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stevehb··on Goodwill doesn't want broken toasters
Is the word you're looking for "volunteer"?
stevehb··on If I could bring one thing back to the internet it would be blogs
Might be this one: http://tttthis.com/rememberwebsites.php/
stevehb··on Windows 10 has “python” command that redirects to the Windows Store
Even after the 2.x/3.x debacle, it's not as simple as keeping everything current. For example, until very recently, Tensorflow would work on Python 3.7 but not on 3.8. TF is just one well-known example, but version incompatibilities are common enough that many Python devs keep multiple virtual envs.
stevehb··on How Fragmented Is Android?
That's a good point. The list for Android fragmentation even includes 2.0 Eclair, which has 0% across the whole row!
stevehb··on A forgotten hero stopped the My Lai massacre 50 years ago
It's not blocked here in Taiwan. I wonder if they're blocking it because of the GDPR?
stevehb··on Java call stack – from HTTP upto JDBC as a picture (2006)
It's called abstraction, but at some point that becomes a euphemism for obfuscation.
stevehb··on The Game Designer's Calculator
You're being downvoted, but it is pretty bad. Looks like they set word breaks to 'break-all' for those low-width media queries.
stevehb··on Texas Is Too Windy and Sunny for Old Energy Companies to Make Money
Not the same person...
stevehb··on System76 is moving product design and manufacturing in house
If you're looking for 13 inch, standard HD screen with long battery life, and all you need is browser and SSH functionality, you might think about trying a Chromebook. The SSH functionality comes as a Google-made extension [1]. The CPU and RAM specs are usually lower than you mention, but in my experience the machine runs fine for video calls, Netflix, etc.

[1]: https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/secure-shell/pnhec...

stevehb··on Obama Commutes Bulk of Chelsea Manning’s Sentence
The Guardian ran everything by the US government first before publishing. Every responsible journalist does. They're looking for a response or comment to the story, to make sure they didn't get anything wrong, and to see if there's a any reason to withhold details (a reason beyond "It's classified so don't").

In fact, in Greenwald's book No Place to Hide, he describes how they held off publishing for several days while waiting for a response from the government. Greenwald was so frustrated with the delays that he considered quitting the Guardian and going on his own. I think that's the idea that eventually turned into The Intercept.

stevehb··on Nintendo releases original Zelda design docs
I think the last page is for Ditto machines. I remember them being used for schools back in the 80s when all the copies came out in purple ink.
stevehb··on Show HN: Give 7B people an instant physical address
Seems broken for me as well. I'm on desktop Chrome. Message says to check JS console. In case it helps, this is the error message:

Google Maps API error: RefererNotAllowedMapError

https://developers.google.com/maps/documentation/javascript/...

Your site URL to be authorized: http://xaddress.org/try?lng=en_.bb

@ js?key=AIzaSyAOUib5wvPGPSazgnTc-Mq415kxB1fNuu8&v=3.24&libraries=drawing,places&language=en:32(anonymous function)

@ common.js:52(anonymous function)

@ common.js:224d

@ common.js:46(anonymous function)

@ AuthenticationService.Authenticate?1shttp%3A%2F%2Fxaddress.org%2Ftry%3Flng%3Den&4sAIzaSyAOUib5wvPGP…:1

stevehb··on A Single Div
It looks like use them for CSS properties. The background for the outer div is set to #4e6590, the blue background. The background-image of the inner div (and its ::before and ::after) draw the parts of the zipper.

For example, the inner div has background-image of

    linear-gradient(to top, transparent 10px, #aaa 10px, #aaa 15px, #ccc 15px, #ccc 30px, transparent 30px), repeating-linear-gradient(to bottom, transparent, transparent 5px, #ddd 5px, #ddd 10px), repeating-linear-gradient(to bottom, #ccc, #ccc 5px, transparent 5px, transparent 10px);
which draws the teeth of the zipper.
stevehb··on Sunspring, a short science fiction film written by algorithm
> as far as we know

Or maybe AI is here, and it's throwing out all these articles to hide its emergence. :)

stevehb··on “My wife has complained that OpenOffice will never print on Tuesdays” (2009)
I'm surprised it's not the official name.