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by wolpoli 5y ago
I was actually surprised that the author didn't try to solve this by preloading Firefox on start up.
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An Update from Firefox(blog.mozilla.org)
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Around that time, they also added that Keyhole shaped back and forward buttons that looks off on all platforms. That's one of the first instance where I felt they prioritized what they want - a brand identity, over what the users want
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by wolpoli 5y ago
I reread this twice, but I am still not sure how this helps the insurance company through. Is there something I missed? Or is this intend to cause administrative issues for out-of-network medical groups?
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by wolpoli 5y ago
The correct answer really depends on what role the candidate is trying to get. An engineering person would come up with the thought process to their estimate. A business person might start asking questions about the business needs for tryin
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by wolpoli 5y ago
I would call it an "algorithmic oopsies" for the inevitable non-apology when the situation appears on the front page of a major news outlet.
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by wolpoli 5y ago
I am fine if Mozilla explains that FTP usage is now very low, based on telemetry and that there are FTP clients available for users. However, there is no need to characterizes FTP being dangerous by jumping from FTP is old and is in plainte
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by wolpoli 5y ago
Do you have any examples of ad supported free services that you think are at risk of shutting down?
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Also, retargetting ads are intrusive as they are the equivalent of a salesperson of a store following me after I left the store, asking me if I want to buy the item I looked at, when I am trying to do something else.
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by wolpoli 5y ago
Yes I agree that the public reason for skipping Windows 9 doesn't hold. If marketing wanted to release Windows 9, the Compatibility tab is well capable of handling old programs that look for Windows 9*.
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by wolpoli 5y ago
After spending countless hours researching, trying (and then abandoning) notetaking apps such as OneNote, Evernote, Zimwiki, plain markdown files, and more, I ended up writing notes in Docx and then putting them on Onedrive. While Docx migh
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by wolpoli 5y ago
"It is unethical and would be obviously so to outside observers as well. Feel free to consult with your mentors or people with more experience than you in the industry." Wow. Amjad basically invited Radon to post about this online
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by wolpoli 5y ago
You are right. Other than the brand name recognition and the existing business relationships, I can't think of anything that would be tough for a funded competitor to replicate.
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The CEO is actually worried that this weekend project will make it hard for replit to raise fundings from investors because it makes it look like there is no moat to hosting hundreds of programming languages. The investors don't know t
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by wolpoli 5y ago
One great program that I recommend for Windows users looking for a plain vanilla set up is Open-Shell-Menu. https://open-shell.github.io/Open-Shell-Menu/ It replaces the always animating Windows 10 start menu with some
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by wolpoli 5y ago
"Wait, so this user story has negative business value? Let's put it in the icebox."
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by wolpoli 5y ago
There is also a similar program called InfoQube, which is the work of a single individual: https://www.infoqube.biz/
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A self-driving car is defined as "a vehicle that is capable of sensing its environment and moving safely with little or no human input" https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Self-driving_car , but Tesla's Full
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by wolpoli 5y ago
A large investment like this is likely a strategic move. Perhaps it is a corporate wide move to stop contributing to Linux. Or perhaps they plan on displacing Linux from the computing world.
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> ATC: They say code is red. Shouldn't ATC just say the code is red instead of trying to distance him/herself from it? Could any pilots here provide more context?
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by wolpoli 5y ago
You could create a brand new proof of work cryptocurrency that uses the idle cycles of your brain.
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by wolpoli 5y ago
Vertical tab in Microsoft Edge is a game changer for me. With it, it is easier for me to scan what tabs I have open, which makes it easier for me to close tabs that I no longer need.
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by wolpoli 5y ago
My personal experience with these menus is that, by excluding the dollar sign, writing the price out in words and misaligning the decimal point, I am unable to calculate the final cost of my meal without taking out my phone. In my case, tha
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One major benefit of native app over web app is their ability to send notifications to get the user's attention.
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For the last three decades, search engines have been presenting results in descending order. While a lot of innovations have happened with the sorting algorithm, it hasn't fundamentally move forward from that. From a user point of view
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by wolpoli 6y ago
This is pretty cool! After looking at Millionshort, it's pretty sad to go back to Google and realize that it is unable (or unwilling) to move beyond simple ranking and group results into categories.
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Another great thing about having a mall below housing is that it makes the housing part of the building more attractive to buyers.
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by wolpoli 6y ago
It is a good PR statement, but it doesn't touch on any of the Linux Kernel community's concerns. It makes no committment to working with the community or, like you said provide any kind of explicit time frame. Instead, the statem