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alexfringes

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    Fascinating listener comment, from a librarian to ATP, about the special legal exceptions with which libraries were equipped to have a chance against copyright and DRM tech: https:…

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    Comment #48700855

    You can also just type two "-" minuses on iOS. So "--" will auto-convert to "—".

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    Comment #46130137

    How can I get in touch?

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    Comment #35780935

    Just for context: this is a 4 yo design study by friend and amazing product designer Jason Yuan, who also worked on Sprout.place and more recently some stuff at Apple (@jasonyuande…

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    Comment #35435153

    Was also about to reply with the Superlight recommendation. Cannot stand the lag of bluetooth mice and was working my way through various mice over the years, usually trying at lea…

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    Comment #31784236

    As a user of this app and long-time admirer of the developer behind it (co-creator of the fantastic Paper drawing app for iPad), maybe it would help the conversation if I illustrat…

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    Comment #30268997

    Sorry, was assuming SpaceX had quantum slipstream already. But it appears I was mistaken. In the case of a slipstream drive, integrity for entry and exit of the slipstream would be…

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    Comment #30267915

    I think the press release is lacking in detail. For example, they completely fail to disclose whether recovery was attempted by rerouting power from life support to the structural …

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    Comment #30164894

    Presumably the cars driving on the intersecting lane of travel could very well be in the aforementioned higher energy state when an accident during a rolling stop occurs.

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    Comment #30164750

    > Tesla will perform an over-the-air software update that disables the "rolling stop" functionality, NHTSA said. I was perplexed by the wording as well. Apparently software updates…

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    Comment #30110463

    Xcode saves keybindings in ~/Library/Developer/Xcode/UserData/KeyBindings I have neither experienced arbitrary resets across updates, nor have I had issues moving my custom .idekey…

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    Comment #29466782

    I've used all gens and recently tried G3 for the first time. I instantly noticed that the bass was significantly better than the Pros. It's been a while since I've listened to G1/G…

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    Comment #29268298

    Interestingly, this approach seems to be gaining more traction in Germany specifically. One of the larger newspapers, Die Zeit, applies it for the free tier of its website. There’s…

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    Comment #29262383

    Once, I accidentally grew a bed of salt crystals in a plastic tumbler left on a windowsill. Sadly I can't find the photos but they were closer to rectangular and clearer than the "…

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    Comment #29258507

    I'm not a fan of the style, but I don't see how its defining visual characteristics are significantly more geared toward the political correctness safe route that you seem to be po…

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    Comment #29257238

    When this first started popping up, it reminded me heavily of Adobe Acrobat's product packaging and launch screen from the 90s / 00s: http://splashscreens.sourceforge.net/acrobat.p…

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    Comment #29145733

    You might find it helpful to turn on System Preferences > Accessibility > Display > [x] Reduce motion. I go through phases of preferring the fades it applies instead of certain ani…

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    Comment #26369313

    Replaced a 10 core, 64 GB RAM iMac Pro with a maxed-out M1 MacBook Air and very happy with that choice. Kept the iMac for Windows and "just in case" the Air doesn't work out. But i…

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