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Re:I won't pay on your website on Wednesday June 21, 2023 @04:45AM (#36416028)
> (bonus points for the dropdown on expiry date)

I definitely prefer being able to go through inputting my card details using the numpad and the tab key. Having to switch more often between keyboard and mouse adds one more step to the nightmare that is online payment. While it is just a preference though, I wouldn't go so far as to say a date dropdown automatically means bonus points.

Re:I won't pay on your website on Wednesday June 21, 2023 @04:41AM (#36415995)
While I myself am a long-term user of my local bikeshare network and more often than not see tourists renting private bikes by the day, I have to disagree with the idea of restricting access for short-term users.

It's always been super handy for when friends come to visit and we can all take the same method of transportation, and it means they can afford to park further out of town where the free car spaces are and cycle into the city centre.

Re:Burgr – Books in Your Terminal on Friday February 24, 2023 @02:30AM (#34921944)
Pleasantly surprised with the reading mode UI! The dark brown/orange theme is also easy on the eyes. Would love to try it out at some point
Re:My Dream Computer on Monday January 23, 2023 @02:26AM (#34486363)
This would work great in comic form too! Lovely little story
Re:Why do bees die when they sting you? on Monday December 26, 2022 @09:39AM (#34137916)
Absolutely brilliant article, really enjoyed it!
Re:Apparently I am a robot on Sunday December 11, 2022 @06:57AM (#33942443)
I've a feeling that the tool-to-find-and-block-AI-generated-content market will become quite a lucrative one
Really love the idea of single tasking! All this talk about how to multitask more efficiently gets old pretty quickly
Re:Twitter’s mass layoffs have begun on Friday November 04, 2022 @10:02AM (#33466837)
Notified of your being let go via a personal email? So no opportunity to back up your data, save contacts (which might come in handy for finding other employment), any notes or drafts... Brilliant idea, honestly ...
Great to read that mission statement! Good to know I stumbled upon the Real Use Case aha
The site looks gorgeous, fair play. I've seen from the comments that you're looking for people's envisaged use cases, so here's mine - I have moved about a lot, I'm currently living abroad. In a few months time, everyone will start moving about again.

This seems like a brilliant way to keep up with friends that I can't see very often, in a way that seems more genuine than the loop of "Hey we haven't talked in ages! How are you doing?" "It's been so long! I'm good, and you?" "Good :)". Being able to see what they're thinking and to interact with them from that without having to prompt a deep conversation on a Tuesday afternoon sounds wonderful.

Looking forward to using it more, and seeing where you take it!

Re:We rebuilt our entire application on Tuesday October 11, 2022 @01:49PM (#33166445)
Nice reminder that killing your darlings is needed more often than not!
Ordered the hardcover immediately, looking forward to spending a weekend chunking through it
Re:TLDR explains what a piece of code does on Friday September 23, 2022 @06:40AM (#32950122)
Compsci first years are definitely going to use this to complete "Recreate this algorithm in pseudocode" assignments
I've been including it as step one in my work routine for over a year now, it's so much easier to pick work back up the next morning when I can be exactly where I left off the night before