throwa34943way

8 ms·

1.
by throwa34943way 9y ago
> Apologize for the Russian takeover that you let happen if you compare the amount of money allegedly spent by "the russians" VS the amount of money spent by "the americans" themselves, talking about "the russian
2.
by throwa34943way 9y ago
> why on earth does the mascot for this thing have to be an underage anime girl in a short skirt? Because the creators are french and french grow up seeing a lot of anime? because your conception of sexism might be different than the fre
3.
by throwa34943way 9y ago
> Because we have too many other tools we also need. Yes, but secure messaging is a well understood domain I suppose so it's the kind of app that is simple(not easy) to write and most tools compete on UX. A lot of tools on the list
4.
by throwa34943way 9y ago
> A real apology requires a clear statement of what you did wrong, why it was wrong, and what exactly you'll do better in the future. He might have apologized directly to his alleged victims we don't know that. I don't thi
5.
by throwa34943way 9y ago
Your verge link provides quite a strange link in the comments, which is quite ironic given the circumstances : > Mr. Obama, Tear Down This Liability Shield https://techcrunch.com/2015/09/29/mr-obama-tear-do
6.
by throwa34943way 9y ago
Why bother with check fraud that can get you in trouble, when people will give you millions willingly on crowdfuding website for 3D renderings? https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1041610927/znaps-the-9-... $ 2,4
7.
by throwa34943way 9y ago
> Sad people can't be bothered to pay for software they like They got $50.000 from Mozilla, AKA free software foundations financing commercial software with grants, but what is your opinion on this Mr Burke?
8.
by throwa34943way 9y ago
All I say is Mozilla granting $50.000 on the premise of a project being free software is a lot of money given to a commercial product.
9.
by throwa34943way 9y ago
> 2. Ive been researching sustainable funding models for open source. Will the maintainers be blogging about the progress and results? Would be useful to learn about what they discover. Well, just ask $50.000 from Mozilla for an "op
10.
by throwa34943way 9y ago
> Open source has to be subsidized Yep and Caddy was, $50.000 in 2016 from Mozilla https://blog.mozilla.org/blog/2016/06/22/mozilla-awards-3850...
11.
by throwa34943way 9y ago
( https://github.com/rsimmons/plinth ) This demo doesn't keep a straight 120 BPM on my machine, it's incapable of holding the rhythm after 10 seconds of playback ( I tried the first patch on the left , Edge bro
12.
by throwa34943way 9y ago
For reference : https://www.audiotool.com/app ( using Flash ). You just can't do that with the same level of tightness of rhythm on low hardware with web techs today. Flash was bad yet Flash also opened up insane possi
13.
by throwa34943way 9y ago
> @mholt is being exceedingly generous to the whingers on this thread, on top of the generosity he's shown in writing Caddy to start with. Mholt got $50.000 from Mozilla to maintain an open source project as well. It should factor i
14.
by throwa34943way 9y ago
Sure, but being granted $50.000 from Mozilla under the claim of supporting an open source project can sustain you for at least 2 years. https://blog.mozilla.org/blog/2016/06/22/mozilla-awards-3850... Moz
15.
by throwa34943way 9y ago
Didn't Caddy got like $50.000 from Mozilla to work on the open source version? Is Mozilla OK with this? Maybe Mozilla should give money on free software projects that plan on remaining free instead next time... https://blog.
16.
by throwa34943way 9y ago
The problem here is the people assuming "diversity" means actual diversity. Just like "inclusiveness" or "safe space". They do not mean what most people unaware of the political use of these expressions mean. T
17.
by throwa34943way 9y ago
To some in the west, China is a land of opportunities, a booming economy with tech giants and a supply chain for the industrial world. To others it's a bloody dictatorship that assassinated thousands of people for the sole crime of spe