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polyvisual

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    Comment #44049546

    What an interesting read. I have a friend who is just like Vivian. I'm sure that in an alternative universe their wasted talents of observational wit and caustic retorts would have…

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    Comment #43652869

    Possibly the longest email address I've ever seen! usarmy.jble.tradoc.mbx.eustis-tboc-dtl-helpdesk@mail.mil

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    Comment #42256025

    221B is 221B Baker Street, where Sherlock Holmes lived.

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    Comment #41534384

    I read that Gaggia would replace flaking boilers. Contact your supplier for information.

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    Comment #41456886

    I've been playing different styles and genres of video games ever since Wolfenstein 3D and I consider myself pretty adept at playing them. However, Rocket League is one game that I…

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    Comment #40326447

    I thought I'd share a side project I've been work on recently. I've always struggled with procrastination. The final straw came last year when I forgot to book an MOT for my camper…

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    Comment #39479822

    Brave is great. I disabled all the web3 stuff and tidied up the homepage so it doesn't show me all the news etc. The only issue I have is that the sync between my iphone, macbook, …

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    Comment #39360671

    I use Authy. I've read a few comments about how migrating away is difficult. What do you use instead? I also use bitwarden, but not sure how I feel about passwords and totp being i…

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    Comment #38851748

    Interesting take on split screen! In the demo, when the screen splits at about 4 seconds, I felt a bit nauseous, almost like a very light seasickness.

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    Comment #37567708

    I can't see this ending well for X. Forcing all users to pay for access seems a pretty heavy handed way of dealing with bots.

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    Comment #37528423

    Thanks, will do.

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    Comment #37519660

    If you want to read more about life in 1800s London, you should read The People of the Abyss by Jack London https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_People_of_the_Abyss It's his first-han…

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    Comment #36447546

    My goodness, that accordion needs to removed from their code base immediately. A horrific piece of UI/UX/engineering/whatever.

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    Comment #34779295

    My lord, that behaviour drives me mad. The experience of using the editor for writing and editing is horrendous.

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    Comment #33625605

    I can `tail -f` a file on windows. That's enough use case for me :D

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    Comment #33436511

    Agreed. My day job is in fintech. Our average customer age is > 60. Explaining 2fa via SMS to that age group is hard enough. Adding authenticators or QR codes into the mix would bl…

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    Comment #30904583

    Related to OwnTracks I suppose... how does Google Maps on iOS know where I parked my car, if I've set it only use my location 'whilst I'm using the app' and I haven't used the app …

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    Comment #29976899

    ha ha, yeah, records might need updating in the not-too-distant future :)

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    Comment #28299935

    Perhaps look into Simon Wardley's idea of town planners, settlers, and pioneers? https://wardleypedia.org/mediawiki/index.php/Pioneers_settle... Guide them into one of those roles?…

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    Comment #27379235

    ha, yes, absolutely. That shift of content is beyond frustrating.

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    Comment #26877785

    My side business is making handmade/handstitched leather belts, wallets etc. These keyfob holders look like the sort of thing I'd make and sell... probably for the same £ cost as t…