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by thirdsun 8y ago
> Company has managers work the floor for two weeks on a rotating schedule for the first 6 months. Each manager does two different jobs for a week each. Pepsi does this every year. Friend of mine was in upper management and he drove a tr
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by thirdsun 8y ago
You really have countless options these days. DAP / digital audio players experience a kind of renaissance, particularly among audiophile users. I'd recommend to look at options by Sony, Fiio, Astell & Kern, Onkyo, Cowon, iBas
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by thirdsun 8y ago
To be fair, Nokia's Windows Phones used plastic which felt rather valuable and high quality. It was an excellent finish that doesn't feel out of a place in a premium device at all.
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by thirdsun 8y ago
And I thought I was just imagining things. Then again I always had the feeling that the color profile slightly adjusted after major iOS releases. It always felt slightly off for a short time.
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by thirdsun 8y ago
Apple started supporting FLAC in recent macOS and iOS versions, but just on the OS-/file system-level. I think that indicates that a future iTunes revamp will come with FLAC support, at which point the iOS Music app will have to suppor
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by thirdsun 8y ago
> (In case you were wondering, the _real_ answer I'm hoping for is "I'd ask Google Maps." I've had exactly two people give me this response in the 8+ years I've been giving this challenge. I don't know
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by thirdsun 8y ago
I disagree. The publishers line of thought is absurd. How can anyone reason that publishers should be paid for the major share of visitors Google forwards to their content? Of course publishers have every right to de-index their content fro
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by thirdsun 8y ago
Sure, but an iPhone is still required to set the device up. The watch needs to be paired to an iPhone. While you can use it without the phone after the initial pairing it's still not intended as a stand-alone device for longer periods
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If we ignore the fact that it's a cell phone which requires another cell phone.
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"Unapologetically nutritious."
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It's my understanding that the DRM and phoning home is completely optional and up to the developer. Steam is happy to deliver your games DRM-free and without any dependency on their client if the developer/publsiher chooses to do
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by thirdsun 8y ago
Equality really wasn’t what the german publishers had in mind. They wanted Google to pay for being able to show a snippet of their content in News. A ridiculous idea, that was countered by the only sensible answer: Google asked publishers i
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by thirdsun 8y ago
I think this is a task that is handled by an optional CMS, not the static site generator itself, though I agree it would be handy to have a little helper snippet to do that during build. There are CMS solutions for static sites which will p
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by thirdsun 8y ago
It's downright dangerous. Putting major decisions directly in the hands of the people requires well informed citizens and balanced, independent media coverage. While it's not a problem exclusive to the US, judging by recent politi
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by thirdsun 8y ago
The problem is that you can and should build fast, lightweight websites without AMP, but that won't improve your Google search rank, which will favor and only reward the AMP version, thereby forcing a specific, self-serving set of mean
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by thirdsun 8y ago
For my use case that's not good enough. I'm fine with PC hardware, in fact I'd love to build a desktop with great components for a fraction of the price a Mac entails. However as someone that uses his computer for web develop
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by thirdsun 8y ago
I think this is a major part of the problem. Kids need their freedom, out of parents' sight. I was thinking about my youth the other day. Back then (around 2005) in Germany we had youth clubs ("Jugendclubs"). A shared space w
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by thirdsun 8y ago
Who are these 20k people and why would they be interested in following an account being paid for promoting products in a very obvious way? Of course the ideas of advertisement aren’t lost on me and I can see how a product mentioned on Grube
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by thirdsun 8y ago
I‘m pretty sure this is wrong. If the van can‘t make the turn safely before the cyclist arrives/collides he has to let him pass. The question of who arrives first at an intersection is irrelevant in europe.
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by thirdsun 8y ago
To be fair these expectations vary wildly between cultures and countries. Where I come from the starting time of a party/event is regarded as actual starting time. You’re welcome, not expected, to arrive at that time and while there mi
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by thirdsun 8y ago
> the engravings with some of the stories gave me the shudders as a young child, and the stories are pretty grisly too. That reminds me of Struwwelpeter, another rather gruesome and explicit german children's book that was used duri
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by thirdsun 8y ago
Unrelated thought, but I couldn't help but think that it would be nice if we could hold government officials, like...well...the president of the United States, to the same standards.
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by thirdsun 8y ago
Well said. All too often those inspirational prompts to chase your dreams feel slightly too unconditional. If everything you do is temporary, you'll never arrive anywhere.
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by thirdsun 8y ago
Before using f.lux fulltime I noticed that I sometimes got headaches after long days in front of displays, so I started using f.lux not only after sundown, but also during the day and it's very effective. There's no way I'm g
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by thirdsun 8y ago
Ableton Live is a very popular, accessable, yet powerful and complete solution with a huge community and countless ways to expand on the tools already included. It's a great starting point as well as potentially everything you might ev
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by thirdsun 8y ago
Same here. Plus, location is a very limiting factor when it comes to musical selection. There aren't many artists in my collection I could have seen live in my area.
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> One criticism of New York Times that I've read online is that they won't allow you to cancel your digital subscription through their website. They force you to call them. I'm not sure if that has changed recently, but th
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by thirdsun 8y ago
I still remember the early iPhone days when german providers heavily subsidized the device. With a simple 30-50 EUR/month plan you paid about 50 € for the device upfront and that's it. Sure, you might argue that the price might be
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by thirdsun 8y ago
When it comes to pricing I'd never rely on what people are saying. They may not like the price, but the only thing that counts is the actual, potentially reluctant vote with their wallet.
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by thirdsun 8y ago
Don't worry - while the majority of users simply consume their music via streaming, local music ownership isn't going anywhere for music enthusiasts. And as long as Apple allows alternative music players on iOS I'm not worrie

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