BiggsHoson

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by BiggsHoson 3y ago
What on earth happened to good ol' checkboxes?
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by BiggsHoson 3y ago
Seems to me a dab of black paint would be sufficient.
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by BiggsHoson 3y ago
Also, I find that there just isn't a one best font, even for one person. There are just too many variables that effect how a font looks, not limited to the screen itself, the graphics controller, the software where I want to use the fo
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by BiggsHoson 4y ago
That is intriguing. Anyone know of an equivalent for Windows?
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by BiggsHoson 4y ago
I consider Cunningham's book one of the best I've ever read on the topic of the manned space programs.
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by BiggsHoson 4y ago
Brilliantly put.
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by BiggsHoson 4y ago
I've tried a number of alternatives and keep coming back to Evernote's legacy apps (Windows and Android). The features I use are just right, and syncing just works, always. A key feature for me is being able to (with the legacy de
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by BiggsHoson 4y ago
At this moment? Well, I'm in Daytona, Florida attending the HSR Classic 24 Hours weekend of vintage racing. If you have any interest in motor racing and have not been to a vintage event, you need to. The variety of cars is huge. These
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by BiggsHoson 4y ago
+1 for Take Command. I've used it since its mid-90s iteration, and still use it nearly every day. It has a great mix of command prompt features and batch file language enhancements.
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by BiggsHoson 4y ago
The first one (of many) that comes to mind is not looking to the future when I started life on my own. Had someone told me when I was in my 20s that a day would come much sooner than retirement age when I would be sick of my career (and had
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by BiggsHoson 4y ago
I was not part of your community, but thank you for what you've done with it. May you have all the needed grace, patience, wisdom, and strength (both physical and mental) to navigate this next stage of your life in caring for someone w
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by BiggsHoson 4y ago
I always buy my ThinkPads as factory refurbs with remaining warranty from reputable sellers on eBay, saving quite a bit of money.
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by BiggsHoson 4y ago
Here in the US, I swear the rule of thumb for installing stop signs is only the limitation of how many can be bought under the current budget. So many intersections would be less frustrating by having yield signs, instead.
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by BiggsHoson 4y ago
No one really believes this was an accident, do they?
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by BiggsHoson 4y ago
This naming scheme seemed extremely shortsighted to me as it wreaks havoc on Internet text searches. It forces one to search for numerous possible references to a release: the adjective alone, the animal name alone, the release number, mayb
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by BiggsHoson 4y ago
Agreed. I found that solving the tedium and annoyances of people's jobs is what gives me joy in my programming work.
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by BiggsHoson 4y ago
"an Illiterate Populous" is a satisfyingly ironic typo.
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by BiggsHoson 4y ago
"So how was work today?" "Well, I got to grab mice and force inhaler sprays into their tiny little nostrils against their wills." "Sounds better than my day."
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by BiggsHoson 5y ago
And that may not be all that's needed. I recently went through the TSA Precheck line (my ticket had the little Pre heck logo on it) but the check-in dude did not give me the laminated poster board that said "Precheck" on it.
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by BiggsHoson 5y ago
Well, I'll start this with one of mine: Getting out for a bicycle ride early on a warm morning, especially on a weekend. There is something special about being out in that golden light, in control of your immediate state. A fine way to
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by BiggsHoson 5y ago
No surprise there. Who are the rich? The politicians and bureaucrats who implemented these ideas, along with their buddies who fund their campaigns and junkets, and offer cushy board positions and lobbying gigs if they ever do leave their g
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by BiggsHoson 5y ago
Trying to support EDI reminds me of the saying: "The great thing about standards is that everyone has their own."
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by BiggsHoson 5y ago
I once worked for a small software company that produced custom-written ERP systems for small to mid-sized manufacturers. It was a real thrill to be presented a problem and write code that solves it nicely, removing hindrances to productiv
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by BiggsHoson 6y ago
Hmm...I might need to come up with a 5.25-inch floppy drive again.
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by BiggsHoson 6y ago
I think of all the school kids in the Internet era that have been told, "You cannot use Wikipedia" as a research source. Did teachers ever say that about Encarta?
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by BiggsHoson 6y ago
My Pixel 2 XL has been humming along nicely, even on Android 10. Maybe I should worry how Android 11 will run on it--it will be the last update planned for this phone, and hence an opportunity for Google to make me unsatisfied with my old p
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by BiggsHoson 6y ago
>... I have plan B, plan C, and plan D ready to be put into action if I suddenly don’t have a career in software engineering, or I don’t want a career in software engineering. I would like to read more about that if you would care to sha
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by BiggsHoson 6y ago
After this passes, imagine a perfect storm scenario where a widespread crisis--real, manufactured, or blown out of proportion and deemed an imminent threat by the powers that be--affords governments the cover to force everyone to stay at ho