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I'm with John Gruber, who is hardly a fan of this administration: https://daringfireball.net/linked/2025/12/10/state-departmen... "Calibri does convey a sense of casualness — and more so, modernity — that is not…
Don't worry - the conversation in the anecdote does not reflect the true position in the major common law countries at least. The public shareholder model is not doomed or flawed on this account. If an acquirer wants to…
I raised exactly this possibility with them when they announced their new model. Their support would not engage with this even as a possibility. Just assertions that everything would be completely secure. Getting access…
That's fantastic, thank you!
In (I think) the first edition of Zumdahl's chemistry textbook, there was a great summary of some of the things they had to do to preserve the statue, and it went beyond just repairing the skin. The wiki article…
With respect, that's not right. I've advised Australian companies of all sizes (from one-man bands to ASX-listed companies) for decades, and they are very heavily motivated by avoiding bad press from a preventable…
This is a straight up case of negligence, just via a different means and with different damage from usual. The only impediment to suing is the cost of doing so vs the damage suffered, which is still too high for the…
Not facetious. Allow me to introduce the Commonwealth Places (Application of Laws) Act 1970 to you. [https://www.legislation.gov.au/Details/C2016C00956] Section 4 has the effect that (leaving aside taxation laws),…
It seems to be an LGBTQ-focused website, so it looks to be doing nothing more than viewing things from the viewpoint of (presumably) its biggest reader base...
Her head ... https://www.seriouseats.com/allison-robicelli-5118529
> A corporation exists to make a profit, period. Suggesting otherwise is just emotional manipulation, albeit very profitable manipulation. This is wrong. A corporation is just an artificial person. Like a person, it can…
There is a very interesting book about him that I read years ago: "In Search of Sugihara" by Hillel Levine https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1119369.In_Search_of_Sug... It seems to be readily available on kindle, but…
> Am I missing something? To me, this ruling means that if a person is granted technical access to a computer system, then that person cannot be held criminally liable for anything they do with access to that system,…
One of the big open questions is "are APIs copyrightable?" The Australian equivalent to the US Supreme Court considered this over 20 years ago, and imho got the correct result (not copyrightable):…
Sorry, but I think this is a poorly thought-out argument. Main reasoning: All in all, though, the desktop database industry has entirely collapsed since the early '00s. Desktop databases are typically viewed today as…
This all comes down to the statement near the end: "I believe Apple should simply refuse to cooperate with oppressive governments" Which is another way of saying "I believe Apple should either not operate in certain…
Great quote. Also unintentionally (I think) humorous, given the manufacturing problem with Hubble referred to in the article was slightly inaccurate grinding of the lens' edges.
I don't think so, on my anecdatum. I've also had mine since early November last year, and also use them many hours a day, mostly at my desk. Never dropped. Either left on desk in case or carried in a trouser pocket with…
Agreed. He also got the "bicycle for the mind" quote wrong -- kind of hard to do when Steve Jobs' explanation is a youtube search away: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rTRzYjoZhIY
It's a great project, and a wonderful read, thank you. However, I can't resist pointing out something ironic in a post about a video about grammar: > The number 27 is referenced at least seven different ways.…
No need to go that far back. One famous one is https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patrol_torpedo_boat_PT-109
Thanks - I've re-opened the article and will read it carefully now :)
My (probably ironic) interaction with their design: 1. Quick skim of the start. <thought>This looks interesting, and even worth saving for later detailed review</thought> 2. I go to save the page. Search box opens and…
This is not necessarily correct, and I suspect specifically not correct in this particular case. The first step in the synthesis of ranitidine is a Mannich reaction on a furan compound (furfuryl alcohol) to produce…
Great article, but I'm curious about a spelling error in it that I've seen more and more recently: > Move so you are peaking out of the right edge Obviously, "peaking" should be "peeking". I don't recall seeing it much…