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1011_1101 | 6 years ago | on: Kevinism

Basically the same as the other mentioned: Moron, idiot or dimwit. But the actual names used vary from generations and regions. Also I would say these name insults are mostly used by children and teenagers. As a somewhat effective workaround to avoid getting punished for using the actual swearwords.

1011_1101 | 7 years ago | on: Text-only news sites are slowly making a comeback. Here’s why

I recently made the switch back to firefox and discovered their reader view. I tested this with some articles but wasn't impressed. Then a few days ago there was some interesting inuit article about child education from npr and I chose that plain text option. I remembered the reader view and used those two features in combination and it synergizes perfectly. Also the narrate feature within that view (previously missed that completely) works flawlessly without the usual clutter.

1011_1101 | 7 years ago | on: Show HN: Random Wikipedia browser extension

Since the sole feature of this extension is pretty trivial and can be easily replaced with a bookmark, I would be honestly worried about some "hidden features".

The barely two sentence description and low resolution preview picture also don't inspire much confidence.

1011_1101 | 7 years ago | on: Firefox 61.0 Released

In addition to FreeFulls comment, there are also talkshows/(video)podcasts. It's basically the main broadcasting platform for gamers and tech people.

1011_1101 | 8 years ago | on: Why Can't Hollywood Make a Good Video Game Movie?

Storywise I think a lot games would make a good source for good movies. My personal problems with the ones we're getting is, that they are so similar to the original that they are basically just remakes.

Take the recent Tomb Raider movie, after I've seen the trailer I had no desire at all to go watch it. Why would I watch something that I've experienced for over 20 hours in depth and on my own pace already. I don't know, maybe a lot of people got excited when they saw her with the plane: "Hey, look, it's exactly like the game!" For me it was just boring.

Instead focus on a character that isn't the main one in video games, use the setting etc. F.e. as a Dark Souls fan I would love for a movie to add some backstory for Solaire. Scrap any stupid references to the game like putting a white sign on the ground to summon somebody, instead just let Solaire meet another traveller (at a bonfire ;D) or anybody dying and then respawning. There you have it: (A already beloved character, ) a man of faith looking for divinity (or whatever) while travelling to faraway lands (supernatural or not) is confronted with the unbearable evils of this world to have a crisis of faith which he either overcomes or goes mad over.

1011_1101 | 8 years ago | on: KaiOS – A Smartphone Operating System

Couldn't find any numbers for battery life comparison between original and postmarketOS. Could you share your experience please? (Your last line seems to indicate there might be a significant increase)

1011_1101 | 8 years ago | on: How to become better at software estimations

Thanks for your reply, glad to be educated in my limited biology knowledge :D. I think I understand your point. Evolution doesn't classify, we do. But doesn't this validate my point? Isn't the chicken vs egg question the same kind of problem made up by man like what we describe as different species? Apart from specialists there is no need for the majority of the population to classify the extinct variations of a ring species. So I assumed classification occurs vertical up to the common ancestor rather than horizontal by dying out variations of a ring species.

My original statement was simplified, maybe "evolution in conjunction with how mankind classifies species" would be more in line with the point I was making. My reasoning behind this is the following: As far as I know, the most accurate way of comparing species is by comparing genetic structure. And the point at which these genetic changes typically happen (maybe there are exceptions) is at reproduction (that's the evolution aspect of my point). This would also be the "earliest" point we could spot a difference.

1011_1101 | 9 years ago | on: Show HN: Making Your Music Choose Your Desktop Wallpaper

"First, finding the lyrics of the song that’s playing, and picking out the key words or themes from it"

I listen to Melodic Death Metal. Some of the themes in this genre are not suited to provide pictures one might want to look at. A blacklist or filter for some keywords could help here.

Would be nice if you could provide more examples for other genres.

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