mirkules

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by mirkules 1y ago
But don’t all pilots have to lodge their flight plans? Surely hiding a plane in a hangar is not that easy since you would know which airport it is located in.
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by mirkules 1y ago
I think this works even to this day on Win 10. I'm not sure about Win 11 though.
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by mirkules 3y ago
This is awesome. May I please make one request which would make my life so easy - can you wrap the chords in square brackets? Tools like MySongbook will highlight the chords that way
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by mirkules 3y ago
I gave a very specific example of the inconsistency between different language versions of the same wiki page, which is prevalent in every wiki page where there is a potential for political influence. Based on what you said, I'm fairly
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by mirkules 3y ago
I see so much being cited from Wikipedia, and that is not a reliable source. One only has to look at an article in different languages, clearly authored by different sets of people. For example, if you look up "Kosovo", the Englis
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by mirkules 3y ago
If you are accusing me of being absurdist or reductionist, know this: floor mats were the official cause of "sudden acceleration", where they would slip off their pegs that were holding them to the floor (usually due to human erro
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by mirkules 3y ago
Now that I think back, I believe you are correct. The decision was based on making a previously-unavailable feature available, which meant people could potentially (be irresponsible and) leave pets/children in the vehicle while relying
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by mirkules 3y ago
It's not just material cost, probably different interface to the sensor so factor in some R&D, approvals, etc. Any time anything , no matter how small or innocuous (bracket, cable, screw, some piece of plastic cover, etc), was cha
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by mirkules 3y ago
Just further proves my point. You should probably then take out any floor mats, cup holders, temperature controls, radio, or anything else that could potentially impede, obstruct, or otherwise distract from driving safely. This comment was
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by mirkules 3y ago
I've worked for a large OEM, dealing with a large Japanese megacorp that is not Mazda for about two years (actually Mazda was one of our customers too, but I didn't get to work with them directly). This does not amaze me anymore.
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by mirkules 3y ago
This is correct.
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by mirkules 3y ago
> no kids yet You will know no fury as when your kids intentionally mix up all the pieces for fun. We have hundreds of LEGO people, and my kids intentionally dismembered them into their individual pieces (including HANDS!). But how can y
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by mirkules 3y ago
Is there a general assumption/consensus that Google doesn’t do stuff like this? My assumption is that any closed-source software can collect any data they want about their users. “If they can, they will.” The past 20 years has been a s
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by mirkules 3y ago
I love this idea, but at the same time I think it is not feasible. Back then, there were no economic or even political benefits of being able to join an online community. These days, economic and political reasons are major driving factors
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by mirkules 3y ago
I think my comment was misinterpreted, judging by both comments to it. What I meant to say, wrist straps were not even on my radar of aesthetics, and I was shocked to learn it’s a $1B business (for Apple alone?). So clearly, I missed how mu
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by mirkules 3y ago
It is mind-boggling to me that something so frivolous is a $1B industry. Watch straps to me are completely functional. Sure, I’ll pick a better-looking strap, but I would never pay extra - especially not the exorbitant amount Apple charge
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by mirkules 3y ago
It’s funny, music was what solved my existential crisis. Software is always being replaced. When I die, chances are my kids and grandkids will never be able to point to a piece of software and say “my dad did this”. Even for my grandfather,
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by mirkules 3y ago
The way I combat this is by asking questions about their current jobs, then diving deep into the technical problems they faced. It requires a lot more preparation for each candidate, but it ensures it’s not a trivia test but a discussion. O
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by mirkules 3y ago
Fair enough. I was looking at Photoshop which is claimed at $20.99 a month, but if you actually rent it monthly it's $31.99 a month. Oh, and I wonder how long the $5/month pricing will be in effect - when they'll raise the pr
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by mirkules 3y ago
It is usually not billed monthly. They SAY it’s $5/month, but your actual price is $60 right now, for a whole year. That’s a huge difference. You’re paying a good portion of full price, with the “benefit” of having it stop working afte
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by mirkules 3y ago
But you are not paying $5/month. That’s a gimmick. You are pre-paying a full year’s worth. It’s like paying (almost) full price but for only a year’s worth of use. For Adobe, at least, the actual monthly rate is way higher.
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by mirkules 3y ago
You’re probably going to be pushed into it over time. Whether it’s because they will make it incompatible with newer plugins, or because they will make newer hardware incompatible with older Logic. FWIW, I’m in your boat too. Logic is a PE
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by mirkules 3y ago
I love this take. Doomed if you do, doomed if you don't.
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by mirkules 4y ago
That is true, but that happens on my terms. And there are also drawbacks on being on the very latest of everything. Examples include: becoming a de-facto beta tester for new features, having UI elements change non-intuitively at a critical
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by mirkules 4y ago
No, you’re right. I misspoke on that. I’ll edit my post.
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by mirkules 4y ago
If they can cut you off after having paid a lump sum, you never owned it to begin with.
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by mirkules 4y ago
When I used it, it was $300 IIRC. And I happily paid that price, knowing it would work for me for years to come. In the same vain, I paid $200 for Logic Pro X three years ago and it still does what I paid for. I’m about to spend $300 on Fin
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by mirkules 4y ago
What kind of infrastructure do you need to run Adobe Photoshop? Other than your own storage I can’t think of anything else. I used the same version of PS for years before they switched to a subscription model, forcing users to choose betwee
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by mirkules 4y ago
The goal of environmental initiatives is to try to ensure the environment stays habitable to humans for longer. The goal of companies is to be profitable. The ultimate goal, then, is to find an intersection between those two concepts that
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by mirkules 4y ago
My thoughts exactly. As I was reading this dialogue - "You have been a bad user, I have been a good Bing" - it starkly reminded me of the line "I'm sorry, I can't do that Dave" from the movie. Hilarious and ter

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