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From that article: "used in my example above where we decided that us meant “unsafe string” and s meant “safe string.” They’re both of type string. The compiler won’t help you if y…

This article is about pre-rendering a webpage to png, so anyone using a text-based browser would actually find the result even less useful than the original page.

I agree that a numpad isn't really necessary. The keys I miss on a laptop keyboard are: - Home, end, pgup, pgdown - Delete - Function keys that are just F-keys, not volume/brightne…

If you're using the mouse, not having focus follows mouse means you have to click twice to activate something in a window without focus, which from my point of view as someone who …

I found this to be one of git's greatest strengths; Beyond the basics, it doesn't force you to use features you don't need or want. Initially, I just committed snapshots in a singl…

I also round them up, but in doing so, it makes me think about the fact that the price doesn't reflect the 'value' of the product: If they hadn't rounded it to ₤X.99, would it have…

Our local libraries recently started an ebook program. However, copyright restrictions mean they aren't allowed to loan a single 'copy' out to more than one person at once. With th…

Would it help if they were prepared in such a way as to make them unrecognisable? I know plenty of people who will happily eat mince, chops, etc., but who find it offputting if the…

> The trick to the author's math That's the trouble with this article; With the dependence on buying everything in bulk (and somehow using it all up before it goes off), it appears…

The better areas are taken by those with money. You can move to a better area, but the police will turn up before long to move you on.

You'd have to walk for hours to check all the prices and work out the cheapest from various supermarkets though. Also, the more calories you burn walking across town to find, purch…

I agree. Local seasonal veg from a good greengrocer or market is cheap and healthy.

> …hopefully they do it in a different way, doing the same thing twice is pointless. I believe Newton said, "If I have seen further it is by standing on the shoulders of giants.", …

In addition to the other answers, don't forget that in the situation described, if you remove the 'thousands of unauthorized copies', you still haven't sold any copies. In terms of…

I think perhaps there is an increasing tendency to design one UI for every platform (touch screen tablets, desktops etc.) and to favour consistency across platforms rather than pro…

This appears to be trying to solve a problem that doesn't exist with a solution that is more problematic than the problem it attempts to solve. If my browser can handle pdfs, I pro…

It wouldn't read your .bash_profile, because it cannot. Any variables that are set by your .bash_profile will therefore not be set, and anything that depends on them being set may …

I noticed this too. Sometimes the simple solutions are the best (compare with the long thread of suggested solutions further down this page). It's like a master-criminal's subtle a…

There is a subtle hint that all is not well if you try to select the code using triple-click: it will only select one half at a time, suggesting it is not the one-liner it appears …

> There was an attempt to port homebrew to linux, but it didn't go far. Linux already has more package managers than you can shake a stick at. To gain traction on linux, homebrew w…

> Many jewelers were confused and incredulous when we asked about one. Bear in mind that it is in the jeweller's interest to perpetuate such superstitions as it means they can pers…

Basic advertising is important in that you cannot sell a product without letting people know it exists. However, I think the advertising industry grossly exaggerates the importance…

This was my first thought. If you don't have to chew your food, your jaw muscles will atrophy (and I believe teeth and gums may also suffer from lack of use). If you have to chew g…

You personally may not care which term is used. However, if you want to get the law changed, you probably need to get a large number of people interested in the issue. One way to d…

How about: * Deliberately making terms and conditions so long and verbose that no-one has the will/time to read them and is more likely to simply check the "I have read the terms a…