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SunShiranui

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    Comment #16332624

    If I recall correctly, the European Parliament doesn't have the power to introduce new legislation on its own. Instead, they can ask the Commission to present legislative proposals…

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    Comment #16305549

    Motherboard made a documentary about this and what could happen to Venice in the next 100 years, but it's only available in Italian as far as I'm aware: https://video.vice.com/it/v…

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    Comment #15246047

    And leave one of the biggest markets in the world? Why would they?

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    Comment #15109987

    I consider all forms of advertising that distract me from the content I'm looking for bad for me. I don't want flashy colored banners telling me what I should buy. There's already …

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    Comment #14702859

    I've seen blind CS students use a combination of braille displays and screen readers: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Refreshable_braille_display

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    Comment #14554465

    I find Krita to be a more user-friendly program than The Gimp, though it's more painting-oriented: https://krita.org/

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    Comment #14272501

    The article doesn't portray a realistic view of crime rates in Italy - they say "violent death is commonplace", but I don't think that's ever been true, and it certainly isn't now.…

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    Comment #14154860

    It's nice to see this - I'm definitely interested in seeing computers built and designed for Linux. I must say, however, I don't see that need for desktops. Custom desktops are rel…

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    Comment #13892346

    Why would you buy a Wii U now? It costs basically the same, but it's out of production and won't get any new games.

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    Comment #13517434

    Just switch to Firefox. This kind of stuff is why we need plurality in the browser space, and Mozilla is one of the few companies that takes - or has to take - a pro-user stance on…

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    Comment #13416201

    For those who are more interested in digital painting rather than image editing, I found Krita impressive in its capabilities and progress: https://krita.org I'm just an hobbyist, …

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    Comment #13285489

    What I would find interesting is not just the positive\negative ratio of comments for successful projects, but also a comparison with less successful\failed ones. Do successful pro…

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    Comment #13035239

    I'm thankful for everyone that decided to contribute to the world by sharing information freely, be it knowledge, software, entertainment... Those are my heroes, small and big.

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    Comment #12931839

    You might want to take a look at Haxe and the OpenFL library!

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    Comment #12909110

    How come?

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    Comment #12830565

    You most likely have to pay taxes in the country you're living in\working from, however.

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    Comment #12805226

    I use elementary OS Loki daily and am pretty satisfied with it. It has a few things that I'm not totally happy with, but it's my favourite OS right now.

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    Comment #12754101

    The Gamecube was far from modest for its time - IIRC, it was the most powerful console until the Xbox came along.

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    Comment #12724616

    Nothing can replace anything, but if you're looking for Photoshop alternatives, check out Krita. It's mainly focused on painting, but I've found it to be much nicer than Gimp.