spogbiper

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by spogbiper 7mo ago
its quite common for schools to issue windows laptops to staff (who use MS 365) and chromebooks to students (who use Google Classroom). The windows laptops also have no problem with google classroom of course.
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by spogbiper 8mo ago
I think it started with IBM: System/360 and /370, PS/2, OS/2, PL/I And then Gary Kildall also seemed to like it with CP/M and PL/M, but those were after IBM had used it and I'd guess Gary was just cop
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by spogbiper 8mo ago
Its not the basic mail and calendar functionality that drives large business to Microsoft (and to a lesser degree Google). It's really not anything that a normal user would see in an average role. Email in a large organization require
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by spogbiper 8mo ago
what is the difference between "ponder" and "generate"? the number of iterations?
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by spogbiper 8mo ago
this is such a weird take to me. every piece of evidence I've seen shows that AI is quickly becoming better at writing code, debugging, finding security issues. my own experience, benchmarks, studies, new articles.. everything points
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by spogbiper 8mo ago
MoltedIn appears to be up
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by spogbiper 9mo ago
I learned assembly on the 6809 and enjoyed it quite a bit. Much nicer than x86, which pretty much convinced me never to do assembly again
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by spogbiper 9mo ago
I think it depends on the laws controlling Apple where you live
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by spogbiper 9mo ago
The business version of Windows doesn't have ads in the start menu. That's the consumer/home version. The "Pro" flavors of Windows are quite a bit more pleasant and I don't think there is any downside even on
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by spogbiper 9mo ago
maybe that's why its popular in the US? for most of this country the 0-100 range works quite well to describe the normal range of outdoor temperature. we seem to like 0-100 ranges, for instance speed in MPH works out nicely.. "ov
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by spogbiper 9mo ago
below zero days are really really crazy cold and above 100 days are really really crazy hot . I don't think the fact that things occasionally exceed the 100 point "normal" range makes it less useful, if anything the out o
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by spogbiper 9mo ago
A bit different in that RCS is available on both iOS and Android (and I guess theoretically other platforms?) while iMessage is strictly Apple devices
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by spogbiper 9mo ago
the change is more subtle than I expected but this does seem like a step in the wrong direction a bigger older problem is the number of copycat applications allowed in the app store. for example the listing for the official microsoft authe
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by spogbiper 9mo ago
I'd like to think that we all learned everything we know about programming
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by spogbiper 9mo ago
i always heard "no high, no lows, must be bose"
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by spogbiper 10mo ago
(audio only) interview with Stewart that I enjoyed - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EQSWeJUjy-k skip to 2:30ish to bypass the podcast's nonsense i had the pleasure of meeting him a couple times, truly a nice guy with
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by spogbiper 10mo ago
It goes beyond the file formats. There is an entire ecosystem of industry specific extensions and plugins that are heavily used in law and accounting firms. These only work with MS office and they are critical to how many businesses opera
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by spogbiper 10mo ago
> How do you create a fold out leaflet in PowerPoint!? There appear to be templates for this in Powerpoint
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by spogbiper 11mo ago
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by spogbiper 11mo ago
task rabbit is sort of uber for a lot of non driving things, many house repair/handyman people available. not sure if they go all the way to major things like hvac
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by spogbiper 11mo ago
if women actually bought clothes with pockets, vendors would sell them. there is no secret conspiracy against pockets for women
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by spogbiper 11mo ago
this voids the warranty
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by spogbiper 11mo ago
i'm one of the Americans. went to South america for a dental procedure that was 12k in the US, 2.5k there. very modern facilities, they had some better tech than my american dentist. if you can speak a bit of spanish, i highly recom
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by spogbiper 1y ago
There is some value to the idea as Apple was a single manufacture with a somewhat high end image vs Android being on every random company, some who were decidedly budget/low end. So we seem some real tacky advertising for Android devi
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by spogbiper 1y ago
there were also previous mobile devices with "regular" http/s browsers that also really sucked
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by spogbiper 1y ago
agree. as a heavy user of smartphones pre-iPhone, the actually usable browser was the biggest advantage the iPhone had at introduction. I'd even put it above the capacitive/multi touch capabilities, as these did not enable new f
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by spogbiper 1y ago
so much fiber was run that in the US over 90% of it wasn't even used
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by spogbiper 1y ago
> Imagine if your car was locked to certain manufacturer-permitted destinations. not to mention paying your car manufacture a 30% cut on anything you purchase
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by spogbiper 1y ago
You're talking about "S mode" on Windows. This is not the default mode for a new Windows install but it is sometimes chosen by the device manufacturer or controlling organization for.. reasons? It can easily be disabled
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by spogbiper 1y ago
https://www.timeanddate.com/time/time-zones-interesting.html I wonder how on earth do you deal with a 30 or 45 minute offset in real life

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