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Recent news articles are stating: "Nancy Pelosi's challenger in California thinks putting the House speaker on blast for supporting congressional stock trading might finally pay dividends for him in his third attempt at unseating the long-term lawmaker."[0]

She is possibly flipping on her decision now to keep her seat. If her husband Paul Pelosi[1] (an investment manager) can continue to trade, this ban will do nothing to her.

[0] https://www.businessinsider.com/nancy-pelosi-challenger-shah...

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Pelosi

I mentioned it in another comment, but I felt the same way until I figured out there is a solution. Here is an example of a simple CSS file with a reusable button class:

  @tailwind base;
  @tailwind components;
  @tailwind utilities;

  @layer components {
   .button {
     @apply text-2xl p-2 bg-gray-100 text-gray-600 border border-gray-200 cursor-pointer hover:bg-gray-200 hover:border-gray-300;
   }
  }

  <button class="button bg-red-100 text-red-600">Click Me</button>

Is the code on the left (with lots of classes) actually what tailwind is like to use in practice?

As a fan of tailwind, I can say that I initially thought this was dumb and it would be hard to read through a huge number of classes applied to each HTML element. Later, I found that for many of my reusable components, I could combine classes into a single class. As an example, my stylesheet may look like this:

  @tailwind base;
  @tailwind components;
  @tailwind utilities;

  @layer components {
   .button {
     @apply text-2xl p-2 bg-gray-100 text-gray-600 border border-gray-200 cursor-pointer hover:bg-gray-200 hover:border-gray-300;
   }
  }

Damn Windows updates...

Getting downvoted so I guess I need to clarify I was being sarcastic. I work in IT and we say this a lot.

I felt the same way when I discovered this element about a year ago. Each time I try to use it I always find it falling short of what I need it to do. It's incredibly limited in what can be styled with CSS, doesn't have the ability to have multiple values and there is no max-height to the dropdown. I've seen the dropdown grow so large it clips out of the browser itself - which might have been a bug that is now resolved.

My understanding is that is the combination of both a standard <input> and <select>. You can either choose one of the pre-defined options from the dropdown or add your own custom value in the input.

I've tried hard to use this element on many applications but each time I always find it falling short of what I need it to do so I just end up creating a custom element. My biggest gripes are the lack of a max height attribute for the dropdown and inability to do much in terms of CSS styling. It would also be pretty slick if it was possible to select multiple values.

This is what I want to know. I actually greatly dislike the touch pad on the current remote. I am constantly swiping too fast (flying by my desired target), or my upward/downward swipes are not working as desired. Not to mention every time I pick up the remote, the touch pad thinks I'm swiping causing my movie to fast forward/rewind.

For ReactJS developers, this is always my go-to: https://react-icons.github.io/react-icons

Tons of SVG icons from popular packs and using ES6 imports, you only bundle the icons you use.

I cannot agree with you enough. Our company hired a new manager that had a background "familiarity" with PowerApps. He requested that I (a software developer) create a PowerApp that would be used by the company, essentially a ticketing system. I figured with my ~decade experience in developing complex web applications from the ground up, this would be a piece of cake.

What an abysmal way of developing applications. Everything (containers, widgets, etc.) is basically SVG's and your application looks like your designers couldn't use anything but MS Paint. Creating more complicated interactions with buttons and other UI elements was a pain to develop and making the UI responsive was a nightmare. The generated HTML was insanely ugly and the application was very slow/sluggish feeling. After fighting for a couple weeks, I began to (behind the scenes) build out a quick web application alternative to pitch. Long story short, he LOVED the web app version and that is what we are still using today company wide.

I once was interviewing at a company for a graphic designer position. My previous job was paying me just below $30,000 and I desperately needed to increase my income to keep up with my bills (college loans, rent, food, electric, etc.). My vehicle (1987 Chevy Blazer) was not very reliable (in ~2010) and wouldn't you know it - I broke down immediately after parking in a lot directly in front of a sign that said "2 Hour Parking, Vehicle Will Be Towed At Owners Expense".

I'll never forget the embarrassment I felt after a pretty underwhelming interview explaining that my car was broken down outside in their lot and asked they notify their security so that I was not hit with more expensive fees. I've had some pretty significant financial hardships - some much worse than this, but this moment in particular really had a lasting effect on me.

Unrelated to the article, but I found clicking the rocket at the bottom of the webpage an amusing (and fitting) way to handle the typical "scroll to top" feature. Kudos!

