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by pwython 7y ago
Fun anecdote: I flew from FL to CA in 2000 for E3 when it was a press-only event. That was the first and last time I've had to have a doctor come to my hotel room (on Day 2 of the show) to give me a shot in the ass for some sort of str
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by pwython 7y ago
I tested a bunch of different HDMI cables when I needed to record 10-bit 4K 4:2:2 @ 60fps from my camera, and found that the most reliable cables were Monoprice brand, starting at just under $4. https://www.monoprice.com/pro
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by pwython 7y ago
There's an age breakout here: https://news.gallup.com/poll/284009/library-visits-outpaced-... I'm still surprised at the results. I'm in the 30-49 bracket, as is everyone I interact with, and I&#x27
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by pwython 7y ago
https://flyxo.com is a recent merger of https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/XOJET and https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/JetSmarter
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by pwython 7y ago
From the Anti-Defamation League: > Sacha Baron Cohen is the well-deserved recipient of ADL’s International Leadership Award, which goes to exceptional individuals who combine professional success with a profound personal commitment to co
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by pwython 7y ago
Sacha Baron Cohen recently called out jack and the other "silicon six." https://www.cnbc.com/2019/11/21/sacha-baron-cohen-rips-on-fa...
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by pwython 7y ago
I recently sold my M43 gear that I primarily used for video (GH5, GH5S), but I had to hang on to my GX85 and Oly 12-40mm f/2.8 for photos -- perfect little walk around combo! Then I accidentally broke the GX85, and it didn't take
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by pwython 7y ago
M43 cameras are still relevant as the depth of field blur in these phone cameras is faked, sometimes with odd results. An f/1.8 aperture on most camera sensors translates to something like an f/8 full frame equivalent (for compari
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by pwython 7y ago
I live in a South Florida county that has about 2 million people. I've never seen an Amazon truck before? The only shipped-by-Amazon deliveries I've received were from people in their own cars.
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by pwython 7y ago
I feel like oocities.org has way more archived (except my Final Fantasy page from 1998).
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by pwython 7y ago
Easily disprovable conspiracy theories like this have always existed, but it's funny (and sad) to see them actually convince hundreds of thousands of people through the momentum of social media these days. People really want to think t
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by pwython 7y ago
But Hacker News comments are the best part. The top comment always disagrees with the headline/article. :)
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by pwython 7y ago
> On MY computer. But Apple didn't install macOS on your computer. You chose to use THEIR platform.
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by pwython 7y ago
I'll never understand this argument: > Apple's wielding of power in this way... the idea of the OS/platform vendor meddling with third-party software... This is THEIR app store for THEIR operating system. Why in the world
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by pwython 7y ago
I'm giving this basic one a shot for $27: https://www.healthproductsforyou.com/p-respironics-threshold...
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by pwython 7y ago
I loved my 5S & SE, but I switched to a 7 when my SE broke, and now have the X. It took a while to get used to the size, but now when I look at my buddy's SE the screen looks TINY. Like I don't remember it being that small.
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by pwython 8y ago
Exactly, on a lot of technical/tutorial videos you'll see helpful discussion, like people asking questions that weren't covered, pointing out flaws, etc.
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by pwython 8y ago
The popups. Oh god the popups.
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by pwython 8y ago
What's funny is "Like Lorem Ipsum, but for people" is the tagline for randomuser.me, which currently uses stock photos with random user data. Combine these 2 and you got yourself a party. Run it several billion times, create
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by pwython 8y ago
There's sort of 2 types of social proof. Fear of missing out and testimonial. My favorite examples of social proof (not fomo.com) are hotels.com and opentable.com. When looking at a hotel: "15 people have booked this hotel today,&
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by pwython 8y ago
The first article isn't anything nefarious. > However, Apple's practice of sharing Siri data with third parties [to provide and improve Siri, Dictation, and dictation functionality] is perfectly legal and outlined in Apple&#x27
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by pwython 8y ago
Not that this helps anyone sleep easier, but imagine in today's age... a whistleblower -- perhaps one of the thousands of software devs working on one of these -- leaked proof that these devices are recording everything to re-market an
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by pwython 8y ago
And I have a feeling many people who make a privacy case against Echo/Home forget that their phone does the same thing.
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by pwython 8y ago
I agree that your phone can delegate the same voice commands to your smart devices or do Q&A, but some of these devices are also decent speakers to stream music casually (eg. $75 Echo).
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by pwython 8y ago
To be clear, I don't believe any part of Google's ad side has ever influenced their life sciences division, as it has been led by the same man, Andrew Conrad, since 2013. That being said, Andrew Conrad still works for Google as a
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by pwython 8y ago
> "On December 7, 2015, Google Life Sciences was renamed Verily."
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by pwython 8y ago
Yup. Of the 3,500 species of mosquitoes, only ~200 suck human blood. And Google is only targeting a couple of species.
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by pwython 8y ago
I was saying the same thing a couple of years ago. I held on to my SE as long as possible because I didn't want an iPad phone. "There's no way I'm upgrading," I said. I thought those with iPhone Plus' and Galax
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by pwython 8y ago
I generally supply mockups for different breakpoints from Sketch (via Zeplin). Moving away from making web UI in Photoshop was a game changer for myself, and the other developers. Dimensions/spacing is easy to read, and nearly all styl
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by pwython 8y ago
I'm a designer and frontend developer. I would find it odd for the end result of an HTML build to look any different from the design. I can't think of a reason why a developer (who's not involved in the UI or UX stages) would

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