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As for Firefox itself being a problem? I hope nobody believes that their rendering engine is perfect, because there's no such thing. But in this specific case, I would say it's doing the right thing. Even though you could argue that it's wrong to change fonts to one not requested by the page and not configured in the browser's settings, I think most people would prefer to see the intended glyph instead of a rectangle. But "most people" is certainly not "everybody".
The only potential bug I can think of would be that FF appears to be rendering the glyph with Segoe, when it could have used Arial Unicode - which would be more logical, given the fact that the CSS lists Arial as the second-choice font for the page and the page's encoding is UTF-8.
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Yes. Yes, it is. (You may have noticed that poking fun at browsers other than one's personal preference is a common source of amusement around here, albeit one that generally involves less vitriol than, say, OS preferences. Especially since Discourse seems to do everything it possibly can to break differently on every platform.)
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You just have to remember that certain developers regard not being them as Doing It Wrong.
I'm waiting for someone to ask for a usable version on the iWatch. The sheer coolness is bound to overcome the desire to banhammer anyone reporting issues…
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Did you just ask....
[image] [image]#NO
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Precisely. Can you imagine @end wanting to not have a business reason for owning an iWatch? :smile:
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Anyone here used Android Wear? Didn't it come out months before iWatch?
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I have an Android Wear watch. The LG Watch Urbane. I'm pretty happy with it. I would not recommend DiscHorse usage on it, but it does smartwatch things well.
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I've got one of these. It tells me the time. It needs no batteries. It needs no winding. http://image.rakuten.co.jp/watch-salva/cabinet/fasion02/aaa56316121.jpg?_ex=128x128
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It doesn't feel pity, or remorse, or fear. And it absolutely will not stop, ever, until you are dead.
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… or take it off for 48 hours.
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All I see is a broken image link. So I guess that's cool?
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Self winding watches.... how do they fxxing work?
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No batteries? Really? I thought that most watches had at least a single button cell. Mine even has a backlight button for when it's dark and I can't see it. Then again, I've never had to replace the battery...
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There exist watches that are so well made that the movement of your arms in normal situations are enough to "charge" it to keep ticking all day.
Disclaimer: I have not worn a watch since getting a mobile phone around the turn of the century.
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My watch (a Citizen EcoDrive) is battery powered, but it has a solar cell under the face, so it will keep running as long as it is exposed to light. It takes several months of complete darkness to make it stop. A few hours in bright sun can fully charge it from a completely-drained state. Ambient indoor light is sufficient to charge it and keep it charged under normal circumstances.
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I take it these self-winding watches are all men's then?
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Oh! Oh! :giggity: Engine responded!
Filed under: Next level of detection has been reached!
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They work really well, actually, although like all mechanicals they aren't as accurate as a quartz motion. Mine loses maybe 3 minutes a month, which I consider alright. The mechanism has been pretty much explained below.
TRWTF, though is this.
My watch has a glass back, so you can see the mechanism working. Or you would be able to, if you had eyes in your wrist.
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Works pretty well for me, as some metal-backed watches bring me out in a rash, but seriously. What were they smoking when they came up with that idea?
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Did I acquire such reputation already?
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It's clearly a cool feature to have that no one ever uses seriously but still might be influenced by when choosing a product to buy.
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The :giggity: Engine is my own device, helping me recognize such language that could be considered (at least in part) sexual in some way.
Not sure if you want it, most people apparentapparentlyapparent apparently don't,
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Everything can be sexual in some way if you try hard enough to see it that way.
Pause for a moment and type with both hands on the keyboard, damn it.
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(autocorrect disabled for reasonreasonreasonreasons)
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:giggity:
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The other good thing about a glass back is that it shouldn't irritate your skin. Most people (:wave:) are fine with stainless steel, but some people aren't.
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It's smoked glass, duh!
Edit: When I first saw that pic, it wasn't fully loaded and actually looked like viewed through smoked glass. Now I see it clearly and would like to delete this post if it wasn't for the likes.
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-- Smut, by Tom Lehrer
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They don't need to be.
https://youtu.be/D9qOUDHgzpM?t=17s
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One of these statements is wrong. Methinks it's the first one.
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Who wears a fucking watch?
The key to life is:
You don't need to know what time it is TO THE SECOND at a moment's notice, it's ok if you're a minute or two off in either direction, CALM THE FUCK DOWN CLOCKWATCHER
Your cellphone keeps track of the time
If you wear a watch, you have not perfected slack.
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:giggity: Engine indicates that this should be "COCKWATCHER".
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:wave:
Do I actually look at it often? Nah. Also, I'm pretty sure it's more slack to look at your wrist than to pull your phone out of your pocket and wait for the screen to come on.
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Smartwatches can be useful, though.
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Doesn't matter. If you wear one, you're suit and tie lawyer man. It's actually illegal to wear a watch without at least TWO pairs of wrinkle-free Dockers on.
The point is: stop checking the time. THAT IS THE TRUE SLACK.
Also buy a better phone with a tilt sensor where the screen lights up as soon as you move it. Your phone purchasing is TOO slack. There is a perfect level of slack.
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Waiting for the Droid Turbo 2 to come out so the Droid Turbo prices on swappa drop I think.
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For assholes.
Do they have any apps that cater specifically to gay foxes who wear bras?
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whoosh?
How will women accumulate enough wrist action to wind the clock?
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It has become more of a status symbol. Though occasionally I use it for its intended purpose - for example, during a boring meeting it's less apparent to slightly bend your hand instead of reaching for the phone in your pocket while yawning.
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I was under impression it involves way less wrist action, though upon further consideration, it might be enough hand movement for the watch.
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Unless you use Discourse on your cellphone, in which case the battery is dead by like noon and you don't know when you can fuck off work without raising suspicion.
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If you have a cellphone, you have not perfected slack.
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I just bring a gavel and call recess.
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This is true.
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You have failed to identify the main reason for having a smartwatch.
There really isn't any other argument there that makes as much sense.
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I don't know of any smartwatches with a camera, actually