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staircasebug··on Stack Overflow is almost dead
Fair point, but large, popular and well maintained/healthy repos would likely be better to learn from than SO. Lots of stack overflow convos have moved to GitHub issues as well.
staircasebug··on Stack Overflow is almost dead
They're learning from working code in GitHub, IDE "co-pilots"...
staircasebug··on SoftBank's new AI makes angry customers sound calm on phone
Sounds like something that can be applied to the call center operator voice as well.
staircasebug··on Titanic tourist submersible goes missing with search under way
Good point. Might be nice to have some redundancy if a game controller is used for a mission critical component, but apparently, the US military approves.

https://www.theverge.com/2017/9/19/16333376/us-navy-military...

staircasebug··on GitHub staff are required to use Teams by Sep 1, 2023
Step 1 towards, "we will be using Teams for day-to-day collaboration".
staircasebug··on Senators want to mandate anti-piracy technology across the web
Likely, one would need to follow the "donations" to see who's really in charge.
staircasebug··on Leaked Scripps records reveal automated mark-ups for hospital care
US healthcare is most definitely not free market.
staircasebug··on Why we chose Vue.js over React
Any developer familiar with mustache templates, Backbone and/or Angular should immediately pick up Vuejs templating. For me and most others I've heard from, the cognitive overhead was minimal.
staircasebug··on Amazon bans incentivized reviews tied to free or discounted products
About time, but I think it would be beneficial to have a way of filtering these "paid" reviews or not counting them towards the overall rating. Something for everyone ...
staircasebug··on UX Issues That Will Make Or Break Self-Driving Cars
Agreed on the latency with the driver.

Let's also think about the diminishing skills that we'll experience once automation takes over the majority of our driving. Imagine taking 3-4 weeks off from driving and then being asked to take the wheel under a difficult circumstance.

staircasebug··on Used ThinkPad Buyer's Guide
Same. The touchpad on my x230 was terrible--hours of forum searching and 2 driver updates never fixed it. I'm happy that I learned to use the nub, but it just felt ridiculous that Lenovo hadn't figured out how to make a functioning touchpad.
staircasebug··on Flipboard releases React Canvas
Amazing and buttery smooth on my Android/Chrome, but as of now, there are big accessibility hurdles to overcome with Canvas and that's concerning.
staircasebug··on Google Play Store: Browsing with Firefox is no longer supported on Android
If you visit Gmail with Firefox on Android, Google will serve up a low-fidelity, non-ajax version of the site/app... a very poor user experience vs Android Chrome. I feel like this is done intentionally as Safari on iOS gives the same user experience as Android Chrome.

Also, Google search omits many filters and feature options in Firefox and again, it seems intentional since Safari on iOS offers the same UX as Android Chrome.

staircasebug··on I'm About as Good as Dead: The End of Xah Lee
From a certain perspective, one could view those as accomplishments in relation to all he has learned/accomplished and contributed within the coding community.
staircasebug··on Talk of an Internet Fast Lane Is Already Hurting Some Startups
"causing real issues for carriers where they have to spend a lot of money upgrading networks, and pushing fiber deeper into their networks"

I've been reading over and over again how the ISPs should already have this upgrade money allocated and available to spend on network infrastructure upgrades.

You've Already Paid $2,000 For A Fiber Connection You'll Never Get - http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20060131/2021240.shtml

staircasebug··on Scientists Make First Embryo Clones From Adults
Probably not all. Moral issues generally stem for religious & cultural upbringing. China is a country that has minimal issues with human cloning.

http://www.nytimes.com/2007/11/20/science/20tier.html

staircasebug··on Co-founder of Youtube makes his first comment in 8 years
My memory is fuzzy about this, but at that time, the mpaa/riaa/etc had been coming down real hard on YouTube. Without the G or another big boy coming in, their ship would have been in a precarious situation with all of the lawsuits rolling in.
staircasebug··on As Competition Wanes, Amazon Cuts Back Discounts
Just seems like typical retailing to me. Non mass-market books don't get discounts. If someone is really searching to purchase "Jim Harrison: A Comprehensive Bibliography, 1964-2008", they're probably going to buy it with or without the discount attached.

Btw, Kindle price of "Born to Lose" is $9.34 at the moment. Seems like a good discount to me.

staircasebug··on Edward Snowden asylum: Bolivian president's plane diverted - live coverage
No Snowden on board? Hiding in the smuggler cargo bays, perhaps?
staircasebug··on NSA E-Mail Eavesdropping
All this makes me wonder if the NSA has the ability to tap your medical records. Has this reach been talked about?

In their terms, nothing is off limits, correct?

staircasebug··on Facebook Home
How long before the app starts showing ads on your home screen?