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hisyam··on Show HN: Build auto-updating dashboards in a spreadsheet
The video on the homepage crashed my Mac when I watched it in fullscreen. Tested twice, same issue.

I'm using Chrome 110.0.5481.100 (Official Build) (x86_64) and macOS 10.15.7

hisyam··on Times New Roman is being phased out at the State Department, replaced by Calibri
The tweet underneath mentioned OCR.
hisyam··on Japanese Manga are being eclipsed by Korean webtoons
I find the manhwa format to be incredibly annoying because you have to scroll excessively thanks to the large gaps between panels.
hisyam··on 58 bytes of CSS to look great nearly everywhere
I use a browser extension called Window Resizer where I create 2 resolution profiles (1440x1080 and 1600x1080) and then use CTRL+1 and CTRL+2 keyboard shortcuts to alternate between them.
hisyam··on I’m Disappointed with 1Password
I'm using 1password 6 and the Chrome classic extension simply stops working recently. Restarting Chrome or my laptop doesn't fix it.
hisyam··on Amazon is bypassing supply chain chaos with chartered ships and long-haul planes
With so much congestions at California's ports, do other states not interested in building additional ports on the west coast?
hisyam··on Countering climate change with cool pavements
You can plant trees that doesn't have pavement-breaking roots.
hisyam··on TechEmpower Framework Benchmarks: Round 20
Can you please add 'language' column on the "Composite scores" table? I keep forgetting which framework runs on which language.
hisyam··on Jack Dorsey runs two multibillion-dollar companies without using a computer
Because spreadsheets.
hisyam··on Bitwarden – Open Source Password Manager
You don't have to sync your vault in 1Password 6.
hisyam··on Pop_OS by System76
That webpage made my Chrome crawled to a halt. Had to use Safari instead.
hisyam··on Goodbye PNaCl, Hello WebAssembly
Some js apps need to work with database.

eg: I'd like to build an expense tracker with html/css/js/sqlite but I want it to be offline and the user can choose to save their db file in their dropbox/gdrive folder.

hisyam··on Goodbye PNaCl, Hello WebAssembly
Some devs want to develop js apps without paying/maintaining a server.
hisyam··on I’m a freelance copywriter
Second one looks like a spam.
hisyam··on Apple’s Devices Lose Luster in American Classrooms
> 5 years ago it would be taking a minute or two for windows to wake up and log in

OS boot time depends mostly on storage speed, not just the OS itself. My 2012 MBP takes 90s to boot before I upgraded it to SSD.

hisyam··on Radar – A new set of integrated tools to help prevent fraud
Download Shuttle
hisyam··on Microsoft Teams, the new chat-based workspace in Office 365
Excel is still superior to Google Sheets.
hisyam··on Radar – A new set of integrated tools to help prevent fraud
The webpage automatically loads a 206MB video http://imgur.com/a/Xyie6

That's insane.

hisyam··on Bitwarden – Free and Open Source Password Manager
1Password doesn't upload stuff to the cloud (except for Team/Family sync). You can choose which folder you can store your vault.
hisyam··on Shaarli – Personal, minimalist, database-free, bookmarking service
Yeah, and it doesn't exactly look minimalist either.
hisyam··on Trump’s brigade took over Reddit. Now Reddit is changing its rules to stop them
r/s4p might be little annoying but they didn't:

- post dozens of pictures of Hillary kissing the KKK in a single day

- post a bunch of cropped centipede pictures that can be combined when browsing r/all

- etc

If they want to promote their favorite politician, I understand but populating 40% of r/all with meme shitposts will make the admins take actions.

hisyam··on Pagination with rel=“next” and rel=“prev” (2011)
I love inifinite scrolling in Pinterest but hate it in an ecommerce site with more than 200 items on a page.
hisyam··on Let’s continue to build Product Hunt, together
How do you talk to users if you can't get users?
hisyam··on Introducing the new Google+
The problem isn't the multi-column layout. The real problem are the blocks/cards/boxes that have different heights.
hisyam··on Mac Store Apps Stopped Working Due to Expired Security Certificate
But Coda is already popular among Mac developers. We can't say the same about less popular apps though.
hisyam··on Indonesia is burning. So why is the world looking away?
I think the author wants the developed nations to send in their fire fighting aid.
hisyam··on Hack: A typeface designed for source code
+1 for Menlo. I've tried all the fonts recommended here on HN and I always go back to Menlo.
hisyam··on Show HN: Git-remote-dropbox – use Dropbox as a true Git server
How can Gitlab afford to host unlimited private repos for free?
hisyam··on Afterglow: Dark Theme for Sublime
Try restarting the app.
hisyam··on Consulting
You might want to change your profile picture. That negative black & white photo looks unprofessional.
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