reneky

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by reneky 3y ago
To opt-in to something means to consent to it, to enable it, to take action to have it. So "opt-in by default" doesn't make any sense. However, I do see this opposite usage increasingly often, which means "opt-in" s
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by reneky 13y ago
https://www.goread.io/ combines a Go backend and angular.js frontend.
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by reneky 13y ago
There are actual undo in Gmail as well, for example when applying a label to a message. Since send is making the change in an external system it has to be simulated, but that doesn't change the point of the post.
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by reneky 13y ago
> Why would Google want to invest resources on giving Microsoft an unfair advantage over themselves? Because it's good for the users.
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by reneky 13y ago
There are more low-hanging performance fruits in the immature languages. That said, of course all should be up to date.
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by reneky 14y ago
When letting Google or Yahoo store the email in the cloud one assumes that _they_ keep a backup - indeed that there are several copies of the messages stored - so this seems weird.
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by reneky 15y ago
You can put people in as many circles as you want.
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by reneky 16y ago
The point is, he doesn't have to work with these people any more, since he is no longer a programmer.
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by reneky 16y ago
How does the org -> latex -> pdf look in the end? Could you post it?
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by reneky 16y ago
A lot of people have said that our brains are wired differently. I highly recommend Delusions of Gender by Cordelia Fine, it's looking into exactly those claims: http://www.cordeliafine.com/delusions_of_gender.html
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by reneky 16y ago
Also: Microsoft is charging for updates. I'm not sure people are ready for a paid subscription service for windows.
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by reneky 16y ago
Sun poured billions into Java; is it so bad to ask for one of the biggest benefitors to share the profits?
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by reneky 16y ago
Turns out it's easier to let your mind wander if you're busy with a simple activity, like walking: http://www.nytimes.com/2010/06/29/science/29tier.html
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by reneky 16y ago
> I understand emacs's architectural reasoning for it -- and that is a choice. I think the choice they make is to spend their very limited time on more useful features. I'm sure many of the core Emacs developers would be very happy if s
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by reneky 16y ago
Isn't that just windows?
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by reneky 17y ago
Unless it can play music while you do other stuff, like the iPod app can do, it's not really making iTunes obsolete. I find that really frustrating, with all the streaming radio apps.