stomato's comments

Ow

If you're a US citizen, vote for someone that will keep it going. Some have promised to undo a lot that the current administration has done, and this might be part of that.

I'm not aware of any free code from Trump so far, btw.

Also, when his campaign has tried to code, they fail:

http://qz.com/762424/trumps-campaign-donation-website-used-o...

"A programmer named Shu Uesugi, an engineer at a California company called EdSurge, discovered a major flaw with the way Trump’s website was using jQuery. Instead of downloading the open-source code from GitHub and running it off a server they controlled, the developers who built Trump’s website simply ran the code off GitHub directly, Uesugi found.

While the code’s location might seem like a minor detail, running it off GitHub meant that the person who controlled the code on GitHub could change the code at his whim, and those changes would take hold on Trump’s website. Since GitHub is for open-source projects, it also meant that any user could submit a request to modify the code and impact Trump’s website, if the change was approved by the plug-in’s author, a developer in Lisbon named Igor Escobar."

Then Igor tweeted about how he could have modified it: https://twitter.com/igorescobar/status/766367306662440960?re...

> I think the easiest solution would be just not to use web fonts at all.

Here's another option: plain text.

That's right. You can have webpages that are plain text without any HTML formatting, and they will render.

Here is an example file:

  This is text.

This is the absolute best way of presenting web content. No one will complain.

This is great. But I can't think of a single macOS-only app I'd like to have in Linux, other than Terminal.app, Control Panel, Activity Monitor, etc. Everything else I use already runs in Linux.

I really like the idea, but am unsure about execution.

For example, datassette starts off with big differences in volume: http://musicforprogramming.net/?three

I've been listening at work for years and what works for me is:

Dark (in minor) soundtracks (electronica and classical).

Classic rock (usually in minor) that has a mostly consistent sound.

and various types of white (and other colored) noise in https://mynoise.net/ (where I donate so there are no limitations)

I used to listen to Pandora and other stations, but I found the transitions and switching songs would get distracting, so now I just listen to the same set of songs on loop.

If they were so much trouble, why did IBM deploy them stating they are 3x less expensive overall including support?

http://www.businessinsider.com/an-ibm-it-guy-macs-are-300-ch...

> Apple is behaving as if they're a boutique OEM.

Not sure what you mean.

If they made the computer much faster, I imagine it'd get too hot or noisy.

The main failure IMO was that the only real innovation was a touch bar replacing function keys that as far as I can tell no one asked for or wanted.

However, macOS still beats Windows 10 because it's more intuitive and usable and has fewer quirks.

I don't want one of these because of the touchbar, though. It just seems unnecessary, and I wish they would've waited on a more practical innovation that would solve a problem and not remove physical keys and be a distraction and take away from design aesthetics.

I hope that they will continue to keep Torre Girona in as close to its original condition as possible. It's not abnormal for the church to stop using buildings as churches if it makes sense, but it is a beautiful building.

The TEDxCMU talk mentioned as #8 in the comments by the OP is "Turning Fear Into Fuel":

http://tedxtalks.ted.com/video/TEDxCMU-Jonathan-Fields-Turni...

I'm not sure which is the Jim Valvano talk they had linked to, but here are a few:

Cutting Down The Nets: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uezVYG4ba1E

You + Motivation = Success: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G5yWJ1_wv5E

1993 ESPY Speech: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HuoVM9nm42E

My answer would be "No, thanks."

Even though the new MB pro has the weird strip and lack of function keys, the OS is still better. Windows 10 has more quirks.

The problems with those batteries are that cell phones pushed the limit such that they were dangerous due to thin walls between part of the battery(ies), and hoverboards didn't keep batteries from overcharging, which causes a chemical reaction forming spikes that penetrate the thin walls between the parts of the batteries that cause fires. The batteries tech itself is not a problem; it's the design around it.

And if you think this is bad, just wait until batteries get more powerful and there are problems. Be thankful that it only starts a small fire!

