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  1. https://www.myfonts.com/fonts/... To bad they do not show the font in the article.

  2. Carl's Jr. has had one on sale for months on Burger King is Testing a Vegetarian Whopper Made With Impossible Burger (cnbc.com) · · Score: 2

    Carl's Jr. has had one on sale for months https://www.carlsjr.com/beyond...

  3. Re:I didn't know Microsoft invented spreadsheets on The First Rule of Microsoft Excel -- Don't Tell Anyone You're Good at It (wsj.com) · · Score: 4, Informative

    Nah I'm pretty sure computer spreadsheets existed before 1985. Like WordPerfect's Quatro and Lotus 1-2-3

    The first personal computer spreadsheet was VisiCalc by Software Arts on the Apple II back in 1979.

  4. What unit is fraction of a cent per song? on Audius Raises $5.5 Million To Decentralize Music, Help Artists Get Paid Faster (techcrunch.com) · · Score: 2

    ... pay out a fraction of a cent per song... with artists receiving roughly 85 percent - compared to roughly 70 percent on the leading streaming apps.

    What is 85% of fraction of a cent? Is it larger than 70%? Without any actual numbers the artist cut means absolutely nothing.

  5. Quad Bayer is just the binning of a 2x2 region of sensors. It does not give you double the effective sensor size. They are using both long and short exposure to give more dynamic range. See the following diagram. https://i.imgur.com/rm1UKHj.pn...

  6. Net neutrality existed before 2015 on FCC's Ajit Pai is Surrounded By a 'Set of People With a Very Traditional Mindset', Says Sir Tim Berners-Lee (bbc.com) · · Score: 5, Informative

    "... pointing out that the internet had grown and thrived perfectly well in the years before 2015, when the net neutrality provision came in"

    I hate this argument form Ajit. Net neutrality existed before 2015 and most carriers followed the practice. What happened in 2015 was the FCC had to reclassify broadband as a common carrier under Title II to be able to enforce the principles it had in place. This was because Verizon won the ruling in Verizon Communications Inc. v. FCC (2014).

  7. Union had already negotiated bonus on AT&T Sheds Thousands of Employees After Touting GOP Tax Plan, Giving Out Bonuses (appleinsider.com) · · Score: 5, Informative

    The workers union, Communication Workers of America, were trying to negotiate a raise of $4000 for the workers. The $1000 bonus came out of those talks earlier in the year. AT&T’s announcement comes one week after the company reached a new contract agreement with its workers. The contract came after a year of pressure from the workers’ union.

  8. Code contains a hidden fee on Bitcoin Gold, the Latest Bitcoin Fork, Explained (arstechnica.com) · · Score: 2

    if(options.testnet == false){
    options.rewardRecipients['GPY1LMyM8kaysLEB4a4nUCJ23Y6Wgd5zTC'] = 0.5;
    } else {
    options.rewardRecipients['mto9JE7y5ZPLEmUwH495u4F3fKMdpNWTAi'] = 0.5;
    }
    https://github.com/StarbuckBG/...

  9. So not really a Python/Unix hybrid on Python/Unix Hybrid Demoed at PyCon (xon.sh) · · Score: 5, Informative

    Why is the title of this article "Python/Unix Hybrid Demoed at PyCon" when it is a Python/Bash hybrid? Bash != Unix

  10. The actual requirements from T-Mobile on Why Won't T-Mobile Let Us Binge On All Of It? · · Score: 5, Informative

    Why not post the actual requirements for content providers. http://www.t-mobile.com/conten...

  11. Hulu does not target children with advertisements on HBO, Netflix, and Amazon Targeting Kids · · Score: 2

    From the Hulu FAQ: At this time, Hulu Kids is provided for Hulu subscribers without advertisements. While working with our content partners, we collaboratively decided that providing this hub ad-free is the best thing to do for this content.

  12. Configuration management on How IKEA Patched Shellshock · · Score: 1

    So he is using some sort of configuration management. I modified and tested a puppet manifest and then deployed to to our production puppet server. Over the next 30 minutes I had updated over 1000 machines.

