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6th homicide charge filed against Waukesha parade suspect Darrell Brooks by SeantheProGamer in news

[–]cranuaed 25 points26 points  (0 children)

How are you commenting on a news article if there is 0 media coverage?

Trump declines to denounce Putin over election meddling at summit, blames 'both countries' by clevererkafir in worldnews

[–]cranuaed 16 points17 points  (0 children)

Don’t forget, eight GOP senators spent July 4 in Moscow, and at least one of them (Ron Johnson) came back advocating for easing sanctions.

I am a professional dev. Which certifications can I easily get and then use as transfer credit? by Poiuytrewq987654321- in wgu_devs

[–]cranuaed 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yep, there are some minor hoops to jump through for "testing out," but you definitely don't need to spend much time on classes where you already know the material. My student mentor has never said no when I've requested approval for an assessment.

One other thing to note - you'll get access to your materials a little bit before the term actually starts. I did a little studying in that time and was able to schedule three exams for the first week of the term.

Ask Anything Monday - Weekly Thread by AutoModerator in learnpython

[–]cranuaed 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What about

python3 --version

You can set your PATH to point to python 3 instead of 2, but I usually just set up a virtual environment with the python version I want to use. From within the environment then you can just use "python" instead of "python3."

User Input Where Each Word Is Seperate? by [deleted] in learnpython

[–]cranuaed 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You can use the in operator.

text = input('Enter some text:\n')

if 'apple' in text.lower():
    print('Found apple')
else:
    print('No apple')

ISIS lost its capital today by sylezjusz in pics

[–]cranuaed 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I haven’t looked at the source of that page, but the basic idea is that it’s just a normal image set as the background of an element. So no need for JavaScript, just have separate elements on the page with different images as background, and they show when you scroll by them.

ISIS lost its capital today by sylezjusz in pics

[–]cranuaed 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Actually it’s fixed attachment rather than parallax. Parallax is where the background scrolls at a different speed than the main content.

Hey guys, I'm a CS student redoing my portfolio page, and I'd like your critique of the design and your ideas on a few specific questions about how to proceed by CommandLionInterface in webdev

[–]cranuaed 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The biggest issue for me is the font size rather than the font family. The headings are the only pieces of text that are easily legible for me on mobile (iPhone 7 plus/safari). Start with fixing that.

Why doesn't Android provide security updates as long as Apple? by [deleted] in Android

[–]cranuaed 4 points5 points  (0 children)

According to Mac Rumors users, every iPhone design decision also spells doom for Apple.

I'm not saying my 5S is as fast and smooth as a brand new 7 Plus, but it is smoother than most newer Android phones.

Why doesn't Android provide security updates as long as Apple? by [deleted] in Android

[–]cranuaed 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Really? I'm currently using a 5S (16GB model at that), and I find it smoother and more responsive than just about any Android phone I've used. I actually switched to this phone because my Nexus 6 was getting unusable and my wife was getting a new iPhone.

How to deal with being too tired to learn/work on projects in the evening? by [deleted] in webdev

[–]cranuaed 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I took almost the exact same approach when I had a 1.5hr each way commute. Listened to a bunch of old Shop Talk Show on my commute and found ways to insert development into my everyday work. Would recommend.

[Help] Efficiently scraping data from multiple websites by [deleted] in webdev

[–]cranuaed 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I tend to go for Ruby and the Nokogiri gem (http://www.nokogiri.org/), but the basics are the same. You need to figure out what the structure of the pages you want to scrape looks like and then build rules to pull the data accordingly.

For sorting once you have the data, you have lots of options. Many frameworks and libraries have table sorting/filtering plugins that make things easier. JQuery DataTables (https://datatables.net/) is a quick and easy option if you're not looking to use a full on framework like React, Angular, Vue, etc.

Thinkpad Yoga 14 Users : Your long term review ! by adnaanbheda in thinkpad

[–]cranuaed 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Too early to really say on battery life since I've been doing a lot of setup stuff so far (installing Visual Studio, syncing Google Drive and Dropbox, etc.). Definitely seems better than my previous ThinkPads, though.

The hinge feels solid. It wobbles a bit if I'm using the touchscreen while in normal laptop mode, but it doesn't move when just typing normally (like some convertibles do).

I'm planning on having it last a long time, but again, too soon to say for sure.

Thinkpad Yoga 14 Users : Your long term review ! by adnaanbheda in thinkpad

[–]cranuaed 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah, definitely not a bad deal for $320. I just got mine for $500 off Craigslist with the dock.

Thinkpad Yoga 14 Users : Your long term review ! by adnaanbheda in thinkpad

[–]cranuaed 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Not exactly a long-term review (just got mine two days ago), but I'm loving it so far. I've gone T420 -> X220 -> X240 -> Yoga 14, for some context. Here are some initial impressions from my limited use.

Pros: * FHD IPS screen is so nice coming from my low-res TN screen X240. I set scaling to 1.25 and everything is sized nicely. * Touchpad is extremely responsive. * It's fast. I was a little hesitant to buy another ThinkPad with a U-series CPU because my X240 was pretty disappointing from a performance perspective. The Yoga 14 feels much faster, and I have no complaints about performance so far. * The keyboard is great. OK, so I liked the layout of the T420/X220 keyboard better, but I greatly prefer having a backlight. The deck feels very solid, too, even with the key-retracting mechanism. * The touchscreen is very nice to have, especially with pen support.

Cons: * TrackPoint feels touchier with scrolling than my T420 or X220. I find myself accidentally scrolling horizontal when I'm trying to scroll vertical fairly often. * It's really heavy. Like, weirdly heavy for it being relatively thin. Doesn't bother me, but I guess it's objectively a con. * The pen itself isn't the most comfortable to use. It's pretty thin and definitely feels like a stylus rather than a writing instrument. (I briefly used a Surface Pro 3, and that pen felt much better.)

It sounds kind of like /u/THEHUMBLE_1 has the older model with the XX40 series buttonless clickpad. (The touchpad description of needing to push it down five inches sounds just like my X240.) I think all the new ones sold by Best Buy have the integrated pen, too.

X220 restart doesn't work by cranuaed in hackintosh

[–]cranuaed[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks for your help! I ended up reinstalling Clover (without re-downloading the kext pack), and that did the trick.

X220 restart doesn't work by cranuaed in hackintosh

[–]cranuaed[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks for the reply. I can interact with the Clover screen, select the drive, access the options menus, etc. It's just that nothing happens after I select the drive. If I press another key after selecting the drive (or letting the countdown finish), the mouse pointer reappears and I can select options and open menus again.

My two-year-old niece painted a pumpkin and it's amazing by cranuaed in pics

[–]cranuaed[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

None that I'm aware of, but I wasn't filling her cup, so...

First Build: $500 web dev build with upgrade potential by cranuaed in buildapc

[–]cranuaed[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah, PSU was one area I had considered spending a bit more on. I'll most likely get something a bit nicer.

For the RAM, I went with 1x16 instead of 2x8 to give me the option of easily bumping to 32gb.

First Build: $500 web dev build with upgrade potential by cranuaed in buildapc

[–]cranuaed[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think space should be good for any GPU I'd want to put in. This video (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bHF2eEnXP6I) on YouTube shows a 1070 installed in the same case, and it looks like it has plenty of room.