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Re:Using an 8K TV as a Monitor on Tuesday October 29, 2024 @06:36PM (#41990132)
You're so right about the single point of failure.

I bought a 30" monitor back in 2008 when that constituted a large monitor. It had a 12 month warranty and died after 13 months. :-(

I switched to 2 24-inch monitors which cost less, had more total pixels, and most importantly I no longer had that single point of failure.

Re:How WASD became the standard PC control scheme on Saturday August 03, 2024 @08:36PM (#41150309)
It's good to know I'm not the only one! I think I started using asdf on Descent then loved it for Quake too. I still use it too.
Re:Dmv.org on Monday June 10, 2024 @01:02PM (#40635630)
TX here too. My 16-yo just got his learner's permit and that can't be done online. Many locations don't have available appointments for months. Some, such as in SE Texas, have same day appointments. We ended up driving over an hour away to get a same-week appointment.

Months-long wait times are just obscene.

Re:I don't want to fill out your contact form on Saturday May 04, 2024 @12:58PM (#40258881)
[email protected] is a perfectly cromulent email address.
Re:Unicomp's "New" Model M Keyboard on Monday February 12, 2024 @10:56PM (#39354171)
I bought mine around 2017.
Re:Unicomp's "New" Model M Keyboard on Monday February 12, 2024 @07:27PM (#39352608)
I had a classic 101-key Unicomp Model M that I purchased while they were apparently having quality problems due to worn out tooling. The keys felt different than my real Model Ms and the spacebar frequently stuck. They've since refurbished the tooling and I hear the quality is back to the high level you would expect.

For me though I just chose to retire the Unicomp and refurbish my real Model Ms. I bought three about 20 years ago from https://www.clickykeyboards.com/ and sent them back last year. They're as good as new and they feel so good to type on. Plus I don't have those damned extra keys the "New" Model M has.

Re:A development process to ship features fast on Monday September 12, 2022 @06:18PM (#32817840)
I tend to agree with you that prescriptive notions like this are a little misguided, but I like the spirit of what he's after here.
Re:A development process to ship features fast on Monday September 12, 2022 @06:15PM (#32817792)
There are a lot of good practices there and I commend the author for sharing. I disagree with code freezes + manual QA verification -- why just dip your toes into CICD? -- and the advice about writing tests. "We don't have time to test now" results in a vicious circle.
Re:It’s time to free ourselves from ‘Big Tech’ monopoly on Monday February 22, 2021 @01:53PM (#26228715)
They're pretty unbiased according to Media Bias Fact Check. https://mediabiasfactcheck.com/arizona-capitol-times/

However, it's worth noting that this article is under the Opinion section.