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I used to have this problem with my Plugable dock and managed to permanently fix it by changing the orientation of the USB-C cable. The pins are not perfectly symmetric, and some d…

One that I heard last week: There is an 8x8 checkerboard in a room with a coin placed on each square. Each coin is either facing heads or tails up, and the face is determined rando…

I have the same gripe. Think about giving Switch ( https://github.com/numist/Switch ) a try. Cmd+Tab still functions as normal, but Opt+Tab (you can change the default keybinding) …

Only tangentially related to the article, but I have to commend this guy on his design chops. The new Quizlet site is fantastic. Great job Anand!

I'm pretty sure it has to do with local laws covering disclosure of viewing records. The reason this is now possible in the US is that Netflix just managed to get Congress pass an …

Really glad you find it useful, and you're completely right that I need a section on compatibility. The nice thing is that for browsers that don't support Blobs, Amazon allows you …

I just think that very much depends on the field and the problem domain. Taverna seems like it's more targeted towards academics that don't know how to code, and that most people t…

This is what turns me off so much from academia. Is this really that typical at most universities? I know that there's always been a large emphasis placed on publishing in high-imp…

I think this is more a comment on how the system is broken. Researchers should be notified of new libraries in their area. At the very least, they should be able to consult a singl…

Really like the concept and the product feels great. I'm curious as to why voice chat was not included though. Is that planned in an upcoming release, because it seems like a prett…

I think what's so great about Dropbox is that they don't really have a focus. They do synchronization, and they're superb at it. It seems to me that Dropbox is trying to change how…

I think he's talking about a data breach or an untrustworthy middleman.