mreome

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by mreome 2mo ago
For an even deeper dive into this topic... Technology Connections: Longer-lasting light bulbs: it was complicated https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zb7Bs98KmnY
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by mreome 4mo ago
If you haven't tried it, I would take a look at Inoreader. Especially if you have YouTube channels that you want to follow (it directly integrates with YouTube subscriptions).
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by mreome 8mo ago
This is effectively a dupe of https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46812933
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by mreome 11mo ago
There's a fundamental difference between just providing/using a mechanism for user feedback, and interrupting someone's workflow with frequent unsolicited nagging requests for feedback.
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by mreome 1y ago
Kelly v. Arriba Soft Corp. - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kelly_v._Arriba_Soft_Corp . Fair Use - Internet Publication - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fair_use#Internet_publication > ".
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by mreome 1y ago
I'm currently paying for... Obsidian Sync (Notes) pCloud (Cloud Backup and Sync) Pandora (Music) ChatGPT (Misc) ProtonVPN (VPN) NameCheap (Domains/Hosting) DigitalOcean (Hosting) Interesting... it took me longer to think through t
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by mreome 1y ago
This comment lead to what I believe is my first laugh-out-loud reaction to maximizing a window.
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by mreome 1y ago
They still make (mercury free) versions of these. The Heat/Cool version is CT87N1001 and the Heat-Only version is CT87K1004. The last apartment I lived in installed new "smart" thermostats throughout the building. It always s
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March Windows Update Includes Major Improvements!(bleepingcomputer.com)
4 points by mreome 2y ago|2 comments
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by mreome 2y ago
/s
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by mreome 2y ago
Maybe "It doesn't get promoted by the algorithms" then?
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I Have Lost Everything: The Toll of Cities' Homeless Sweeps(projects.propublica.org)
4 points by mreome 2y ago|0 comments
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by mreome 2y ago
The account seems legitimate though, long post and comment history with a clear set of specific interests and personal views. Some of which appear to be related to working in video/graphics. If this is astroturfing, it's beyond ex
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by mreome 2y ago
Thompson's Rule for First-Time Telescope Makers: "It is faster to make a four-inch mirror then a six-inch mirror than to make a six-inch mirror."
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by mreome 2y ago
It doesn't appear to work for google subdomains. For keep.google.com gives a very blurry google logo with the edges clipped off. For mail.google.com the result is a broken image link.
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Microsoft stifles third-party interface customization apps in Windows 11(tomshardware.com)
3 points by mreome 2y ago|3 comments
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The Most Disrespected Document in Higher Education(theatlantic.com)
3 points by mreome 3y ago|1 comments
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My Distaste for Your Solution Does Not Mean Disregard for the Problem(techdirt.com)
20 points by mreome 3y ago|2 comments
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Jim Larkin, Backpage exec, has died(techdirt.com)
102 points by mreome 3y ago|78 comments
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by mreome 3y ago
It is not unheard of for a presenter to have to pay the same registration fees as a non-presenting attendee, but it is also common for invited speakers to attend for free and even have their travel and accommodation expenses covered. It i
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by mreome 4y ago
The concern in the example is that if the data is unencrypted then there are many untrusted middlemen that also have access to the plaintext and could use it to blackmail either/both of the trusted sender/receiver.
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by mreome 4y ago
All natural spring water. From concentrate.
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by mreome 5y ago
Without adjusting for cost of living this kind of analysis is going to get heavily skewed in favor of the language du jour favored in select tech areas where the cost of living, and average income for almost everyone, is drastically higher.
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Solo Cup Company Got Artist’s Instagram Nuked for Using Famous Jazz Pattern(vice.com)
3 points by mreome 5y ago|0 comments
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by mreome 5y ago
Google, Facebook and Twitter can only block you from Google, Facebook and Twitter respectively. ISPs can, and do, refuse service to some people. In some areas that means effectively being banned from the entire internet. Admittedly bans&#
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Biden to Sign Executive Order Granting Farmers Right to Repair Protections(vice.com)
1 points by mreome 5y ago|0 comments
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by mreome 6y ago
I would point out that according to that link this is not a right under the US constitution , but a right under the California Constitution which contains a broader affirmative right of free speech. The U.S. Supreme Court has held that
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by mreome 6y ago
The problem with "tools to distinguish who's worth listening to" is that, as you said, "its an impossible judgement to make and its impossible to find a fair judge." No individual can be knowledgeable in all the are
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Astronomers Just Confirmed the Most Distant Known Object in the Solar System(sciencealert.com)
2 points by mreome 6y ago|0 comments
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by mreome 6y ago
Secure should really be seen as a necessary component of correct security. I don’t see random() as part of security, and the problem is that people use it as such (that’s the failure of our profession as I see it). You wouldn’t want the

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