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It could be just me, but I find that UI repulsive. I had the (mis)fortune of using CDE back in 2005 on the job working on Solaris, and I remember not liking it back then either; slow and ugly is what…
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See also: http://www.script-o-rama.com/
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shot-scraper, combined with ImageMagick's compare [1], would be a great start for automated QA to check for visual stability to a website/webapp. [1]: https://imagemagick.org/…
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Also noteworthy, this post of mine with authoritative text from GNU docs. Read "(Un)Portable Shell Programming" https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=31678176 …
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The links at the bottom are broken; presumably the post was written in Markdown, HN doesn’t understand that.
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<a Google executive> uses woodworking as an example: if Google knows you’re interested in woodworking as a hobby, how can it help facilitate that? By answering questions, yes, but also by s…
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Over a month ago HN was notified [1] that the Dillo web browser's domain had expired, and that it was for sale. I sent an email to the contact on page linked in the item, and offered to buy the d…
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1. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 2. The Selfish Gene 3. Podcast: Kings of Kings https://www.dancarlin.com/hardcore-history-56-kings-of-kings... Each one of these were worth ev…
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Thanks for recommending aerc. I gave it a try for my Postgres contributions workflow, and it was very easy to use it. Having tried mutt, it was surprisingly easy to configure aerc to work with GMail. …
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I am interested in innovative ways Postgres is used. Been part of the Postgres community for a while, so the FDW, and innovations related to using FDW to make more/new data accessible to customer…
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Is there a Git repo, mailing list, newsletter, or website that I can follow the progress on this, perhaps even contribute?!
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> A query ran for a long time without issue, and then, one day, some minor shift in your statistics happens, and now you have a major performance issue .. This is the precise problem I’m working on…
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> Why would I use this instead of Apple built-in password manager? Because BitWarden works on more devices than what Apple supports.
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Your comment made it sound like you were unhappy with the longevity of the device itself. > iPhone that lasts 4 years Sorry if that was not your intent.
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The comment complains about the device itself, and not any specific components of it. > Any chance we can get a nuclear-powered iPhone which lasts 4 years?
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Please stop spreading unsubstantiated FUD. If you have the data to prove otherwise, please share the links. I have had an iPhone 7 for many years; yes, same device. I don't remember the exact tim…
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Following up from my comment 2 days ago https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=32656651 > Some quick research shows these tests can be ordered by the patients, themselves, for ~$…
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Some quick research shows these tests can be ordered by the patients, themselves, for ~$60, so the same as the disccounted/offer price here. LabCorp: https://www.ondemand.labcorp.com&#…