  13. So not a jetpack on World's First Commercial Jetpack Arrives Next Year · · Score: 4, Insightful

    It is more like a ducted fan flying platform that the pilot is strapped to. This is closer to a Hiller VZ-1 Pawnee direct lift aircraft than a jetpack.

  14. Re:"to review new federal regulations" on Republicans Introduce a Bill To Overturn Net Neutrality · · Score: 1

    This seems to be one of those "We have to pass it to see what's in it." type of deals.

    The complete quote is “But we have to pass the bill so that you can find out what is in it – away from the fog of the controversy.” Which is means when people see what is in the bill, they will like it. So I agree. We should implement the new regulations - away from the fog of the controversy - so we can see what is in it.

  15. Low on details on The UPS Store Will 3-D Print Stuff For You · · Score: 1

    What model 3D printer are they using? What is the printing volume? What materials can you use? Single color or multi color?

  16. What will be the codename in lsb_release on Fedora 21 Linux Will Be Nameless · · Score: 1

    One of the things in the Linux Standard Base is codename. What will "lsb_release" -c return?

  17. You can not copyright a name on There's Kanye West-Themed Crypto-Currency On the Way · · Score: 1

    Coinye West isn't an official production of Kanye West, and the developers are staying anonymous because they probably fear the inevitable copyright lawsuits.

    You can not copyright a name. You can trademark a name and your trademark would only be valid for a particular use.

  18. Very first scene using tech from Next Generation on 5-Year Mission Continues After 45-Year Hiatus · · Score: 1

    So the first first scene of a continuation of the Original Series introduces technology from the Next Generation. The very technology that was used as a huge crutch for writers for the Next Generation. I think I'll pass.

  19. Scanning random QR codes on New Standard For Website Authentication Proposed: SQRL (Secure QR Login) · · Score: 2

    So you go to a website and it displays a QR code it wants you to scan. Who knows where that QR code could redirect too.

    Also, I go to a website on my smartphone. How do I scan the QR code? With my other smartphone?

  20. Revision control systems are not installation syst on How To Develop Unmaintainable Software · · Score: 1

    svn up git pull hg pull

    Quoting user tdammers on reddit:

    • Excess files in document root - version control cruft, project documentation, etc. Happens all the time, and is an actual real security problem.
    • Development race conditions. Ever done svn up on the production server, just to find that someone had committed broken code between your test run and the deployment? Ever "solved" this problem by stopping all development activity during deployment? Ever noticed how this essentially means that this makes frequent deployments practically impossible?
    • File permissions and ownership. Need I go into detail here? I think not.
    • What if you want to do things like precompile templates, preprocess CSS, minify and concatenate your JavaScript offline, move stuff around, or just make sure that your deployment will only go through if it passes a minimum set of tests?
    • What about database changes?
  21. Re:Lots of advantages, none for the customer on Adobe's Creative Cloud Illustrates How the Cloud Costs You More · · Score: 5, Interesting

    You only need a connection once a month for activation purposes.

    I work in the visual effects industry. To comply with security audits and various contracts our production network does not have internet access. Doing so would put us in breach with many of out clients.

  22. Re:Storing plaintext passwords should be illegal on Australian Tax Office Stores Passwords In Clear Text · · Score: 1

    ...browsers should not allow "hidden" fields to be transmitted directly, instead should have a default action of encrypting them with Bcrypt or SHA-256.

    So now I steal the database of hashes that the browser transmitted. Just as good as having the plaintext. Now all I need to do is send the hash.

  23. Who will recycle the sensors? on Parcel Sensor Knows When Your Delivery Has Been Dropped · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Who will recycle the sensors? All we need is more electronics and batteries ending up in the landfill.

  24. I hate when people misuse Moore's law on Auto-threading Compiler Could Restore Moore's Law Gains · · Score: 2, Informative

    Moore's law is only about the number of transistors on integrated circuits.

  25. Visualization of how large NGC 1277 on Black Hole Found That Takes Up 14% of Its Galaxy's Mass · · Score: 5, Interesting