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by 0xEF 4d ago
This is the interesting bit > "Why did it pass reviews? Well, because of deadlines. And because there is simply so much code (and so much unparsable/misleading documentation) that it's simply impossible to review all of th
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by 0xEF 7d ago
Eh, I miss video rental stores in the US, but I don't agree that they would solve this problem. I worked for a large chain of them as a teen, and know first-hand that people were spending just as much on rentals as they do with subscri
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by 0xEF 7d ago
I regularly snag DVDs for $1 USD or less at garage/yard/boot sales. I see tons of cheap used physical media in record shops when I travel, too. eBay and Facebook Marketplace are also great sources for used DVD. I promote this beca
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by 0xEF 3mo ago
I like how quickly this got dismissed as speculation as though we don't live in an age where election tampering and manipulation of public opinion for political reasons are so commonplace that incidents of it just blend in with the oth
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by 0xEF 3mo ago
Parties were not called out and a large amount of ensuing Othering is happening anyway. Arguably, that proves that the EFF was sound in their decision to mitigate that by not calling out the parties/politicians in hopes to keep the foc
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by 0xEF 3mo ago
Can you give us an example of a new idea that is not derivative of something that already exists? Should only take about a minute. Snark aside (and apologies), there's absolutely nothing wrong with the "no new ideas" take and
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by 0xEF 4mo ago
Didn't really think about tenting it, thanks for explaining. I don't game or watch much media beyond the occasional how-to on YouTube, so the usefulness was lost on me. Appreciate the perspective, since I frequently get asked &quo
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by 0xEF 4mo ago
"Tech giant Microsoft announced today it plans to build a useful quantum computer in just 3 years" Leading with this dubious claim is fine comedy. Microsoft can barely build a useful conventional computer that runs its own platfor
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by 0xEF 4mo ago
I've been to a lot of countries (and thus through a lot of customs agents), the most they ever ask me to do, if anything at all, is turn the laptop on. I think the point is they want to make sure it's an actual laptop and not just
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by 0xEF 4mo ago
The Surface Book or whatever is going to be your best option because you want the 2-in-1 features. We had a few at my job before I switched to an XPS 13 since I never used it as a tablet and it was a weighty thing to have in my bag. Didn&#x
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by 0xEF 4mo ago
As someone who always favors the smaller laptops that don't require me to gear up an entire backpack just to do a bit of work on the go, I'd argue that the difference between a 10" and 13" screen is not nearly as much as
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by 0xEF 4mo ago
pff VIM-like or GTFO
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by 0xEF 4mo ago
Agreed. Being in the Midwest US, my intake also varies widely, depending on weather or season, physical activity, and the foods I've been eating. I'm not entirely dismissive of doctors, be they European or American, as most I&#x27
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by 0xEF 4mo ago
Are we sure this is not just harmless and arbitrary information being parroted? Do we have verifiable sources other that anecdote? I find it hard to believe that there is just a single value for water intake across the massive biological sp
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by 0xEF 4mo ago
I agree, but in fairness, I don't know of any brand, tech or otherwise, that can completely wall itself off against insider threats. No matter how vigilant you are, someone who knows exactly how you move will find a way around you.
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by 0xEF 4mo ago
Or the start of a new cult? Which could also result in a B movie, I guess.
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by 0xEF 5mo ago
I did the same thing, but realized I was contributing to the problem. If a web app requires Chrome for full functionality, then us switching browsers is giving them permission to continue and expand their invasive practices. These days, I j
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by 0xEF 6mo ago
Completely unrelated to the conversation, but our user names are remarkably similar.
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by 0xEF 6mo ago
Putting everything on a spectrum is what got us into this mess of zero regulation and moving goal posts. It's slippery slope thinking no matter which way we cut it, because every time someone calls for a stop sign to be put up after gi
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by 0xEF 7mo ago
Right. But HN, among other platforms, is full of users who will confidently run their mouths about something they don't fully understand while believing they do. I think the previous commenter was being too shy in pointing out that eve
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by 0xEF 8mo ago
They could admittedly be more defined, but I think the original commenter missed a key word. It really boils down to whether or not you are offloading your critical thinking. The word "thinking" can be a bit nebulous in these co
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by 0xEF 8mo ago
Definitely do it. Obligatory link to Forest Mims' book: https://archive.org/details/555-designs
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by 0xEF 8mo ago
I am, under the right circumstance. I'm not a pacificist, at least not historically. Although, we can banter all day with tough words, but the reality is that none of us can really predict how we will react to a situation until we are
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by 0xEF 8mo ago
Not wrong, but don't forget there are many militias with itchy trigger fingers all over the political spectrum here, though admittedly some parties have more affiliated with them than others. It's not a stretch to assume should fi
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by 0xEF 8mo ago
But we won't, because those are hard to maintain versus the convenience of letting providers do it for us, hence why we keep getting suckered into handing over control to these centralized powers.
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by 0xEF 9mo ago
I am farsighted, which worsens with each passing year. While I get around this online by making full use of browser options to enlarge text for me, etc, because everyone uses different fonts anyway, I can also kinda see the perspective shif
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by 0xEF 10mo ago
> you can't believe anything that's on Wikipedia Anything God, how ridiculously hyperbolic. But we're in the midst of a debate about the origins of a deep fried candy bar with strangers on HN and just supposed to believe
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by 0xEF 10mo ago
> I'm not too impressed with your vehicle only getting twice the gas mileage though. I'd expect more than that. :P I'm going to blame the ham radio antennas and bike rack ;) But in all seriousness, I was getting slightly b
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by 0xEF 10mo ago
> People spend insane amounts of money buying these monstrosities too This is also another part of the whole truck-craze in the US that I do not understand. An F150, for example, starts around $40,000 USD for base models, not including t
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by 0xEF 10mo ago
Living in the US, what I find even more wild is just how many people purchase them here who have zero need to own a truck that size. It's got to be the most absurd parts of our modern cultural identity. Even if the owner is using it

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