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by vanilla_nut 4y ago
Agreed that we're not using our tax dollars effectively to help people in SF. But SF (and CA in general) have some of the highest tax burdens per citizen in the entire nation -- very similar to many European nations. We should emphasiz
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by vanilla_nut 4y ago
Odd, I thought repairs were supposed to be the business model? Get folks hooked on a cool ebike witha bunch of proprietary parts they can't fix themselves. Force them to pay you ongoing fees to tune up and repair the bikes. Bike-as-a-S
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by vanilla_nut 4y ago
Good point. Most of New England is just not that cold any more. Where I live in Northern New England, we got down to -20, almost -30 during that cold snap. And had a lot of sustained 0-ish temps throughout the winter. I wouldn't be com
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by vanilla_nut 4y ago
Industry? Nope, there's always someone in every space willing to take blood money. Company? I can think of a few private, small companies with morals and a sustainable business model who wouldn't take SA money if it was a gift .
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by vanilla_nut 4y ago
There are a lot of US households on places like New England and the Midwest where historically very very few houses have central air and most have a furnace running on oil, propane, or natural gas. The upgrade path is hard there: do you acc
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by vanilla_nut 4y ago
I'm sure it will go about as well as Spotify's foray into podcasts. In other words, it'll suck, but it'll save a small number of people enough money that it sticks around for way too long. Audible already has a near-mono
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by vanilla_nut 4y ago
Is that a huge problem on the Paris metro? I haven't ridden it in years, so I'm sadly lacking in practical experience. I know it's a major issue over here in the States, though. Similarly, it's difficult to justify bikin
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by vanilla_nut 4y ago
- Create some "paid only" articles a la substack. - Small ads on the right side of the site. Can be standards ads, even better if you can get "sponsored" directly by companies with no adtech middle man. - Store of probab
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by vanilla_nut 4y ago
Or better yet, break it up into Gmails A-Z. Force them to interop and compete.
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by vanilla_nut 4y ago
I wonder why culs-de-sac don't ever follow a "superblock" model where everyone parks their cars in one place, then walks a short distance to their home? I understand that it's "less efficient" if all you care a
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by vanilla_nut 4y ago
It excites me so much to see this. Really impressed to see this article give a voice to both sides: - the urbanites who want more space to walk, safer spaces to bike, and easy access to amenities without a car - the suburbanites who want to
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by vanilla_nut 4y ago
Personally I sort that under "miscellaneous Safari awfulness" since the Safari browser causes all sorts of seemingly random problems on all kinds of sites. Even more randomness when you add in Safari Extensions, which also randoml
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by vanilla_nut 4y ago
You have to run a version of iOS compatible with jailbreaking, and know how to jailbreak. And then you have to maintain your likely tethered jailbreak that doesn't persist through reboots. And accept that you'll never get any secu
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by vanilla_nut 4y ago
Agreed, but as carriers phase out 3G and replace it with 5G your older phone will develop dead zones where it can't use the only service available: 5G. Not enough of a problem for me to start using 5G yet. But eventually it'll for
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by vanilla_nut 4y ago
Those versions don't stick around forever, unfortunately. A couple months back I reset my iPhone and it wasn't possible to download the Pebble app any more. My watch still works fine, especially with Rebble cloud services, but the
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by vanilla_nut 4y ago
I assume it's annoying to jump through hoops and code review for every release. Most macOS users don't use the app store. So directing folks there can be annoying for users, or even cause problems if they aren't signed into i
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by vanilla_nut 4y ago
No, you cannot. Apple does not give you the freedom to use old versions of software. You can't downgrade your iOS version. You can only upgrade apps, and iOS only lets you download the latest available version of an app for your versio
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by vanilla_nut 4y ago
I held onto my 2016 SE until last month, through 3 battery changes as well. It's no longer receiving updates to the latest iOS, and only gets limited security update backports. Sadly, it won't be long before certain crappy-but-nec
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by vanilla_nut 4y ago
I believe Apple only lets you use certain APIs (like Keychain) if you distribute only through the App Store. That policy has really killed a lot of functionality on macOS. I suspect it will cause fiction on iOS when the EU forces them to al
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by vanilla_nut 4y ago
(G) photo editing that has an associated photo hosting service, if the interaction with other users or account holders is generally limited to liking or commenting Does this mean the 2012 version of Instagram is rendered immune to
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by vanilla_nut 4y ago
Still a problem from a USA national security standpoint. But absolutely agreed -- as a user, I can't trust any of these governments or companies. The only things I do trust are E2EE services that don't collect unnecessary personal
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by vanilla_nut 4y ago
Maybe they mean "information architecture." Facebook does produce Docusaurus, after all, one of the best documentation platforms out there today :)
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by vanilla_nut 4y ago
Another casualty on the road to Reddit's planned late 2023 IPO. I hope old.reddit.com sticks around, because I still enjoy a few communities on reddit. But the platform rot has been evident for a solid decade now. I sometimes wonder if
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Is I.reddit.com Gone?(old.reddit.com)
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by vanilla_nut 4y ago
Knowing Framework's community, it's only a matter of time before a trackpoint version with physical mouse buttons and no touchpad becomes available! I wonder if we'll see a Kickstarter for it soon...
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by vanilla_nut 4y ago
The customization goes further than just yes/no to the number pad. Looks like a whole "Input Module system" that could open up opportunities for different keyboard designs (DVORAK, various locales, maybe different switches?).
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by vanilla_nut 4y ago
Really exciting to see. I almost got a Framework for my work setup last month, but lack of an AMD option held me back. My personal laptop is still chugging along, but the AMD Framework is at the top of my list now! If only I'd waited
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by vanilla_nut 4y ago
There's definitely something uncanny about the lips. I feel like the edges of the face are also more static than I expect (especially when she makes dramatic facial expressions like the "angry" expression, which ought to pull
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by vanilla_nut 4y ago
It's especially sad because community libraries are one of the few public spaces left in America. Sure, you can hang out at a coffee shop or a bar, but those spaces require you to buy a product just to exist in them. Just another exa
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by vanilla_nut 4y ago
Does anyone know why the big companies didn't scale back their TVC (Temporary, Vendor or Contractor) usage before laying off full-time staff that take an order of magnitude more resources to hire and fire? I was under the impression

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