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Re:The Missing Computer Skills of High School Students on Wednesday October 31, 2018 @08:51PM (#18350584)
I think in spite of those computer classes in elementary school, 119 is still on the higher end. You'd still have a lot of kids typing sub 40-50.
Re:Poor Man’s Bose – Open Office and on the Go Noise Control on Wednesday October 10, 2018 @04:44PM (#18188688)
Pretty sure most of the current crop of ANC headphones can be wired in.
Re:The iPhone Franchise on Thursday September 13, 2018 @03:01PM (#17981381)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tTIaUH6PIvo

Seemingly some issues with the casing, though I know there are plenty of other videos that show a Nexus 6P not bending.

Re:How to Recover from Romantic Heartbreak? on Thursday August 09, 2018 @08:30PM (#17729756)
Going back to the back pain analogy--maybe it's the difference between taking painkillers to manage the pain rather than attempting to address the cause (posture).
Re:Chemists discover how blue light speeds blindness on Thursday August 09, 2018 @06:48PM (#17729228)
f.lux screwed up how my MBP displayed graphics so I'm just using the built-in tool now. Unfortunate.
Re:Apple Reports Third Quarter Results on Tuesday July 31, 2018 @06:46PM (#17657979)
Ctrl [ is nice.
I like the keyboard design but think it's also important to fix the reliability issues. Going back to the old design feels like the wrong thing to do.
Ctrl+[ is more ergonomic anyways. After I started using that, I realized how much I hated using Esc for anything.
Re:Making the Touch Bar useful by abandoning Apple guidelines on Wednesday April 04, 2018 @04:47PM (#16758886)
You can slide on top of the volume/brightness control without the need to tap twice.
Probably not true for MOBAs, at any rate.
Re:Google Pixel 2 and 2 XL announced on Wednesday October 04, 2017 @04:04PM (#15404062)
A lot of people have nicer headphones with removable cables though.
Re:iPhone X on Tuesday September 12, 2017 @07:49PM (#15234127)
I'm reminded of the spectrum of reactions to the new Prius design by the comments on the notch