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by keane 5d ago
There’s an old saying in Tennessee (I know it’s in Texas, probably in Tennessee) that says “never strike a king unless you are sure you shall defeat him”. Bust in, guns in hand, and now find they’ve turned to sausages. (A tale as old as tim
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by keane 7d ago
It seems like the "Step 1, Step 2, …, Step 4" format likely predated the 1998 South Park episode, with use on Usenet for omitting dangerous or legally-questionable instructions or otherwise gatekeeping "trade secrets":
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by keane 9d ago
^claim to — this type of legalese (shrink wrap, clickwrap, liability waivers, etc.) is a bluff (when in doubt: sue)
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by keane 25d ago
For an authoritative overview of high dynamic range on monitors, I recommend the 137 minute documentary Debunking HDR (Steve Yedlin, 2025) https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44248968
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by keane 25d ago
Accidentally read this in Zizek’s voice, can imagine him delivering this in a recreated neon lit motel room set
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by keane 1mo ago
Full frame Foveon when?
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by keane 1mo ago
Twenty years ago, OneLook Reverse was how I took college papers from a B to an A through intimidating the TAs with absurdly specific yet exactly fitting three dollar words. That they thought I knew the field led to great friendships (and jo
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by keane 1mo ago
expected rapid sequence intubation – could have been fun
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by keane 1mo ago
There’s the WordPress 100 Year Plan or 100 Year Domain: https://wordpress.com/100-year/ 100-Year Plan: $38,000 (hosting and domain) 100-Year Domain: $2,000 (one-time purchase, no annual renewals)
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by keane 1mo ago
Related discussion “The USB Situation” (3 months ago): https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47950993 re: https://randsinrepose.com/guides/usb/usb-guide.html Apple sells this $30 (0.5m) CalDigit ca
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by keane 1mo ago
Be aware of https://developers.google.com/search/docs/essentials/spam-po...
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by keane 1mo ago
ICANN: “All gTLD registries and registrars are required to provide RDAP services.” They are listed at lookup.icann.org and the one in question is https://pubapi.registry.google/rdap/domain/c.gle
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by keane 1mo ago
I'm sorry to hear that. My deepest sympathies.
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by keane 2mo ago
Guilty as well. Though I will sometimes check the rtings.com /settings tab from a similar model for a reminder of where various proprietary naming toggles are located in the menu (and then run the Apple TV iPhone-powered calibration if
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by keane 2mo ago
Related: Chart Of Common Viewing Angles from Steve Yedlin, ASC https://www.yedlin.net/NerdyFilmTechStuff/#:~:text=Chart
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by keane 2mo ago
They already have a bad reputation in Hollywood.
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by keane 2mo ago
Butterick’s probably serves as the canonical online resource for that: https://practicaltypography.com/hyphens-and-dashes.html
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by keane 2mo ago
Very cool throwback! Of course not to be confused with https://960.gs from 2008
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by keane 2mo ago
Shoutout 250m.com, you’re not forgotten
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by keane 2mo ago
Wait, Panasonic’s headphone jack remote shutter port has an undocumented use of zoom and focus adjust? Does this mean I didn’t need to buy the Aputure DEC LensRegain for my GH4? So cool to learn this either way, I never would have suspected
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by keane 2mo ago
You’re right, that’s a flourish. But more importantly, the author isn’t claiming no one uses it / finds it useful. Her point is about potential problems that could occur as its real (though flawed) utility drives its broader adoption i
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by keane 2mo ago
I don’t think that.
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by keane 2mo ago
“Everybody…except [those advocating for it]” –– rhetoric that borders on tautology but, regardless, the author cites the Gallup poll showing 7 in 10 Americans oppose constructing data centers and alludes to other widely-held sentiment. But
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by keane 2mo ago
I agree but there is https://github.com/Dan-Q/ibiblio-icon-archive/tree/main/icon... and then you can put a . (or a .gif) in your OS search box
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by keane 2mo ago
Like the FedEx arrow. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frequency_illusion
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by keane 2mo ago
This is why the <q> element exists which enables locale-aware quotation marks: https://w3c.github.io/i18n-drafts/questions/qa-the-q-element... :root:lang(en) { quotes: '“' '”' '‘
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by keane 2mo ago
Other industries wisely self-police before this happens, eg how the film industry adopted the MPA Ratings System
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by keane 2mo ago
“I have given up on American journalism. The decline of the American press has long been obvious, and my time is too valuable to waste in an effort to supply the ‘man in the street’ with his daily quota of clichés, gossip, and erotic tripe.
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by keane 2mo ago
Also the mention of turf https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/B%C3%B3rd_na_M%C3%B3na
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by keane 2mo ago
Misred the title as YC Winter 2011 batch for a moment

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