tradesmanhelix

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by tradesmanhelix 9y ago
Based on the number of signatures this petition is garnering, I'd say you're not alone in your sentiment: https://www.change.org/p/mozilla-save-mozilla-firefox-s-best... .
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by tradesmanhelix 9y ago
criminalize v. To impose a criminal penalty on or for; outlaw. v. To treat as a criminal. I suppose the idea of "outlawing beliefs" might be more fitting. In any case, outlawing or criminalizing, isn't the result
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by tradesmanhelix 9y ago
Isn't punishing beliefs (right or wrong) a characteristic of despotism?
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by tradesmanhelix 9y ago
While I definitely don't support these people, I do have to point out: The problem with the approach taken by Google & Co. is that it criminalizes beliefs, regardless of whether or not adherents have taken illegal actions based on
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Waterfox 55 Released: Pledges Android App, Add-Ons Store, Support for XUL AddOns(waterfoxproject.org)
3 points by tradesmanhelix 9y ago|0 comments
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by tradesmanhelix 9y ago
I do, but what to do when ESR hits version 57?
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by tradesmanhelix 9y ago
Really hoping that Mozilla reconsiders: https://www.change.org/p/mozilla-save-mozilla-firefox-s-best... . The full-stop disabling of legacy extensions will absolutely wreck my current workflow (Tab Groups, Vertical Tabs
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Steve Yegge's Google Platforms Rant (2011)(plus.google.com)
1 points by tradesmanhelix 9y ago|0 comments
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by tradesmanhelix 9y ago
My main disappointment with most businesses that implement open office plans has been the lack of choice. Everyone (except management) is expected to work in the open environment regardless of personal preference or the negative way such a
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by tradesmanhelix 9y ago
> Interesting growth model by buying out developers of popular packages and add telemetry or the kite product. Sadly, I think it's what you might call "evil genius".
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by tradesmanhelix 9y ago
/sarcasm Really looking forward to reading the Kite blog post this time around: "Staying Open (Still): Kite Responds To the SideBarEnhancements Issue." /sarcasm Sorry Kite - fool us once, shame on you. Fool us twice, sha
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by tradesmanhelix 9y ago
> Staying Open: Kite Responds To The Minimap and Autocomplete Issues I have two problems with that title: 1) Implies that you were open in the past, which Kite really wasn't, and 2) "Issues" is an understatement and border
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by tradesmanhelix 9y ago
The problem with the "shareholder value only" model is its focus on generating short-term returns vs. creating long-term value. How is this sustainable? I don't think we should abandon shareholder profit completely (after all
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by tradesmanhelix 9y ago
> I'm not sure it's an employer led effect at all; especially given the size of the SME scene in London. In the US at least, my experience has been that most employers would rather let a good dev walk than raise his/her sa
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by tradesmanhelix 9y ago
Also, maybe try the Ubuntu Mate approach and let users pick their own solution. I'd love to see Ubuntu implement something like the Ubuntu Mate Welcome [1] and/or Software Boutique [2]. [1] https://github.com/ubunt
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by tradesmanhelix 9y ago
++ To Canonical supporting TB more. Really don't want to see this important project go away. I use it on a daily basis in order not to have to deal with the Outlook365 web and M$ tracking me via its web apps.
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by tradesmanhelix 9y ago
I know Ubuntu Mate has Welcome [1], which does pretty much exactly what you're describing. Wish more distros would adopt this and/or the software botique, which has now been decoupled from Mate/Welcome [2]. [1] https:/&
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by tradesmanhelix 9y ago
Web Browser: Firefox ESR, Waterfox Email Client: Thunderbird Terminal: Konsole IDE: vim, emacs, Atom File manager: Dolphin Basic Text Editor: kwrite, gedit IRC/Messaging Client: irssi PDF Reader: Okular Office Suite: LibreOffice Calend
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by tradesmanhelix 9y ago
This is horrible. Hopefully, the backlash will prompt changes or users will move to other solutions. In the meantime, installing the fork minimap-plus: https://atom.io/packages/minimap-plus .
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by tradesmanhelix 9y ago
Excited to check this out. Have been looking for a viable replacement for Umano since they were acquired by Dropbox in 2015, but have not found anything comparable to their service. I never pay for apps, but I ended up subscribing to Umano
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by tradesmanhelix 9y ago
For over a year, our dev team has been begging management to fix our open-office. It's loud, distracting, and negatively impacts our productivity. The team wants 1/2 height cloth cubicles that would provide a limited measure of pr
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by tradesmanhelix 9y ago
Not really sure how to respond to your first paragraph, but I'll take a stab at it. All I'm saying is I think there _was_ a viable way for Canonical to bring Ubuntu Touch to market, they didn't follow that path, Ubuntu Touch
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by tradesmanhelix 9y ago
Blackberry "won" the mobile OS game in the early 2000's, but look what happened to them: Apple came along with a better product and now Blackberry is pretty much a joke looking for a punchline. No market is ever truly "w
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by tradesmanhelix 9y ago
Mozilla's planned deprecation of XUL-based add-ons sadly makes the future of vim-like extensions doubtful at best on Firefox: https://www.change.org/p/mozilla-save-mozilla-firefox-s-best... . Additionally, qutebrow
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Qutebrowser (vim-like web browser) Kickstarter: v1.0 and per-domain settings(kickstarter.com)
3 points by tradesmanhelix 9y ago|3 comments
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by tradesmanhelix 10y ago
I agree that Linux on the desktop is not a mass market consumer product in 2017, but are you saying that we should just accept that and move on? What about innovative disruption and building the future we want?
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Tahoe Least-Authority Filesystem(tahoe-lafs.org)
1 points by tradesmanhelix 10y ago|0 comments
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by tradesmanhelix 10y ago
> So in general if someone recognises they've made a mistake, they should continue on making that same mistake regardless? Doesn't sound to me like Canonical is admitting a mistake. Quote from OP: "This has been, personall
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by tradesmanhelix 10y ago
If, "Canonical simply had no chance", then does that mean we're stuck with iOS and Android period? And no other mobile OS has a shot? If you believe that, then you're certainly entitled to your opinion, but I feel like t
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by tradesmanhelix 10y ago
1. Agreed. However, it looks really bad for them as a company to behave this way toward their users, both back in 2010 when they moved away from Gnome and now in 2017 when they're moving back. Both moves have been done without regard f

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