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This reminds me of a medical technique that was going into trials I read about on HN last year, I can't find the conversation link but this article in the nytimes is speaking to the same topic: http://www.nytimes.com/2014/06/10/health/a-chilling-medical-...

Having read similar perspectives I was always annoyed that there was no way to essentially pause the charging and perhaps run via trickle charge at a set percentage, so if I'm tethered to a desk for a week I could keep the battery at 70% and then choose to bring it to 100% if I expect a long day away from an outlet. Perhaps this is not plausible for some reason? Would it be control required at the battery firmware level? (Referring to an Apple laptop for example)

I'm just curious if when you say incognito mode that you are using Chrome? I am assuming that changing the default search engine from Google avoids sending partially typed searches to Google, and the privacy policy seems to state that limited personally identifying data is still transmitted but I'm still somehow a bit wary of chrome. Is it fairly substantiated that other than having a different search engine and not signing in, that chrome behaves in a trustworthy fashion? There is still the odd translation suggestion and double click definition that I suppose would also have to be turned off. (From their privacy policy they claim no identifying data is sent along with these requests but the IP alone is an obvious identifier)

I am curious about this seemingly common perception that Wordpress is an insecure product. Is Wordpress, when configured correctly, far less secure than other platforms? (My main thinking is that it is an obvious target due to its incredible marketshare)

A client I had was recently terrified of using Wordpress because an 'SEO expert' had filled her head with conjecture about the insecurity of Wordpress compared to Drupal, referring anecdotally to the White House website using Drupal as some sort of indicator that Drupal is infinitely more secure.

However, looking at CVE data, I don't find massive discrepancies, in fact Drupal had more listed vulnerabilities (almost double) than Wordpress in 2014. Compare the CVE statistics for Drupal http://www.cvedetails.com/vendor/1367/Drupal.html vs. Wordpress http://www.cvedetails.com/vendor/2337/Wordpress.html

I'm just curious if you believe there are inherent risks in Wordpress, or if you meant specifically Wordpress in the wrong hands and with the wrong plugins/extensions etc.

>That said the only other remarkable thing was how shaky the video was at 500km/h if the train was really moving around that much it wouldn't be too sustainable.

I wondered the same, but have a feeling some of the shakiness was due to having zoomed in quite a bit on a camera without any kind of image stabilisation. In the video, the image of the speed indicator is very shaky but then you realise it is zoomed in on the screen at the other end of the train car. So maybe it's not quite -that- shaky as it may seem.

I was also quite confused about why they would choose a projector over a second screen, actually it was the most nagging question until, watching the intro video, someone projects a graphic onto a physical sheet of paper, so I suppose the immediate interaction between projection and physical objects is the main reasoning behind it.

In a two screen scenario, I suppose the user would have to image the paper, then composite it digitally. It's an interesting approach although I wonder how often it would be used.

As someone who purchased the previous version, I emailed Michael to ask if upgrade pricing would be available. He responded immediately saying there will indeed be upgrade coupons for existing owners, which is good news. I really learned a lot from this book and am looking forward to the updates!

Also a very happy user of Aurora, the new dev tool features in r33 are making Firefox yet more wonderful to browse/work with. I was using Chrome exclusively for years until I began to realize the general ramifications of giving in to an 'all Google' internet. My only issue with Firefox is the still seemingly slower JS engine. I still feel SpiderMonkey isn't still as fast as V8.

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Is there a benefit to using stars instead of labels? I find the interface for applying/removing labels far quicker than clicking through the star options one at a time, and also that the labels are more accessible over mobile.

Oddly enough, I just wanted to take a look at the site, living in Germany.

downforeveryoneorjustme shows it's online.

Also checked on my NY based vps via Lynx and the site loads. So it must be region locked.

I really got burned by Ryanair's miserable 'visa check' stamp policy. After checking in online (mandatory), passing through all of Gatwick security, waiting an hour for the delayed flight at the gate, the attendant simply denied me entry saying he was not qualified to decide if my visa with a clear 3 years before expiry was valid or not and I would have to exit back to the counter and pass back in through security, obviously an impossible 60+ minute process. Oddly departing Berlin, the stamp was provided at the gate.

Back at the counter, the sales attendant tried to offer me a flight to Bremen for five times the cost of the original ticket leaving 8 hours later. When I asked why I would want a flight to Bremen vs my original destination of Berlin, she simply shrugged her shoulders saying it departed sooner...

Needless to say I cannot in good conscience ever give money to this admittedly clever/cunning corporation. Easyjet is not much more and significantly more humane.