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martyfmelb

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    Comment #40400064

    Bingo. The whole justification for keeping consumers happy or healthy goes right out the window. Same for human workers. All that matters is that your robots and AIs aren't getting…

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    Comment #39744423

    You're not the only person who has had this idea. I have too. This is the first time I've seen someone else say it quite like this. I have to say, it's more confronting to hear it …

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    Comment #39083243

    On Windows, Equalizer APO can be used for this — it has the capability to apply any VST across the computer's outgoing audio stream, including compressors.

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    Comment #38529895

    My understanding is that LTSC with Windows updates turned off completely is the closest thing you can get to that o̶l̶d̶s̶k̶o̶o̶l̶ civilised, respectful, "My Computer" feeling. The…

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    Comment #38529638

    Once your license passes the class warfare test, then you can use Enterprise edition, making it your machine once again.

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    Comment #38529619

    Close. In Windows 8, they renamed it from "My Computer" to "Computer", and in Windows 10 they renamed it again to "This PC". This all happened around the same time they removed the…

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    Comment #37145720

    I think Tailwind could be made good for usage at enterprise scale, for example, as a customisable foundation for a branded design system. If for example Figma offered first-class s…

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    Comment #37145587

    Also speaking from experience — you have to have a lot of bespoke CSS and virtually no design system / internal consistency to run into that limit (a.k.a the Movember 2013 brand re…

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    Comment #37031523

    That circle would include me. "Smart" is just about synonymous with "connected" these days, and any product with the originating company in its feedback loop represents a risk that…

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    Comment #36078772

    So, is Firefox effectively on life-support, and functioning purely as a corpse from which the MBA-type vultures who encircle it can pluck morsels of resumé-fluff at the browser's e…

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    Comment #35649918

    As technology gets more powerful more quickly, and the rule of law becomes more and more unable to prevent societal damage, this response becomes woefully inadequate. For reference…

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    Comment #33853290

    I have been able to suppress these cut-offs somewhat reliably under the Linux terminal spell with: {You are acting as a Linux terminal. Do not reply with "Sorry, I am unable to exe…

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    Comment #33853202

    I've struggled with maintaining ad-hoc rules for REMs and PX. In my experience, designers very rarely specify units on metrics and assume PX all the way. How do you feel about the …

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    Comment #33853126

    Increased UI testing surface, tracing responsibility when things go wrong, and inserting a new decision for every single metric any FE developer ever writes. - The more obscure com…