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benjimouse

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    Comment #36383655

    I went thru this seven years ago, leaving my startup which I'd been with for about 15. I still considered it a startup after all that time. The opportunity had long since been miss…

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    Comment #36345697

    All these alternatives people suggest are a full stack and have the same problems. 1. the network effect, 2. that users expect the client experience to be as complete as that they …

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    Comment #35996211

    Well it's importing images from a card into the apple photos catalogue, and randomly scattering them thru the folders in it's database. That's kinda useless for anyone wanting to m…

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    Comment #35995640

    This is one I'd consider paying the $99 lifetime price for: - Pixelmator cost me peanuts and I'm still using it ~15 years after buying it. I even purchased PM Pro because I felt gu…

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    Comment #35665264

    B12 and B6 for vegan me. As I'm male, and live somewhere sunny, I think iron and d3 are less of an issue. B6 has been linked to anxiety, so it's mainly an experiment to see if it h…

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    Comment #32080431

    > What specifically? Just comparing Nikon mirrorless to Nikon DSLRs, the F-mount (for DSLRs) has, for example, the highly regarded 14-24mm f/2.8. What's the mirrorless equivalent t…

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    Comment #32080348

    Nikon has provided a perfect upgrade path for your lenses. When/if ever you buy a z body, they will perform better with the ftz adapter than they ever did on your dslrs.

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    Comment #31407843

    The problem with Araxis Merge is you have to pay for upgrades. Sure you don't "have to", but eventually it stops working for some reason and/or you get new machine, cant find the l…

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    Comment #31407523

    Possibly I was missing something, but I found Kaleidoscope's handling of directory comparisons was totally unworkable for anything but trivial sized projects. Meaning, comparing tw…

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    Comment #29422838

    I'm another dev who works off a 15/16" laptop. I've always thought it was because all OSs make switching back and forth between more than two applications without losing mental foc…

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    Comment #29261084

    Play Memories apps were dropped when Sony rewrote their OS.

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    Comment #29261061

    Maybe I'm less fussy than others, but I've never understood why people are so obsessed with making sure their sensor is spotless. If a dust spot is in a place it's easy to see in t…

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    Comment #29207896

    Miles was, and is well known outside of the US. In his autobiography he talked about how much he enjoyed playing in france during the late 50s, because there he was treated like a …

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    Comment #28781110

    I started on OS/2 as well, in the days of 1.1. Some thoughts: - 1.3 was a gem, never crashed, never bogged down. - The product we developed was eventually picked up by IBM. Mid 90s…