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patman··on Apple is discontinuing the iPod
>>> Only difference seems to be it's more inconvenient.

This is where we differ. For me that is not an inconvenience but part of the experience. I enjoy picking a record to play, removing it from the cover, checking it for dust or dirt, and putting it on the turntable. Probably mostly for nostalgic reasons.

edit: formatting

patman··on Netflix loses subscribers for the first time in 10+ years
Do what?
patman··on Tolkien's Paintings
If the same thought and effort was put into it then yes.
patman··on Using PostgreSQL as a Data Warehouse
One would assume a data warehouse professional would know these things. This blog post was specifically about pg features/tips for building a dw.
patman··on Firefox 89.0 Beta brings a new look
No screenshots on that page. See here https://9to5linux.com/firefox-89-enters-beta-testing-with-st...
patman··on Boeing quietly pulls plug on the 747, closing era of jumbo jets
I don't think the An-225 is the only Antonov.
patman··on No Kings: How Do You Make Good Decisions Efficiently in a Flat Organization?
Breaking ties is not only between equal numbers of people. It can be between one person with a very strong point of view and five others that oppose that decision.
patman··on UX clichés
> UX is a by-product of the mess we have made of web development.

UX is about much more than web development. It's about the user's experience of any product or service, including software, vacuum cleaners, attending an event etc.

patman··on Indonesia Plans to Move Its Capital Out of Jakarta, a City That's Sinking
I'm pretty sure that would be gold mining.
patman··on Googling Strangers: One Professor's Lesson on Privacy in Public Spaces
I think the object of the exercise was more to explore the possibilities.
patman··on Oldschool planar graphics and why they were a good idea
This takes me back many years. I remember writing code to display pcx images from the pcx spec for ega and vga displays. This was pre-web so no help there. Some of the best fun I've ever had coding.
patman··on iPhone 5 web teardown: How Apple compresses video using JPEG, JSON, and canvas
Sorry Dude. Apparently you're just not cool ;-)
patman··on How to Silence Vuvuzela Horns in World Cup Broadcasts
In South Africa, they are the culture of the game. Different countries, different cultures.
patman··on StackExchange- The Stack Overflow Knowledge Exchange Platform
That would be 6-8 weeks actually