Maelcum

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by Maelcum 2y ago
As far as I'm concerned, the subscription model is an instant showstopper, just like web-based UIs.
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by Maelcum 2y ago
Great, another Electron based "desktop" app... :-/
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by Maelcum 3y ago
It didn't take me a minute to find some screenshots in the documentation: https://docs.codelite.org/plugins/wxcrafter/
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by Maelcum 3y ago
Many of Philip K. Dick books and short stories, but Ubik and A Maze of Death are my favorites. William Gibson's Sprawl trilogy (Neuromancer, Count Zero and Mona Lisa Overdrive) Douglas N. Adams - The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Gala
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by Maelcum 4y ago
That's an overstatement of the century. Even if it would be running natively, the statement'd be still highly debatable. But it's Electron based and using TypeScript, which means it uses a lot more electricity than a native s
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by Maelcum 4y ago
I used a recursive way: split the image area, calculate the edges for all, checking edges, and then either fill it, or call the function with the sub-areas's region. Or you can set up a grid and calculate the chunks. When I was learnin
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by Maelcum 4y ago
There's a lesser known optimization trick I haven't seen in a while, which is especially effective when a large portion of the Mandelbrot set is visible: there are no holes in it, i.e. it's a compact set. From an optimization
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by Maelcum 4y ago
The interesting thing is that there was a sticker inside the mailbox already, but it didn't work, my mailbox was filled with junk mail, and I put them in the bins too. I guess the others don't mind the flyers and stuff, because
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by Maelcum 4y ago
Something like this: https://www.amazon.com/red-dot-stickers/s?k=red+dot+stickers Putting one on the mailbox means "No flyers please!", at least where I live.
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by Maelcum 4y ago
Unwanted advertising is spam. Period. A lot of junk mail landed in my mailbox when I moved to a new place, until I put a red dot sticker on it. Within a week or two, they disappeared. We should implement this "red dot sticker" fea
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by Maelcum 4y ago
My Macbook Pro is connected to a Dell QHD display for years without any issues.
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by Maelcum 4y ago
See? It's really not that hard, you just need to switch the perspective for a minute: what would I prefer if I were a user? Hiding the complexity from the user is one step forward to a better UI.
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by Maelcum 4y ago
Just look at the Date format field in the Preferences screenshot. It's really hard to not find a more user-friendly way to do it, IMHO. UI and UX matters more than developers care to admit.