Tempest1981

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by Tempest1981 6d ago
Story from 2017, but the iPhone event: https://www.engadget.com/2017-09-14-apple-explains-face-id-f... > Face ID ... didn't quite work as he expected. "Your passcode is required to enable Face ID" popped u
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by Tempest1981 7d ago
Assuming they don't swap it out every night/week. Speaking of which, when will it be in the stores to play with?
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by Tempest1981 7d ago
True, I remember years ago, the presenter was doing a demo and ran into a problem. He quickly transitioned to another identical device nearby, and continued almost seamlessly. Didn't seem like much of an issue. Although that might have
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by Tempest1981 10d ago
CarPlay Ultra adds information such as speed, fuel/charge level, climate control, and tire pressure. Hard to imagine legal issues around that. Although I could imagine the car manufacturers wanting to get revenue from refueling ads.
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by Tempest1981 11d ago
Microsoft Edge does this too, iirc, for "Startup Boost".
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by Tempest1981 14d ago
I grew up believing that capitalism somehow separates business from government, with each operating independently. Same with separation of church and state. Not sure what to think of things now.
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by Tempest1981 22d ago
op forgot to add "/hyperbole"
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by Tempest1981 1mo ago
I think they tried that, and people hacked around it: https://www.engadget.com/2227710/a-dollar2-sticker-let-me-by...
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by Tempest1981 1mo ago
"I'll let you guys introduce yourselves..."
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by Tempest1981 1mo ago
In that case, try the "Blue Cube" method, like the old Onizuka Air Force Station near Moffet Field. https://heritageparkmuseum.org/blog/what-is-the-blue-cube
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by Tempest1981 1mo ago
I'm surprised they haven't tried painting them "Go Away Green", vs stark off-white monoliths. https://themeparkarchitect.com/go-away-green-disneys-paint-c...
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by Tempest1981 2mo ago
> The list includes a school district near Syracuse, a casino's tribal police force in Connecticut, the Fort Worth, Texas police department 1,600 miles away, and Home Depot Corporation, a private company Can any private corporation
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by Tempest1981 2mo ago
> Either they have Blackwell From the article: A person familiar with Moonshot’s procurement strategy confirmed that the company does indeed have a channel for accessing Blackwell processors via Southeast Asia. They didn’t specify whethe
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by Tempest1981 2mo ago
I like the "bubbling" dots effect that occurs in an airplane when making a turn. Anyone know the reason? I guess they're moving in the opposite direction of the turn to force the perception of turning.
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by Tempest1981 2mo ago
Reminded me of how Safari removes the first word from tab titles
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by Tempest1981 2mo ago
Effective Sept 1
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by Tempest1981 3mo ago
I wonder if an early built-in string class would have been 8-bit or 16-bit UCS-2? Would have been hard to stomach 16-bit storage and performance.
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by Tempest1981 4mo ago
Yep, even more-so with a corner desk (L-shaped). Although there are times my work involves both papers and computer, and the quick swivel of a corner desk is great.
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by Tempest1981 4mo ago
https://cacm.acm.org/news/in-memoriam-peter-g-neumann-1932-2...
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by Tempest1981 4mo ago
At my job, multiple people have vibe-coded bug-triage utilities. They're great for grouping duplicates. But now we need an AI tool to consolidate the triage utilities.
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by Tempest1981 4mo ago
Is it a hardware fix? Or a software fix, but can't be done OTA?
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by Tempest1981 4mo ago
Ctrl-F6 ?
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by Tempest1981 5mo ago
Parent is using "backuped" to mean "likely in some cloud (latest version)". And that may explain why BB excludes .git folders. You are using it to mean "maintaining full version history", I believe? Another imp
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by Tempest1981 5mo ago
What tools are needed to redo the anodized color? Is it doable at home?
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by Tempest1981 5mo ago
My Cmd-TAB frustration is I'm usually moving the mouse while I press it, causing the mouse to select some unwanted app. It doesn't help that the row of apps forms a solid bar across the center of my display. Wish I could ignore mo
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by Tempest1981 5mo ago
Thanks, the previous title was easy to miss: "Veracrypt project update"
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by Tempest1981 6mo ago
I enjoyed this movie: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Biggest_Little_Farm Similar challenges, but attempts at natural solutions (not easy, so much complexity) Trailer: https://youtube.com/watch?v=UfDT
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by Tempest1981 6mo ago
They fixed it, fortunately: https://www.space.com/space-exploration/artemis/theres-a-bit...
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by Tempest1981 6mo ago
Modem mode, love it
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by Tempest1981 6mo ago
> I missed a screw and slightly cut my hand here too After a nasty gash from a washing machine, which impacted my typing for a week, I got a pair of these: https://www.amazon.com/Mechanix-Wear-Utility-Gloves-Large/dp

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