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ptah··on What people in tech had to say about JavaScript when it debuted in 1995 (2017)
It was also the scripting language for Netscape's web server
ptah··on MIDI 2.0 Specifications Available for Download
> Its interesting to see if MIDI 2.0 can follow up with that.

there lies the rub. MIDI is quite simple. if MIDI 2.0 is error-prone to implement, it will fail as literally no one has time for that

ptah··on Google plans to move UK users' accounts outside EU jurisdiction
i think the stronger data protection would prevail for NI
ptah··on Google users in UK to lose EU data protection – sources
UK is going from an influential partner in the EU to a US vassal state pretty quickly
ptah··on Telecoms say they have a First Amendment right to sell private data
watering down freedom of speech because why not
ptah··on Thieves are targeting beehives with growing sophistication
genuinely curious: how will africanization help?
ptah··on Byenow – A command-line Windows utility for faster folder removal
will it delete files even if open in another process? this is my main bugbear with windows file deletion: it won't delete it and you need special tools to track down the process that has the file open
ptah··on Thieves are targeting beehives with growing sophistication
> It’s frustrating because it’s getting harder and harder to keep bees alive.

this seems to be the real problem

ptah··on Science Compared Every Diet, and the Winner Is Real Food (2014)
> predominantly plants

so vegan then?

ptah··on Is an Aboriginal tale of an ancient volcano the oldest story ever told?
from the perspective of sustainability the uncontacted tribe is more civilized than the ancient Romans or chinese
ptah··on Facebook asks for a moat of regulations it already meets
it is actually intentionally designed to be habit forming i.e. "addictive" https://www.wired.com/2014/12/how-to-build-habit-forming-pro...
ptah··on N26 customers feel betrayed by the German digital bank’s decision to quit the UK
the nature of the withdrawal agreement was not clear until brexit actually happened
ptah··on N26 customers feel betrayed by the German digital bank’s decision to quit the UK
customers should have been wary that N26 did not have a brexit plan
ptah··on N26 customers feel betrayed by the German digital bank’s decision to quit the UK
can you give examples of things blamed on brexit that is not, in fact, brexit's fault
ptah··on N26 customers feel betrayed by the German digital bank’s decision to quit the UK
> “never gave any indication that the U.K. leaving the EU would make trading difficult for them.”

duh. it should not be something you have to say. the opposite would be surprising and would be worth stating. my point is the default for banks is that brexit will affect their licence to operate in the UK

ptah··on Google ditches its free WiFi service in South Africa, three months after launch
slightly misleading as they are handing it over to someone else to run, not completely stopping it
ptah··on Fedora Muscian's Guide
genuinely curious: what daw software are you using with this on linux?
ptah··on Fedora Muscian's Guide
>https://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/Fedora/18/html/Musician...

this is completely wrong. internal audio interfaces tend to be worse than external audio interfaces. what internal soundcard can compete with a universal audio apollo?

ptah··on Japan has 33k businesses at least a century old
looking at recent threads about disastrous upgrades e.g. mac os catalina, i would say we need some of this culture in software companies
ptah··on Ask HN: Best paid courses you've taken?
OSU series of permaculture courses will change your view of the world. start with the free intro https://open.oregonstate.edu/courses/permaculture/
ptah··on Why programming is difficult (2014)
"Before I learned the art, a punch was just a punch, and a kick, just a kick. After I learned the art, a punch was no longer a punch, a kick, no longer a kick. Now that I understand the art, a punch is just a punch and a kick is just a kick." - Bruce Lee
ptah··on No person who was born blind has ever been diagnosed with schizophrenia
This reminds me of a Sandra bullock movie
ptah··on Ask HN: Is it worth switching from web development to native iOS dev?
I guess it is a general software problem. Breaking changes in the platform forces developer to put effort into keeping application functioning and that needs to be paid for somehow
ptah··on Ask HN: Is it worth switching from web development to native iOS dev?
> - Every year a new version comes out that requires developers to fix bugs and sometimes adopt new technology.

this is a huge bug in the ecosystem from a user perspective as you have to continue paying to keep your software working.

ptah··on Personal info of 6M Israelis leaked after Likud uploads voter info
except addresses are effectively owned by the postal service. they are the primary users of it. the power company is merely using the postal service's addressing system
ptah··on How to reduce 'attention residue'
> Focusing on one task at a time until completion

this is the essence of mindfulness

ptah··on Millions of vehicles have unexpected, dangerous front blind zone
Does proximity sensors not help for this?
ptah··on Personal info of 6M Israelis leaked after Likud uploads voter info
am i correct in my understanding: in their attempt to intentionally leak voter PII to their canvassers they inadvertently leaked it to the whole internet?

EDIT: "Last week, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called on Likud supporters to download the application in order to help draft more supporters and voters."

ptah··on Surf industry paradox: Surfing, by its nature, contradicts basic capitalism
Personally, I only buy clothes etc that I need. Skateboarding and surfing has had a major positive influence on my life so I tend to buy from brands that sponsor and support riders that I like. I don't buy lots anyway though.
ptah··on Surf industry paradox: Surfing, by its nature, contradicts basic capitalism
author's point is that capitalist values is at odds with the core values and value proposition that these brands had at their genesis
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