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by code_duck 3y ago
It’s a shame that RealPlayer is remembered like that, given that they were doing their best with 56k modem connections. My current internet connection is something like 15,000 times faster than in 2000, so I expect that I would probably not
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by code_duck 3y ago
So if there hadn’t been a giant company with ample resources to subsidize YouTube all that time, who could have built a comparable video service and how would it have survived? Wouldn’t that mean they would have had to squeeze viewers for m
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by code_duck 3y ago
What would that change my mind about? Would you mind explaining why you think I need to read it or what that’s related to?
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by code_duck 3y ago
Based on what I’ve read on reddit/lemmy lately, some people still have the impression iPhones have an air of exclusivity from being more expensive. I agree that of course this isn’t true, though perhaps it was 12 years ago. As far as y
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by code_duck 3y ago
I can picture teens or younger acting snobby about phone choice. Not really clear why, if it’s a financial thing, as it’s been years since iPhones were priced at a premium relative to competitors. But well, they’re kids. However, I’ve expe
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by code_duck 3y ago
There is almost no chance Apple would tolerate an unofficial iMessage client for long, anyway.
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by code_duck 3y ago
I’ve had a couple girlfriends in their 40s mildly judge me negatively for having an Android phone, but someone who would take that seriously enough for it to affect their relationship decisions is someone I’d rather not be involved with. Ma
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by code_duck 3y ago
This is the first time in my 4 decade+ life of being a native English speaker that I’ve ever heard of this, so I’d think generally not.
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by code_duck 3y ago
The concept appears to be that industrial pollution is being blamed on events such as wildfires, and thus remains unaddressed by regulators and not recorded in statistics.
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by code_duck 3y ago
21 likes on 2.3 million views so far.
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by code_duck 3y ago
Not sure how people interpreted this, but it wasn't criticism or celebration of his misfortune. I intended to note that he is extraordinarily firm in standing by his beliefs and principles.
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by code_duck 3y ago
I don't believe that Stallman would give up his principles. I suppose one could investigate whether has ever been to an ER. My guess is that he would rather stand firm and die.
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by code_duck 3y ago
Also AssistiveTouch gives you a menu that can be accessed on any screen on which one of the options is to simulate a shake.
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by code_duck 3y ago
Why would those factors have not affected the other markets in the chart?
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by code_duck 3y ago
Indeed, that’s what I think about ideas like “Twitter wasn’t profitable” or “the post office loses money”.
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by code_duck 3y ago
Sure, one could say the same about artists, restaurants, musical projects, or tech blogs. A high level of success is only achieved by a small fraction of projects, which is somewhat mandatory as there is not room for every endeavor to be a
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by code_duck 3y ago
I doubt it as the artificial one will probably be very expensive.
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by code_duck 3y ago
Ice cream has a legal definition in the US, and it doesn’t require cream as an ingredient. >Ice cream shall contain at least 1.6 pounds of total solids to the gallon, weigh not less than 4.5 pounds to the gallon, and contain not less tha
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by code_duck 3y ago
Several years ago I knew an epidemiologist who studied elephantiasis in Egypt. It is acquired by living in unscreened house and being bit by mosquitoes hundreds of times each night. Victims end up in truly awful situations like having to tr
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by code_duck 3y ago
There could be various forms of discrimination by the government or private entities based on genetic characteristics. For instance, you could be denied health insurance or required to undergo a therapy or treatment based on genetic traits.
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by code_duck 3y ago
Sure, if they can sell as many as they want for twice the regular price,it makes Amazon less useful for me, but that’s up to them. My objection is mainly the sizable constant fluctuations.
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by code_duck 3y ago
Prices of some things on Amazon such as hot sauce or soap can be absurdly high, while other times it’s the same as I’d pay at a local store. Definitely not bargains any more. I can’t trust any of the prices I see without double checking the
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by code_duck 3y ago
I presume by using training data of similar questions like Mad Libs.
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by code_duck 3y ago
I thought “oh, they’ve subtly changed the design of HN for some reason, that’s interesting”.
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by code_duck 3y ago
Thanks, and that’s cool! Always good to hang out with other people with actual Celiac. I often meet people who say they have it, but then are “oh, not officially diagnosed, I don’t get real sick, so I just, you know, pick off the croutons…”
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by code_duck 3y ago
It’s not really that the browser would be an OS, precisely, it’s that the browser would become the primary application API, replacing WIN32 for the most part. This could very well have happened, and to some extent, it did play out - except
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by code_duck 3y ago
Thank you, that's perfect!
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by code_duck 3y ago
It’s very simple: at the time, MS controlled the market for consumer and office computing. There was no such thing as Bing and Google was just getting started. Apple was not doing well, and mobile phones as we know them didn’t exist yet. Th
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by code_duck 3y ago
It’s accurate, but too direct. He would take much longer to get around to answering the question, or possibly never answer it at all and just talk about something else for 5 minutes.
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by code_duck 3y ago
It seems the actual question is “Does CBT work better for non-white people when therapy is culturally adapted tlfor them”.

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