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benjiweber
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About benjiweber
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Comment #47110867
This reminded me of this video from a more optimistic time https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6gmP4nk0EOE
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Comment #45218912
Something like https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Do_Not_Track ? Which failed in part because Microsoft turned it on by default which even further disincentivised publishers from respec…
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Comment #45123929
The pen writing without touching is usually a misalignment and fixed by removing and re-inserting (or replacing) the tip ime.
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Comment #44148951
One of the ways pair programming can be effective is one of the pair keeping more of the big picture in mind. Either thinking about alternative approaches or at least spotting the …
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Comment #42208390
This does a much better job than anything I've seen before. Nice work. It still doesn't generate routes I'd use as they're too circuitous due to the poor cycle infrastructure in th…
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Comment #41838156
This is brilliant. I've wanted this so many times and had to awkwardly switch between window being shared instead.
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Comment #41752741
Which kernel version has the latest fixes?
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Comment #41713144
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CIqOsM6_3Dw
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Comment #41559891
The irony of setting up a '“Bureaucracy Mailbox” for any examples any of you see where we might have bureaucracy' while announcing an edict enforced by centralised control to repla…
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Comment #41065828
Works fine on Linux if you set useragent to Chrome on Mac.
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Comment #40989729
I wonder if we'll ever get hdcp on nvidia. As much as I enjoy 480p video from streaming services.
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Comment #39902876
Mindgard | London | Onsite | Full-time Mindgard is a London-based startup specializing in AI security. We’ve spun-out from a leading UK university, and our mission is to secure the…
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Comment #39566023
Mindgard | London | Onsite | Full-time Mindgard is a London-based startup specializing in AI security. We’ve spun-out from a leading UK university, and our mission is to secure the…
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Comment #39439048
The most unfamiliar aspect is the frost fairs https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/River_Thames_frost_fairs
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Comment #39389392
Few people getting driving licences sounds ideal. In Europe there's no need. Got a licence over two decades ago have never needed to drive. Shops in walking distance, public transp…
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Comment #39215124
There are lots of other benefits to many more much smaller steps as well as safety https://www.geepawhill.org/2021/11/16/mmmss-the-intrinsic-be...
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Comment #38909126
Enabling teams can go work with other teams to "enable" them to be more effective. Think teams of specialists in skills that more teams need than you have specialists to go around,…
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Comment #38016650
Does the second edition fix the [misconception of TDD]( https://twitter.com/benjiweber/status/1037772606261350401 )?
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Comment #37291582
I don't have much to recommend one over another. I have a Neewer, with a cheap hdmi screen attached in mirrored mode.
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Comment #37283855
I use it for controlling lights, mute/unmute across zoom/teams/hangouts and raising various apps to foreground via little scripts. Mostly just executing wmctrl.
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Comment #37282128
Some of the things that make most difference to me * Teleprompter so you can look at camera and the person you're talking to at the same time. Significantly reduces zoom fatigue fo…