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Re:Ask HN: Should I get a mechanical keyboard? on Friday February 13, 2015 @10:48AM (#9044902)
I love the satisfaction of using a mechanical keyboard. The clicking sensation felt as each key has it's own distinct sound while LOC run down my screen. Though I know for a fact that my co-workers do not feel the same way as I do.

Many years ago a classic Model M [1] landed on my desk and was great for a few weeks until I found it broken and used as a doorstop. Hmm.. No-one saw anything.

Spent the next few years on whatever run-of-the-mill logitech/microsoft keyboard came by way. Then I discovered Das Keyboard [2] which was great! It was fully worn in after many heavy metal code sessions (headphones on, mid-day in a room full of colleagues). Maybe I'm a bit overly aggressive with my typing, as soon after I had reluctantly switched to using Das Keyboard "Silent" Model. Another great keyboard, but still not soo silent.

To tell the same story twice - it just didn't work out. My daily typer at the office is now the Matias Quiet Pro [3]. It gets the job done at a reasonable decibel level - or so I think. Moral of the story (if there were any) - respect those who work around you. Any keyboard will do the trick. I should also be more gentle with this thing.

[1] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Model_M_keyboard [2] http://www.daskeyboard.com/products/ [3] http://matias.ca/quietpro/pc/

Re:Are You a Robot? Introducing “No CAPTCHA ReCAPTCHA” on Wednesday December 03, 2014 @10:36AM (#8694219)
> in the last week, more than 60% of WordPress’ traffic and more than 80% of Humble Bundle’s traffic on reCAPTCHA encountered the No CAPTCHA experience—users got to these sites faster.

Does this mean WordPress saw an 60% decrease in traffic from bots?

Re:Astral – Organize Your GitHub Stars with Ease on Friday November 21, 2014 @10:05AM (#8641545)
Yes, please do. It's really bogging down Firefox. It's much better using Chrome.
Re:Facebook Launches Standalone Groups App on Tuesday November 18, 2014 @01:20PM (#8625334)
Google Maps API does have [some limited] style options, however then you're stuck using Google Maps API. There is even a "wizard" to make things easier: http://gmaps-samples-v3.googlecode.com/svn/trunk/styledmaps/...

Mapbox is a great alternative for stylish maps. Their JS library is built off of Leaflet which allows you to change the tileset at a later date.

Re:curl | sh on Wednesday November 12, 2014 @04:34PM (#8598356)
What's the worst that could happen? It's only PHP. https://apigility.org/
Re:Show HN: Ospry – Simple image hosting for developers on Friday August 22, 2014 @04:54PM (#8213897)
Get started in 3 steps is assuming jQuery is being used - please include Vanilla JS option.
Re:System Administrator Appreciation Day on Friday July 25, 2014 @11:06AM (#8085570)
Looks like somebody took the day off.
This was an issue for me this morning when my recently installed copy of UltraMon had expired.

Instead of purchasing a license (which I would be happy to do, but cannot on this workstation as it belongs to the company and was denied), I was introduced to an open-source alternative here: http://sourceforge.net/projects/dualmonitortb/

Not as feature-complete as UltraMon - though provides me with a working taskbar on my second monitor.

Anyone on HN know of more software to extend the taskbar? Open-source, free or commercial.

Re:Google's XSS game on Thursday May 29, 2014 @11:05AM (#7816560)
Ahhh, that's what that was! http://snag.gy/43JI3.jpg
Re:Firefox Takes the Performance Crown From Chrome on Tuesday July 02, 2013 @12:43PM (#5979057)
Websites like "Tom's Hardware" really piss me off.
Re:Ask HN: Is Facebook secretly keeping accounts open? on Tuesday June 25, 2013 @01:28PM (#5941043)
I deactivated last year for 4 months.. Then logged in and began exactly where I left off.
I have yet to experiment with this feature - seen it used on a few different websites. I am curious on how to handle prerender requests vs an actual visit. Is there a way to distinguish between the two?