Viewing profile — uuoc

> That's not a problem on commodity LCDs (maybe the one you're using) because "black" is fairly bright, but on OLED especially that's almost infinite contrast. Therefore, instead o…

Note: quite adverb \ ˈkwīt How to pronounce quite (audio) \ Definition of quite 1 : wholly, completely not quite finished 2 : to an extreme : positively quite sure —often used as a…

> I find it disturbing that the overwhelmingly US neo conservative liberal media companies slap the label 'far right' on just abut anything that doesn't fit their world view and ag…

In many jurisdictions there is also a legal minimum speed stated within the statutes, often based on some value below the posted limit. They are often unknown to most drivers (and …

No, they are "the same crime" (failure to stop for a red light), it is one and the same law that applies to both, therefore the "crime" is the same. Therefore the penalty should be…

While the cyclists might have very valid reasons for breaking the law, the fact is that at present, the law classifies them as "vehicles" and classifies them as subject to the same…

Yes, that would work, but then that does not provide the marketing department with the same level of invasive tracking and push notification as "an app" does. So guess which option…

Step one, learn how to use punctuation correctly: This: "college ,any" - incorrect, the correct usage is "collage, any". This: "collage,ran" - also incorrect, the correct usage is …

rest /rest/ verb 1. cease work or movement in order to relax, refresh oneself, or recover strength. 1. be placed or supported so as to stay in a specified position. rest /rest/ ver…

The author is right about one point. Apple fears the low cost Chrome books/pads encroaching on their educational sector. But the author misses the reason why. It is not the money t…

Seconded. I knew exactly what concept was going to be introduced the moment I read "tab warming".

That symbol's history far predates its quite recent re-definition as a hate symbol in the western world. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swastika (a wee bit of emphasis added below):…

> Why would people value an SD card if the apps all refuse to use it? Valid point, but the apps may just be refusing because most phones don't have an SD card anymore, and the auth…

> Pixel 2 doesn't have a jack and no one cares. And this is exactly the problem. That no one cares. If enough cared, the first phone without a jack (iPhone, right?) would have been…

Motorola Moto E4 (unlocked version).

> It's a shame that phones keep losing features like micro SD. Phones keep losing features like micro SD (and like end-user replaceable batteries) because too many purchasers do no…

While you are at it, here is how your little blog looks to those of us who browse with javascript off for security reasons: https://pixady.com/image/0jab/ Even though all the text …

Same here. I actively refuse to click on any url that goes to slashdot anymore. I've only been back, by accident, a handful of times when a "short link" actually expanded out to sl…

Ah, slashdot. Things were good in the beginning. Then they sold out to Dice. And Dice took it in a bad direction. So bad that a bunch of us abandoned it for the comp.misc Usenet gr…

> First, no one gives a crap about security until something like this happens to them. The incentives are not in place to require it. Time and resources spent on security are time …

I'm actually surprised it took you this long. I have had an ad blocker in one form or another continuously installed since the first ad blockers appeared on the scene. And I'll alw…

Attention Medium writers: If you want claps, then you must insist that Medium drop the dickbars (see: https://daringfireball.net/2017/06/medium_dickbars ). Medium with dickbars? = …

> Medium to Writers: Please Clap Readers to writers - if you want claps (and the potential pay that comes with) then you need to insist that Medium drop the dickbars (see: https://…

> Be careful clicking on a website who's IP address logs are being demanded by the FBI. Especially if you're on work network Which is exactly a manifestation of the point about "ch…

This is, of course, the reason why some worry about any browser having a huge market share over all the others. It becomes simply too easy to decide to just support that one to the…