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SunShiranui

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SunShiranui··on Jump – Experiences like you're actually there
How does it do stereoscopy?
SunShiranui··on Meat – A free self-hosted Git collaboration platform
I've been thinking about buying a Raspberry Pi 2 to run Gitlab on it. Do you think it is feasible or will the performance be too bad for normal use? I'll be hosting about 2-3 repos with 4 users on it.
SunShiranui··on Ask HN: How do I put together a computer for my blind mom?
Have you thought about buying a Braille display? One of my university colleagues uses it along with audio output.
SunShiranui··on Payments – Why we make you type "$0"
It's not the first, yes, but in my opinion they're the best at it. Either way, it doesn't hurt having more than one organization working on good Linux UX.
SunShiranui··on Payments – Why we make you type "$0"
Surely one can already download the "base system" from the Ubuntu website?
SunShiranui··on Payments – Why we make you type "$0"
I don't necessarily disagree with you, but don't we pay for most products before actually being able to use them?
SunShiranui··on Payments – Why we make you type "$0"
I don't think having to type out "0" is that difficult of a choice.
SunShiranui··on Payments – Why we make you type "$0"
I don't think that's a very good idea usability wise. I certainly don't like being interrupted during my work with requests for donations.
SunShiranui··on Payments – Why we make you type "$0"
While the amount of work those upstream projects have contributed is indeed monumental, I wouldn't be so quick to dismiss elementary OS' contribution to the free software operating system landscape.

I think their work in providing a good UX for GNU\Linux operating systems is admirable and it's a very important step to really make something most would be happy to use.

SunShiranui··on Payments – Why we make you type "$0"
I don't think the fact that elementary OS builds upon Ubuntu (and others upstream projects) has any relevance to whether or not one should pay for elementary OS. Those upstream developers have each made a decision regarding their licensing and financing models, so there's no obligaton for elementary to pay them, especially considering how elementary is a much smaller reality than other open source software.

With that said, according to elementary a good part of the donations they receive goes towards bug bounties, which are not limited to elementary OS itself but are also assigned to upstream projects.

Without getting hung up on phrases like "cheating the system", which is admittedly poor wording, I do agree with the base premise of their blog post: open source development has to be sustainable and they have chosen to ask the users directly for a contribution.

I don't think there's anything wrong with that.

SunShiranui··on TrueCraft, An Open Source Implementation of Minecraft 1.7.3
If I'm not mistaken you're using the original Minecraft's textures. I would suggest switching to something that isn't copyrighted by Mojang to avoid issues.
SunShiranui··on I Was an Animal Experimenter
It is paywalled.
SunShiranui··on EU Formally Accuses Google of Antitrust Violations
In my opinion, yes, and it would be beneficial for most citizens if the EU intervened.
SunShiranui··on Etsy Vendors to get option to buy $2,500 of shares before public float
Doesn't work for me :(
SunShiranui··on Latin America Is Quitting Smoking, and Africa Is Taking It Up
This is a ridiculous argument. Having people of races different than your own next to you doesn't harm you. However, people smoking next to you force you to inhale cancerous smoke and bear its foul smell. Do you fail to see the difference?
SunShiranui··on App Submissions On Google Play Now Reviewed By Staff, Include Age-Based Ratings
For what reason was your app removed?
SunShiranui··on Elementary OS Freya Beta 2
I think a lot of people have taken a single statement out of context without actually trying to understand the message they wanted to convey.

It's hard to deny that an open source project with more funding has more chances of surviving and developing good software, and I think it's true that users need to be made aware of that.

A well-funded, sustanaible open source ecosystem is in the interest of all of us. Having an alternative to proprietary software is very important if we want to mantain at least the freedom of choice.

SunShiranui··on The volume is too damn high on flights
I've always wanted to buy some good earplugs to protect my hearing from noisy environments (es. near public transport in the city). Does anyone have a product they recommend?
SunShiranui··on Mario Lives: An AI for creating a living and conversing agent [video]
I've always been interested in the use of natural language recognition in games. Does anyone have some good resources about the topic?
SunShiranui··on Ten years of Ubuntu
Elementary does look like OSX, but I wouldn't judge them negatively for that. I've been using the distro for a while and I'm quite happy with it.
SunShiranui··on The Answer for Startups Is Often “Brute Force”
Is Googling around for names and email addresses to use for marketing purposes even legal?
SunShiranui··on I'm Leaving Mojang
He wanted to enter but didn't manage to get any ideas for his game.
SunShiranui··on Yes, we’re being bought by Microsoft
Mojang already has a service like that - it's called Minecraft Realms.
SunShiranui··on Show HN: Picnic.css, a lightweight Bootstrap alternative
I would make the shadow inside the input boxes lighter when the box is selected. It doesn't fit well with the green outline.

Or maybe change the outline to an outer glow?

SunShiranui··on Ask HN: Has anyone ever tried building an OS that doesn't use files?
I wouldn't say that having haters is a good measure of "greatness", though.
SunShiranui··on Facebook is convinced this man is his mother
I would say it's pretty easy to infer the meaning from context.
SunShiranui··on No One Tweets Like the Japanese, and That Was a Problem for Twitter
Well, he's speaking English, not Japanese. Do you refer to multiple pizzas as pizze?
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