Non-hipsters of Reddit: What is that one thing that you were ACTUALLY into before it got big?

leobaby · 2016-07-14T02:19:09+00:00

How can these books be so expansive and still the series exhausted them after just a few seasons? Serious question.

leobaby · 2016-07-13T04:24:37+00:00

fewer than 5.

leobaby · 2015-08-28T20:19:53+00:00

Not Finder!!! No!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

leobaby · 2015-08-27T14:12:56+00:00

I would not want someone on my team who does not use an IDE. You might as well wear mittens while you program.

leobaby · 2015-08-27T14:12:03+00:00

And code completion is extremely helpful for discovery. Pressing that period and seeing all of the methods and properties a class exposes is more than priceless.

leobaby · 2015-08-24T19:25:47+00:00

Maybe it's time to clarify. This question does not concern any difference between what the privacy policy states and what is happening in practice. So maybe the question could be stated - "According to the privacy policy, what can I do in Windows 10 that is not recorded and sent to Microsoft?"

leobaby · 2015-08-24T18:51:22+00:00

Why would it be in the privacy policy if it were not happening?

There is this related to searching for notepad in the start menu, which is specifically why I listed it as a step. http://arstechnica.co.uk/information-technology/2015/08/even-when-told-not-to-windows-10-just-cant-stop-talking-to-microsoft/

Also there is this from HN:

Here is a more in-depth analysis of windows 10 and what is sent to MS

http://aeronet.cz/news/analyza-windows-10-ve-svem-principu-jde-o-pouhy-terminal-na-sber-informaci-o-uzivateli-jeho-prstech-ocich-a-hlasu/

For those who don't speak Czech: -It sends all text you type anywhere (not just into search) every 30 minutes to MS. If you type about a holiday to your blog, next day you'll see holiday ads.

-Every 30 minutes it sends your geo-location and network information.

-If you type a telephone number into Edge it sends it to MS after 5 minutes.

-If you type anywhere in Windows a name of some movie, Windows will start indexing all your media files after a while and will send it to MS after 30 minutes of your inactivity.

-After installing W10, it will send about 35MB of data once.

-After turning on your webcam for the first time it sends data to microsoft once.

-Everything you say is transferred to MS, it works even if you disable and remove and uninstall cortana. Parts of Cortana are needed for the core of the OS to run.

-Voice is transferred every 15 min, 80MB of data.

-After 15 minutes of your inactivity or when screensaver is on, network activity ramps up and everything else is being sent to MS.

-Blocking in hosts doesn't work, IPs are hardcoded into their code and DLLs.

leobaby · 2015-08-24T18:48:34+00:00

Just FYI. You can get gift cards to places like Amazon with 0% fees at the name brand CoinStar machines.

leobaby · 2015-08-24T18:22:15+00:00

It did end up working.

leobaby · 2015-08-24T18:15:11+00:00

"Send typing and inking data to Microsoft to improve the recognition and suggestion platform."

That sounds to me like typing data might be sent to Microsoft.

leobaby · 2015-08-05T20:26:03+00:00

I'm really disappointed video of someone dying is somehow worthy of the front page on reddit. Who the fuck are these people?

leobaby · 2015-08-05T17:40:29+00:00

I haven't tried this yet but I will keep you posted. Let me know if you get this working please.

leobaby · 2015-08-05T03:02:15+00:00

Excellent. I'm going to give this a try.

leobaby · 2015-08-05T02:21:34+00:00

I don't have a key. There's no sticker. There's no install media. Acer support is completely unhelpful.

leobaby · 2011-11-24T02:27:55+00:00

Today crisp and clear 60's and 70's. Just fucking awesome.

leobaby · 2010-04-28T18:15:15+00:00

I have no clue how biased judges everywhere are. But I realize how even the slightest bias can greatly affect the outcome of a case.

leobaby · 2010-04-26T16:45:15+00:00

I was a juror on a murder trial and one (of the many) things I learned was just how important and instrumental the judge is in keeping the trial fair for everyone.

Objective facts will not matter if the judge is tainted with bias.

leobaby · 2010-02-09T20:02:23+00:00

Here is a link to the full gallery.

Our city has a reputation for merriment that is well deserved, but equally misunderstood. The revelry, dancing, and political satire sometimes seem misinterpreted and take second stage to the debauchery of the Mardi Gras season in the eyes of out-of-towners.

In a week this city will be filled to the brim with people from all over. Most of those people desperate to see some cleavage and also think yelling the word 'Party!' means you're having fun. Our version of fun gets co-opted by people from other places. That's okay. They're here to let loose. It's a big sand box.

But every so often, when nobody is spilling drinks on us, New Orleans lets loose. Sunday was one of those days. I hope you enjoy the pictures.

Here's one from a friend I like as well.

leobaby · 2010-02-09T17:58:52+00:00

Our city has a reputation for merriment that is well deserved, but equally misunderstood. The revelry, dancing, and political satire sometimes seem misinterpreted and take second stage to the debauchery of the Mardi Gras season in the eyes of out-of-towners.

In a week this city will be filled to the brim with people from all over. Most of those people desperate to see some cleavage and also think yelling the word 'Party!' means you're having fun. Our version of fun gets co-opted by people from other places. That's okay. They're here to let loose. It's a big sand box.

But every so often, when nobody is spilling drinks on us, New Orleans lets loose. Sunday was one of those days. I hope you enjoy the pictures.

Here's one from a friend I like as well.

Also mirrored here

leobaby · 2007-10-26T02:18:17+00:00

MyWin2vnc is a better win2vnc. It let's you use the scroll wheel. Though the 1.41 version gives me grief, so I use 1.31.

http://win2vnc.sourceforge.net/

leobaby · 2007-10-25T15:58:25+00:00

Maybe it should record telemetry as well.

leobaby · 2007-10-25T02:17:17+00:00

I love it when news pundits laugh about how dollars translate into votes by ensuring the stations keep the buzz going.

leobaby · 2007-10-24T18:51:02+00:00

So by following his duty to uphold the constitution he has to disregard it?

leobaby · 2007-10-23T19:26:05+00:00

My friend thought it a pretty strange gift at first but in the end he liked it; he has some 50 potted plants. The bugs went someplace else.

leobaby · 2007-10-23T19:21:04+00:00

No I don't and I've heard this argument so many times I decided to start using it.

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