donogh

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by donogh 10mo ago
In his defence, Monkey Island is Ron’s creation and the ending is probably what he always intended. It felt like a fitting conclusion to me that neatly tied a bow on the whole saga.
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by donogh 2y ago
I appreciate this is intellectually lazy but is there a tl;dr? It’s a clickbait headline followed by a conversation that’s, at least initially, not good at conveying context.
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by donogh 2y ago
This minor deterrant to adoption scales up with lots of other minor deterrents. Users want "it just works" and that's the experience they get with Microsoft and Apple (however bad it is in other ways). Desktop Linux must matc
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by donogh 3y ago
It doesn't come with a phone number: it's data only. Per the FAQ: https://www.firsty.app/#Support
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by donogh 3y ago
I suppose it's a little like UIs. Old school, green screen UIs have a learning curve and can result in very efficient usage. Modern, friendly UIs sacrifice speed for presentation and accessibility.
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by donogh 3y ago
You might like Clicks in that case: https://www.clicks.tech/
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by donogh 4y ago
Agreed; Ireland is very similar
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by donogh 5y ago
That’s a good point. I visited Latvia a few years ago and was struck by how large a section of society there identifies as Russian, to the extent that in some places you were more likely to hear people speaking Russian than Latvian. Poland
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by donogh 5y ago
I struggle with the constant stream of fad terminology, the latest being Metaverse and Web 3.0. In some ways, Metaverse appears to be simply a new way of describing what we already have —- aren’t social networks themselves already metaverse
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by donogh 5y ago
I’m using repair and protect, and I have no idea whether it’s doing anything. Experienced a much greater impact by cutting out most added sugar from my diet (including in coffee). On Regenerate NR5, there seems to be skepticism on Reddit. T
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by donogh 5y ago
What those four countries have in common is their use of Sinopharm. It seems safe to assume that the efficacy of Sinopharm has been significantly exaggerated. It is unfortunate that it has been elevated to the same level as vaccines that ha
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by donogh 5y ago
I’m learning Polish (from English), which is very similar grammatically and even allows for some understanding of Russian (with many false friends of course). Going back to an earlier point re English speakers understanding beginners/n
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by donogh 6y ago
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ipAnwilMncI
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by donogh 6y ago
Thanks!
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by donogh 6y ago
URL is timing out. Anyone have a cached copy please?
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by donogh 6y ago
In a sense entering the market is easy -- sign up to Shopify, drop ship from China, etc. On the other hand, competing in the market is not easy. Maybe that's what he meant?
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by donogh 6y ago
There are plenty of commercial air purifiers that will at least trap SARS-CoV-2 particles, and they can be added to air conditioning systems. The IQAir HealthPro Plus, which can be bought for $899[1], filters particles as small as 0.003 mic
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by donogh 6y ago
That’s a fair point. It is still a healthy market. I hope Facebook and Walmart don’t preclude other platforms and non-Shopify retailers.
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by donogh 6y ago
True that it’s good to see competition for Amazon. So long as they don’t have exclusivity with Walmart and Facebook Shops, I don’t see a problem.
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by donogh 6y ago
(Disclaimer: I work in the e-commerce space.) I have to say I'm concerned about Shopify's growing dominance in the e-commerce market. They're selling a 'David vs Goliath' story about taking on Amazon, while at the s
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by donogh 6y ago
He controls 57.9% of the voting shares[1] and, historically, hasn't exactly been a paragon of virtue. [1] https://www.investopedia.com/articles/insights/082216/top-9-...
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by donogh 6y ago
Technically, they are still negotiating, though negotiations stalled in 2016[1]. I can't ever see it happening; there is so much opposition. Human rights seems to be biggest sticking point, and is unlikely to be resolved any time soon.
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by donogh 6y ago
Irishman here. Not to further a cultural stereotype but.. I know plenty of binge drinkers who could put away 20-30 pints[1] over the course of a day-long drinking session. Get a couple of them together and they'd finish a keg that size
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by donogh 6y ago
Was it from a third-party seller? If they're not using FBA, they shipped it from their own warehouse.
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by donogh 7y ago
What's more is that Telegram's approach to crypto has been shown to be deeply flawed[1]. I take my chances with Signal instead. Unfortunately, enticing all of my contacts to do the same has proven difficult. An aside: is anyone el
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by donogh 7y ago
Tesla is the Apple of the auto industry. They are getting stellar customer satisfaction ratings, which is translating into brand loyalty[1]. They've built an ecosystem between their above-average EV hardware, industry-leading software
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by donogh 7y ago
Not true of all of Europe. Irish salaries go as high as twice that for similar seniority. Cost of living isn't lower, especially in Dublin, our healthcare system is a slightly worse, college isn't totally free (3k/year or so)
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by donogh 7y ago
Culturally, Germany seems to have a strong aversion to personal debt. In the UK and Ireland, consumer behavior is very much in line with the US.
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by donogh 8y ago
Having tried it, my biggest gripe is the DNS query log stored in the app. This should be optional.
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by donogh 8y ago
Fair enough. I haven't reviewed the UK legislation.

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