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by plodman 1mo ago
Somewhat relevant from yesterday. https://www.macrumors.com/2026/08/03/apple-icloud-sharing-ex...
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by plodman 5mo ago
Literally just got an email about connecting GitHub to the iOS app and now it’s down. Spike in traffic perhaps?
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by plodman 6mo ago
And yet we’re about to face an eye watering increase in bills due to the way we’re charged for energy.
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by plodman 9mo ago
There appears to be a dark pattern occurring where the Tahoe update is selected by default and you need to uncheck it to just install the security update.
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by plodman 10mo ago
Maybe this is less of an issue now we’re in the digital era of console games but one of the biggest aspects for me is that if I buy one of these new machines, my existing library is just there. No starting from scratch or worrying about bac
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by plodman 1y ago
Except those OSs would work on any machine. They’d be slow in some cases but would still work. Windows 11 has requirements that either require BIOS tweaks or a whole new MB (or new machine).
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by plodman 3y ago
If I choose not to use a service that costs a fee (such as Netflix), I am not hounded for not paying it. If I chose not to pay a tax, I am hounded with threats of prosecution and fines. The license “fee” falls into the latter category.
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by plodman 3y ago
Absolutely this. I’ve only had a single Home Screen since Apple added the App Library. I’ve always had Apollo in the same position. I swapped it out with my grocery app. I can’t even count the number of times I’ve opened that grocery app wi
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by plodman 4y ago
The irony, it’s now in the public domain but I can only access the bottom of the post if I have a Substack account.
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by plodman 4y ago
With the cost of living crisis, this isn't going to help anyone. How does taking more money away from those with un-environmentally friendly cars help them afford to replace them? What does this money go towards in terms of offsetting
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by plodman 4y ago
Letting myself get burned-out to the point of considering the s word. Every time I just thought “things will get better, it’s probably just me”. I’ve since switched jobs after a break but I still struggle with focus and attention span. Hopi
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Ask HN: Have you moved to a manager/lead role and realised you prefer coding?
1 points by plodman 5y ago|3 comments
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by plodman 5y ago
https://macosicons.com/ Unfortunately it doesn’t stick if there’s an update but it solves the problem temporarily.
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by plodman 6y ago
I think the link should really be to their blog post? https://www.parallels.com/blogs/apple-silicon-wwdc/
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by plodman 6y ago
Tell that to my 2019 HRV. Doesn’t even have CarPlay so I can’t use Siri to do anything for me. All AC controls are touch screen so I have to look away from the road just to change the fan speed.
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by plodman 7y ago
That’s exactly what I was referring to. I thought by replying to the comment that mentioned joining a team would have provided the context of what I was agreeing too...
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by plodman 7y ago
100%. I worked alone for a few years. Again self taught web development. I tried to read the “best practices” for the languages I was learning. But it was bugs galore and code I feared maintaining after release. I then spent 5 months at a c
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by plodman 7y ago
Isn’t there a “law” that states the best way to get a correct answer is to post the wrong one first? I feel that should be in mind whenever reading through StackOverflow answers. * * Cunningham’s law is the one I’m thinking of. https:&#x2F
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by plodman 7y ago
Agreed. It’s a wholly bootstrap site with unfinished elements, poorly laid out columns (on mobile at least), stretched images and requires a login for any action that isn’t the front page. Oh and the content overlaps the footer. I think thi
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by plodman 7y ago
How does this work in terms of GDPR? If it’s only rolled out in a few countries, surely this is Facebook admitting they collect this data but we have no way to access it right now? Shouldn’t this incur a rather heavy fine?
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by plodman 7y ago
I’m afraid to say it’s fairly easy for me. Two days of the week we get free fruit. Other than that, nothing is subsidised.
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by plodman 8y ago
“But the company said Mail Online still failed to gather and present information responsibly” Does this not then undermine the meaning of the green tick for sites that are responsible?
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Mail Online web browser warning reversed(bbc.co.uk)
2 points by plodman 8y ago|1 comments
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by plodman 8y ago
I'm currently suffering a similar situation. My entire team are co-located and I work remotely. The timezone difference means there's no overlap unless I move my hours around. This leads to split shifts or longer working days. I a
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Ask HN: Motivation for personal projects when burnt out from work?
2 points by plodman 8y ago|2 comments
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by plodman 8y ago
Forgive my ignorance on the subject but why would there only be usernames and passwords in this file? Is it customary to store other details in separate tables and have different access rights between the 2 tables? Or did the perpetrators j
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by plodman 10y ago
I spend a lot of time going through Overwatch cases. Simply put, unless the case is obvious, you really cannot say anything other than innocent. Also, games where a team has a "full stack" or a lobby of 5 friends all communicating