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Re:The Zizians and the Rationalist Death Cult on Wednesday February 05, 2025 @12:41AM (#42944306)
None of that seems very rational
Re:Remembering When America Banned Sliced Bread on Friday September 09, 2022 @05:38PM (#32785233)
We must be eating very different types of bread then because slicing bread produces way more crumbs than pre sliced by a considerable margin and always has. Main reason I buy sliced bread, really.
Re:Moving to zsh (2019) on Saturday July 23, 2022 @03:26AM (#32201189)
This still presents an issue with shebang lines, though. I use ‘#!/usr/bin/env bash’ to work around this but occasionally have to modify other peoples scripts if they’re relying on newer bash features.
Re:Netflix Officially Adding Commercials on Wednesday April 20, 2022 @02:55AM (#31093633)
The library for every streaming service sucks now due to fragmentation. A Usenet and indexer subscription are way cheaper and have a full selection and no ads.
Looks like they don't ship Apple Silicon builds, unfortunately.
Or, like, reduce air pollution since in addition to this possibility it's already known to cause asthma, lung cancer, and heart disease.
Kern is an unhinged, extreme right whackjob so I would take anything he claims with a grain of salt regardless of your feelings on Hong Kong or Activision Blizzard.
Re:Apple’s 2019 Mac Pro will be shaped by workflows on Thursday April 05, 2018 @12:29PM (#16766351)
Better late than never, I guess?
Re:Sunsetting Tor Messenger on Tuesday April 03, 2018 @01:05PM (#16746746)
Riot's encryption functionality is currently unfinished and not very user friendly, otherwise I'd agree.
A better solution would be to pan the production and use of disposable plastic bags altogether like most countries did with plastic microbeads.
Re:Do not use NPM 5.7 on Thursday February 22, 2018 @02:36PM (#16440681)
It's bad, but at the same time it's hard to blame people doing it too much when it's literally in the npm documentation: https://docs.npmjs.com/troubleshooting/common-errors
Re:Do not use NPM 5.7 on Thursday February 22, 2018 @02:30PM (#16440620)
I guess they're just refusing to acknowledge that upgrading npm installed the "prerelease" version?
Re:Do not use NPM 5.7 on Thursday February 22, 2018 @02:25PM (#16440578)
I really wish node would ship with Yarn instead of NPM. Every serious js project these days already uses it.
Re:The U.S. Gets Less Subway for Its Money Than Its Peers on Monday January 29, 2018 @02:42PM (#16260074)
Specifically bad union rules. European countries also rely on union labor and don't have this problem. Another factor mentioned in the article is poor management which seems to be a common theme in America.
Re:Building a Home Aquaponics System: The Basics on Tuesday December 19, 2017 @04:45PM (#15964633)
I've been wanting to do something like this for awhile since I already keep fish (as pets) and grow hydroponics separately. Unfortunately living in an apartment there's only so much space and I can't do things like run pipes under the floor.
Re:It’s time to give Firefox another chance on Friday September 29, 2017 @08:29PM (#15370399)
The beta seems pretty good, but after noticing some bugs im reminded again of one of the reasons I quit using Firefox in the first place: Tabs look fucked up on MacOS and some Linux themes, a fix exists, but it's been pushed back to version 58 even though 57 is still in beta. If you don't prioritize user experience in a web browser, then what's the point?
I must not fit into one of their "taste groups" because I've found they're suggestions to be worse than useless.

From the article it sounds like they're more concerned with trying to get people turned on too long running original series cash cows than showing them good suggestions anyway. their Black Mirror = Luke Cage suggestion example is laughable.

Re:Cloudflare CEO on Terminating Service to Neo-Nazi Site on Wednesday August 16, 2017 @08:29PM (#15032638)
I think the right to free speech ends when it becomes threats of violence and white nationalism has gotten to that point.
Re:Daily Stormer Moves from GoDaddy to Google on Monday August 14, 2017 @05:15PM (#15012986)
the problem is that sometimes allowing one person free speech has the effect of silencing others. looking at history and the current political situation in the us, I think allowing neonazis free reign to express themselves does far more to stifle free speech than desiring censoring them does because of the threats of violence, both explicit and implicit, laced throughout everything they say and do.
Re:MPC-HC v1.7.13 is released and farewell on Tuesday July 18, 2017 @09:40PM (#14801525)
a GUI
Re:Uber rolls out in-app tipping on Wednesday June 21, 2017 @01:56PM (#14606260)
Yes. Drivers tend to prefer Lyft but I'd still sometimes use Uber since I didn't have to worry about tips. Now that Uber no longer differentiates itself in that way I may as well just use lyft all the time.
Re:Uber rolls out in-app tipping on Wednesday June 21, 2017 @03:52AM (#14601761)
You see this sentiment ALL the time in food services. Wait staff or pizza delivery guys always bitch about "cheap" customers instead of the reality that their boss lies about prices and then skims it out of their paychecks when people don't pay the "real price" of the food.
Re:Uber rolls out in-app tipping on Wednesday June 21, 2017 @03:49AM (#14601746)
Potentially still an issue if drivers can see if you tip or not (with some services, such as Postmates, Amazon Prime Now, they can) and give riders who don't tip 1 star or something.
Re:Uber rolls out in-app tipping on Wednesday June 21, 2017 @03:45AM (#14601732)
This was basically the only reason I ever used Uber instead of Lyft. Now I'll just use Lyft 100% of the time since drivers seem to like them better anyway.
Re:The Konami exodus on Thursday June 15, 2017 @03:01AM (#14558450)
I'm a big fan of the idea of having business owned by their employees instead of a handful of shareholders.
Re:Vue Loop – Infinite scrolling on Saturday April 29, 2017 @03:29AM (#14225472)
I'm in chrome and uh, this doesn't seem to actually do anything?
Re:TypeScript 2.3 on Thursday April 27, 2017 @03:50PM (#14214173)
for all the problems I have with Microsoft and some of their other products, I really have to say that the typescript and vscode teams are doing a phenomenal job. Every release is a vast improvement over an already great set of tools. don't think I've been as excited to see new release announcements since the early days of Firefox.
Re:A Look at the Ugly Side of Getting Rich on Tuesday April 25, 2017 @03:35PM (#14197199)
It's something only the fabulously wealthy can say. For almost everyone else, even if money doesn't directly make you happier, it removes the vast majority of barriers to attaining happiness (though clearly not all of them). I know I'm much happier now that I make six figures and don't have to worry as much about medical bills, rent, food and so on and have disposable income to direct into new hobbies I couldn't have afforded before (fishkeeping and hydroponics in my case).
Never been a fan of Unity, glad they're dumping it and finally going back to something that works.
turning off the light seems easier and more thorough to me.

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