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Re:Windows 11 calls a zip file a 'postcode file' in UK English
on Wednesday June 07, 2023 @07:48PM (#36235274)
In Aus I use Pop to refer to my Grandad who was british. I do think it was to help with confusion with which grandparent I was referring too, was it my dads dad or my mums dad
Re:AI is making it easier to create more noise, when all I want is goo...
on Wednesday March 08, 2023 @08:11PM (#35077101)
I've also switched back to google after trying bing for a few days. The bing bot gets stuck and loses context after awhile. Not only do you get ads in bing to try edge, that if your using edge on Mac you'll get ads to buy a PC the whole time. Rather just use google/chrome seems less pushy.
China's cyberspace regulator orders Didi off app stores
Re:A bank security check that leaves you guessing your own name
on Monday September 07, 2020 @11:33PM (#24404977)
Australian banks have a system called osko/pay id. You register with your bank a phone number or email I think. And when someone transfers money using your phone number you get a confirmation of their name.
Re:Ask HN: React Native or Flutter?
on Monday September 16, 2019 @02:45AM (#20981623)
I built an app in React native a few years ago, at the time it looked more mature than flutter. However I had a lot of issues regarding keyboard placement, I still had to write platform specific code, which wasn't too bad your could use .android.js or .ios.js. Android also felt like a second class target for React native. A lot of the css features wouldn't work. It could be a lot better now, but I haven't tried since. I very much believe it would be easier pursuing a PWA or writing native code for each platform.
Re:Mazda is purging touchscreens from its vehicles
on Tuesday June 18, 2019 @03:07AM (#20210368)
I think voice is a better interface for setting navigation, music selection. I used it quite often with the google assistant through android auto. Its intergrated into my steering wheel i hold the button and I tell the car what I want. Im not losing focus on the road to find the knob/touchscreen whilst I perform the interaction. It gets but clunky when I forget the order of operations but the feedback is there.
Re:Australia’s surprising disregard for free speech
on Sunday June 16, 2019 @04:07AM (#20194419)
I have once concern with this article. The ABC isn't a state broadcaster its a public broadcaster.
Re:Apple is now a privacy-as-a-service company
on Tuesday June 04, 2019 @07:27AM (#20093905)
Hmmm, I don't think is 100% necessary. Web assembly and PWAs have caught up in the last few years. I reckon things like firefox os would have a better chance now.
Re:Google Just Gave 2B Chrome Users a Reason to Switch to Firefox
on Sunday June 02, 2019 @07:15AM (#20074762)
A dupe from the other day?
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=20056864
Re:Incognito no more: Publishers close loopholes as paywall blockers e...
on Thursday May 16, 2019 @01:09AM (#19926298)
I guess for test on iOS would be to see if you could store something to localStorage as that doesn't work in safari would be one way to tell of your in incognito mode.
Re:Linux touchpad like a Macbook: progress and a call for help
on Monday March 25, 2019 @07:05PM (#19487619)
I have an XPS13, I've changed a kernel command line parameter to change from a soft sleep to a hard sleep and battery life has greatly improved.
The first comment in this reddit thread helped me out.
https://www.reddit.com/r/Dell/comments/8b6eci/xp_13_9370_bat...
Re:Displaying Japanese and English Text on the Web
on Friday February 08, 2019 @07:21PM (#19119847)
I had these issues on Fedora, especially around emoji. Firefox was fine but Chrome was not. I ended having to play around with some font settings to force chrome to use noto fonts.
NewEgg cracked in breach, hosted card-stealing code within its own checkout
Re:Kitty – a fast, featureful, GPU based terminal emulator
on Thursday September 06, 2018 @01:45AM (#17924131)
Looks like its unlikely to get changed, as stated in the last comment of the thread by the owner.
https://github.com/kovidgoyal/kitty/issues/9#issuecomment-41...
Re:24-core CPU and I can’t type an email
on Friday August 17, 2018 @04:23AM (#17781162)
This doesn’t work under Wayland. Is there a way to something similar on Wayland.
Re:Ask HN: Is it a good time to switch to Ubuntu 18.04 desktop?
on Monday July 16, 2018 @12:03AM (#17538685)
I would suggest Fedora if your going to use gnome it has far better consistency in my opinion. Ubuntu have switched to installing default apps like system monitor and some others using snap. There's some inconsistencies if you use other GTK themes besides the default.
Re:FedEx reserves 20 Tesla Semi all-electric big rig trucks
on Tuesday March 27, 2018 @01:55AM (#16685667)
Those trucks look like beluga whales. I wonder if that's what their inspiration for the design was.
Re:How Australia Bungled Its $36B High-Speed Internet Rollout
on Friday May 12, 2017 @05:50AM (#14322610)
At least the South Australian goverment is doing something to alleviate issues of the NBN in Adelaide. Launching 10 gigabit internet across key areas in the CBD.