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"It doesn't work because users are unwilling to go through and tag all their files." This doesn't make sense. They "File -> Save" to a location, right? That's a tag. All metadata i…

You asked: "Is this common enough a use case?" Then you answered your own question: "Plenty of applications do just this today". So yes, it is a common enough case that it could/sh…

Tags are a strict superset of folder functionality. There's nothing you can do with folders that you can't do with tags. You want nesting? Tags can nest. You want visual clues? Tag…

I have a FingerWorks iGesturePad on my desk right now, a 17-year-old device which is still to this day the most advanced multi-touch consumer product. My experience with this produ…

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Why because of shutdowns? That's fair but most of us up here at this salary level can weather a month or two without pay so long as it finally arrives. I'd be more worried about wo…

Nkrisk admits that their personal ethics allow unauthorized signing into hundreds of computer accounts for the purpose of committing fraud. That's very weak ethics.

Sure but we wouldn't go out looking for open doors. If you want me to patrol then you need to pay me.

No, not barbaric, that's the liability attached to all normal activities. "Knew or should have known" is the standard. Boeing management knew or should have known that selling an e…

I've always liked veggie burgers. The best ones are as good as very good hamburgers (in a different way). Some others are not so good.

The comment you replied to cites stats showing increased safety with the cameras. What kind of personal values lead you to reply saying they are less safe? You should reexamine you…

If it's five lines of code then put the five lines in the abstract.

Isn't local data a superset of local cookies?

How much did you win in your lawsuit? I hope it was lots screw then for that.

Oh look, someone arguing for the result of continued monopoly.

I'll happily blame anything on this evil administration, including this, but the corporatism which led to these deaths predates the American fascist assumption of power.

Nah people complained about software bloat before the internet too. They e been doing that since the invention of compilers.

We settled this debate in Slashdot in 1998. Your definition is too narrow.

Oh my God but that would be bad because privacy or something! Only some other implementation is okay!

Yes, 51% of evidence. Also known as "random guess plus one percent."

It does if you try a little bit. But, you said truly, not if you don't.

"BUT BUT TESTIMONY ISN'T EVIDENCE!" Republicans love to say this these days.

I had an incident on the way out of high school. Mom hired a lawyer and wanted to fight but I didn't g.a.f. I went off to college and didn't look back. Saved the lawyer fee, never …

Your goal at college was to "challenge your masters"? Why oh why wouldn't they want that kind of person around? Challenge masters on your own time, or when they invite it. Otherwis…

Huh. Article won't load for me in HN app or in Chrome. Maybe incompatible with traffic filters?