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knowingathing

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    Comment #45665003

    There's way more people using chrome (right now) than this new browser.

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    Comment #42382078

    I run https://getloaf.io/ an app which lets you customise SVG animations that are built into the app. Constantly plugging away for 4ish years now!

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    Comment #35796175

    ChatGPT response: Infinity is not considered an odd or even number. In mathematics, odd and even are properties of integers, which are finite numbers. Infinity, on the other hand, …

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    Comment #34227983

    My side project! After an unplanned hiatus (I guess everything comes and go in waves) I want to be more regimented and systematic about improving it over time. Link: https://getloa…

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    Comment #33429553

    Yes and no. Losing the "Oh, I heard you playing a new song" is a priceless dinner conversation that can encourage a child's burgeoning passion.

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    Comment #33429534

    Experience: A piano doesn't have an on/off switch. It can't be anything but a piano. Electronic pianos can be guitars, drum-kits, or entire orchestras! It can feel more like a toy …

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    Comment #30523059

    This funding amount is insane. Also, bypassing publishers (which I'm assuming what is happening) is quite clever too.

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    Comment #30161262

    Came here to mention that advert. Just superb.

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    Comment #30092641

    This is true... but I like the automatic switching when it does work :) I try my hardest not to adjust Apple defaults too much because on the whole, I really like their design deci…

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    Comment #30092579

    Basically, yes. That's been my experience. Even though I listed all of these annoyances, I still really like them :)

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    Comment #28857876

    Fantastic article. As a UI designer, I feel like the little bit of "Extra" work that I've done in my career has paid off extremely well. Of course, you need a manager who understan…

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    Comment #28187737

    It's interesting you equate HN with IG/Twitter/FB/reddit. While there are similarities, they are quite different from each other. If you are worried that HN will become your last b…

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    Comment #27953843

    100%. new reddit UI is soooo slow.

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    Comment #27588610

    (Australian here) I took Home Economics and it was 80% cooking and 20% health and nutrition. Nothing about personal finance or money in there. That was in... 2001-2002ish.

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    Comment #26395534

    Not only should the "END CALL" icon/button be more removed from the other more common actions like muting yourself, there should be a small "End call" label underneath or above the…

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    Comment #25164880

    I hadn't thought of many of these things, thanks for raising them. The flip side of not using Electron.js and going for native development (which would help solve these points) wou…

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    Comment #25164790

    Yes, the fact this issue is literally a one line CSS change is what attracted me so strongly to using Electron.js. I'm all for software engineers building amazing macOS/Windows app…

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    Comment #24809946

    Hey there, I had a look at your website and if I could provide some small feedback? Add an image here or there in your blog posts! You could start with free (but nice) photos from …