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Re:Gmail Launches Add-ons on Friday October 27, 2017 @05:27AM (#15566862)
Inbox actually has a signature feature in the "Settings" panel. It doesn't provide any formatting options, but you can copy-paste your signature from the Gmail signature settings, and it'll keep the formatting and any images you have.
Re:Gmail Launches Add-ons on Wednesday October 25, 2017 @04:25AM (#15548381)
I both agree and disagree. It's certainly a reframing of Gmail in a more light format, but it has one killer feature (which is also the only reason I'm currently using it over Gmail) – email snoozing. To get that in Gmail you need a label-based plugin (desktop only) or a third-party app (to get it on mobile as well) afaik.
They didn't say that though. They just proposed that the blanket statement is baseless. As the parent states, I could as arbitrarily state that CEO's are underpaid. They also provide further explanation on what might dictate CEO pay, factors that some people might not consider when making such blanket statements. You on the other hand provide nothing constructive to the discussion.

I do not doubt that there are CEOs that are overpaid, as do I not doubt that there are those that get paid fair. Chants and overly ideological short stories aren't going to fix the problem with the former.

Re:Uber Driver Tip-Hustling Schemes on Thursday March 16, 2017 @04:43AM (#13883478)
The destination shows up when the ride starts (i.e. you get in the car). Calling beforehand is a an indication that the driver might want to cancel the ride if the destination is "inconvenient" (e.g. from city center to a remote suburb).
Re:The Mystery of the Missing Hotel Toothpaste (2013) on Sunday August 21, 2016 @12:04PM (#12331361)
Your single-sentence answer is misdirected. The article doesn't pose the question of how to get toothpaste at a hotel, but rather why it is not included in the standard set of amenities. You don't have to ask the reception for for two types of soap, lotions, and gels, but you have to ask for toothpaste. That's the "mystery".
Re:Sweden leads the race to become cashless society on Sunday August 14, 2016 @03:18PM (#12286887)
I agree that there are risks with a cashless society (especially from a privacy perspective), but it's not incredibly hard to understand the positive effects of cash-free (as you seem to suggest).

- Vendors not needing to carry cash, significantly decreasing (or even eliminating) security-related risks (e.g. grocery stores/bus drivers getting robbed)

- Removing PoS that affect quality of service for the actual service provided (e.g. someone paying the bus fare and holding up the ride)

- Reducing the possibility for criminals to launder dirty money (the flipside of the privacy aspect).

Re:Make Algorithms Accountable on Monday August 01, 2016 @05:15PM (#12206059)
Here is a paper [1] discussing the effects of the new European Union legislation mentioned in the article ("right to explanation"). Interesting related read, regardless of the validity of the numbers mentioned in this opinion piece.

[1] http://arxiv.org/pdf/1606.08813v2.pdf