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by gxx 5y ago
1) Social media driven by algorithms, destroying the fabric of society. 2) Being the product, not the customer. 3) Endless, gratuitous, unstoppable changes to the tools we use. 4) The raging battle for our attention.
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Louisiana Shell refinery left spewing chemicals after Hurricane Ida(theguardian.com)
2 points by gxx 5y ago|0 comments
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Amazon Echo Show 10 3rd Generation Geardown(hackaday.io)
1 points by gxx 5y ago|0 comments
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by gxx 5y ago
For me Google "verbatim" is the best way to get focussed results although it's too bad it doesn't allow date ranges. Bing search with appropriate use of guotes, + and - operators and date ranges usually beats non-verbat
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by gxx 6y ago
Vaccine trials have shown that approved vaccines reduce moderate to severe illness and death. There is no trial-based evidence that they prevent people from catching the virus and spreading it [1]. It's even possible that people who
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by gxx 6y ago
Google and YouTube video search are terrible. I find the result poorly matches the query I typed, the results are hard to browse, and of course favor videos on YouTube ignoring better videos that may be on other sites. Bing video search is
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by gxx 6y ago
Brings back great memories. Based on the article in Byte Magazine 1977 (1) I got Spacewar running (in assembly language) on my kit-built Processor Technolory Sol 8088 microcomputer. Also built the 8 bit DAC and two hand controllers. The d
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by gxx 6y ago
The biggest difference between Macbook trackpads vs the best for Windows is the super low hysteresis of pointer motion vs finger motion. I recently bought and returned a Microsoft Surface Book with "precision touchpad". The main
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by gxx 6y ago
I'd like to switch to Edge but there is apparently no way to have it default to opening links in a new tab: https://www.tenforums.com/browsers-email/67169-can-i-make-op... I know about Command-Click to open in a n
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Sexualized Onions?(castanet.net)
1 points by gxx 6y ago|0 comments
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by gxx 6y ago
Do these problems also apply to USB C?
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by gxx 6y ago
I've been wanting to switch to Windows from Mac for years. The thing that holds me back is the quality of the Mac touchpad vs any Windows laptop, and I recently ordered a Surface Book 3 having heard how great the touchpad is. I'
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by gxx 6y ago
I've been wanting to switch to Windows from Mac for years. The thing that holds me back is the quality of the Mac touchpad vs any Windows laptop, and I recently ordered a Surface Book 3 having heard how great the touchpad is. I'
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by gxx 6y ago
Another good reason to wear a face mask other than protecting yourself from Covid-19...
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by gxx 6y ago
I usually search videos with Bing using the !bv redirect from DuckDuckGo. Google's video search is shockingly bad, considering they own YouTube. Not only are Bing's results more on target, it also displays search results much mor
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by gxx 6y ago
The cost to collect the huge amounts of needed to train meaningful models is surely not growing at this rate.
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by gxx 6y ago
Becoming a powerful politician...
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by gxx 6y ago
Many Arduino compatible boards support hardware debugging. For example the Adafruit Feather series have connectors for a J-Link debugger. The Arduino Nano 33 BLE and Sense have pads on the botom to solder the leads of a J-Link cable. STM
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by gxx 7y ago
I bought a 13 inch Macbook Pro in 2017 and within six months of normal use the spacebar and other other key were intermittent. I was fortunately able to get it fixed under warranty. However I've been using since then with no need for
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by gxx 7y ago
Paying attention to how users work and and what they need can also be extremely profitable. The entire idea for Microsoft Office came from our discovering how often they were struggling with differerences in basic UI between say Excel and
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by gxx 7y ago
I worked on the design of the first several versions of Excel. For Excel 3.0 we were intensely interested in user behavior. We often compared alternative prototypes of proposed features in the usability lab. We sometimes would invite dev
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by gxx 7y ago
I became so annoyed with LinkedIn I added every filter I could think of to block all email that even mentions LinkedIn. I don't care if I miss opportunities. I like the freedom from distraction .
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by gxx 7y ago
A more recent similar expedition was the Falkland war of 1982 where the British, at high cost, sent a force to retake the Falklands when they were siezed by Argentina: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Falklands_War
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by gxx 7y ago
Could it be that Facebook and social media in general are the cause? https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2012/05/is-face... "Likes" and reading narcissistic postings probably are not a
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by gxx 7y ago
The Macbook trackpad has by far the best horizontal scrolling of any pointing device. I could not live without it. (If anyone knows a better solution please tell me. I'm always looking for new options.) It's great for spreadshe
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by gxx 7y ago
I wonder if this will help to refill some of the depleted aquifers.
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A Superb Weather Site – Free and Donation Supported(windy.com)
3 points by gxx 7y ago|1 comments
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by gxx 7y ago
A human may not be able to catch fish either on the first try. Even for humans it takes practise...
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by gxx 7y ago
Developing the first completely new class of wind instrument mouthpiece introduced in recorded history. For wind instruments there are reed mouthpieces, double reed, jet reed, lip reed, etc. These have all existed in various forms for mille
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by gxx 7y ago
USB C connectors are rated for a life of 10,000 cycles the same as USB micro. If your computer has only two USB C ports, especially if one is always used for charging leaving only one for general use, they will wear out faster than if you

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