Also - Awesome game!

Sadly, sometimes this is the only way to get a human review on issues like this. Go public and be heard or face the ceaseless automated rejections.

I'm excited to see you mention this. I've never played Hyrule Warriors but both my Daughter (9) and I are fans of Zelda: BoTW. I was picking up a few extra presents for Christmas and I saw that on the shelf. Decided to take the chance and buy it - looking forward to playing it soon.

Like you I also had a mid/high range Samsung TV. The ads were not as obtrusive being only on the bottom left of the menu bar, but its the ACR that I needed to get away from.

Samsung Smart TVs have built-in Automated Content Recognition (ACR) technology that can understand viewing behavior and usage including programs, movies, ads, gaming content and OTT apps in real-time.[0]

Literally every second or two, Samsung was performing some screen reading data collection and sending it off to their servers. My Pi Hole was capturing 12,000 blocked requests from this per day (6-7 hours of shared family viewing). This resulted in a poor user experience where I would feel the actually latency when trying to navigate around or open the menu. After factory resetting my TV it was so snappy again. Plugged in an AppleTV and haven't looked back. This form of advertising is incredibly invasive and disgusting to me, with constant spying/screenshotting of the content I am viewing.

[0] https://www.samsung.com/us/business/samsungads/resources/tv-...

I spent around $1,200 on my 4K HDR Samsung TV a few years ago. It was great, but lately has been unbearably slow and frustrating to the point where we'd stop watching TV in the living room all together. Not a great experience.

To try to remedy the issue (knowing it was slowed down by the disgusting ad platform), I installed a Pi Hole in the house to see if that would alleviate the problem. The TV felt a bit less clunky but Pi Hole seemed to have some issues with some of the installed apps - primarily Hulu, so I needed another solution. The Pi Hole statistics were terrifying at around 12,000 blocked Samsung requests per day (around 6-7 hours of shared TV usage).

I researched Amazon FireSticks, Roku's, etc. I needed something easy for my family and kids to use (they are not as techy) and I wanted an interface that was buttery smooth. While I am very much not an Apple fan, last night I picked up the 4K Apple TV to test and so far it seems to be decent. There are some things I would change with the platform for sure, but it is overall pretty intuitive so my family can just pick up the remote and go.

I factory reset my Samsung TV and completely removed the network from it. It was sad to see how responsive the TV was again after the reset. You can be sure I will not be buying another Samsung TV!

I actually had an old Pi laying around. Just setup pi-hole and giving it a try now. Thanks for the tip!

I purchased a Samsung TV about two years ago for $1,200. It was my first 4K TV and I loved it. I made the purchase around the same time I dropped my cable subscription, I just couldn't stand the advertisements anymore.

The panel was thin (with almost no bezels), the picture quality was superb and I was sold on the "Smart TV" features like having built in access to Netflix, etc. For a while it was great, then I noticed the ads showing up on the bottom left of the bottom menu. Now my TV is as slow as molasses and I hate it. Picture quality is still good, but Samsung ruined it with their software. I refuse to purchase another Samsung TV which really frustrates me because I love their panels.

I'm currently looking to disable the internet on it and use a Fire Stick, Roku, or other. Anyone have any suggestions?

I don't have a lot of knowledge in history or politics of foreign countries, so perhaps someone here could answer this question:

In the end, time kills us all. Putin is currently 67 years old, I assume he will likely rule for another decade plus before time comes for him. Any hypothesis as to what may happen after Putin? Is it likely he'll "name" a successor who shares his authoritarian views and the cycle continues?

I believe Microsoft is a far better fit than Oracle.

Microsoft already has products that appeal to younger customers: Minecraft, Xbox, several game studios, etc.

What does Oracle currently offer the younger market?

This is great, thanks for sharing.

Having three young kids myself and a parent who is a teacher, I know how "gross" kids are first hand.

Neither she nor the children are allowed to wear masks or gloves.

I understand why the children won't be wearing any PPE - my 3yo would never keep a mask on for more than 15 minutes. Why is your Wife not allowed to at minimum wear a mask?

I partly believe this is because thus far kids have been mostly shielded - in my experience anyway. Schools and businesses (daycare, etc) closed as the virus gained traction. Now we are opening back up and throwing the kids headfirst into an uncertain future. It is worrisome to say the least.

