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Shinchy··on Ubuntu 18.04: Unity is gone, Gnome is back, and Ubuntu has never been better
Had the exact same issue, ended up switch from Wayland over to Xorg to get it working. However this isn't anywhere near as nice of an experience.
Shinchy··on Apple starting to alert users that it will end 32-bit app support on the Mac
I keep two versions of my DAW (Ableton) installed 32bit and 64bit. It's not just so I can open my older files but also because I find some of the older VSTs to simply sound better.
Shinchy··on 16 year old app developer: Plagiarist or Prodigy?
I could understand if the App did something amazing, but it's just a basic Crypto tracking app - there are thousands of these already on the App Store. I'm sure she did work on it to some extent, it's nothing spectacular. Looks like a fairly basic 'follow the tutorial' first App, but maybe that's just me.
Shinchy··on Can I buy a GPU yet?
Thank god I bought a 1080ti when I did.
Shinchy··on The growing body of evidence that digital distraction is damaging our minds
It's a fascinating subject and I'm not sure of others but I certainly have found that my brain has changed with the advent of Smartphone usage. I truly wonder if a child's brain could be reversed from effect that will be set in by a constant on, constant feedback and lack of need for knowledge retention.
Shinchy··on What Needs to Happen Before Electric Cars Take Over the World
Let me put it this way, I looked at buying an Electric Car but I live in a house with no driveway so there is no way I can ever own one. I would never risk the idea of driving to a supermarket hoping there is a free charging port for my car, just in case there isn't any free - it's not like I can just queue up the car. It's a huge fundamental hurdle and one that until solved will stop me from ever buying an Electric Vehicle.
Shinchy··on Facebook’s New Captcha Test: 'Upload a Clear Photo of Your Face'
This is a classic example of technical staff not thinking about what a user would do.
Shinchy··on Tesla Roadster
I would reserve judgement on that top speed claim until we see it for real.
Shinchy··on Life Inside the RVs of Silicon Valley
It's like something from 'The Grapes of Wrath'.
Shinchy··on Company gives non-smokers six days holiday to compensate for cigarette breaks
In the UK you're often forced to take your holiday.
Shinchy··on Facebook denies 'listening' to conversations
Why don't we just try this out, get a fresh device and block location services then create a new Facebook account. Make sure you don't search for the thing you're aiming to get Ads for (Cat Food, Carpets, Jumper, etc.) on the device itself or nearby devices. Then just talk about those things and see if the ads come up.
Shinchy··on Scenic Tram Simulator
That was fantastic.
Shinchy··on Face ID, Touch ID, No ID, PINs and Pragmatic Security
I'm not sure if it's relevant but Dubai and UAE have been known to put people in prison for quite unbelievable reasons often as they were transferring through the airport.

One such instance included a British guy who had shared a Facebook post recommending giving aid to refugees, Dubai police put him in jail over it - that was over a year ago and I believe he's still there. One instance included a microscopic amount of cannabis found on the sole of a passengers shoe, he got almost 4 years in prison.

There are many many other instances, if locking your phone stops them from even chancing it, it might be worthwhile.

Shinchy··on iPhone X
This happens often to me when I used my phone as a sat nav, the phone was attached to the dash but would sometimes go to sleep if the battery went to 20%. I'd open it up again by just tapping the home.
Shinchy··on Why We Terminated Daily Stormer
Makes total sense, not sure why they would even need to write all of this up.
Shinchy··on HTML5 Version of the Tron:Legacy Boardroom Scene
This is fantastic, really fun to use and would make a cool portfolio website.
Shinchy··on “We will stop updating and distributing the Flash Player at the end of 2020”
AS3 is still one of my favourite languages I've worked with, loved the class system they had in place for it.
Shinchy··on Used GPUs flood the market as Ethereum's price drops below $150
Annoying as all hell, I am in the market for a 1080ti and the prices have rocketed up in the past two weeks.
Shinchy··on Students Are Better Off Without a Laptop in the Classroom
I've always find the idea of taking a laptop to a lecture pretty rude. I'm there to give the person teaching my full attention, not stare at a laptop screen. So personally I never use them in any type of lecturing / teaching environment simply as a mark of respect.
Shinchy··on Antisocial Coding: My Year at GitHub
To me Meritocracy is extremely important, it's one of the very few things we have left that allow poorer people to get out of their situations. We see it all the time in the Development world and it's one of the things I love the most about it. We have people who have come from poorer backgrounds around the world putting themselves into a better life through hard work and discipline. Sometimes people don't even need a degree which can be hard to obtain without a good amount of money - it's just determination and hard work. Remove the ideas of Merit from this then you lose that and once you lose it, it's unlikely you'll ever get it back
Shinchy··on Antisocial Coding: My Year at GitHub
Leicester City FC.
Shinchy··on Is it unethical for me to not tell my employer I've automated my job?
That's exactly what I would suggest.
Shinchy··on Google’s Flutter = React and Java Swing
> Does anyone feel a tinge of guilt using the amazing technology that Google provides?

I do and the same with a few other big company technologies and frameworks. It's not so much the support but more the fact that in the past a single person / small team could make a technology that became a staple of the industry. I always liked that it was one of the few things left that big corporations didn't have a strangle hold upon. Now however it seems that it is no longer the case and all the new frameworks, libraries and other such things are coming out of the big corporations - I guess I just enjoyed supporting the little guys.

Shinchy··on Ableton Live Redesign
But what will the arrangement window look like. That is where I get most of my issues from when using Ableton (and I use it a lot). Really Glad to see that newer plug-in setup though - very similar to one of the things I love in ProTools.
Shinchy··on Why American Workers Now Dress So Casually
It's funny because for a long time I would wear casual dress down clothing to my jobs and be cool with that. However now that my company has a no jeans policy I will wear a full suit, tie, shoes getup and I really enjoy it. I've amassed a good sized collection of high end suits and just really enjoy wearing them. Obviously though I really love fashion.
Shinchy··on Nearly 1 in 3 drugs have a significant safety issue after FDA approval
Jewish Penicillin?
Shinchy··on A crashed advertisement reveals logs of a facial recognition system
God the comments on that tweet are enough to make me lose all faith in humanity, honestly what is wrong with people.
Shinchy··on The Guardian Pulls Out of Facebook’s Instant Articles and Apple News
Never seen the Thomas the Tank Engine is sexist because Percy got covered in pink paint and didn't like it one then?
Shinchy··on Whistleblower uncovers London police hacking of journalists and protestors
I'll agree on that, maybe the solution is to keep one step ahead at all times.
Shinchy··on TypeScript at Slack
Can't speak for anyone else but I started out using TypeScrip a while ago. Eventually Javascript just sort of caught up in terms of what was possible with the obvious exception of Type Casting. However after a while the annoyance of certain parts of TypeScript no longer outweighed the benefits I was getting from it, so I've dropped it and instead just use ES6/7 Javascript with Babel and in the end I'm much happier with it.
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