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by uuoc 4y ago
> That's not a problem on commodity LCDs (maybe the one you're using) because "black" is fairly bright, but on OLED especially that's almost infinite contrast. Therefore, instead of having your browser enforce a
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by uuoc 4y ago
Note: quite adverb \ ˈkwīt How to pronounce quite (audio) \ Definition of quite 1 : wholly, completely not quite finished 2 : to an extreme : positively quite sure —often used as an intensifier with a quite a swell gu
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by uuoc 6y ago
> I find it disturbing that the overwhelmingly US neo conservative liberal media companies slap the label 'far right' on just abut anything that doesn't fit their world view and agenda. Any sort of recognition there are ce
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by uuoc 6y ago
In many jurisdictions there is also a legal minimum speed stated within the statutes, often based on some value below the posted limit. They are often unknown to most drivers (and cyclists) because the minimum speeds are almost always not
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by uuoc 6y ago
No, they are "the same crime" (failure to stop for a red light), it is one and the same law that applies to both, therefore the "crime" is the same. Therefore the penalty should be the same amount as long as the same st
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by uuoc 6y ago
While the cyclists might have very valid reasons for breaking the law, the fact is that at present, the law classifies them as "vehicles" and classifies them as subject to the same rules as the other vehicles (the cars). Regularly
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by uuoc 7y ago
Yes, that would work, but then that does not provide the marketing department with the same level of invasive tracking and push notification as "an app" does. So guess which option gets built....
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by uuoc 8y ago
Step one, learn how to use punctuation correctly: This: "college ,any" - incorrect, the correct usage is "collage, any". This: "collage,ran" - also incorrect, the correct usage is "collage, ran" (spac
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by uuoc 8y ago
rest /rest/ verb 1. cease work or movement in order to relax, refresh oneself, or recover strength. 1. be placed or supported so as to stay in a specified position. rest /rest/ verb
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by uuoc 8y ago
The author is right about one point. Apple fears the low cost Chrome books/pads encroaching on their educational sector. But the author misses the reason why. It is not the money they might lose now that scares them. What scares the
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by uuoc 9y ago
Seconded. I knew exactly what concept was going to be introduced the moment I read "tab warming".
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by uuoc 9y ago
That symbol's history far predates its quite recent re-definition as a hate symbol in the western world. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swastika (a wee bit of emphasis added below): > The swastika is an ancien
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by uuoc 9y ago
> Why would people value an SD card if the apps all refuse to use it? Valid point, but the apps may just be refusing because most phones don't have an SD card anymore, and the authors are either being lazy or don't care (I don&
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by uuoc 9y ago
> Pixel 2 doesn't have a jack and no one cares. And this is exactly the problem. That no one cares. If enough cared, the first phone without a jack (iPhone, right?) would have been a sales flop, and maybe the message would have go
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by uuoc 9y ago
Motorola Moto E4 (unlocked version).
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by uuoc 9y ago
> It's a shame that phones keep losing features like micro SD. Phones keep losing features like micro SD (and like end-user replaceable batteries) because too many purchasers do not value those items highly enough to refuse to buy a
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by uuoc 9y ago
While you are at it, here is how your little blog looks to those of us who browse with javascript off for security reasons: https://pixady.com/image/0jab/ Even though all the text content is present (this image is
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by uuoc 9y ago
Same here. I actively refuse to click on any url that goes to slashdot anymore. I've only been back, by accident, a handful of times when a "short link" actually expanded out to slashdot, and every time, I closed the page as
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by uuoc 9y ago
Ah, slashdot. Things were good in the beginning. Then they sold out to Dice. And Dice took it in a bad direction. So bad that a bunch of us abandoned it for the comp.misc Usenet group. And in my case, I have simply not returned, and don
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by uuoc 9y ago
> First, no one gives a crap about security until something like this happens to them. The incentives are not in place to require it. Time and resources spent on security are time and resources not spent on beating the competitor. Exactl
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by uuoc 9y ago
I'm actually surprised it took you this long. I have had an ad blocker in one form or another continuously installed since the first ad blockers appeared on the scene. And I'll always have an ad blocker installed.
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by uuoc 9y ago
Attention Medium writers: If you want claps, then you must insist that Medium drop the dickbars (see: https://daringfireball.net/2017/06/medium_dickbars ). Medium with dickbars? = No claps.
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by uuoc 9y ago
> Medium to Writers: Please Clap Readers to writers - if you want claps (and the potential pay that comes with) then you need to insist that Medium drop the dickbars (see: https://daringfireball.net/2017/06/medi
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by uuoc 9y ago
> Be careful clicking on a website who's IP address logs are being demanded by the FBI. Especially if you're on work network Which is exactly a manifestation of the point about "chilling effects" on speech pointed out
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by uuoc 9y ago
This is, of course, the reason why some worry about any browser having a huge market share over all the others. It becomes simply too easy to decide to just support that one to the detriment of proper open standards simply because 85+% o
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by uuoc 9y ago
Oh no. Now we get to look forward to colorless, contrastless art as well.
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by uuoc 9y ago
And, if they did just the constitutionally required work (i.e., merely "count the population"), could that be done for the current allocation (or less)? One of the extra 'costs' in the current census is all the freaking
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by uuoc 9y ago
One question, are you also running your browser maximized on your 24" monitor such that it is about 20.5 inches wide? If yes, consider trying running with your browser non-maximized, and set to about 1/2 the width of your 24"
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by uuoc 9y ago
It is a "blog-vertisement" [1]. Just flag it and move on. [1] An advertisement disguised as a blog posting.
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by uuoc 10y ago
It is described perfectly, but it does presume the reader knows the meaning of "XON/XOFF flow control". Whether the reader knows that meaning immediately is a rather good proxy for just how long they have been working and&#x2

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