lordfoom

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   by lordfoom 3mo ago

   Probably not true
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   by lordfoom 4mo ago

   Location : Cape Town, South Africa Remote : Yes (GMT+2), open to hybrid if local Willing to relocate : No Technologies : Java, Kotlin, Linux, SQL, JavaScript, Docker, Git, Bash, REST, Rust Resume/CV : linkedin: https://
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   by lordfoom 4y ago

   > I'm sure And yet you are wrong :)
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   by lordfoom 4y ago

   > Had the EU forced tech companies in 2009 to use a micro-USB connector, would that mean they would still be on it now, and not using the (far better) USB-C connector? They did exactly that, force micro-usb, but in 2010: https:/&#
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   by lordfoom 4y ago

   There is even an active sub-reddit of fans: https://old.reddit.com/r/GloriousTomBombadil/ And his absence from the films was remarked upon, negatively in my circles.
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   by lordfoom 4y ago

   Worth reading: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human_rights_in_Morocco
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   by lordfoom 4y ago

   Director's cut all the way :)
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   by lordfoom 5y ago

   I, for one, am encouraged to see Mozilla try and create new revenue streams. I hope I am not the lone positive voice in the thread - it does seem no company gets quite the same level of criticism as Mozilla on HN
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   by lordfoom 5y ago

   > abstract art that is arguably easier to paint than his earlier work. Strong disagree. Expertise often looks easy. He had to understand the rules on a fundamental level before he could break them as he did, to express not just pictures
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    by lordfoom 5y ago

    > I mean, christ, the desktop user experience is still pretty goddamned terrible Going to have to disagree with you there. The linux desktop experience is now superior to the windows desktop experience.
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    by lordfoom 5y ago

    '"The goal," says Sarandos, "is to become HBO faster than HBO can become us." ' That was Ted Sarandos, Chief Content Officer of Netflix in 2013, so they 'realized' at least a decade ago. They've
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    by lordfoom 5y ago

    I recently became aware that my eldest child (13 at time of writing) prefers Tumblr as social media because of its "emptiness"
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    by lordfoom 5y ago

    > Bitcoin is actually cleaning up the environment. At at this point still uses only a tiny fraction of the energy thrown away every year. This is not true.
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    by lordfoom 5y ago

    Java refugees represent!
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    by lordfoom 5y ago

    Completely agree
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    by lordfoom 5y ago

    Thanks for posting
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    by lordfoom 5y ago

    I can recommend "the partially examined life" which features the person from "philosophize this" (stephen west I think?), along with a few others, where they discuss specific texts. Lots of rewindable moments.
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    by lordfoom 5y ago

    can confirm :D
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    by lordfoom 5y ago

    That's, like, just your opinion, man.
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    by lordfoom 5y ago

    Just wanted to express my thanks to you for your podcast. Fascinating, educational, inspiring and sometimes a little tragic. Very cool!
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    by lordfoom 5y ago

    I don't think it's reasonable to expect journalists to be represented by PR firms online. Given she's the BBC's disinformation specialist, it's also not reasonable to expect her to stay off social media.
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    by lordfoom 5y ago

    Very interesting and cool. Exciting things happening in this space.
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    by lordfoom 6y ago

    Hard disagree. I thought 'The Sorceror's House', as well as "an evil guest" and am currently thoroughly enjoying "a borrowed man". BOTS is his magnum opus, but I wouldn't call his latter work "le
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    by lordfoom 6y ago

    >It's up to the government and the people to limit their scope, or not if they choose. That sounds a lot like victim blaming, tbh, particularly given the influence corporations have on eg pollution.
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    by lordfoom 6y ago

    In gab's case, the cure is worse than the disease
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    by lordfoom 6y ago

    Continue to be disappointed by their regional pay without regional pricing
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    by lordfoom 6y ago

    I think "UI>UX" is very clearly saying that user interface is more important than user experience.
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    by lordfoom 6y ago

    This is a myth it seems to me. As far as I can tell, YouTube makes money. I'd be interested in sources that show otherwise, but not speculative sources.
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    by lordfoom 6y ago

    > For instance, using 4 in-line keys for navigating a 2D space seems like a wasted opportunity. It's actually awesome because your fingers are all on one row. It feels extremely intuitive after a while.
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    by lordfoom 7y ago

    So quite a lot?