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Maelcum

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    Comment #43091356

    As far as I'm concerned, the subscription model is an instant showstopper, just like web-based UIs.

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    Comment #40835335

    Great, another Electron based "desktop" app... :-/

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    Comment #37106674

    It didn't take me a minute to find some screenshots in the documentation: https://docs.codelite.org/plugins/wxcrafter/

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    Comment #36022420

    Many of Philip K. Dick books and short stories, but Ubik and A Maze of Death are my favorites. William Gibson's Sprawl trilogy (Neuromancer, Count Zero and Mona Lisa Overdrive) Dou…

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    Comment #34016877

    That's an overstatement of the century. Even if it would be running natively, the statement'd be still highly debatable. But it's Electron based and using TypeScript, which means i…

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    Comment #32847115

    I used a recursive way: split the image area, calculate the edges for all, checking edges, and then either fill it, or call the function with the sub-areas's region. Or you can set…

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    Comment #32846859

    There's a lesser known optimization trick I haven't seen in a while, which is especially effective when a large portion of the Mandelbrot set is visible: there are no holes in it, …

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    Comment #32843082

    The interesting thing is that there was a sticker inside the mailbox already, but it didn't work, my mailbox was filled with junk mail, and I put them in the bins too. I guess the …

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    Comment #32839167

    Something like this: https://www.amazon.com/red-dot-stickers/s?k=red+dot+stickers Putting one on the mailbox means "No flyers please!", at least where I live.

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    Comment #32838303

    Unwanted advertising is spam. Period. A lot of junk mail landed in my mailbox when I moved to a new place, until I put a red dot sticker on it. Within a week or two, they disappear…

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    Comment #31887508

    My Macbook Pro is connected to a Dell QHD display for years without any issues.

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    Comment #31700505

    See? It's really not that hard, you just need to switch the perspective for a minute: what would I prefer if I were a user? Hiding the complexity from the user is one step forward …

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    Comment #31695199

    Just look at the Date format field in the Preferences screenshot. It's really hard to not find a more user-friendly way to do it, IMHO. UI and UX matters more than developers care …