I am not a huge GitHub user and have only contributed some code to a single repo that was merged. I was surprised to see I had the badge in my profile.

Good stuff here, I certainly learned a few new tricks.

I've been doing web development since around 2005 and to me, CSS and HTML has become far easier to use (although that could also be from experience). I took a web development course in college and found it interesting, later joining a small marketing company as an intern. My internship was unique, the company would travel to local businesses and sell them on advertising. They'd record a small ~2 minute commercial showcasing their business and then I'd build an application that compiled all of this data into a "local tourism" application. The real kicker - we didn't host the content, we burned it onto CDs and distributed the discs (think AOL). The company didn't profit well, but it was small and able to survive on what income it did make. I'm actually surprised to see it still around today - however, it seems they've moved on to actual hosted web development and graphic design work now. During this time we mostly used a combination of Tables and Photoshop "slices" to do layout (yuck!).

Today I use CSS/HTML/JavaScript daily building internal applications (and a few external). There is certainly more things to worry about such as building applications that are responsive now that mobile devices are so prevalent, however my arsenal has improved dramatically over the years with the addition of Flex and Grid (and many others). I actually enjoy the challenge of creating something beautiful and functional.

I certainly avoid games that put these trends front and center (even if free). Some games that I've purchased over the years, Destiny 2 for example, have changed their model completely and I find it saddening. The core game is now free (which I paid full price for) and all expansions (DLC) are paid. They also include paid seasonal content (4 times per year, 10 weeks in length, $10 each) where they introduce some (typically poorly received) content to grind out and some new items in their in-game real money market (Eververse). Typical items in the "Eververse" are $10+.

I hope these trends fade away over time although I am not expecting that to be the case with the profits some of these publishers are reporting.

As an avid gamer, the price increase I find a bit unsettling (especially since content is moving digitally - thus cutting several costs). Realistically, it's only a $10 increase, however, I feel the sticker price is approaching that point where I personally am at the "wait for sale" mindset. Not to mention that many games these days include a variety of gimmicks (loot boxes, micro transactions, cosmetics) to vacuum as much money out of the customers as possible. EA is notorious for this behavior so I am interested to see how this game in particular (NBA 2K21) is received.

Lately I've found myself purchasing more games on my PC as they frequently have sales and prices tend to be lower than the console equivalents. Of course my "gaming PC" was a bit more than a console, that doesn't seem to be the case anymore with some of these rumored prices coming out on the next gen systems.

Are these devices surrounded by warning signs to ward off individuals that may be getting too close? I've not heard of these devices before and as someone who lives on the edge of a large wooded area with young kids this alarms me. I'd presume they would at least nail some signs to nearby trees supporting bright colors to inform an uneducated passerby that danger lies ahead.

EDIT - After doing a bit more research on these mechanisms I feel a bit better knowing they are triggered by animals biting and pulling on the cloth portion to release the poison (I still don't like these devices). I was concerned it was more proximity based. They do appear to be tagged with a bright colored warning label on the device itself.

I haven't heard of CouchDB in quite some time, great to see it still improving.

I used it years ago when I was experimenting with Ionic[0]. What appealed to me was that I could use CouchDB (cloud) and PouchDB[1] (device) to and have a replicated copy of the data locally. The application was used in areas where network connection was very limited. Using this strategy I was able to ensure the mobile devices data was as recent as the last time it had a network connection.

[0] https://ionicframework.com/

[1] https://pouchdb.com/

That is likely true and perhaps it is just my vision. I just find the contrast to be worse leading to me personally having a harder time reading it in moving-vehicle conditions.

All NY license plates are made in the Auburn Correctional Facility. Had they been made in multiple locations it would be interesting to see if all of the problems were stemming from a single source or if it is an issue with materials. That is an interesting urban legend.

Wow that is an awful design for visibility.

As a New York resident I noticed when the plates changed in 2010 I personally found them harder to read [0]. The white background with dark letters/numbers used from 2001-2010 seemed like the better option... I wonder what law enforcement thought of the change. Seems they are about to change again to something with better contrast starting April 2020 [1].

Also an interesting side note I've noticed that a lot of the new license plates are peeling causing them to look entirely metallic. I see NY dropped their contract with 3M likely due to this issue [2].

[0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vehicle_registration_plates_of...

[1] https://www.democratandchronicle.com/story/news/politics/alb...

[2] https://www.syracuse.com/news/2019/08/new-york-ends-contract...