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Comment · 3 years ago
There needs to be some kind of legislation to prevent these privacy abuses. Workers are having their rights continually eroded
Comment · 5 years ago
Yeah that seems likely, I have seen people do repairs on carbon before depending on the level of damage.

There is also the old saying "If you don't tell the rest of the group ride that your bike is titanium, it will transform in to aluminum."

Comment · 5 years ago
I think the usual argument is that Ti lasts longer but carbon lasts for ages if you don't crash it and the people willing to spend $10k on a bike usually welcome the chance to buy a new one every 5-10 years anyway.
Comment · 5 years ago
Don't even trust "private" cloud storage. I used google docs in school and randomly they locked one of my documents that I needed to work on citing "tos violation". Week later the document was unlocked but I will never trust them again.
Comment · 5 years ago
Thats true but the license users agree to usually says they grant the platform full rights. Users still retain their rights but you would have to contact every reddit user for their permission individually.
Comment · 5 years ago
I have to wonder if the author is not understanding the hidden complexity of rendering graphics. They make the claim that svg would take over a month to implement which sounds accurate, but then they claim that it could be replaced with a new format which could be implemented in a few days.

Surely SVG does not include months of work which is entirely useless. What features are we giving up for this simplicity?

Comment · 5 years ago
Is it more logical to have a point tag which has the attributes x and y or have x and y as their own tags and values? Its not clear to me which makes more sense and it seems the spec writes using xml didn't know either.
Comment · 5 years ago
XML is not an ideal format for computers.
Comment · 5 years ago
Its good if you need dynamic charts in JS but if you just want a graphic or a logo I wouldn't use it. Its also a huge pain to maintain, they update the library once a year with breaking changes and then it takes me a day or 2 to work out how the old version worked, how the new one works and how to move all my graphics over.
Comment · 5 years ago
I have found dyson to simply be reliable. Yes it might not be the best value for money but when you buy a dyson product you will almost never be disappointed.
Comment · 5 years ago
They released a new version that fits the form factor of traditional dryers where you only put your hands under it without having to dangle them between 2 pieces. They work pretty well although they do make the table/floor wet since they are blowing the water off your hands rather than evaporating it.

I always found the traditional hot air ones to be useless and I would walk away with wet hands after using one.

Comment · 5 years ago
Thats fine but the parent comment is saying that the video has high praise of the product when the closing quote of the video says something to the effect of "You would be a complete moron to buy this".

He has some interesting discoveries like how they make plastic feel like metal but overall the vibe I got from it is the product does not match the price.

Comment · 5 years ago
He also did tests and found that for drying hair it was no better than a regular one for a fraction of the price.
Comment · 5 years ago
Dyson suggests replacing the filter every year but you could vacuum off the dust on the outside. Their vacuum cleaner filters are washable which is probably where OP got the idea.
Comment · 5 years ago
The wii and gamecube had only CDs for storage so it doesn't run in to that issue.

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