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__BrianDGLS__on List of Websites not available in the EU because of GDPR

I can access them and I'm in the EU...

By not available what do you mean?

__BrianDGLS__on Ask HN: How do you get motivated?(the hard way)

Have confidence in yourself and make a decision. Sounds to me like you already know what you need to do.

__BrianDGLS__on Code together in real time with Teletype for Atom

Came here to make the same comment :D

__BrianDGLS__on Firefox 57.0 Released

No extensions installed. Literally just downloaded firefox.

__BrianDGLS__on Firefox 57.0 Released

I'm on windows 7, the new version seems to keep spawning a process which grinds my machine to a halt.

I've had to open task manager twice now to kill it. Only downloaded it 10 minutes ago.

__BrianDGLS__on The War Against Pope Francis

As a Catholic this is news to me. I like the Pope, thought he was good. In fact I haven't heard any other Catholics I know criticize him.

I feel this article is trying to "Stir up a storm" with sensational language. There is little behind this in my opinion.

__BrianDGLS__on Catalan parliament declares independence from Spain

Here is a nice podcast on the history of the matter: http://www.historyhitpodcast.com/catalonia-tim-rees/

It's worth listening to to get a solid unbiased opinion on what is going on. In the media and forums like this opinions are often very biased.

__BrianDGLS__on I Quit Facebook

"I Quit Facebook", do you want a gold star?

__BrianDGLS__on Switching From React To Vue.js

I have built applications using React and most recently Vue2.

Both are very very similar and if you are familiar with one you will be able to pick up the other quite easily.

In regards to webpages both are capable of doing the same things and fit the same uses cases.

That said however if I was to start a greenfield application today, I would choose React. The reason for this is that react is better known, it is easier to find solutions for, and it has more mature guidelines for things like project structure and best practices.

Vue is good competition for React and it will certainly help keep it on it's toes. However in regards to longevity, I feel React will be around a lot longer than Vue. React has the full support of facebook and is being used by other major vendors. Vue is also used by some big sites, however it has no official backing that I know of and is maintained by a "Benevolent dictator for life".

In a year or two I predict that I will see another article with a title along the lines of "Switching From React To <insert new hotness here>". It is very unlikely in my opinion that I will see a "Switching From Vue To <insert new hotness here>" article.

__BrianDGLS__on Show HN: Mest – Place to talk with those you disagree with

Isn't that what the internet is for?

__BrianDGLS__on A small dive into, and rejection of, Elm

A title that will get to the front page, basically click bait.

Crap article with not much thought behind it. sigh...

__BrianDGLS__on Vue.js is easier to learn than jQuery

jQuery is a DOM api wrapper, Vue is an MV* Framework.

Comparing the two is ridiculous. They both have different aims and use cases.

__BrianDGLS__on SVG changes color when rotated in Safari 10

It doesn't change color for me in safari 10. Is this a joke?

__BrianDGLS__on New Perl 6 Homepage

This looks so awful. How can you take the language seriously with a homepage lke that?