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l9k··on Why A4? – The Mathematical Beauty of Paper Size
"The US is a big place" , but the world outside the US using Celsius is even bigger, more populated, and with more temperature differences.

Fahrenheit being more natural is purely subjective, there's no good reason at all for it.

Keeping the imperial system is just a matter of convinience because Americans are used to it and changing everything is difficult. Also some people think producers of food and any objects to sell might lose some margin by converting and rounding to the next round number of the new unit

l9k··on The Big DevOps Misunderstanding
Silent at the end of a word only (and when it is part of a conjugaison or accord suffix such as -es or -ent). Also, depending on the accent of a person, the ending "e" can be pronounced, but it's rare.
l9k··on Citing 'Censorship' Concerns, North Idaho ISP Blocks Facebook, Twitter
Agree, that would be the best scenario.

The worse one would be that they actually can block sites and access to the internet is forever changed, now at the will of the ISPs. (fortunately, this would be more plausible under a Republican government, and they're leaving.)

l9k··on Citing 'Censorship' Concerns, North Idaho ISP Blocks Facebook, Twitter
If there is competition, one could think it's okay. But if they are allowed, I imagine the competitors ask why they can't do that either. If they can, they'll block sites too.

Then what? Residents won't have any choice guaranteeing free access to all websites.

I don't see that working.

l9k··on Facebook Says It Is Removing All Content Mentioning 'Stop the Steal'
For more than a decade, we have seen how social networks let conspiracies and extremist views thrive and how they were amplified.

There is ample evidence that "listening" does not tame or squash these positions on these platforms.

l9k··on Citing 'Censorship' Concerns, North Idaho ISP Blocks Facebook, Twitter
Are we starting to see Ajit Pai's dream for Net Neutrality coming to reality?
l9k··on Facebook Says It Is Removing All Content Mentioning 'Stop the Steal'
"Stop The Steal" is nowadays very specifically referring to the conspiracy theories surrounding the US November 2020 presidential election that was started by Trump supporters.

Maybe in a few years (months if you're optimist), it will be forgotten (because of these kinds of measure?) and the phrase will be allowed again.

l9k··on We need a new media system
I think you underestimate the power of American politics and its influence over other countries.

Many politicians are publicly supporting Trump despite sharing none of his values and none of his political stances just because he is branded as a successful right-wing politician. Most people don't know how skewed the political window is in the US anyway.

Even moderate right-wing politician from a European perspective want to be associated with him because he represents the right.

Because of that, news reporters in Europe tend to be gentle with Trump and the Republican party, glossing over their most egregious acts, to not appear biased, despite the small number of people actually supporting the same policies locally. And they still need to report on the USA because of their importance in the world.

Also at play, the incomprehension in translating American problems to other countries'. In other events, the BLM movements was imported to other countries with little knowledge of the US systemic problems and used/criticized in different ways.

This is how American politics can drag the political discussion over the world and impact the political spectrum everywhere.

l9k··on We need a new media system
As popular as Joe Rogan is, he seems to be a drop in the bucket of the news (infotainment) business.

Also, it's debatable that his podcast promotes higher-level discourse even if it's long in duration.

l9k··on 70TB of Parler users’ messages, videos, and posts leaked by security researchers
Yet you seem to side with the less complex interpretation of current event being "he gave a rousing speech"
l9k··on Web based Windows XP desktop recreation, built with React
I just spent an hour on minesweeper
l9k··on 2019 Stack Overflow Developer Survey Results
This also depends on the country and its work culture.

For instance, a senior engineer can be valued and respected internally, and paid accordingly in the US. In a country like France, where technical talent means little (except for very rare and niche skills), engineers usually transition early to managing positions if they can.

l9k··on Slack enables customers to control their encryption keys in enterprise version
Can you clarify? They both offer chatrooms and depending on your definition of webapp framework they both are as well (external app integration, bots...).
l9k··on Slack enables customers to control their encryption keys in enterprise version
How does it compare to Symphony [1]? They want to get the financial market companies, but a lot of them already have their own solution.

[1] https://symphony.com/

l9k··on Why entrepreneurs are leaving the Bay Area for their next startup
IBM also has presence in Miami and a few other places in Florida
l9k··on Why entrepreneurs are leaving the Bay Area for their next startup
How did you get information about Tallinn specifically and what other cities did you consider in the same category?
l9k··on Facebook, Axios and NBC Paid to Whitewash Wikipedia Pages
I disagree. I was surprised the conversations were public and visible on the website itself.

What would be more scary, and probably happens already in other cases, is if nefarious editors organized via private channels.

l9k··on Cookie Warning Shenanigans Have Got to Stop
I think consent is important for tracking, but I noticed an implementation problem/annoyance:

On the same device, I consume news of the same sites from multiple sources or embeded browsers: Facebook, Google News, Chrome...

I don't want to go through the hassle of opting out of tracking from every partner of the very same site I visit. Now multiply the task by every site you visit and every device you use...

I now even suspect they intentionally remove the preference cookies so that you get tired of opting out

l9k··on Cookie Warning Shenanigans Have Got to Stop
I agree they need to ask to track us.

But the little personal data you mention is not only given to them but to 224 different ad networks. Most of them make it impossible or difficult to opt out.

l9k··on Redesigning GitHub Repository Page
Most of the ideas are good, especially the size reduction of the header.

Some thoughts:

1. I like seeing when something in a folder has been modified, and be able to spot easily what folders are active and the ones that have not been touched for years. I agree the last commit message is useless.

2. The file and directory list is currently displayed the same on the main project page and when navigating inside sub-directories. How should the sub-directories be displayed with these modifications?

l9k··on France’s new high-speed trains
The author mentions the similarity between the name InOui and "ennui" (boredom), but seem to ignore that "inouï" is an actual word that means unprecedented/incredible/unheard-of.

https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/inou%C3%AF

l9k··on France’s new high-speed trains
Related, in France as well: Hyperloop TT is developing, in Toulouse, the futuristic hyperloop idea: https://www.cnbc.com/2019/02/26/hyperloop-firm-unveils-first...
l9k··on Some Details of My Personal Infrastructure
I do that with tabs for online articles I (probably) want to read.
l9k··on Samsung’s Foldable Phone Is the $1,980 Galaxy Fold
This $2000 is not an answer, it's a new category of its own.

The S10 line is the (great, IMHO) "answer" to the other flagships. And Samsung phones typically get cheaper after a couple months.

l9k··on Amazon Pulls Out of Planned New York City Campus
Antoine Griezmann did the same thing last year, finally staying at Atletico de Madrid with a huge new contract
l9k··on Meat-free 'Impossible Burger 2.0' tastes even closer to the real deal
So how did you make sure they weren't meat?

That's a problem I would see for vegetarian. That mostly involves trust. A similar scenario already happens with halal and kosher food though.

l9k··on A Guide for Adults Going to College
A startup called Lambda started teaching (online) for free in exchange for a percentage of the new graduate's salary. This is called Income Sharing Agreements (ISA).

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/08/business/dealbook/educati...

l9k··on A Guide for Adults Going to College
* there should be 4 semesters a year, not 2, people should graduate in 2 years, not 4+

The word "semester" literally means "six month" so you can only have two. What you might want is to have more work during these two period.

l9k··on Designing an audio adblocker
I would suggest to integrate a simple local music player during ads and allow to select a specific playlist.
l9k··on Designing an audio adblocker
I also did hear American ads when listening to a foreign podcast in a non-English language.

It seems like the ads are added to the audio file at the start and the end of the podcast.

(I use Player FM)

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