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by vanilla_nut 9y ago
I feel very similarly. It reminds me of facebook's transition to the News Feed -- even without ads, the introduction of a content algorithm ruined my main use case for the platform: following just my very central friend group and seein
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by vanilla_nut 9y ago
Security is more of my concern: these things change constantly and versions can even be completely replaced, so even if you convinced someone to do a full security audit (and they checked all the dependencies of the dependency, etc. etc.) I
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by vanilla_nut 9y ago
Thank you for this, this is fantastic. Exactly what I was looking for (not a dinosaur, just a back-end dev who's curious about a lot of front-end tech).
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by vanilla_nut 9y ago
I listen to a lot of classical music/soundtracks at work and that has been pretty good for my concentration. The key seems to be: not pop, no lyrics. Whenever I don't listen to music I tend to get distracted by conversations in my
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by vanilla_nut 9y ago
I've heard that claim about amphetamines before, and I've always doubted it. I know many people who do not seem to have ADHD and who have never been diagnosed who have taken adderall before. They all claim to have used it to study
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by vanilla_nut 9y ago
I had kind of always assumed that the X was a special edition phone anyway, and it was going to percolate into the other models eventually anyway. And it's always good practice to take these "analyst" reports with a (massive)
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by vanilla_nut 9y ago
An especially unfortunate truth is that many developers have grown so afraid of workflow-breaking bugs that they're willing to risk security flaws just so they can get work done. The things I would do (and pay) for 2010-Apple tier hard
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by vanilla_nut 9y ago
Seveneves, if I'm reading the OP correctly. By Neal Stephenson.
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by vanilla_nut 9y ago
The FCTC has ruled that bitcoin is actually a commodity, not a security, mostly due to the limited number of bitcoins and "proof of burn" required to acquire new bitcoins via mining. On that note... how is gold (or any other commo
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by vanilla_nut 9y ago
Do you have any clue how to subscribe to security updates only on OS X? Looking for OS updates simply suggests downloading High Sierra, but my work laptop has to stay on El Capitan for dependency reasons.
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by vanilla_nut 9y ago
[citation needed]
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by vanilla_nut 9y ago
I realize this will probably go unseen, but as someone who was raised in the middle of nowhere by parents who refused to drive me anywhere to socialize with other kids my age... know that you're doing your children a massive favor. I w
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by vanilla_nut 9y ago
Even as a final paper for an undergraduate class, this is pretty light on details and doesn't appear to have even undergone basic editing. The "exploit" is only a couple pages of bare discussion that's very similar to th
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by vanilla_nut 9y ago
To be fair, if you're trying to camp somewhere that isn't 60-70 degrees at night, you need to leave most cars on (or wake up and run the AC/heat briefly) to make a lot of locations comfortable, since cars don't retain he
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by vanilla_nut 9y ago
To be fair, employees are no longer particularly faithful to employers-- after all, it's considered completely normal to spend only 2-5 years at a job, then move to the next one. This definitely complicates the benefits of on-the-job t
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by vanilla_nut 9y ago
She joined in January 2015. Also, I'm not saying I've ever worked at Uber (I haven't) -- I simply said that this memo makes 2013 Uber sound like a fun place to work because it feels honest and isn't just PR-speak. I don&
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by vanilla_nut 9y ago
I second the Alcatraz night tour- not only is it a much cooler way to experience Alcatraz, you also get stunning views of both SF and the bridge. I really love your list, even though I don't know what the Exploratorium is.
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by vanilla_nut 9y ago
Agreed. I wonder who's benefiting from all of this anti-Uber propaganda lately? There's been too much of it to ignore, at least one or two nasty pieces per week. While this memo is hardly professional in tone, it's also an in
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by vanilla_nut 9y ago
Bus, I'm guessing?
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by vanilla_nut 9y ago
Good point. I guess I should have gotten a little more sleep last night... So I guess these ARE customer retention rates? Following his link brings me here: https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s?__biz=MjM5ODEyOTAyMA==&mid=266190...
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by vanilla_nut 9y ago
I wish those e-ink monitors didn't look so much like children's toys- I'd love to pick one up. In 20 years, I think we'll look back at LCD/OLED monitors like how we currently look back at CRT/pre-CRT monitors,
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by vanilla_nut 9y ago
>Unsurprisingly, in stark contrast to the rest of the world, according to a report earlier this year only 50% of iPhone users who bought another phone in 2016 stayed with Apple: At first, I was confused by this graphic. Then I realized t