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mths

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    Comment #46382546

    Better not ask them to think outside the box or they'll come up with something like fushichou.

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    Comment #45566001

    Although when setting this up, Gmail really make you feel like they might pull support at any minute. I wonder if Fastmail could log you in to Gmail in a way that's consistent with…

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    Comment #44822192

    > I wish there was a stronger differentiation between syncable and device-bound passkeys. But there is no difference. I'd prefer if services just let me generate a passkey and leav…

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    Comment #44742967

    A whole paragraph on how freakishly ugly he was. I google images and he looked perfectly normal and fine in the portraits which I assume at least some were accurate.

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    Comment #43981605

    I've been using my aeropress a lot lately after having it mostly collect dust for the better part of a decade. What I've found, as I've hopefully matured a bit since I got it, is t…

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    Comment #43237894

    How about "I struggled with git, so I read the very easily digestible and entirely free Pro Git book"

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    Comment #42998015

    Can't compete with that!

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    Comment #42997444

    Also not a web person, but my guess is that the bottle app makes the requests from the "server" end, so even though you're accessing the app in your browser, the browser is only co…

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    Comment #41289212

    I own this exact Casio in the drawing. It's true that you can change the settings via the app, but it also allows for automatic time adjustment, which is nice when you live somewhe…

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    Comment #40581027

    Last I checked, Steam still has me logging in with my two decade old hotmail address as my account name. At least it's not something that shows publicly, I think.

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    Comment #40422567

    Actually it did reflow the entire page. In particular, it inserted line breaks where ever text was being laid out, without ever messing with the width of divs or other elements. It…

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    Comment #39497620

    Is there even an industry standard format? I've been dumping CSV to my accountant and I plan on doing the same for the tax authority if they came knocking. Something tells me they …

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    Comment #39414691

    > There are thousands of them coming off lease for sale here in Australia. Where would I find one and what do they go for? As a Plex server, do you know if they can handle hardware…

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    Comment #38909541

    I drop my iPhone 12 mini on the daily onto marble floor, asphalt and concrete .. sometimes it flings out of my hands with an arc to it. Slippery little thing, it is. Only the edges…

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    Comment #36706153

    https://github.com/Svxy/The-Simpsons-Hit-and-Run/blob/eb4b34... been there

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    Comment #36132913

    > go into fastmail settings and create a "sender identity" Not anymore, they've made it much simpler for you now by combining "aliases" and "sending identities" into "my email addr…

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    Comment #35895367

    Isn't YouTube already doing that with channel memberships? I think people can also pay to comment on live streams or something.. They're definitely already letting you support crea…

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    Comment #35380731

    > the gameplay and mechanics are so so clunky This is a feature though, it's what makes it unique and great. I had the exact same impression when I first tried Demon's Souls as it …

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    Comment #35365592

    > I don't lose much besides the right to vote. I think you mean the obligation to vote. :) Aren't you paying more in taxes and/or losing out on social benefits if ever desired? Say…

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    Comment #34951526

    I remember viral videos of big halls and hallways full of spastic people strapped into their beds. I still wonder sometimes what that was all about. Who had an interest in spreadin…

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    Comment #34719303

    You've clearly never worked with accountants. [1] [1] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=34717487

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    Comment #34472690

    On that note, what kind of hardware/connection does that require? I run Plex on a rather old Synology NAS at home, and it's great for streaming at home at original quality even up …

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    Comment #34447097

    For that, to start with, you'd need to be able to create a feedback loop of awk's output back to itself as input. For it not to interfere with rendering, it needs to be on a separa…

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    Comment #34396558

    I've done a lot of prototyping with AWK, and as with all good prototypes, a lot of them lingered in production for years without so much as a glitch. I also did the entire 2020 AoC…