alexhektor

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by alexhektor 2y ago
outside of the content of of the comment, top comment doesn't necessarily mean the most held opinion. Especially if a comment is thoughtfully written, contains multiple aspects and might just get upvotes for reasonably looking at both
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by alexhektor 4y ago
Tesla RV for 70k? Can you teleport me into your alternate universe, please? ;) Different brand might make more sense, but even those will probably cost you at least doulbe that, unless you're maybe only talking about certain climate zo
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by alexhektor 5y ago
Ever heard of a thing called counterfeit? Now combine blockchain with your favorite collectible, and you have a trustable, secure way to prove ownership of an original. Sure, you can transfer ownership on the blockchain and still sell the p
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by alexhektor 6y ago
None of the top comments disuss the possibility of the deal not going through due to antitrust or other concerns by regulators. While it's owned by a Japanese company and being sold to an American one, China most likely doesn't ap
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by alexhektor 6y ago
Very sad to read this, but also an important lesson to every entrepreneur :( The answer you never got from Apple was actually already in your own E-Mail all along. Pay-Per-Install Ads will be a $118 BILLION industry by 2022. [1] While you&#
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by alexhektor 6y ago
German citizen here. Q1) What is (/are) the easiest path(s) to start a company in the US and/or seek funding there for Europeans? How costly is it? Q2) If there's already a company registered in Germany for example, how costl
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8k Googlers in Dublin working from home today after possible coronavirus case(9to5google.com)
3 points by alexhektor 7y ago|0 comments
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by alexhektor 7y ago
yeah, I couldn't find a source for this either. There are a few cases apparently, and there's still a lot about the virus that is unknown, but it doesn't look to be that high.. it could also be false-negatives that might expl
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UK to spend $1.6B on the world's fastest weather supercomputer(engadget.com)
1 points by alexhektor 7y ago|0 comments
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by alexhektor 7y ago
chrome let's you type the first few characters of a page, and then press tab to enter a search term for that page.. e.g. y tab will let you search youtube, which is even a little faster than the DDG bangs for some sites.., but certainl
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Immune cells discovered that fight most types of cancers(telegraph.co.uk)
3 points by alexhektor 7y ago|0 comments
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by alexhektor 7y ago
can you give a source?
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by alexhektor 7y ago
You can definitely give an answer in the WIPO dispute, and I would absolutely try to do so. The WIPO is a joke though in my opinion - there is no appeal process whatsoever. We lost a case that we should have clearly won with jdownloader.com
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NBA player issues tokens backed by his future salary, so he can invest money now(msn.com)
2 points by alexhektor 7y ago|0 comments
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by alexhektor 7y ago
Well he's not dead yet or in jail ;) But will be interesting to see how this plays out.. Are there any good resources summarizing these facts/ allegations or "connecting" them? Would be interesting to dive down that rabb
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by alexhektor 7y ago
thanks! Great work btw!
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by alexhektor 7y ago
What's the tech stack behind the website? Just a bootstrap template? How did you make the flat-art pictures (e.g. the one including the MIT and CC logos?) Do you have a good, preferably 'free' repository/website for thos
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by alexhektor 8y ago
Is it just me, or are they heavily changing their product announcement/launching strategy?!
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Arm unveiled its 2020 roadmap and wants to compete with Intel CPUs in laptops(anandtech.com)
2 points by alexhektor 8y ago|0 comments
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by alexhektor 8y ago
you're right. I reread the article on Spiegel, and got the impression they were.
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by alexhektor 8y ago
while I have upvoted this story and deeply sympathize with the victims of what appears to be a wide 'overreach of power' by the police, I also had a look at the website that was the 'cause' of this raid. !!! EDIT: I was
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by alexhektor 9y ago
Whoever is interested in this should take a look at Netflix' "Dirty Money" Episode 1. Alex Gibney (also directed Enron - smartest guys in the room) gives a good overview of the scandal, if you haven't been following it c
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by alexhektor 9y ago
I didn't even know people are working on this kind of stuff.. and on a lot of other fronts too, Apple is losing its edge by not having the newer form factors like 2 in 1s and detachables. so much potential there.. but it's really
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by alexhektor 9y ago
Why are there two articles from wilamette week on the front page at the same time? Is it just me or does this look suspicious?
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by alexhektor 9y ago
Why is this on the front page of HN? Anything I'm missing?
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by alexhektor 10y ago
tl;dr: - Axel Springer (huge german publisher) has an ongoing legal battle with them over copyright infringement - Springer accuses Eyeo of making false statements in court - public prosecutor is investing
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Police searches offices and apartments of Adblock Plus (Founders and/or Employees)(translate.google.com)
13 points by alexhektor 10y ago|1 comments
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by alexhektor 11y ago
If any of the affected apps or anyone else is looking for a more secure updating solution, please contact me (Alexander Hektor). We have put a lot of time, effort and money into our system over the last couple of years and it is used by mil
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by alexhektor 11y ago
We're currently waiting for well over 2 months now for an add-on update to get released -.- https://blog.mozilla.org/addons/2015/07/22/add-ons-update-68...
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Clever domain name marketing(loser.com)
1 points by alexhektor 12y ago|0 comments

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