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ben_utzer··on Writing a tile server in Python
I'm writing something like that in python myself. It's still at an early stage. Sooner or later I'll push it to github even if it's in a crappy stage.
ben_utzer··on Low Cost Robot Arm
I'm surprised that no one point to this : https://github.com/peng-zhihui/Dummy-Robot It's probably a bit hard to read though.
ben_utzer··on A teenager's guide to avoiding actual work
Has the title changed lately for SEO reasons? I remember reading this story with something about changing 1 bit to avoid closing potholes..
ben_utzer··on GNOME has no thumbnails in the file picker and my toilets are blocked
No one is talking of the highlighted color used by Ubuntu in their file pickers? I keep believing I can type the file name when saving but instead I am just filtering. Nothing was highlighted.

That is bad.

ben_utzer··on The joys of owning an ‘OG’ email account
There are so many big service providers that do not verify emails and start spamming anyway.

And there are also companies like Epic Games that got my email via a (failed) Playstation registration something. When I wanted to register to buy a game it did not allow me to create my account. I had to use another temporary email while I entered the account with my correct email and deleted it.

We should make a support group for the endless frustrations.

I should also point out that I connected with one of the similarly-named-email guy. When I recognize that it was directed to him, I'll just forward the email now.

ben_utzer··on Web browsers need to stop. Enough is enough
We should start from the foundation and rewrite the specifications for CSS. Once that is made more human, more rendering engines will pop up.
ben_utzer··on Scraping Recipe Websites
I did something similar a while ago. I still have somewhere a DB with half a million recipes somewhere. I didn't continue it because I got stuck with the client side and I didn't find anyone interested in helping me.
ben_utzer··on Amazon is sending me packages I didn't buy
Isn't this maybe some sort of affiliate marketing trick?

How's the SEO for this url going?

ben_utzer··on Google attempted to shut down a unionization meeting in Zurich
Start here and then google rostigraben: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R%C3%B6stigraben
ben_utzer··on Google attempted to shut down a unionization meeting in Zurich
>Meanwhile, in other offices, Google employees have been posting memes in solidarity with their Zurich colleagues, criticizing management for trying to control the talk about unionization.

memes?

ben_utzer··on Sites with dumb password rules
Can we have a similar list for sites that do not verify if the email adress is really owned by the user registering it?
ben_utzer··on Foreign Minister Taro Kono to ask media to switch order of Japanese names
What about this kind of names? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hNoS2BU6bbQ
ben_utzer··on Push Journalism vs. Pull Journalism
> A few months back, I sat down for a coffee with a with a journalist who was starting a new a regional news project.

What about proofread journalists? :-)

ben_utzer··on KDE Connect 1.10 released
what is kde connect? https://community.kde.org/KDEConnect#What_is_KDE_Connect.3F
ben_utzer··on Facts and charts that show the world is getting better
Homicide rate have fallen since 1400. Nice. Why starting that far away? People understand time surrounding them of around 100 years. No one really compares themselves to people that lived 200 years ago or more.
ben_utzer··on US mid-terms: Hackers expose 'staggering' voter machine flaws
Can't find the original source I've read it on. Here is an italian version translated by google: https://translate.google.com/translate?sl=auto&tl=en&js=y&pr...

He was indeed convicted and he also didn't believe it was bad to show off like that.

For those who don't know, Switzerland sends all the material at home, you then can go to the ballot and post it or send it by post if it's not an important votation (if i remember correctly).

ben_utzer··on US mid-terms: Hackers expose 'staggering' voter machine flaws
..and then you see people on Facebook bragging with more than one voting form/letter in their hands..

Not the best example of "unhackable" system...

ben_utzer··on ProtonMail Hits 5M Accounts
Read half the article and then get blocked by their Login popup...
ben_utzer··on Tell HN: Using Gmail? You will be force logged into Chrome
It did not automatically login here.
ben_utzer··on F-35 Program Cutting Corners to “Complete” Development
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Best_Defense
ben_utzer··on To Fix Back Pain, You Might Have To Change The Way You Sit
Anyone has pictures or examples?
ben_utzer··on A bug in Samsung’s default texting app is sending random pics to other people
The article is wrong. You can't disable its permission. The App won't work.
ben_utzer··on Ask HN: Which YouTube channels do you watch regularly?
for the lazy https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCYO_jab_esuFRV4b17AJtAw
ben_utzer··on The end of India’s ‘IT miracle’?
Just make an 8 with your nose. :-)
ben_utzer··on Mastodon 2.4.0
Updated privacy policy is commmit #666..6 :-)
ben_utzer··on Is Google Map's navigation updated too slowly?
It happens on a pc here.
ben_utzer··on Tokyo and Hong Kong in 2018
‍️emoticons and emotics.... Is it a utf test page or am I getting old?
ben_utzer··on Tech workers worry about age discrimination at age 40: Study
two popup in less than 5 seconds after I opened the link. Goodbye theladders.com
ben_utzer··on “Adobe Flash Player is required for interactive charts”
Selecting a nation will change automatically language. That's bad. Especially for Switzerland.
ben_utzer··on Podcasts to make you smarter
The Infinite Monkey Cage non apple links are here: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00snr0w/episodes/downloads
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