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by philwebster 5mo ago
That site is worth visiting just for the wavy scrolling marquee text that's actually selectable. Very satisfying!
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by philwebster 2y ago
Thanks for sharing! Looks like the documentary is available on Vimeo here: https://vimeo.com/322890808
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by philwebster 3y ago
Try the ... menu > Select Messages > Read All at the bottom of the screen.
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by philwebster 4y ago
His History of Mens Underwear video was one of the best: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LNRX8kfGgYg
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by philwebster 4y ago
This is a fairly common procedure for children with different length legs to fix a limping gait. My sister had it done back in 5th grade. She has additional health issues, but once the lengthening process was over, I don't recall her c
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by philwebster 5y ago
Not surprised they're mistreating the creators based on the way they treat customers. The way they delete any unused credits upon canceling a subscription is egregious. https://help.audible.com/s/article/do-i-
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by philwebster 6y ago
Thanks for sharing! I'm curious what you use to generate the high quality diagrams for the readme and on your blog.
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by philwebster 6y ago
I do a lot of Mac/iOS UI development and use ImageMagick to make before and after GIFs from screenshots. It's incredibly useful. This is my one-line makegif bash script that I use by dragging images from the desktop to Terminal af
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by philwebster 8y ago
I'm excited to be the first comment to recommend The Broom of the System. I picked it off the library shelf because I knew of David Foster Wallace, but didn't think I had the stamina to go for Infinite Jest at the time. It's
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by philwebster 8y ago
This reminds me of the time my former company set a policy on everyone's computers locking the home page to the (largely useless and slow-to-load) intranet site. I then wrote a Safari extension [1] out of spite that posted to the site
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by philwebster 9y ago
I don't feel like the AirPods are that secure when I run with them, so I use some medical tape [1] to secure them to my ears. This is kind of weird, but I've done it since March and really like not worrying about them falling out.
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by philwebster 10y ago
Another example of SO managing to alienate a user (in this case, me): Posting my very first answer to a question, finding a very similar post and adding my solution there as well, then getting an email that I had posted the same thing and t
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by philwebster 10y ago
That list is somewhat misleading. Slack, for instance, only uses Xamarin Test Cloud.
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by philwebster 12y ago
That looks sweet! A less expensive option (that I haven't tried) is the Boogie Board: http://www.myboogieboard.com/na/products/boogie-board-sync-9...
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by philwebster 12y ago
Hey! I just moved to Redwood City for an internship that goes through the end of August too! Email me at webster.phil@gmail.com and let's get together. I am more than happy to deal with less than perfect English.
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by philwebster 12y ago
It's not just you. These kind of un-scrollable sites are awful. The funky diagonal line adds to the confusion.
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by philwebster 12y ago
There are some sites that try to disable the ability to save passwords and 3rd party password managers usually override this. Another thing that's really nice is having the LastPass extension on Firefox, Chrome, and Safari on the same
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by philwebster 12y ago
It would be nice if there was just a little more branding to show that this is a Dropbox-created product. "from Dropbox" isn't as clear as "by Dropbox". (Are photos being served "from" my Dropbox?) I didn&
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by philwebster 13y ago
Media keys are actually really nice to have. I use Rdio's desktop app which has similar functionality and it is really handy not to have to sort through browser windows to find controls.
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by philwebster 13y ago
I completely agree. Each month I spend maybe an hour in Adobe apps, so even the student pricing (~$16/mo) which I'm eligible for, is too high for me to justify paying for Creative Cloud.
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by philwebster 13y ago
Maybe a knowledgeable person can answer this question: What is the white stuff fluttering down from the rocket?
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by philwebster 13y ago
"Tiger" is referring to himself (see username), but you're right about "bud". I hate being called bud.
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by philwebster 13y ago
I like it. Almost all the Candy Crush players I know set their clocks forward to instantly get more lives though.
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by philwebster 13y ago
Facebook EDU: a school-managed Facebook account with parental controls. I wonder how long it will be before this happens. I like your idea, but I'm not sure how I would feel if Facebook operated it.
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by philwebster 13y ago
They should really use a banner that blocks out the page, similar to what Wikipedia did during the SOPA/PIPA protests [1]. This would still make the point that government shutdowns are disruptive to the services that people depend on,
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by philwebster 13y ago
Here are just a few. (Disclaimer: I use and love LastPass, but am familiar with 1Password). Sync- it's possible with Keychain Access + Dropbox, but not seamless Easy password generation- no switching to Keychain Access, copying, etc. i
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by philwebster 13y ago
It would be great if public libraries offered this service (or one like it) to their patrons. My local library offers Overdrive Media Console [1], but the selection always seems to be lacking and the apps are subpar. An electronic rental se
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Raffaello D'Andrea: The astounding athletic power of quadcopters(ted.com)
1 points by philwebster 13y ago|1 comments
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by philwebster 13y ago
For those who aren't aware, "Drink more Ovaltine" is a reference to the movie A Christmas Story [1]. The boy in the story is excited to decode a message from the Ovaltine fan club using his decoder ring and is let down when t
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by philwebster 13y ago
Cool site, but it would be nice to see more than 1/2 a screenshot at a time on my 15" laptop.

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