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Re:GitHub Pages – Usage Limits on Wednesday December 21, 2016 @10:28AM (#13229805)
This is what I do and it's great. CloudFlare supports HTTPS for GitHub Pages, would definitely recommend it as although Namecheap is pretty good CloudFlare make everything DNS, CDN and security related soo easy for $0. (I'm not affiliated with them in any way :P )

https://blog.cloudflare.com/secure-and-fast-github-pages-wit...

Re:GitHub Pages – Usage Limits on Wednesday December 21, 2016 @10:26AM (#13229788)
CloudFlare supports HTTPS for GitHub Pages, would definitely recommend it as although Namecheap is pretty good CloudFlare make everything DNS, CDN and security related soo easy for $0. (I'm not affiliated with them in any way :P )

https://blog.cloudflare.com/secure-and-fast-github-pages-wit...

Re:Okay Google, you need a cuter name on Sunday December 04, 2016 @01:31PM (#13101071)
Or "Hey Guru". Sounds like Google, sounds knowledgeable, does not sound like a brand.

Also means 'accomplice' which is pretty neat.

Re:Big Hex Machine on Friday November 18, 2016 @07:42AM (#12986317)
They are, and the interconnects are 4 bit. These were used by first year undergraduates for years before the Big Hex Machine was built, so sturdy Ethernet cables were cheaper and more reliable than many other options.
Re:Total Nightmare: USB-C and Thunderbolt 3 on Saturday October 29, 2016 @10:31PM (#12827814)
Colour is one of the easiest communication methods we have with 'Regular users' as they already use them as a natural key elsewhere - even things like credit/loyalty cards (Chase, Virgin) or games consoles (green vs blue vs white)
Re:Total Nightmare: USB-C and Thunderbolt 3 on Saturday October 29, 2016 @12:01PM (#12824535)
USB3 ports and cables are (when spec compliant) easily distinguishable from USB2 due to them being blue. Why was the same not done for USB-C (black for USB3, red for Thunderbolt)?
Re:Show HN: Web Design in 4 minutes on Tuesday July 26, 2016 @03:41PM (#12168249)
I saw this on a 1080p 15.4" display and whilst the switch to #555 was not especially jarring in itself, it made the harshness of the perfectly white background more prominent.
Re:Canvas: Notes for teams of nerds on Thursday March 31, 2016 @04:37PM (#11400399)
Got it to work. Just waiting for mobile support now :D
Re:Canvas: Notes for teams of nerds on Thursday March 31, 2016 @12:14PM (#11398244)
Loved trying it - been waiting for an cross-platform improvement on iA Writer's markdown editor - but tried to sign up and hit a 503 D:

Would love math support too, but I guess you've got plenty to do anyway for now.

Re:I noticed some disturbing privacy defaults in Windows 10 on Thursday July 30, 2015 @02:17PM (#9976894)
Josh, maybe you don't get how difficult Speech Recognition is now that it comes as standard in your smartphone, but they use Google/Apple (delete as appropriate) servers for a reason. There's a reason people were amazed at the response time of Cortana - local speech recognition that doesn't hog the processor is a big deal.

And connecting to O365 calendars offline? Is that not a stupid concept?

Re:I noticed some disturbing privacy defaults in Windows 10 on Thursday July 30, 2015 @02:12PM (#9976846)
A little "Recommended App" tile underneath your "Most Used" list.