WingNews logo WingNews GitHub [2]

birger's comments

birger | 3 years ago | on: Ask HN: Why is Microsoft Teams still so bad?

I have a different experience. 5-10 calls/day on Windows or iPhone. Seamless transition if I want to switch the conversation to another device. Use multiple webcams and headsets. Screen-share a lot. Both Teams App and browser version. Never had any problems with it.

I really like Teams and what it brings to my team. But reading the comments here I'm the minority.

birger | 3 years ago | on: Microsoft Opens New HQ in Toronto

So is there an actual picture of the building and workspaces? I was hoping to see what a modern office looks like according to Microsoft.

birger | 4 years ago | on: Hoppscotch: Open-source alternative to Postman

If I create a team and share requests, do I also share passwords and other credentials? If so, where are they stored and how secure is that?

I work for a company with many different project. Is there a workflow where I can save a workspace as one file and save/load it with my project from Git (or any local folder on my computer)?

birger | 7 years ago | on: As Costs Skyrocket, More U.S. Cities Stop Recycling

First step is Refuse. Refuse to buy anything that has unnecessary packaging. Otherwise Reduce, Reuse, Recycle.

I started bringing my own containers when shopping for groceries. Reduce my trash to 4-5 kilo per week.

birger | 11 years ago | on: Blendle: A radical experiment with micropayments in journalism, 365 days later

I'm one of the 'didn't pay for newspapers before' and right now spend a couple of euro's a month on Blendle.

Articles cost between € 0,10, and € 0,50. If you buy so much articles from one paper / magazine that it is cheaper to get the whole edition, you get the whole edition. Refund work perfect. You don't like the article -> click -> money back. No questions asked.

birger | 12 years ago | on: Gravity Powered Engine

What were they thinking? 'Our small model didn't work but that was because of the relative large friction force, so we just need to build a larger prototype?'

I don't see how this should work!

birger | 14 years ago | on: UK network o2 send your number to every site you visit

Isn't this information used as an extra security layer when using your mobile phone for payments or bank transactions? Here in The Netherlands when I want to use my mobile phone to log in to my bank account and do transactions, I first need to confirm my phone number and a special code. I can imagine that then they need the phone number in the header to verify it is my phone.

And how is this information different then an IP adress that they also have with each request?

birger | 16 years ago | on: Pixar Studio Stories: The Movie Vanishes

so... they actually allow personel to make a copy for personal use from a not-jet released movie? And then they wonder how these things come up on various download sites?
page 1
more