suspectdoubloon
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2 years ago
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on: Windows 11 calls a zip file a 'postcode file' in UK English
In Aus I use Pop to refer to my Grandad who was british. I do think it was to help with confusion with which grandparent I was referring too, was it my dads dad or my mums dad
suspectdoubloon
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3 years ago
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on: AI is making it easier to create more noise, when all I want is good search
I've also switched back to google after trying bing for a few days. The bing bot gets stuck and loses context after awhile. Not only do you get ads in bing to try edge, that if your using edge on Mac you'll get ads to buy a PC the whole time. Rather just use google/chrome seems less pushy.
suspectdoubloon
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5 years ago
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on: A bank security check that leaves you guessing your own name
Australian banks have a system called osko/pay id. You register with your bank a phone number or email I think. And when someone transfers money using your phone number you get a confirmation of their name.
suspectdoubloon
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6 years ago
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on: Ask HN: React Native or Flutter?
I built an app in React native a few years ago, at the time it looked more mature than flutter. However I had a lot of issues regarding keyboard placement, I still had to write platform specific code, which wasn't too bad your could use .android.js or .ios.js. Android also felt like a second class target for React native. A lot of the css features wouldn't work. It could be a lot better now, but I haven't tried since. I very much believe it would be easier pursuing a PWA or writing native code for each platform.
suspectdoubloon
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6 years ago
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on: Mazda is purging touchscreens from its vehicles
I think voice is a better interface for setting navigation, music selection. I used it quite often with the google assistant through android auto. Its intergrated into my steering wheel i hold the button and I tell the car what I want. Im not losing focus on the road to find the knob/touchscreen whilst I perform the interaction. It gets but clunky when I forget the order of operations but the feedback is there.
suspectdoubloon
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6 years ago
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on: Australia’s surprising disregard for free speech
I have once concern with this article. The ABC isn't a state broadcaster its a public broadcaster.
suspectdoubloon
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6 years ago
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on: Apple is now a privacy-as-a-service company
Hmmm, I don't think is 100% necessary. Web assembly and PWAs have caught up in the last few years. I reckon things like firefox os would have a better chance now.
suspectdoubloon
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6 years ago
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on: Google Just Gave 2B Chrome Users a Reason to Switch to Firefox
suspectdoubloon
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6 years ago
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on: Incognito no more: Publishers close loopholes as paywall blockers emerge
I guess for test on iOS would be to see if you could store something to localStorage as that doesn't work in safari would be one way to tell of your in incognito mode.
suspectdoubloon
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7 years ago
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on: Linux touchpad like a Macbook: progress and a call for help
suspectdoubloon
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7 years ago
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on: Displaying Japanese and English Text on the Web
I had these issues on Fedora, especially around emoji. Firefox was fine but Chrome was not. I ended having to play around with some font settings to force chrome to use noto fonts.
suspectdoubloon
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7 years ago
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on: Kitty – a fast, featureful, GPU based terminal emulator
suspectdoubloon
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7 years ago
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on: 24-core CPU and I can’t type an email
This doesn’t work under Wayland. Is there a way to something similar on Wayland.
suspectdoubloon
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7 years ago
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on: Ask HN: Is it a good time to switch to Ubuntu 18.04 desktop?
I would suggest Fedora if your going to use gnome it has far better consistency in my opinion. Ubuntu have switched to installing default apps like system monitor and some others using snap. There's some inconsistencies if you use other GTK themes besides the default.
suspectdoubloon
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8 years ago
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on: FedEx reserves 20 Tesla Semi all-electric big rig trucks
Those trucks look like beluga whales. I wonder if that's what their inspiration for the design was.
suspectdoubloon
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8 years ago
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on: How Australia Bungled Its $36B High-Speed Internet Rollout
At least the South Australian goverment is doing something to alleviate issues of the NBN in Adelaide. Launching 10 gigabit internet across key areas in the CBD.
http://gigcity.com.au/
