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Fix a slow terminal initialisation due to nvm by using fnm(danhough.com)
1 points by basicallydan 6y ago|0 comments
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by basicallydan 6y ago
I have always wondered how Tesla is allowed to sell cars where the controls are so touch-screen-heavy. It does seem far less intuitive and more distracting than the convention for many controls. I always assumed there was some rigorous usab
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by basicallydan 6y ago
Yes, and they should call it Verifhide. EDIT: Also, that's not always the case. The author of the piece herself is Verified and she clearly runs her own account: https://twitter.com/WaterSlicer
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by basicallydan 6y ago
I appreciate the celebration retrospective on what the web used to look like. However I take issue with the name. Since this is Hacker News, I hope you're okay with this kind of unimportant semantic argument. From Wikipedia: > The &
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by basicallydan 6y ago
Probably fine in some use cases. But another reason on top of what's already been said: Because you might be sending the data back to a non-browser client such as a mobile application.
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by basicallydan 6y ago
I like your blog! It reminds me of https://littlebigdetails.com/ except it’s the opposite. Bookmarked!
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by basicallydan 6y ago
This may not seem like a big deal, but consider the effect that such an influential source of “correctness” can have on the general sense of what is correct. Spell checkers like Word’s are responsible for the “z” in British English being de
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by basicallydan 7y ago
As a Brit, I highly doubt that Ian sincerely believes that vehicle is a "lorry" - having said that, pickup trucks are not common in the UK so he might simply be unfamiliar with them and thought "lorry" was the accepted t
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by basicallydan 7y ago
Sorry, but can you please clarify what you mean by "It had cameras instead of windows"? Do you mean the actual windows of the car were screens displaying camera feeds? That doesn't seem like a good idea. Googling doesn't
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by basicallydan 7y ago
This reminds me of You Suck at Photoshop
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by basicallydan 7y ago
I, too, have listened to the latest episode of Planet Money
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by basicallydan 7y ago
I haven't thought it through much, but on the face of it I like the idea of receiving some compensation whenever my data is _resold_, plus a way for me to see _where_ my data has been resold, maybe even a notification. It's a bit
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The Competent Developer(medium.com)
2 points by basicallydan 8y ago|0 comments
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Song of your comment: How I find musical inspiration in Reddit posts(danhough.com)
1 points by basicallydan 8y ago|0 comments
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Song of your comment: How I find musical inspiration in Reddit posts(danhough.com)
11 points by basicallydan 8y ago|0 comments
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by basicallydan 9y ago
Mate I'm not even a CEO and I want my office back
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by basicallydan 10y ago
Super helpful. Thanks @vitovito
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by basicallydan 10y ago
Skype could do for the software, but I'm currently more interested in the hardware element. Thanks for the suggestion though :)
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DIY Remote Presence?
7 points by basicallydan 10y ago|6 comments
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by basicallydan 10y ago
This post is a masterclass in buck-passing and spin.
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Ask HN: Do you work for/run a startup with private offices?
4 points by basicallydan 10y ago|0 comments
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Emoji Recall: How many Emoji can you recall from memory? 🤔(moji.zone)
7 points by basicallydan 10y ago|0 comments
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by basicallydan 10y ago
Urgh. You got me, 719Ben. I saw it on my feed, too. Three people: defunkt, mojombo and paulirish.
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by basicallydan 10y ago
Makes sense to me! Q: "Which company is sufficient with its robots?" A: "Google should do. [with its robots]"
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by basicallydan 10y ago
Probably yes, but consider this interpretation: > Seventeen prominent roboticists think: "Google should do with its robots." Doesn't matter what. They should just do .
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by basicallydan 11y ago
Very cool, good job :)
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by basicallydan 11y ago
Steve Donahoe?
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by basicallydan 11y ago
I could absolutely believe someone would pay $10,000 for a genuine piece of North Korean propaganda and not some bit of tourist tat. But I also don't believe that someone did . This is a sad story. Poor guy must be terrified.
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GitHub Webhooks with Flask(danhough.com)
1 points by basicallydan 11y ago|0 comments
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[POLL] JavaScript naming conventions. Do you prefer under_scores or camelCase?(twitter.com)
1 points by basicallydan 11y ago|1 comments

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