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steaminghacker

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    Comment #27925876

    Agreed. There are proxies which defeat detectors. If i were a fraudster i'd use those. So all you're doing is losing real customers.

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    Comment #17452900

    I run several mailservers but my main email addresses go to fastmail. the OP wants "low-maintenance". that's fastmail, it just works. I ran with protonmail too for a while, it's go…

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    Comment #15931087

    and JPEG option to use arithmetic encoding. The patent expired YEARS ago and is saves 10-20% of the size. for some reason people still aren't using this option for JPEG (compatibil…

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    Comment #15931014

    and a button that says; map this image into sRGB and discard the color profile. please!!

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    Comment #15930995

    This is impressive, I'm going to start using this. I know that the wish list must be long, but I'd really like to see things that i CANT do in other editors, such as PS; (1) PS (th…

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    Comment #14507755

    nice idea. I'll use that in the blog!

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    Comment #14507750

    Hi everyone, Strand here; We're BAKING the tapes now. check it out. https://strandgames.com/blog/tk50-tape-baking

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    Comment #14023492

    A while back i wanted to write my own calendar to support custom recurrence rules, as well as the usual ones you always get. Custom rules would include things like calculation of E…

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    Comment #13976781

    Hi, i have a similar app, which is free. I see that your app needs access to the Android contacts and calendar. I didn't want that for mine. I wanted something totally independent,…

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    Comment #13629810

    point taken. but it need not be solved by increasing the barrier to entry. instead it's a ranking problem; make the poor titles sink to the bottom.

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    Comment #13623757

    i think this is bad news. "We will ask new developers to complete a set of digital paperwork, personal or company verification, and tax documents similar to the process of applying…

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    Comment #13218791

    Does the rest of the UK also get a vote to leave Scotland?

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    Comment #12799683

    I used clouds to store files and my own app to store notes and calendars. Im thinking of open sourcing my app for the benefit of others. http://lexiy.com

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    Comment #12783221

    isn't there supposed to be a major update Jan?

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    Comment #12783216

    i agree. Stuffing everything into one tin makes it too big with too short battery life. The problem with putting sensors & power in the strap is that it's not longer a watch insofa…

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    Comment #12783199

    It was great. but writing on a micro screen is no fun. press and swipe are about as far as it should go with wrist touch interfaces.

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    Comment #12783177

    yeah what possessed them to make people say "ok Google". I might as well say, "I'm an idiot". Was it not possible to make it start listening for commands when you activate it/turn …

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    Comment #12783094

    im thinking biosensors evenually have to go subcutaneous with the watch/band being the reader.

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    Comment #12783074

    can i do voice recognition on a pebble?

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    Comment #12783057

    I use mine for taking notes. sometimes it's really useful, say when I'm driving or just walking down the street. I'd like to see improvement in voice rec though, as sometimes it go…

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    Comment #12783018

    I agree. I think the mistake made by the industry is selling them as "watches" and not gadgets like bands or wearables in general. A watch should be good to tell the time. smartwat…

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    Comment #12782957

    Haven't they figured out yet that telling the time is the thing that smart watches do the worst. instead, i want a band. I'm still waiting for an Android Wear band. i want somethin…

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    Comment #12734394

    thanks for the link. I'm actually looking for any open source software that would turn, say a webcam, into a mouse.

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    Comment #12723806

    Are there any DIY mouse projects, specifically the methods to detect movement in software? than