> Take Elon Musk as the most successful example. Deferring to experts is a poor substitute for thinking for yourself.

I'm not sure what you mean. Elon Musk is an extremely purpose-driven, incredibly intelligent person in addition to being successful. From wikipedia:

'He is the founder, CEO, and CTO of SpaceX; co-founder, CEO, and product architect of Tesla Motors; co-founder and chairman of SolarCity; co-chairman of OpenAI; co-founder of Zip2; and founder of X.com which merged with PayPal of Confinity. As of June 2016, he has an estimated net worth of US$11.5 billion, making him the 83rd wealthiest person in the world. Musk has stated that the goals of SolarCity, Tesla Motors, and SpaceX revolve around his vision to change the world and humanity. His goals include reducing global warming through sustainable energy production and consumption, and reducing the "risk of human extinction" by "making life multiplanetary" by setting up a human colony on Mars. In addition to his primary business pursuits, he has also envisioned a high-speed transportation system known as the Hyperloop, and has proposed a VTOL supersonic jet aircraft with electric fan propulsion, known as the Musk electric jet.'

These are not things that just a "successful" person does. He breaks the mold from tech: the mind of Nikola Tesla but with much more business sense.

meritocratic - government or the holding of power by people selected on the basis of their ability.

I want HN's power to be held by those that are able.

I don't want the current system where we give karma votes to each other to allow each other to downvote. Nor even do I want those without significant knowledge and experience to be able to post or comment at all on the HN frontpage. In the early days, most of those on HN were worth their salt. Those were the ones that talked and the rest of us listened. It's turned into something quite different since, and I believe it's also be driving the global direction of development into a tailspin because of the appearance of authority of those that should not have it influencing behavior.

Tried it recently. The biggest problems I had with it:

1. With what's built-in, it was non-obvious how to access most of the apps available to Ubuntu/Debian. The large rectangles in that app menu are horrid compared to the rest of the macOS-looking (nice) interface.

2. It claims that there is no need for terminal, and yet with very little searching, I was finding posts online with "how to make ElementaryOS better" that all involved use of the terminal. I don't mind opening a terminal shell and doing this, but it seems like there would be another way that is easier for the casual user.

3. It can't just be the desktop that looks like macOS; one of the big things in macOS is how intuitive every user task is. For example, in ElementaryOS, you can't right click on the desktop to change the background. But, there are many other things as well.

It's very nice, and probably the best install and desktop I've experienced in Linux thus far. That says a lot since I've been using Linux and installing it for a few decades. However, it is not ready yet. It is getting very close, though. The things I miss from macOS are:

1. Spotlight

2. The intuitiveness of the macOS control panel

3. The macOS activity monitor

4. Easily stylable terminal with options

5. Dock/OS notifications (number and bubbles)

Understand that they would have assumed some loss in the front of nationwide rollout, but they seem to have overestimated adoption and underestimated the costs required to rollout.

The one thing they did right, imo, were t-shirts. Compared to billboards, TV commercials, etc. a well-designed t-shirt lasts a really long time and gets more attention.

Thanks! Had no idea I could use a private window to unpaywall!

I was a big supporter, however now I wonder whether the cities that they've started rolling out to will get half-assed because their budgets are cut or morale has dropped. It's freaking Google- I don't understand how they didn't do the due diligence ahead of time to prepare budget for costs adequately.

But, if they ever come, I'll probably buy in, because I can't believe that AT&T is saying things like this- do they actually understand that PR 101 is you don't gloat?: http://www.attpublicpolicy.com/fcc/broadband-investmentnot-f...

Paywalled so I can't read it.

I see many positive comments that are not downvoted, so when you downvote someone saying "awesome", I suspect it is because you disagree, not because it was a low value post, which would be the reason why you would downvote. Also, your response was "explain why"; again, I don't see people usually questioning each acclaimation.