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Comment Re:Laziness (Score 4, Interesting) 100

I am one of those w/ way to many tabs open to count.

The real reason is that tab management is impossible.

Would like 3 things
1. Duplicate tabs (with option to close all dupes)
2. Sort by site/url
3. a better way to type a name and actually list and switch to said tabs (it appears very hit-n-miss even with a few hundred tabs)

Comment Drawing (anecdote) (Score 1) 123

First... Over the many years I've said at least my share of bad things about Apple and Adobe as corporations. Maybe more than my share.

30 years ago I started a series of cartoons for a fairy tale/fantasy for my children. The deal was I would do the drawings, they would write the story. I was, as I had always been, a pencil, ink, and erase guy. About a year ago while cleaning out file drawers I came across the originals. I've picked the story back up, this time for three granddaughters.

Paper was a miserable experience. I couldn't see as well and ended up with a big lighted magnifier. My hand wasn't nearly as steady as it used to be. My technical drafting pens had disappeared during some move or another, so I had to go through the process of finding pens that were comfortable to use. My son, who does graphic design professionally, nagged at me to get with the times and draw on the computer.

I dug out the iPad and Apple Pencil that used to be my wife's and downloaded the free version of Adobe Fresco. They do an excellent imitation of paper, pencil, and ink (and can do lots of other stuff that I haven't played with). Turning on a bit of smoothing in the Fresco pen tool takes care of my hand not being as steady. Two fingers on the capacitive touch screen to do slide, rotate, expand, reduce is intuitive. A half-glove and changing enough settings to "only draw with the Pencil" lets me lay my hand on the screen while I draw. An undo button is addictive. The 10.9 inch screen is a reasonable compromise between big enough to see what you're doing and small enough to just pick it up and take it with you. Using the vector pen tool gives an "ink" layer that can be exported and uploaded to the print center at business supply stores to access their big laser printers.

I've been thinking about auditing a couple of advanced math classes at the local university. If I do, there's no question but what I'll take notes on the iPad/Pencil combination.

Comment Re:Iraq quagmire sequel (Score 1) 228

One can always find extreme or odd quotes from individuals if sought out.

This isn't one weird guy making a nutty comment one time. This is written on signs and barked out as chants at so-called "pro-Palestinian" rallies around the world every single day. College campuses across the US are awash in students and faculty chanting these slogans. These are popular sentiments among the "pro-Palestinian" groups. And they're just outright open calls for genocide.

Israel stuffed the West Bank with families as human shields: "We can't move now, we gots babies!"

I actually agree with you about the West Bank settlements, especially after the October attacks. It's felt very much like taking advantage of the situation. My comment was reserved for Gaza itself, where Israel has actually gone above and beyond the Geneva Protocols. And doing things like providing advanced warning for attacks have cost them militarily.

Comment Re:Iraq quagmire sequel (Score 1) 228

A hospital is a valid military target if it's being used for military purposes (e.g., storing weapons caches and hiding military personnel).

Geneva Protocol I, Article 21: https://ihl-databases.icrc.org...
Additional Protocol, Article 12: https://ihl-databases.icrc.org...
Convention IV, Article 19: https://ihl-databases.icrc.org...

When your terrorist buddies stored weapons, ammunition, and military personnel in a hospital that Israel built for Gaza, it lost its protected status.

Comment Re:It's called work (Score 1) 228

I appreciate your comments as my original comment was not particularly good.

I suspect, at this point, that Hasan is already making a living running No Tech For Apartheid, and protesting for Palestine. It is even possible that it is a better living than they made working for Google, but probably not. I am not saying that sacrifices have not been made. However, when I say that this person is a professional protester I understood what that meant. My wife is a professional organizer. You can pay her, by the hour, to organize your closet, or your warehouse. Ibraheem is a professional protestor.

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