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Tom Longson http://tomlongson.com

Frontend Web Developer / Javascript Hacker / Can make minute rice in 58 seconds

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    Comment #23470984

    Steven K. Roberts is amazing. He was very influential on my ideas around technology when I was about 12. Super awesome guy. Never afraid of living on the bleeding edge

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    Comment #21765338

    Setup a monthly $5 donation. It's not much, but I know how valuable the archive is... they're doing the work the library of congress SHOULD be doing.

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    Comment #20783549

    Would love to rent one then!

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    Comment #20594264

    As someone who ran a startup and worked for several others in the valley, then moved away: I agree.

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    Comment #20579139

    > The phone companies say that the ruling will free up more of their resources to improve their broadband services, although at least one FCC commissioner says he will be watching …

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    Comment #19566421

    Maybe it's that facebook encourages the content from your friends that is toxic, because that toxic content leads to more clicks, engagement, and ultimately revenue.

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    Comment #16778609

    Laws like this are selective in nature.

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    Comment #16750606

    Is Facebook notifying the affected people that they had viewed fabricated news, or just releasing press releases?

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    Comment #16588265

    Facebook: Hey everyone! No more cryptocurrency ads. Google: We're banning them too. Big Pharma: But not us right? Google: No, we appreciate your business... Facebook: How much are …

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    Comment #16296425

    Supposedly, this is a 51.96 billion market globally. https://www.statista.com/statistics/270728/market-volume-of- online-gaming-worldwide/

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    Comment #15819140

    Udemy does a lot of advertising.

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    Comment #15354100

    Love it, one recommendation though - make sure it's easy to share. When I tried to share on FB it didn't show an image, which I really wanted it to. - https://developers.facebook.c…

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    Comment #15307351

    It turns out the hacker stole a dealer's ID which meant the OTP sent to my phone was never needed / used. The dealer id overrides the need for a password.

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    Comment #15305740

    Unfortunately I don't guard my name + number like I do my passwords. Who knows how they found it, in a post equihax world I'm not sure anyone can consider this private.

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    Comment #15305730

    Does Tmobile offer 2FA that isn't SMS based?

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    Comment #15300869

    I was targeted this evening by a hacker who ported my phone number, and then got into FB + Yahoo (SMS reset). The motive appears to be bitcoin, based on the people contacted via fa…

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    Comment #14923644

    It's not a physical key, and touch bar sometimes crashes, which makes it difficult to back out of many UX flows (think full screen video).

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    Comment #14923613

    It would only be nice if they had not removed a physical escape key. It's a downgrade in my opinion. Sometimes it just turns off for no reason.

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    Comment #14923592

    If you ask Siri to disable, it gives you a weird "I'm sorry I can't do that" reply. Unlike a real person, there's no verbal abuse that will make her go away.

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    Comment #14640906

    Yeah, keep the dynamic stuff on your webserver, static stuff on the CDN. Part of the reason I say "as much as possible" is because I've seen significant conversion improvements by …

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    Comment #14640829

    Typically the CDN is used for all static assets does not include the HTML. In the event that your CDN is not working, you can always fallback on your own static.example.server. CDN…

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    Comment #14639870

    Would throw in there "Use CDNs as much as possible"

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    Comment #14597825

    You don't have to rate the driver anymore I believe. Even if you put the step of tipping after getting out of the cab, it's a step. Having a preset option is a good way to take out…

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    Comment #14596859

    It adds friction to the process for getting from A to B. Cabs 1. Find a cab 2. Hail the cab 3. Get in cab 4. Decide what to tip the cab 5. Pay the cab driver 6. Get out of cab vs U…