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Re: Software Updates

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Post by WorldMaker »

avip wrote: post #26
s9w wrote: post #17

Software getting worse, just out of my head: - VS2019 removed at least two important features from VS2017 (export of profiler results and the concurrency profiler) - Firefox "new" extension API still means you can't remove the top tab bar from tree style tabs (best FF extension) without hacks - Current Dropbox versions are incredibly invasive. They popup when opening a word document. When pluggin in my Camera. And no…

- windows 10 has no built-in media player that can handle a DVD. - Android Studio... don't get me started.

> windows 10 has no built-in media player that can handle a DVD

It was something like ~$15-$25 per copy in licensing fees that they could save. Moving that to a Store purchase was purely a financial move to save Windows costs. For everyone complaining about the Candy Crush installer shortcut, imagine how many ads there'd be if they still included DVD playing out of the box, even though hardly no one was using it.

Re: Software Updates

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Post by ThrowawayR2 »

AnIdiotOnTheNet wrote: post #110
Crinus wrote: post #23

Earlier quoted context omitted.

...and cause applications using them to stop working.

What's more important here? Nebulous security threats or software that actually works?

> "What's more important here? Nebulous security threats or software that actually works?"

Sounds like something would've Intel said internally before Meltdown / Spectre were discovered.

Re: Software Updates

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Post by AnIdiotOnTheNet »

ThrowawayR2 wrote: post #132
AnIdiotOnTheNet wrote: post #110

Earlier quoted context omitted.

What's more important here? Nebulous security threats or software that actually works?

> " What's more important here? Nebulous security threats or software that actually works? " Sounds like something would've Intel said internally before Meltdown / Spectre were discovered.

And they were right, because despite all the cries of the sky falling from the security twonks of the world, it really hasn't been that big a deal.

Re: Software Updates

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Post by machello13 »

chooseaname wrote: post #97
latchkey wrote: post #16

I just tried to fastlane a new beta version of my flutter iOS app up to the app store today. It got rejected by Apple because I was using Xcode 11.2, which was released on Nov 1st. Apparently, on Nov 5th Apple released 11.2.1, but still haven't put it in the App Store. I didn't know about it. Ended up being a 7.3gb download and about 10 minutes to extract the .xip file on my 12 core 2.9ghz macbook pro. The struggle i…

Wait, you can't put an app on the app store when your xcode version is not the absolute latest? Why do iOS devs put up with th... oh, right, Apple.

No, it's not true in general, but in this case Xcode 11.2 had a bug that would cause crashes in apps built with it. 11.2.1 fixes the issue.

Re: Software Updates

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Post by buboard »

thiht wrote: post #130
buboard wrote: post #36

Things i tried to keep using way longer than most: -windows 7 (upgraded only for widi support - and i miss them) - skype (i d never upgrade if i could) - photoshop standalone (still use it) - office 2007 ( still use it) - dropbox (no option there) - old reddit - iphone 6 - jquery (plan to avoid npm until it dies of natural causes) - windows movie maker / photos In fact it s getting harder to think of things that are…

> Ironically, table-based HN has the best responsive behavior for reading text on mobile than any "responsive" site No it doesn't, HN literally sucks on mobile. From the top of my head: - On the front page I always click the stories title when I want to click on the "xxx comments" link - When reading comments, it's impossible to use the tiny [-] buttons to collapse threads - "code" blocks are still broken

i agree about the typography but that wouldn't be fixed if the site was responsive

Re: Software Updates

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Post by buboard »

throwaway35784 wrote: post #122
purple_ducks wrote: post #88

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If you have an a/c, you can just opt out from using new under https://www.reddit.com/prefs/

Does anyone like the new site? Why don't they just revert already?

Would you revert after such a momentous change? I think they're waiting for something exceptional to happen (e.g. another acquisition) so that the reversal is buried under more important news.

Re: Software Updates

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Post by Semaphor »

bobbylarrybobby wrote: post #73
Semaphor wrote: post #43

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> Current Dropbox versions are incredibly invasive. OT, but does anyone know if there is an API-shim for dropbox integrations? I use YNAB classic and that’s the only reason I have dropbox and it is utterly horrible. edit: I just deleted dropbox. I’ll sync YNAB manually instead. Dropbox behaves like malware.

Doesn’t YNAB have its own sync?

No, classic has only dropbox as an option and uses some kind of Dropbox api to manage it :/

Re: Software Updates

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Post by Semaphor »

m-p-3 wrote: post #64
Semaphor wrote: post #43

Earlier quoted context omitted.

> Current Dropbox versions are incredibly invasive. OT, but does anyone know if there is an API-shim for dropbox integrations? I use YNAB classic and that’s the only reason I have dropbox and it is utterly horrible. edit: I just deleted dropbox. I’ll sync YNAB manually instead. Dropbox behaves like malware.

I don't know if it would help, but I use Mountain Duck ($) to map cloud storage as a network drive.

Would be fine with payware, but sadly that is not how ynab sync is done :/ I have nextcloud and tried syncing the YNAB files directly, but that just breaks tons of things.

Re: Software Updates

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Post by 29083011397778 »

thiht wrote: post #130
buboard wrote: post #36

Things i tried to keep using way longer than most: -windows 7 (upgraded only for widi support - and i miss them) - skype (i d never upgrade if i could) - photoshop standalone (still use it) - office 2007 ( still use it) - dropbox (no option there) - old reddit - iphone 6 - jquery (plan to avoid npm until it dies of natural causes) - windows movie maker / photos In fact it s getting harder to think of things that are…

> Ironically, table-based HN has the best responsive behavior for reading text on mobile than any "responsive" site No it doesn't, HN literally sucks on mobile. From the top of my head: - On the front page I always click the stories title when I want to click on the "xxx comments" link - When reading comments, it's impossible to use the tiny [-] buttons to collapse threads - "code" blocks are still broken

The first two are some of the best things about browsing the site on a BlackBerry with Firefox and Vimium: clicking links are only a keyboard shortcut away.

Same goes for sites that don't scale nicely and have interfaces designed for desktop. "Clicking" links is always easy.

Re: Software Updates

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Post by yread »

nickjj wrote: post #42

2 Windows programs that I've been using for ~15 years have done a great job at avoiding the abyss. They would be IrfanView[0] (image viewer) and foobar2000[1] (mp3 player). Both programs are very minimal and have stayed true to their vision. Using them today feels similar to how it was 5 or even 10 years ago, but at the same time subtle improvements have been made too. Both are still under active development, so it's…

Same here. Plus Windows/Total Commander
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