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Yes, this is undoubtedly also a factor. Cities offer incentives to these large companies to open offices because they have an impact on their surroundings (see [1]). Workers suppor…

> The most important thing I learned was that old computers are still fast — and quite usable as a daily driver. I have to point out that your build isn't entirely an old computer.…

While this the feedback in this mail indicates a problem, even if you remove the emotional language I don't believe it's constructive. Constructive feedback would not just indicate…

I sympathise with the author. Why should one have to put up with mails like this? I understand the argument of being professional, but it's very draining to have to absorb personal…

The animated GIFs are really distracting and detract from the writing. I eventually deleted them from the parts I hadn't yet read. I have to say that Crump was incredibly forgiving…

I'm afraid this is nothing new. I experienced similar frustrations - archiving didn't work, there were no notices about downtime, and support response was abysmal despite a Twitter…

You've tried two models of two non-Mac brands and one Mac laptop, and have concluded that all laptops except Macs "seem" to be problematic... What a ridiculous post.

As with so many opinions these days, it's at one extreme and ignores the middle ground. For some apps, the big issue is when you schedule the downtime to happen. If you are truly c…

Nice article - I enjoyed reading it. The examples are interesting in that they show how difficult it is to cover all the scenarios one can encounter when trying to anonymise data -…

I also recommend checking out the Affinity products. They're feature-rich, affordable and continually being improved.

I hope that in the wake of this more people start supporting the alternatives. More comepetition means more choice. Adobe's software is excellent, but they're far too dominant. The…

This sounds like a flawed development cycle. Where's the end-user testing? In defence of the developers/programmers, many people are really bad at explaining what they want, not le…

Added to the problem is the general lack of funding around the world for infrastructure, owing to the fact that politicians control the purse strings and infrastructure isn't "sexy…

What are "basic facts"? Surely the point of most research is to uncover new facts? And what is "reference material" if not other research - research that you're using as a foundati…

The garbage journals are a plague. You publish one article in a legitimate journal and in next to no time these worthless journals (and conferences) start spamming you, even if wha…

I don't see how this is practical. You could spend a lifetime testing the work of others and still not get through it all, let alone get to working on anything original. Progress i…

Haven't thought about Tucows in many years... I used to love exploring it to find new software to try out. There were so many interesting utilities and such to enhance Windows 95/9…

Agreed! I used to love exploring those discs, which were jam-packed with new demos and utilities, or new games or add-ons for existing ones.

Depends on where you stand... If you're one of the people who comes to rely on the product, then your answer would probably be "yes". The cost of the experimentation is people wond…

> The vast majority of consumers don't care about this. You may be right, but how exactly is someone meant to make an informed decision when they don't know what their TV is doing?…

Yet another example of the customer coming last. Are TV's that force ads on customers heavily discounted? If not, the manufacturers are earning extra revenue while the customer los…

Ha ha, I was also putting in rude queries aimed at them. Perhaps someone in a backroom somewhere will see them in a log and have a laugh.

Not the best of articles, IMHO. It has too many broad statements and seems to be trying to be a "one size fits all" bit of advice. I like the metaphor and agree with this sentiment…