thevagrant

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by thevagrant 11mo ago
Check your settings. I experienced the same until I altered Apple TV settings that fixed Disney+. If I recall, the setting was Match content or Match dynamic range (not near tv right now to confirm exact name)
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by thevagrant 1y ago
The book "Commodore: A company on the edge" covers a bit about early MOS. It was quite fascinating. Worth a read if you are interested in the era. Its amazing what Chuck Peddle accomplished
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by thevagrant 1y ago
Solution for my kids was buy or borrow whatever books they show interest in. If they like reading comics, then get a stack of comics. I allowed them to stay up later (if they want) but the condition is that time only can be used for reading
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by thevagrant 1y ago
It's a shame. I'd happily take good books (low cost or free) but storage and shelf space is the problem. I used to imagine running some kind of second hand book business (non profit) when I retire. Sad that these days it may not b
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by thevagrant 2y ago
At the time, Sega did ok marketing the dreamcast. They had a huge line up of titles. It was almost everything one could ask for. The issue was Sony released the PS2 a year later and convinced almost everyone it was far superior with the emo
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by thevagrant 2y ago
That's pretty cool. Are you on target to ship?
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by thevagrant 2y ago
I would also recommend writers to keep their digital books up to date and current. The book should not be considered finished the day it is released. Jeff Geerling gave his devops books away (free) on multiple occasions. I chose to pay for
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by thevagrant 2y ago
Those are two separate issues. A tariff helps balance the playing field for US manufacturing and does not try to solve the hacked car scenario US needs manufacturing and tariffs unfortunately are in part necessary
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by thevagrant 2y ago
Ok,happy to be wrong in that case. I'm not sure where I read buybacks can be manipulated so I won't speculate further.
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by thevagrant 2y ago
I've heard that buybacks can be weighted toward purchasing stock back from management and staff before buying back from the market. If this is true, then I'd prefer dividends. I can put the capital in another company if I choose.
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by thevagrant 2y ago
That does not sound correct. Sun exposure is still linked to melanoma risks. Regular sun exposure does increase protection (due to melanin in skin?) but doesn't remove the risks. Being active in the sun for long period in New Zealand o
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by thevagrant 2y ago
In the case of infants, sometimes their ability to break down bilirubin is reduced. small amounts of sun exposure could be recommended My understanding is when children are born they may get put under a uv light for this. Your grandparents
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by thevagrant 2y ago
Panzer Dragoon made it to 1st gen Xbox iirc. Saturn and following on, the Dreamcast were quite good and deserved more success.
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by thevagrant 3y ago
It's probably too late but Mozilla should have pushed on with FF OS or some kind of operating system strategy. By now they could have had it on large market of cheap phones with an app store to give some revenue. The phones with USB C
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by thevagrant 3y ago
Is there any alternative archive?
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by thevagrant 3y ago
That's what I was getting at but didn't articulate it well enough. I'd pay per title if the prices were reasonable. It does seem like a missed opportunity. I know plenty of people in their 40s who'd more likely slap mone
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by thevagrant 3y ago
I don't know why apple can't just make an exception for Mozilla and call it a day.
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by thevagrant 3y ago
PCBoard was great. The documentation and ability to extend it was amazing. I remember when the company shut down. I felt quite sad about it. The BBS culture was interesting. The anticipation of dialing in and sending a message, then dialin
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by thevagrant 3y ago
Sega made a Genesis mini a few years back with 40 games. Would be great if they made a console that let you play most games from master system, genesis, saturn to dreamcast.
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by thevagrant 3y ago
My point is that the client has been given a mixture of plug-ins, some free and some licensed. Not all are designed / architected in a manner to be modified or extended. It can be a mess. The plugins don't always upgrade easily or
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by thevagrant 3y ago
They often get handed a website in wordpress with a bunch of random plug-ins that break during future updates (or require ongoing license payments they didn't anticipate) The plug-ins being a mixture of free and proprietary that can&#x
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by thevagrant 3y ago
As a big fan of the BBC Micro: When I heard of the BBC micro:bit, I was hoping for a raspberry pi like device with the software of the original BBC Micro. Anyone know if that's available?
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by thevagrant 3y ago
Exactly. Many places I've seen pick wordpress only to realise it isn't working. they go to another agency who recommends them a new website in.. wordpress.
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by thevagrant 3y ago
They could have stayed with Drupal. V9 and 10 are much improved
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by thevagrant 3y ago
I can't agree at all. At least Apple patch some issues on older unsupported devices. It is likely they have some reasons for choosing what to patch and when. e.g risk assessment, knowledge of what exploits are occurring etc. They have
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by thevagrant 3y ago
I noticed recently when repairing my taps that rubber seals had degraded and touching them left black sludge on my hands
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by thevagrant 3y ago
Amusingly, this is exactly something that happened to me (cleaning the yard and overgrown trees then not allowed in the house)
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by thevagrant 3y ago
It's easy to judge without knowing the situation. I can assure you, I am empathetic as are the rest of the family. The person in my life (my father) is not forced to do anything and they continue to do as they please. They don't w
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by thevagrant 3y ago
I think the brains ability to organize items becomes overwhelmed. hence you get this strange situation like you described. They don't seem to be completely aware to the problem of decay (water damage, perishable item mixed with valuabl
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by thevagrant 3y ago
That's fair, I'm not saying it's their daily persona. It is what happens when family try to intervene. I agree it may not be the same for every individual

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