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What makes this reference even more bizarre is that Pokemon and Star Wars are incredible successful global brands.


If the Flow type checker ensures exhaustiveness, why does the switch statement require a default case and an `impossible` function?


Read the linked previous post[1]. Flow doesn't ensure exhaustiveness unless you ask it to, by telling it that any case that goes to "default" is invalid (impossible).

[1] https://blog.jez.io/flow-exhaustiveness/


Miserable hack.


You can also just cast screen to empty in the default case by adding a line that says (screen: empty). This is how the flow docs recommend doing it in Redux reducers.


A Clockwork Orange is supposedly loyal to it's source material, the American edition of the novel.

> This plot discrepancy occurred because Kubrick based his screenplay upon the novel's American edition, its final chapter deleted on insistence of the American publisher.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Clockwork_Orange_(film)#Diff...


Why is this, if true, discouraging? Do you think government workers (a pretty broad term which can encompass a wide range of positions and levels of expertise) should not be well paid?


I don't know how true it is, but my understanding is that Federal workers often work fewer hours and enjoy better job security than their private counterparts. If so, wouldn't you expect these benefits to be offset by lower compensation? On an hourly basis it could net out to be similar and simply appeal to folks who want a different type of career or work life balance.


No, I would expect private sector workers to organize over receiving less compensation for more work. The problem isn’t government worker compensation.


Is projectM[1] not a suitable replacement for MilkDrop visualizations? Comes built into Clementine[2].

[1] https://github.com/projectM-visualizer/projectm [2] https://www.clementine-player.org/


The NY Times paywall has got to be one of the easiest paywalls to bypass. You can either browse its site in private/incognito mode (or using Firefox Focus on mobile), delete a cookie, or disable Javascript on their site (though this isn't ideal when viewing some of their interactive pieces). I wonder if this is a deliberate compromise to ensure that nobody is ever really locked out of their content.


Subject to change at any time of course. I used to enjoy the occasional article from WSJ, now I just get annoyed when I see one of their headlines because I know I can't read the article.


From the link, near the top:

> (It may take a little bit of time before you can search for Paint.NET on the Windows Store. I’m told that things take up to 24 hours to “propagate.”)


Does Microsoft's database run on DNS?


I wonder if every machine stores the entire catalog, and periodically syncs.


I assume on limited connections, it will never sync, meaning if you use a latop tethered to your cell-phone, you will see the windows-appstore of 1984. (any old date would have done, but this one rhymed)


Even DNS only takes 5 mins tops


When you talk about DNS propagation you have to take cache into account. You could set TTL that low (even if you do, some will ignore it) but normally it's a lot longer so you often get times like 24-48 hours for complete propagation.


Sure. But even so, the search results are terrible. Gorrila slots?


Assuming you have access to a no-fee checking account, you could save that cash in a separate bank account and store the corresponding debit card at home.

If you have access to a no-fee credit card, you can also have a back-up at home.

It's probably a good idea to have some cash at home, but you can do the same with cards.


>I can't find Firefox Focus in Germany, Austria or Switzerland

>Klar by Firefox is the German-language version and only available in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland. It includes the same features as the English-language app Focus by Firefox.

https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/difference-between-fire...


Very readable on my device using both Firefox and Chrome. What's the issue for you?


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