Ahwleung

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by Ahwleung 5y ago
Would I be wrong to assume that technological advances in the next 15 years would justify sending a second satellite? As in, instead of a refueling mission we'd be more likely to send a version 2 of the satellite with even better sens
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by Ahwleung 5y ago
To save another click, Alt+D will automatically highlight the address bar in Explorer. Works in all common internet browsers as well!
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by Ahwleung 6y ago
The "low-end laptop" starts at $1300, is labeled a Macbook Pro, and their marketing material states: "The 8-core CPU, when paired with the MacBook Pro’s active cooling system, is up to 2.8x faster than the previous generation
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by Ahwleung 6y ago
If a child is caught trying to steal from the cookie jar, you don't just let them off because no cookie was actually stolen?
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by Ahwleung 6y ago
But this product is literally a savings account with a lottery attached to it. Why would you not use the terminology/methods used by the lottery industry when describing the lottery aspects of the account?
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by Ahwleung 6y ago
Say that again when mortgage insurance, utilities, and insurance companies all accept crypto. Actually even then, it wouldn't make sense to hold your e-fund in a volatile asset.
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by Ahwleung 6y ago
I understand the point of asking the question to raise visibility, but regardless of agreement/disagreement on the issue Nat has written a response here: https://github.blog/2019-10-09-github-and-us-government-deve...
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by Ahwleung 7y ago
Obviously not, but that doesn't prove that there isn't value to having backwards compatibility. Sometimes you just want something to run and not have to touch or change it for a long time. A 20-year old machine that's critic
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by Ahwleung 7y ago
Are you being intentionally caustic? The phrase "running on autopilot" is an established colloquialism for doing something without being mindful of it, and almost every major dictionary definition of "autopilot" states
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by Ahwleung 7y ago
SocialBlade is a decent place to start for engagement numbers, and yes it absolutely is a very tiny percentage of YouTubers/steamers. But the business model is there - upload your videos, maybe do some "extra content" a la p
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by Ahwleung 7y ago
You must not be familiar with the streaming/twitch community. Even modestly popular streamers/youtubers are easily able to acquire hundreds if not thousands of $5/month subscriptions. YouTube itself offers $5/month &qu
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by Ahwleung 7y ago
The prototype roadster v2 when first shown also didn't have side mirrors or wipers. Considering they're currently promising cybertruck delivery in late 2021 (which means mid 2023 in Tesla Time) they'll have plenty of time to
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by Ahwleung 7y ago
Wireless android auto/carplay are shipping on certain luxury vehicles as well now, I look forward to that feature moving downmarket. It was very pricey but I got a ProClip mount for my phone. Phone slots right in, automatically starts
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by Ahwleung 7y ago
If they (somehow) won or GNOME foundation settled, could they use that precedent to go after juicier targets? Maybe their strategy was to pick a "poor target" to set that precedent? Disclaimer: I don't know anything in this
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by Ahwleung 7y ago
Wouldn't the failure of competitors and decrease in available flights result in the opposite? The surviving economy airlines will have more demand, higher prices, and will do better as a result? Disclaimer: I have no knowledge or expe
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by Ahwleung 7y ago
If you want to apply this advice practically, instead of using and trusting any of the various password managers out there, use a brain-stored hash algorithm for all password management. For example your hash could be <some secret phras