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cantSpellSober··on Microsoft Account to local account conversion guide erased from Windows 11 guide
> Even if i would have mac it would still be running Linux

This was my plan, any solid distros that support the ARM64 silicon (M3 & M4 specifically) OOTB? I've concerns about support for the touchpad, webcam etc.

cantSpellSober··on I am using AI to drop hats outside my window onto New Yorkers
Oh man people will argue about anything. You had to change "dropping things out of a window in midtown Manhattan" (fairly high up as we see) to "dropping things" even to argue :)

> the details would affect whether someone [sic] is illegal

Yep, that's how we apply laws.

Who cares? I assume most people here are grey/blackhats (rainbow in this case).

cantSpellSober··on I am using AI to drop hats outside my window onto New Yorkers
You're asking why dropping things out of a window in midtown Manhattan might be illegal?

It's a boring question anyway; this is HN.

cantSpellSober··on I am using AI to drop hats outside my window onto New Yorkers
Strange article to be so offended by.

Do you work or develop things that don't "feed the world?"

cantSpellSober··on CSS Tip: An em isn't an "m", but an ex is an "x" (2012)
There's even an "eastern" equivalent. `ic` ("ideograph count") is the width of 水 ("water" in Chinese/Japanese/Korean).
cantSpellSober··on CSS Tip: An em isn't an "m", but an ex is an "x" (2012)
Yes, viewport units (like vw) don't always respect user settings, such as zoom levels or custom font sizes.

It seems like a good idea at first (larger viewport? larger text!) but not a recommended practice.

cantSpellSober··on CSS Tip: An em isn't an "m", but an ex is an "x" (2012)
Side note: we have the `cap` unit now as well, the height of a capital letter (ignoring descenders).
cantSpellSober··on CSS Tip: An em isn't an "m", but an ex is an "x" (2012)
Yes, prefer rem. em is fraught with peril especially once you get to deeply nested elements.
cantSpellSober··on Show HN: Billard – Generate music from ball collisions in 2D space
Awesome! Next step is mash it up with Pong and Guitar Hero so you have to use a paddle to hit the balls in the right direction to play a song.
cantSpellSober··on Ask HN: Google Search is completely unusable. How do you work around it?
Kagi is great, note it's not free. They use Google's AI to provide reasons why :) https://help.kagi.com/kagi/why-kagi/why-pay-for-search.html#...

DuckDuckGo is a a good, (free) alternative as well

cantSpellSober··on This LED mask hides your face behind a creepy pixelated smile
> which is apparently pronounced similar to "cootie"

Which is slang for "vagina." Why not "cutie" or "cutty?" Did we learn nothing from Quibi's failure?

cantSpellSober··on Designing a website without 404s
Oops, I fat-fingered a URL for serotonin and ended up with a sleeping pill instead:

https://pillser.com/supplements/merotonin

I am surprised that more websites do not implement this!

cantSpellSober··on Canada imposes 5% tax on streaming to fund local news, diverse content
If you read more than the title you'll notice this is already mentioned

> similar efforts are often derailed by corruption, and there’s no guarantee the money guaranteed for useful things actually finds the way it its original destination

cantSpellSober··on Canada imposes 5% tax on streaming to fund local news, diverse content
The word "diverse" is flamebait on this site
cantSpellSober··on Wrongly Arrested Black Men Say CA Bill Would Let Police Misuse Face Recognition
Yes, and the problem didn't start with facial scanning.

> This has become a growing problem for decision making as intensive care units, nuclear power plants, and aircraft cockpits have increasingly integrated computerized system monitors and decision aids

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Automation_bias

cantSpellSober··on Wrongly Arrested Black Men Say CA Bill Would Let Police Misuse Face Recognition
That's discussed in length in the article.

> Other than a photo lineup, the detective did no other investigation...he relied on [face recognition], believing it must be right. That’s the automation bias this has been referenced in these sessions.

...not just a problem in law enforcement. Pilots may rely too heavily on a planes' gauges, for ex.

cantSpellSober··on iOS 18 cracks down on apps asking for full address book access
Even just cynically, it doesn't even work:

> in many cases, that hack does not drive sustainable growth in the long term

cantSpellSober··on Relative Evaluation Report on S1, iPhone (2010) [pdf]
I agree—to repeat: the feature did not work system-wide on release; only in Safari (iOS 1 being 2008).

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IPhone_OS_3

cantSpellSober··on Relative Evaluation Report on S1, iPhone (2010) [pdf]
> Apple would not have released the feature in a state where it does not work system wide

This is false. They released it in Safari in iOS 1, in a state where it did not work system-wide (across iOS).

No one used Samsung Browser, they just downloaded Chrome :) (which had it in 2009/Android Cupcake).

cantSpellSober··on Relative Evaluation Report on S1, iPhone (2010) [pdf]
> everyone I’ve seen in real life who use one lack taste [sic]

Thank you for sharing your anecdote. An insight into the ever-growing trend of conspicuous consumption.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conspicuous_consumption

cantSpellSober··on Relative Evaluation Report on S1, iPhone (2010) [pdf]
This wasn't a leak, it was filed as part of the Apple v. Samsung trial
cantSpellSober··on Relative Evaluation Report on S1, iPhone (2010) [pdf]
Not sure what you mean, iPhone 1 didn't have it because "[Ken Kocienda] didn’t have time to do it right."

https://twitter.com/kocienda/status/1538536958258909184

Once it was added (2 phones later) it was such a big deal they had an ad for it:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IKjESdHPGB0

cantSpellSober··on Relative Evaluation Report on S1, iPhone (2010) [pdf]
Every company does do it. I'd like to see Apple's 2010 version for comparison. Something like:

1. Samsung has copy and paste

cantSpellSober··on Ship Something Every Day
> contribute something: docs, triage, whatever

> whatever you work on doesn't need to "ship to prod"

The author walked that back pretty quickly. My understanding is "ship to prod" is redundant, "shipping" means "ship to end-users (in prod)".

I guess "do your job on the days you're expected to" isn't great clickbait.

cantSpellSober··on Creating Perfect Font Fallbacks in CSS
Those vary by OS, but the OP only said "my preferred fonts" (not "system")
cantSpellSober··on Creating Perfect Font Fallbacks in CSS
Bummer. User-in-control is best.
cantSpellSober··on Creating Perfect Font Fallbacks in CSS
Cool. Any thoughts on the article?

(How'd you install those fonts on all your devices?)

cantSpellSober··on macOS Sequoia Preview
> Every time you email a file to yourself so you can pull it up on your friend's laptop, Tim Berners-Lee sheds a single tear.

https://xkcd.com/949/

cantSpellSober··on The Meaning of Bitcoin
That's incorrect.

> one might argue [bitcoin] is [a Ponzi scheme] by its current holders

Going on Twitter and saying "buy BTC!" isn't a Ponzi scheme...

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ponzi_scheme

cantSpellSober··on The Meaning of Bitcoin
A decentralized "Ponzi scheme?" Do you understand what Charles Ponzi or Bernie Madoff did?
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