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Re:Namecheap has been down for six hours on Thursday August 13, 2026 @07:45PM (#49293128)
It’s still down and prolonged for another 4 hours. My email has been down since 9am.
The 15% included contractors. Many of the Mobile developers were South American contractors.
Re:Don't Animate Height on Tuesday July 22, 2025 @05:31PM (#44653231)
You’re still okay with wasting 6% CPU and 1% gpu time on a simple note taking app?
Re:Half-Life 2: 20th Anniversary Documentary [video] on Friday November 15, 2024 @07:08PM (#42152841)
Is this from the Secret Tape crew (NoClip)? The 25th Half-life 1 documentary was done by them.
Re:Why is the iOS keyboard getting worse every year? on Tuesday November 21, 2023 @04:28PM (#38370471)
The iOS 17 swipe keyboard is the worst it’s ever been. I have to constantly go back and edit my discord messages.
Re:COBOL for GCC Development on Wednesday November 15, 2023 @12:28PM (#38279515)
COBOL on Dreamcast when?
Re:Objective-C and Foundation running on a Sega Dreamcast on Sunday October 22, 2023 @09:51PM (#37980742)
I knew someone would catch that. I caught that after looking back at the tweet.

It’s definitely been a hot minute since working without ARC.

I have so many CP/M programs my grandfather wrote in my garage. Never got to see them run but it’s cool to see people are still messing around with the OS in some capacity.
Re:Shopify to Acquire Delivrr for $2.1B on Thursday May 05, 2022 @10:15PM (#31280506)
I worked on the shop app too (backend and iOS app). Small world.

I’ve moved on from shopify but still use the app.

Re:Running macOS in a Virtual Machine on Apple Silicon Macs on Sunday February 13, 2022 @01:57PM (#30324459)
I haven’t noticed any problems for the use case I’m using it for.

I’m giving it 8GB of ram and 6 cores/12 threads. VM is running on pcie ssd. Speed is good.

No gpu is in my server so it’s using a basic VNC connection. If you add a gpu and pass it through the desktop experience would be much better. However I only needed to do this to do initial setup.

The cool thing about my setup is that it uses a docker container called macinabox which handles the initial Vm configuration and macOS installation, estuary automating the “hackintosh” process.

Re:Running macOS in a Virtual Machine on Apple Silicon Macs on Saturday February 12, 2022 @08:25PM (#30318184)
Thanks for the clarification.
Re:Running macOS in a Virtual Machine on Apple Silicon Macs on Saturday February 12, 2022 @08:18PM (#30318148)
Mac stadium is a large Ci/CD provider for macOS. They rack mount iMac Pro’s and Mac minis.
Re:Running macOS in a Virtual Machine on Apple Silicon Macs on Saturday February 12, 2022 @08:17PM (#30318136)
I have a Monterey VM running on my home server inside Unraid with virtualization. I can login to Apple developer accounts. I use this as a macOS gitlab runner VM.

Or is my setup not what you’re describing?

Re:I Quit Shopify After Five Months on Monday February 07, 2022 @07:21PM (#30253444)
I was at shopify for 5+ years and recently left.

AMA

It’s a trap!
Re:My 2020 Hackintosh Hardware Spec on Tuesday January 28, 2020 @09:02AM (#22169405)
Adobe products were not written to take full advantage of high thread counts not GPU bound tasks. This is why their products run much better on Intel chips because they have higher single core speeds.
They alerted them after using it for 20 years to spy on us? \s
Re:Ask HN: Are RSUs worth your loyalty? on Wednesday January 08, 2020 @03:17PM (#21995315)
Would this only be a problem if they vest in non-uniform quantities? At the company (Shopify) I work for they vest in even amounts over 4 years but you have to wait 1 year to get 1/4 of them then every quarter after that.
Re:Alphabet in bid to buy Fitbit on Monday October 28, 2019 @04:54PM (#21381554)
An app store, watch face store, dictation, weather. those features are the reason it requires a server. That's what you give up by not using rebble or similar services.
Program modes have even been available on Film cameras going back to the late 80s and early 90s.
Re:Canon DSLR Camera Infected with Ransomware over the Air on Tuesday August 13, 2019 @08:30PM (#20691638)
I'm sorry. I wasn't being serious.

I do shoot film exclusively though. At the lab I buy my film and get it developed, they do sell homemade film. I've seen some fantastic results from the B&W film community members make.

I'm also in the middle of building a dark room in my basement.

FYI I use either Android pay or debit to buy my film

Re:Canon DSLR Camera Infected with Ransomware over the Air on Tuesday August 13, 2019 @05:19PM (#20690365)
Can't trust ATM machines. I make my own film.
Re:Canon DSLR Camera Infected with Ransomware over the Air on Monday August 12, 2019 @08:29AM (#20674763)
I'll stick to my film cameras for a bit longer.
Re:Record Number of Honeybee Colonies Died Last Winter on Thursday June 20, 2019 @07:55AM (#20231918)
My uncle just started a small bee colony on his property. This will help his garden, the surrounding gardens, and the area as a whole. My work also has a few hives on each of our buildings rooftops.

So some people care but a larger majority do not. As humans we, especially in the west, don't care about a problem until it's too late. who cares about the bees when we have the latest iPhone Xr+ Max ultra

If I could edit it I would. I do however stand by my statement here because I know first hand how this CEO operates. I worked at his previous startup and he acted the same way. The same culture, fear, hostility, toxicity was all present.
I co-run a SaaS company targeted towards funeral homes. We offer a CMS and white labeled obituaries that don't look like they were built in 1998. The subject matter might be a bit mundane but it's very profitable.
Re:How Myst Taught a Generation of Gamers to Explore New Worlds on Saturday December 08, 2018 @10:51PM (#18639155)
Just today I was looking through old boxes at my parents house. I found my Myst and Riven CDs. I remember playing these games as a kid after my grandfather gave them to me so I would play something other than Doom.

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