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krono

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About krono

Software developer by choice, manager through happenstance, and salesman out of necessity

If you don't stand for something, you'll fall for anything.

Recent public activity

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    It's caused by a stale plugin cache, which somehow triggers a blocking windows defender scan on application launch. I only managed to figure that out thanks to this[1] reddit comme…

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    Comment #47672761

    I know, that's exactly the point I'm trying to make. Yesterday I drank a beer out in public - a perfectly legal and culturally/morally acceptable thing to do here in The Netherland…

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    Comment #47664198

    So it is doxxing if the doxxed committed wrongdoings from the perspective of... the doxxer? Ideals, morality, alignment, goals and purpose are and have always been a static constan…

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    Comment #45465778

    Yes, I see what you mean, but if that's really the intent, then having only this font-family rule isn't sufficient. For that argument/reasoning to hold up, it would have to be acco…

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    Comment #45465727

    Oh you flatterer! My top level comment was not a complaint at all, but rather a heads-up regarding the potentially unexpected or often misunderstood effects of applying these font …

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    Comment #45463762

    It already works as intended. If the intent is to render a default system font, then let the system handle that by simply applying 'monospace'.

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    Comment #45463046

    These font stacks don't handle anything at all, they just throw a bunch of common typeface names at the wall and they can't even tell what sticks because it's so random. All the wh…

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    Comment #45462501

    An example of something to keep in mind with this technique is that you might actually end up causing the browser to render a different font than either you or the user intended. F…

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    Comment #43614601

    Just found this[0] implementation roadmap on Mozilla's wiki, recently updated too! At least it's actively being worked on. Not going to lie, this makes me happy. [0]: https://wiki.…

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    Comment #42247498

    I think it's highly disingenuous of you to claim that the regulators in question are acting without any plan or purpose even if those might not be immediately clear. "If you don't …

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    Comment #40955452

    There is chrome://geckoview/content/config.xhtml but many options shown there are nonfunctional. The relevant option is listed but I'm not sure if setting it to false has any effec…

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    Comment #40358651

    Good point, I did conveniently gloss over that one didn't I! A switch to break the physical wire connection is about the only thing I can come up with out of hand right now. I beli…

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    Comment #40357748

    That still doesn't disable all telemetry from being sent. There's a whole slue of settings that you need to change in about:config and then there's still no guarantee. Even if you …

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    Comment #40353733

    You wouldn't know if they're doing a good enough job of it, that's the point of censorship.

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    Comment #40350325

    Thinkpads come with that, an unspoofable indicator that will tell you with 100% certainty that your image is not being recorded or even recordable unless the physical operator of t…

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    Comment #40268306

    Say you tell me you want a red sphere. Taken at face value, you show a prejudice for red sphere's and discriminate against all other coloured shapes. We've all had to dance that da…

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    Comment #39424657

    Absolutely, I also replied to the OP's response below that I failed to specify that I was arguing parrots' ability to reason which I do believe exists to a great extend. Regardless…

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    Comment #39424530

    Oh yes I agree on that. I should have specified that I was arguing their ability to reason - which from my own experience these birds do most definitely possess to a surprising ext…

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    Comment #39423270

    I believe you are vastly underestimating the capabilities of parrots or similarly intelligent birds. At least when my pet parrot manages to fool me into whatever it is he wants to …

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    Comment #39215636

    If you're familiar with the sandbox mmo EVE Online you might like Empires of EVE. They're very well put together and very thorough historical accounts of some massive and long term…