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> Delphi and Visual Basic 6 were definitely not the pinnacle of UI development. > All layout was pixel based. I'd say that was a very reasonable trade-off at the time, when most sc…

There is a film starring Gerrard Butler. "Geostorm", 2017.

A lot of products these days are intentionally poorly designed with no longevity. "Planned obsolescence" is the term. Part of moving everything to as-a-service model :)

That's just consumer culture, of which Amazon is an acute representative.

It provides a counterbalance. Anyone who's ever played competitive sports, wishes for a competent sparring partner.

Good job, Russia. Many of us are rooting for you.

Any keyboard shortcuts? Can't seem to find any docs on it

Good foresight.

What do you do?

Optimizations are still on in checked builds.

>how does annexing Crimea help Russia? Was that one navy port worth it? >A calculated risk, perhaps. But they seem to be bad at math. Not everything in life is measured in money, o…

What about CNN, BBC and Western propaganda channels? Are you The Ministry of Truth?

Inevitably, some day, you will empathize.

What wallet was that? :) Genuinely curious.

Thank You. Brightened up my evening.

WhatsApp for one: http://highscalability.com/blog/2014/2/26/the-whatsapp-archi...

This isn't about you as the Slack Windows app developer.

What's "a t-crosser and an i-dotter"?

This is text-book Kolmogorov complexity. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kolmogorov_complexity

That used to be called Condo Internet and that is in very select buildings. Even out in Redmond, minutes away from MSFT campus, once can only get either Comcast or crappy 3mbit DSL…

Stop giving them ideas!! ;)

What about Ukrainians?

Probably because it works, they have been using it in the past, and there is no reason to move off of it.

Love the 1996-era website design. Loads instantly, no ads, no non-sense.