asadkn

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by asadkn 8mo ago
You're existing in hyper-capitalism. So yes big surprise, people need to make money.
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by asadkn 2y ago
It's a very subtle difference but noticeable in the anti-aliasing. I don't have Windows right now, so I haven't tested if the change's closer to Firefox - but Firefox always had some heavy antialiasing on Windows, which
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Google lays off staff from Flutter, Dart and Python teams(techcrunch.com)
11 points by asadkn 2y ago|3 comments
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by asadkn 3y ago
Just leaving this here since people will wonder the relevance of jQuery today. > jQuery is used by 94.5% of all the websites whose JavaScript library we know. This is 77.4% of all websites. https://w3techs.com/technologie
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by asadkn 4y ago
For those wondering about the "why", this post details the motivation: https://make.wordpress.org/core/2022/09/23/client-side-webas... Basically for learning/interactive tutorials, trying
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by asadkn 4y ago
I'd say that most of the websites still use HTML/CSS/JS and are server-side rendered - well, at least 40%+ of the web does (WordPress). The distinction mainly is in the apps. Yes, web apps almost always use a framework like R
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by asadkn 4y ago
Anyone who tries to follow-up more than twice comes off as desperate or an automated spambot. I don't appreciate that hustle. 2 follow-ups should be the absolute limit (preferably, a single follow up).
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by asadkn 4y ago
I agree. I rarely ever use new tools, but I switched to Notion a few years ago and even recommended it to many friends and colleagues. Big mistake. Lessons learned. It's been slow and buggy all this time but I still kept using it. The
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by asadkn 5y ago
I have used PHP as a replacement for even shell scripts, like perl and python, a lot in the past. The best thing is the very strong standard lib. Everything's built-in. I like node as well, but having to install so many packages just f
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Covid-19 human challenge study reveals detailed insights into infection(imperial.ac.uk)
4 points by asadkn 5y ago|0 comments
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by asadkn 5y ago
I understand what you're saying but it doesn't exactly address my curiosity of this specific case of HTTP GET requests for font files (no JS, no iframe, and no cookies either in this case). Your thoughts about a like button widget
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by asadkn 5y ago
Curious how useful is an IP address with a simple HTTP get request? As long as a sane Referer-Policy is set, the Referer won't be sent. Sure there's a lot more to browser fingerprinting but with just an HTTP request, all the data
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by asadkn 5y ago
One distinction: Reactive Hypoglycemia. Even with low GI carbs, it may still happen. Small meals or keto is the fix. When it comes to health, things are rarely that simple. Even medical professionals have knowledge gaps, let alone someone w
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by asadkn 5y ago
That seems like a rather premature conclusion. WHO mentioned: > Data which looked at hospitalizations across South Africa between 14 November and 4 December found that ICU occupancy was only 6.3 % – which is very low compared with the sa
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by asadkn 5y ago
The difference isn't as much as it used to be in terms of file-size optimization as woff2 is pretty much supported by all browsers and you don't have to serve anything else now. Except for CJK and Arabic fonts, which have to be sp
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by asadkn 5y ago
There can also be physical issues that can be masked psychologically. You can train your brain to ignore and mask many pains and aches and dull them down. IMHO, managing pain can definitely be done psychologically, at least to some extent.
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by asadkn 5y ago
MacOS dropped subpixel AA in Mojave by default but brought back a stronger default of grayscale AA in Big Sur AFAIK, which can be optimized. [1] And I agree, a lot has changed since the article was written. On HiDPI displays, personally I d
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by asadkn 5y ago
Technically correct. But practically the perceived PPI/DPI would matter more, with distance. Relevant: https://tonsky.me/blog/monitors/#the-myth-of-apple-patented-...
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by asadkn 5y ago
Same issue. Except multiple short-term projects with hundreds of reference tabs, in multiple windows, ranging from groups that would classify as "mood boards" to research. I settled for Workona when it launched about 2+ years ago
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by asadkn 5y ago
There are a lot of apps that would benefit from being offline first. Apps like Notion feels quite sluggish to me on a higher latency 15mbps. And Figma is pretty bad on a decent 3g when loading files on a fresh load. Building a proper syncin
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by asadkn 5y ago
I don't understand the judging. It's everyones's own choice. I got an antibody test post COVID vaccination, and it took a lot of scientific paper reading to find a convertible reference point, but it was time well spent. I go
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by asadkn 5y ago
And that's why I either use the awesome opensource fonts (they've really very good lately), or use Adobe Fonts (formerly TypeKit). As much as I hate Adobe, the rented fixed monthly payment is the only logical alternative to curren
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by asadkn 5y ago
Wouldn't it be better, then, at this point, to focus on hospitalization numbers rather than infections or deaths alone. As vaccines have been, reportedly, very good at preventing hospitalizations. It doesn't matter if there's
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by asadkn 5y ago
On MacBook (built-in retina display), it has very similar antialiasing to the default UI font SF. However, the x-height is smaller and that bothers me a bit. If I increase the font-size in tweets to 15.5px, it matches old size and looks goo
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by asadkn 5y ago
I have personally observed something similar with black tea but I am not sure if's just the theanine + EGCGs or something else. A while back, I noticed that 'chai' helps me focus and relax (improved mood, less anxiety, etc.)
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by asadkn 5y ago
Firefox has built-in tracking protection since a while and would block Google Analytics. Similarly, Adblock extensions would also block GA (usually behind a strict setting). Considering we're talking HN visitors, this wouldn't be
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by asadkn 5y ago
It's funny that Google says they care about performance, yet the number one reason for bad performance on many site is Google Adsense ads. Did no one in Ads team get the memo to optimize performance?
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GSK's Sotrovimab – FDA authorization for treatment of Covid-19(gsk.com)
2 points by asadkn 5y ago|0 comments
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by asadkn 5y ago
Sure lots of negatives, but in a few cases, it can also be useful. I have carefully used a YouTube account that's specifically trained for just the right music recommendations that the auto-play just works mostly right. I use stimulati
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by asadkn 5y ago
Retargeting is generally done after you have shown interest in a product, but haven't converted yet. "Conversions" are always excluded if possible. It makes no sense to retarget a recent buyer.

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