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I've noticed this recently too...the lagging after scrolling. Once you get to some point on the page, it even starts jumping back and forth between images as they load.

That doesn't even bring up the fact that I cannot select a volume for some videos while watching from my PC. It's either muted or fully on. Not only should there be a volume - but the volume you previously selected should be automatically selected when you start the next video (reddit, youtube do this).

I mean that's easier to visualize than saying a "hole in the road that is about 92 cubic centimeters."

Jeez...this fits me to a T. I'm 40 and have been wondering what is wrong with me all my life. Thanks for this.

This is actually spot on. I've known programming languages for over 25 years. I always wanted to be a software developer. I ended up being a network engineer (and pretty darn good at it too).

About three years ago, I switched to a developer role at my work, and then a lead developer not too long after that. I didn't land my dream job because my coding was so good. It was because of my underlying understanding of what we actually do and how the network stuff actually works, coupled with the minimal fact that I also know how to code that was ultimately responsible.

Under what circumstances did they "explicitly sign-off" on the data sharing, I wonder? There are a lot of times during a hospital visit, when one could be less-than-observant of exactly what he/she is signing.

If the pandemic started right now, I’d get a Herman Miller on day one and be done with it. I feel we’re too close to the end now though. I’ve been through three chairs since we started working from home last March.

I'll put his entire report for us all...

>>People back home have asked me for updates from 'ahead of the curve' in China so here is today's: China has added USA to the list of mandatory quarantines. My friend just arrived yesterday to Shanghai from the Bay Area and was taken from the airport to a testing facility and was then put under a 14-day quarantine at his apartment in Shanghai (even though he tested negative). Meanwhile, those of us out of quarantine are free to move around the city with our green cards. And many are indeed choosing to do so while still observing social distancing. Infection rates are way down all across China.

He goes on to say the following in two of his responses below...

In regards to how long

>>China was worst around early February. So I'd guess at least a month to get over the hump.

In regards to a 2nd outbreak coming

>>Have not heard that at all. I wouldn't say it's 'relaxed' more like 'beginning to relax a bit'

That's all I got from the ground.

If they're censoring it, they're censoring it from their own people as well. My childhood best friend lives in Shanghai and is reporting that things are pretty much back to normal there. Businesses are open again, people are in the streets like normal, etc. This was his report from this morning after we inquired for more information last night.

He says they are not completely relaxed in public, but getting there. They still observe social distancing. But from his understanding, infection rates are way down all around China.

It's not an overreaction. It's literally a targeted ad showing up in your day to day work space. It's invasive. I switched to mac a long time ago, but I still have a Windows device because some things are just painful (or impossible) to use on a mac.

The difference between using an application that prompts "make this default?" and a specifically targeted ad showing up on your start menu is that the user used the application that threw the prompt...That might actually be helpful.

The fact is, if Microsoft wants me to switch to Edge, they need to tell me the benefits. A chart will do fine comparing it to other common options. I don't need a targeted ad that proves they know and keep track of what browser I'm actually using. That's literally ridiculous.

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So as somewhat of an outsider to the 'web game' as far as most people here (at HN) are concerned, but a relatively aware patron of web browsing software, I'll add my thoughts on the 'web browser' game...

I feel like most people's browser of choice is chosen for reasons specific to their needs. For example: I think that Firefox gives me a bit of additional privacy. I think that Safari gives me that additional privacy as well. Some people may feel like Chrome just works. Some people just use what came with their OS.

When I do front end work, I tend to always test it in Chrome first. Their devtools make that part of my job (quickly finding issues with the frontend) a lot easier. Once it works in Chrome, I'm sure that the code is working, and any problems I encounter will just require browser-specific tweaks.

Anyway, long story short...I think that Microsoft really needs to pick something that Edge is best at if they want people to have a reason to use it (PS loading a highly browser-optimized page some number of milliseconds faster than the competition just doesn't do it for me, personally). Their niche has always just kind of been "well it's what comes with the OS" - and that's a fine way to get a userbase for sure. I'm not faulting them - but if that's their intended userbase, then I feel like they're putting a lot of effort into this whole browser game.

I guess at the end of the day, I don't trust IE or Edge or Chrome for my every day use. Whether that's poorly placed mistrust or not, I'm uncertain. But in either event, that's how I feel.

Yeah - I remember when I was a volunteer firefighter - if you parked a fire truck in an atmosphere that was filled with combustible gasses, the engine would not shut off.

The trucks were equipped with some type of an emergency throw should that situation ever arise. We never had to use it in my time there.