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Ask HN: Did Chrome’s autocomplete just change? by noduerme

Specifically, did Enter used to select the first autocomplete choice, and now only Tab does? Enter works for all choices down the list besides the first one. My pinky muscle memory says that Enter used to finish the line.This coincides with my installation of VSCode suddenly preferring global autocomplete names to local ones, almost to

ByHackTechMay 6, 20230Comments

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The Dangers of Autocomplete by lostConnection

Writer’s block may be a thing of the past. Through the interface of a chatbot, a writer can now dip their ink into the collective knowledge of humanity and extract whatever insights they seek. Every thought can be completed, every question answered, every idea elaborated. Autocomplete itself isn’t a new phenomenon, but it has come a

ByHackTechFebruary 22, 20230Comments

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Good autocomplete by pmoriarty

I’m not sure whether automatic text completion on a mobile device is a net good. It sometimes saves a few taps, but it seems like it’s at least as likely to cause extra work. Although I’m ambivalent about autocomplete on my phone, I like it in my text editor. The difference is that in my

ByHackTechFebruary 10, 20230Comments

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