery life. You won't find this (that I know of) with earbud types.
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by sosborn 7y ago
> The main problem really is switching between devices. FWIW, most bluetooth headphones also offer 3.5mm corded options. Just use the bluetooth when necessary/convenient, and the cord the rest of the time.
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by sosborn 7y ago
> Sure, but younger have less need of medical care in general. True, but that doesn't mean a whole lot of young people wouldn't needlessly die. You seem really committed to turning this into a generational thing.
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by sosborn 7y ago
Young people will die not just from the virus, but from inadequate medical care caused by overloaded hospitals. It’s a shit situation for young adults, but sometimes life isn’t fair.

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