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by wowtip 8y ago
> Mainly, I'm just pissed that they axed EPUB, but still do iBook and Kindle. That is implicitly supporting closed, proprietary formats (or embraced and extended formats) rather than open standards. We have already been there once.
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by wowtip 8y ago
Hmm, any technical reason for providing only PDF and no epub format?
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by wowtip 8y ago
Windows Defender says: Trojan:Win32/Fuery.B!cl | Severe
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by wowtip 8y ago
I have a free Protonmail account set up since a couple of years back. But I found the lack of calendar always pushed me back to G Apps. I think the search functionality also was a bit lacking.
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by wowtip 8y ago
"It looks like the devs didn't do their job properly..."?
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by wowtip 8y ago
I wonder sometimes, what could be built using today's tech if it was focused like Amigas back in the day with a single hardware spec and a dedicated OS just for that platform. Without regard to backwards compability in OS, like BeOS at
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by wowtip 8y ago
Remember the fights against software patents in the early 2000s? How corporations said they needed them, and they would not be abused. Fast forward 15 years and we see all fears have come true. Big corporations hoard software patents, which
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by wowtip 8y ago
Basically user's time invested. They know how to use the current software "I NEED Photoshop to do my job!!!". Even if some other software has the same or even slightly better abilities at a lower cost, the overall cost of swi
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by wowtip 8y ago
Yes, one of the best Linux distro reviews I have read! Actually gives a feel for how it would be using it rather than descriptions of cosmetics. Also it gives constructive and relevant criticism which can be of help for future development.
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by wowtip 8y ago
Heh I reported a problem to Smugmug with their payment service for my credit card company which prevented me from purchasing a subscription. Their response? "Yeah, we know, it doesn't work with Credit Card Company AAAA yet, but th
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by wowtip 9y ago
Weekly summaries... http://n-gate.com/hackernews/ Please be aware of the summary being /slightly/ editorialized :)
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by wowtip 9y ago
Yes, my old (but at the time still usable) windows box had 2 GB hard drive and 8 MB RAM in 1997.
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by wowtip 9y ago
Those 3,5" floppies seems to be almost immortal. Packed up my Amiga 500+ after 20 years in different cellars and attics, most disks seems fine, and my kids are fascinated by the late 80s / early 90s games :)
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by wowtip 9y ago
I still think Wolfenstein 3D / Doom was what put the final nail in Amiga's coffin. Not so much Amiga wasn't as fast as PC at the time, but rather something with the bitplane based graphics system not being suited for the psue
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by wowtip 9y ago
It would be nice if there was an "easy" way of proving this, and regulations making void TOS the company does not enforce in a majority of cases.
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by wowtip 9y ago
Is this a good technical fit? Is this good for the tech community as a whole? I am a bit disheartened to see discussions often going in the direction of big corporation politics / power play, rather than how it benefits the community.
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by wowtip 9y ago
I don't think that is a correct assumption, given internet's obsession with cute, nerdy girls, but each to his own.
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by wowtip 9y ago
Just a matter of adjusting your typing habits, and finding a laptop with 16:10 screen :)
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by wowtip 9y ago
16:10 screen tilted is really nice for text / coding
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by wowtip 9y ago
The last article is a bit depressing. But also a good read for millenials and such who have a hard time understanding why some of us older guys really dislike Microsoft. http://birdhouse.org/beos/byte/30-bootloader
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by wowtip 9y ago
Yes, I hold no such illusions. It was more intended as a indication that I am no longer interested in their services after the news of this acquisition. Unfortunately the "Other" option when deleting the account did not give oppor
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by wowtip 9y ago
I just deleted my Disqus account, thanks for heads up.
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by wowtip 9y ago
Could turning it off cause other issues (in Emacs / in OS), apart from eating lots of memory?
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Geocoding Paradise Papers Addresses in Neo4j to Build Interactive Visualizations(lyonwj.com)
3 points by wowtip 9y ago|0 comments
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Google does not know multilingual people exist(osnews.com)
27 points by wowtip 9y ago|4 comments
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by wowtip 9y ago
"I have great ideas and can produce some graphics and a decent looking web page. Now I just need to find someone to help with the actual work behind the product..."
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by wowtip 9y ago
Ah interesting, so even though the screen / lenses are only a couple of inches from the eyes, they focus at a distance of ~2 meters?
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by wowtip 9y ago
I think you need to set the scope better for the question. Easily usable by average Joe? Most secure using available for all technology / infrastructure?
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Note Taking During One on Ones(marcgg.com)
2 points by wowtip 9y ago|0 comments
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by wowtip 9y ago
I already feel strain in my eyes by looking at computer screens for 6 - 8h / day, and then I still move around a bit and don't focus at exactly the same distance all the time. Moving the screen even closer to the eyes and having t

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