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RandomGuyDTB

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I'm just your normal everyday nerd.
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RandomGuyDTB··on Chrome “clear cookies on exit” feature does not work
Do you have any citations as to how old the issue is?
RandomGuyDTB··on Brown Person on screen? We need subtitles
This is actually really interesting. I doubt the person responsible even realized they were doing this. Hope Vox sees this and learns from their mistakes at the very least.

My view on this issue might be kind of lax but a lot of people don't realize they're being racist. Before we call someone out we need to first ask if their mistake can be attributed to ignorance, not ill intent. Put educating before chastising.

RandomGuyDTB··on Ask HN: What do you think of the Google Stadia?
I don't think gaming needs another competitor, much less one that already has a history of booting its rivals and starting monopolies. Steam is good enough for me.

The thing that's horrific to me is the quoted 20GB of data transferred per hour during playtime. I don't have data limits so it doesn't affect me too hard but my Internet connection hovers right around 5mbips per second. I live in a smallish city in Maine. Google is alienating those in rural areas.

RandomGuyDTB··on Burger King launches coffee subscription service to customers for $5 per month
I tried BK coffee a while ago and found it to be really bad, I'll have to try it again- especially at that price. Hope Dunkin Donuts follows this with an at least similar price-per-month.
RandomGuyDTB··on 4chan has been blocked in NZ “for security reasons”
A range which has been narrowing recently, meanwhile the chans have been popular for decades now. I agree with you in part; 4 & 8 have been gaining popularity because people just don't trust the news, but it's not because of fake news that people are joining. It's because the news doesn't agree with them.
RandomGuyDTB··on 4chan has been blocked in NZ “for security reasons”
Thank god.
RandomGuyDTB··on A Touchpad Embedded Keyboard
I dunno, I think I've used a MacBook that had that type of layout. Either that or it was another notebook. That layout is pretty common.
RandomGuyDTB··on Ask HN: What made you change your mind about a programming language/paradigm?
Thought Python was great. Then I found out Ifs rely on indentations in order to be parsed correctly. As someone who generally uses whitespace-independent languages (Lisp and Processing mostly cover my bases) I really despise the fact that I have to tab-indent my code and that I can't add leading spaces just because.

Normally I use three spaces instead, and when naming variables I add leading whitespace to the line to prettify it up and make the "="s align. It irks me but I can get past it. Still wish it could've been done better.

RandomGuyDTB··on Linux Desktop Setup
What's the appeal behind Wayland? I've been using X for a while now (linux n00b) and I really enjoy having everything like this, there even are a couple apps I use specifically for X11.
RandomGuyDTB··on Show HN: The operating system I built as my high school project (2016)
I heard that guy made his own compiler
RandomGuyDTB··on Show HN: The operating system I built as my high school project (2016)
Jesus, at my high school it's an accomplishment to know how to read
RandomGuyDTB··on Consolas is now open source
From the Github: "because open source is the future."
RandomGuyDTB··on [dead]
Man, just email. You can join in anytime you want.
RandomGuyDTB··on Feds Can't Force You to Unlock Your iPhone with Finger or Face, Judge Rules
Already posted here several times, sorry mate.
RandomGuyDTB··on Pink Trombone
Like how in jargon.txt they used 69 as an example of a big number:

"69 adj. Large quantity. Usage: Exclusive to MIT-AI. "Go away, I have 69 things to do to DDT before worrying about fixing the bug in the phase of the moon output routine..." (Note: Actually, any number less than 100 but large enough to have no obvious magic properties will be recognized as a "large number". There is no denying that "69" is the local favorite. I don't know whether its origins are related to the obscene interpretation, but I do know that 69 decimal = 105 octal, and 69 hexadecimal = 105 decimal, which is a nice property. - GLS)"

RandomGuyDTB··on Torrents with public domain paywalled papers from before 1923
0.0015B
RandomGuyDTB··on Why the Student Loan Bubble Won't Burst
"The banks are too big to fail." "Bitcoin will just keep going up and up." "Stocks are on the rise, it'll never end!"

"The student loan bubble can never burst!"

I don't care what you think, bubbles /always/ burst. I agree with the article's points in a temporary sense and understand the argument but no matter how good your soap surface tension will always catch up.

RandomGuyDTB··on The Best Programming Advice I Ever Got (2012)
Leonardo DiCaprio? Is that you?
RandomGuyDTB··on Ask HN: Are there any multiplayer terminal console ascii games?
To add, Multi-User Dungeons are games you can connect to via Telnet.
RandomGuyDTB··on Ask HN: Why can't Android updates work like GNU/Linux updates?
I really wish someone had an answer for this. But I'm not sure there is one.
RandomGuyDTB··on TOP 5 Serial over LAN Software solutions
It'd probably work better if you put a direct link here.
RandomGuyDTB··on Show HN: Dark Reader extension – Dark mode for every website
I experienced the same thing. Waiting until the problem is fixed to use again but it was a really useful albeit slow extension.
RandomGuyDTB··on Ask HN: What are good alternatives for wordpress.com?
Blogspot is still kicking. There's also Google Sites, which I used for several years and still recommend (use the "old" editor).
RandomGuyDTB··on Why Don’t We Forget How to Ride a Bike?
I've learned how to ride a bike twice and I've forgotten it twice - I still don't quite believe people "never forget" how to ride a bike (given a long enough time).
RandomGuyDTB··on Ask HN: What is your go-to Domain Provider?
Google Domains is nice but I'll probably switch to Cloudflare's new domain thing when it's ready.
RandomGuyDTB··on Facebook Considered Charging for Access to User Data
The problem is market price would be less than a penny per megabyte of data.

EDIT: Okay, I admit I pulled this figure out of my behind but my point is data is incredibly cheap.

RandomGuyDTB··on 3 Little Known but Useful Vim Tips
That's actually really useful but I'm just gonna say it:

#1. use emacs

RandomGuyDTB··on Ask HN: Should I Be Ashamed to Love JavaScript?
A programming language is like a type of art. Some people love oil painting, some people hate it, some people don't know how to get the colors to mix. Some people hate using a pen for art. I think it's just subjective.
RandomGuyDTB··on Web.dev by Google
My website scored a 46 as well. It's just a couple HTML pages with a single stylesheet but Google really wants me to configure it so you can read my internet webpage outside of the internet.

I think I'm gonna add an explanation for what CTRL+S does instead.

RandomGuyDTB··on Ask HN: How should a programming language accommodate disabled programmers?
The most extreme sport: programming the car you're in to self-drive, without being able to touch the steering wheel, next to the grand canyon.
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