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by lpsz 10y ago
Sometimes, it's better without these features. E.g. on Mac, dragging left in the browser is a gesture for going back to the previous page, and I can't count how many times I've accidentally triggered that while filling out a
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by lpsz 10y ago
Looks like there's something in the works. "As part of their plans, Geiser said the finished development would include a variety of silicon-transistor-themed artwork as well as a plaque and photos to commemorate the Shockley build
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by lpsz 10y ago
Outlets like The Information [1] are more like TechCrunch of 2006 with thoughtful analysis and researched facts, not just latest app hype. It's $$ paywalled, but maybe that's what it takes to produce non-clickbait stuff today. [1]
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by lpsz 10y ago
We're also consuming differently: information is algorithmically curated (see Facebook News Feed, recent feed changes on Twitter/Instagram, etc.) Previously it was possible to see everything, the raw data so to say, now only a sub
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by lpsz 10y ago
Am I the only one unhappy with the trend of moving toward web-wrapper applications? As a developer, I also love the idea of cross-platform, and of more elegant frameworks, but it pains me to run things that are slower or hog the battery. *
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by lpsz 10y ago
It's a US thing for everyone (regardless of gender and age) to dress in jeans and sneakers. Curiously not the case elsewhere in the world, though.
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by lpsz 10y ago
Yikes, I was only referring to lidocaine (i.e. more typical choice for dental work.)
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by lpsz 10y ago
It's remarkable that in the US the much more dangerous general anesthesia is used for routine things like wisdom teeth when anesthetic shots (lidocaine) are significantly safer and simpler. This leads to additional complications due to
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by lpsz 10y ago
No matter how academically bright someone is, practical coding experience is still highly desirable.
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by lpsz 10y ago
I may be misreading. With only a year of instruction and no coding background previously, he was able to get a position at Google? Is this the norm? As a hiring manager, I would be concerned that a candidate with such short exposure to the
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by lpsz 10y ago
I tried VS Code the other day after the big announcement but "Electron Helper" or something was routinely taking up 2-3% CPU, eating the battery. Why is there even a separate helper process? Will try again in a few months, I guess
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by lpsz 10y ago
As much as I liked the idea of Atom, giving it a genuine try for about six months, I ended up going back to trusty Sublime Text. Why? As a developer, I think it's silly to make my computer do more work than necessary, to take up more C
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by lpsz 10y ago
Uber has been a lifesaver, but main gripe with UberX as of recently is that they don't seem to screen cars very well, at least in the Bay Area. Dirty seats, older cars, noxious air fresheners, etc. all seem to be the norm. Yes, I do tr
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by lpsz 10y ago
Curious what specifically. For me the underlying graphics changes and other tweaks in El Cap made my 5 year old MacBook Air snappy again, I use Xcode the entire day and things seem better than before. There is some initial flux around new r
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by lpsz 10y ago
Not to mention an incredibly heavy web-wrapper Mac app, a memory hog especially if you join multiple Slacks. I actually like using Slack, but this kills it for me. Wishing that a company whose core product is a chat client invested into b
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by lpsz 11y ago
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by lpsz 11y ago
Stark contrast with New York Times pieces about struggling liberal arts majors with $120K in debt and no hope. Given what I feel like is a growing class war in modern America, I wish more could embrace stories like this, and not the culture
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by lpsz 11y ago
Would you please elaborate more in layman's terms?
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by lpsz 11y ago
Especially for home automation, I still find it so much easier to press a button inside an app than speak words. Just like pressing 1, 2, 3 within an automated 1-800 prompt is heaps easier than trying to enunciate out phrases like "cus
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by lpsz 11y ago
Not as nice as having an app, but can Google for the flight to get some of the same info. E.g. Google for CX5992: https://www.google.com/search?q=cx5992
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by lpsz 11y ago
Off topic, but as a long term Earth Class Mail customer, so glad to see it mentioned and potentially getting more attention. It has been a lifesaver while living abroad.
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by lpsz 11y ago
Curious why "even" WeChat. WeChat over the years has been one of the most reliable apps I use including for video/voice chat.
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by lpsz 11y ago
I expect the salesperson to be able to understand my situation, what I'm looking for, and tell me all my available options, and the benefits/drawbacks of each. If so, it sounds like insurance salespeople are similar to tax or fi
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by lpsz 11y ago
Only because of incredibly confusing pricing schemes with copays, deductibles, lifetime limits, out-of-pocket limits, in-network limits, and so on and so forth. This should be addressed by making information transparent to all buyers, not t
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by lpsz 11y ago
I'm still not catching why selling insurance requires licensing. This is not practicing medicine, this is not giving people haircuts, it's not even preparing food, all of which make sense to be regulated. It's just selecting
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Adblock via /etc/hosts(github.com)
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by lpsz 11y ago
Have been using Swift since late 2014 (having used ObjC for many years prior to that). Even with the occasional churn (eg move to 2.0 or 2.1), the sheer gain in productivity due to brevity, type checking, cleaner closures, and various other
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by lpsz 11y ago
Enjoyed the article, thanks. For those who like trivia: bit of history at the current shopping center construction site around San Antonio Rd. " Demolition has already begun on a row of buildings along San Antonio Road, including the I
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by lpsz 11y ago
I do wish the more mainstream companies stopped the JS-based-app trend. Spotify was snappy a few years ago and is now a resource hog. And don't even mention the Slack Mac app...
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by lpsz 11y ago
Ah, just Amazon (which uses Gandi under the hood.) Many pluses: predictable, can be administered using the AWS CLI, consolidated billing with other AWS services. Heck, can even register domains from the CLI. Only downside as others have poi

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