0goel0

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by 0goel0 2y ago
How do you opt out from web services? Nearly all of them have a all-or-nothing TOS.
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by 0goel0 2y ago
This is an extremely myopic take. I don't think I have seen many -- let alone "most" as you prescribe -- comments in any forums that resort to "war bad". Even on HN what I've seen is people with a strong sense
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by 0goel0 4y ago
Exactly this. I use SN but I'm always looking for an alternative. The mobile apps are very buggy and while the team tries to resolve issues, basic things should not be breaking occasionally. I want a notes app to just work.
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by 0goel0 4y ago
> stopped donating to Wikipedia after the size of their cash reserves were revealed. After I read your comment, I thought they had 10x annual expenses or something but really they have 18 months of runway. That's not that long IMO.
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TSA now wants to scan your face at security. Here are your rights(washingtonpost.com)
9 points by 0goel0 4y ago|1 comments
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AT&T ‘committed to ensuring’ it never bribes lawmakers again after $23M fine(theverge.com)
5 points by 0goel0 4y ago|1 comments
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by 0goel0 4y ago
"...in Australia" How is this not a S1 P0 that requires an emergency hot patch from Google? AU should ban pixel phone sales until this is fixed.
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by 0goel0 5y ago
Oh gtfo.
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The Facebook Loophole(theguardian.com)
2 points by 0goel0 5y ago|0 comments
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by 0goel0 5y ago
Removing carbon well be a kidding battle without stopping emissions
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by 0goel0 5y ago
This. We can't just plant more trees to make up for the trees that have been cut down. It's not a 1:1
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by 0goel0 5y ago
I think OP just didn't read the article
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by 0goel0 5y ago
If we as a society never questioned the validity of laws, we'd still be ruled by kings.
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by 0goel0 5y ago
> Besides, corporations generally have outside sources of funding other than income, while people generally don't What do you think credit cards and mortgages are?
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by 0goel0 5y ago
Individuals can't pretend to be based in Ireland to not pay US taxes. US taxes global individual income, but not global corporate profits.
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by 0goel0 5y ago
This annoys the hell out of me. I'm in the same spot getting spam emails even though I've unsubscribed from everything. What's worse is that I also get their marketing emails even though I've been unsubscribed. Most rece
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by 0goel0 5y ago
love to learn from the brightest minds on the internet
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by 0goel0 5y ago
How much would it cost, assuming 70m visitors and various page sizes (100k to 1m)?
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by 0goel0 5y ago
Your comment history makes me worry for you. If you don't already, do therapy. Times are hard, take care of yourself.
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by 0goel0 5y ago
This is a terrible take, and it seems like you have a grudge audient Guardian. Following your own logic, lay off the guardian hate. Their reporting is solid, and much needed these days.
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by 0goel0 5y ago
OT: I sub to Matt Stoller but weirdly didn't receive this newsletter. Checked spam, nothing. Was there maybe a substack outage?
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by 0goel0 5y ago
> One user wrote: "To confirm, you are calling for an investigation into big tech collusion while you are colluding with the FBI against your platform members?" Another user wrote: "This is NOT an example of a free speech
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by 0goel0 5y ago
Exactly. I have never had issues with small businesses (not large chains). I bought a DAC from an audio store that was the wrong one and the other replaced it for free for me and gave me a free mini-lesson on it.
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by 0goel0 5y ago
Counterfeits is what pushed me over the edge. I just could not trust that the product I'll get is what I paid for. Ended up cancelling my account and never looked back. Been shopping locally as much as possible since last summer
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by 0goel0 6y ago
> shitty ISPs that have done nothing for years Oh no they did do a lot. They lobbied for hundreds of billions of dollars from congress to upgrade infrastructure, then gave themselves bonuses and bought back company stock.
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The Dirty Truth About Utility Climate Pledges(coal.sierraclub.org)
2 points by 0goel0 6y ago|0 comments
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by 0goel0 6y ago
Gold miners is the literal history of California. The fact of the matter is that OP's comment is good old-fashioned racism wrapped in fancy words to harness HN votes.
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by 0goel0 6y ago
Funny how no one says the same about people from France or Australia..
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Republicans' new favorite study trashes Biden's climate plans – who's behind it?(theguardian.com)
1 points by 0goel0 6y ago|0 comments
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by 0goel0 6y ago
This is verifiably false - https://i.imgur.com/2M67mwx.png Source: https://www.eia.gov/energyexplained/us-energy-facts/

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