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by doctorfoo 5y ago
It's not "fix my code" when Safari doesn't even support the feature or it's simply broken - or most annoyingly, it works one day and breaks with an update. (See: webrtc stuff) You might have known the rules, but mos
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by doctorfoo 5y ago
You still can't use a non webkit browser though. It's Internet Explorer levels of non-competition. I would love to be able to say to my users, when they experience an issue with Safari - "you can try a different browser"
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by doctorfoo 6y ago
My cats very rarely go on a counter - since they were kittens, if I ever saw them there I would clap loudly and shout, shoo them off with my hands.
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by doctorfoo 6y ago
Fully legal and compliant GDPR cookie warnings are also awful UX and a pain in the ass. This should have been done at the browser level.
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by doctorfoo 6y ago
I use it as my primary spending debit card. I travel a lot, use it in random ATMs and I keep it topped up just enough that I wouldn't be devastated if the account contents were stolen. Also use the money transfer side monthly to pay re
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by doctorfoo 6y ago
Tintagel hackers represent! *tumbleweed
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by doctorfoo 6y ago
Not true. I and others I know use a TV only as a screen for videogames and do not watch TV in any form. You explicitly do not need a license just to own a TV.
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by doctorfoo 6y ago
For password reset?
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by doctorfoo 6y ago
I got a few animal abuse videos in an hour or so of swiping. It shows you these random videos in case you are interested. A few of these was enough to uninstall. I tried again some months later, and after awhile the recommendations get a l
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by doctorfoo 6y ago
As someone with similar project growth, I've played around with things like Adwords and generally failed or had a negative experience, wasting money with no results. Marketing seems... hard, and I don't really gave the funds to hi
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by doctorfoo 6y ago
Well, they are very different devices. The Quest is currently a one of a kind device when it comes to ease of use and setup. (Which makes it doubly annoying to me the Facebbok tie in. I adored the Quest one but I sent it back for a refund d
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by doctorfoo 6y ago
It was July the lockdown was lifted and pubs and restaurants were reopened. I think that counts as major.
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by doctorfoo 6y ago
If this was an open network, it would be very cool indeed. But... I'm assuming it's not.
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by doctorfoo 6y ago
Because not everyone is scummy, and it's obvious that they would be in the wrong? I also imagine something attention grabbing like a western politician will get more care taken than some random educational company in India.
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by doctorfoo 6y ago
You really don't think permissionless, programmable money has any utility? And while Bitcoin may have some flaws, there are subsequent coins that solve most of its issues.
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by doctorfoo 6y ago
Thank you, and I do love your service. It would be nice to see a post mortem on what went down. /goes to sleep
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by doctorfoo 6y ago
Feeling kind of the same... I just completed moving my entire app and all user data from AWS. And here we are!
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by doctorfoo 6y ago
yup, here desperately migrating to the regular b2 API...
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Backblaze S3 API is having some downtime(s3.us-west-002.backblazeb2.com)
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by doctorfoo 6y ago
The first thing I notice is their Brain Flakes (TM) looks exactly like something I played with at school as a kid some 25-30 years ago (albeit the pieces were a little larger)
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by doctorfoo 6y ago
Instead, those responsible for revealing it have spent considerable time, and still are, in jail.
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by doctorfoo 6y ago
I run a website with no account or login. Is there any way to get 1-2 USD/CPM in revenue without using a privacy destroying ad network?
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by doctorfoo 6y ago
He did forsee that, if you read his writings.
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by doctorfoo 6y ago
those prices are certainly nicer!
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by doctorfoo 6y ago
unfortunately my current and income-giving project takes priority. but if someone else makes it, I'll use it for sure.
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by doctorfoo 6y ago
this. the only way I can make profit with my web service is by using a third party low budget CDN as a caching layer. Even with that, S3 data transfer remains my biggest cost. if I could spare the time, I'd make a custom caching layer
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by doctorfoo 7y ago
No, they chose not to interview him at the embassy or via weblink, because had they done so, the case would have been closed. They rather keep it open.
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by doctorfoo 8y ago
people like to point out the weaknesses in this every time it is submitted, but the fact is: it's the only example in its class, and that makes it interesting. it would be amazing to see a funding drive and some experts improve it, but
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by doctorfoo 9y ago
Cryptocurrencies can be scaled to VISA levels on chain with today's hardware. And probably much further with future hardware advances. Is that "enough"? The only argument that is ever presented is that huge blocks harm "
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by doctorfoo 9y ago
>Satoshi is a team employed by something very rich, probably a government Or perhaps a bunch of guys from the offshore gambling industry...

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