bosswipe

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by bosswipe 2y ago
I worry about the durability of USB C ports. I have 4 laptops >5 years old with loose USB C ports, Apple and HP brands, and yes i have cleaned them looking for lint. I don't know if it's these specific laptops or if the port is
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by bosswipe 4y ago
"child marriage is still legal in 44 states in the United States" "child marriage is more common in the southern United States" https://womensenews.org/2021/10/child-brides-closer-than-you ...
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by bosswipe 4y ago
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by bosswipe 4y ago
A better design for ethernet on thin laptops is a hinge that expands when the cable is plugged in: https://1.img-dpreview.com/files/p/TS560x560~forums/59371721...
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by bosswipe 4y ago
There's also the issue that the more justice-minded SF DA was recently kicked out and an aggressive pro-police DA installed.
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by bosswipe 4y ago
Why is it creepy? The influencers already publicly posted their location and photo.
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by bosswipe 4y ago
I don't feel too bad for them and their $36 mill.
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by bosswipe 4y ago
The type of hot-button political grievances that make it to the HN front page are an indication of the demographics here.
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by bosswipe 4y ago
But the politics suck so it'll never happen.
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by bosswipe 4y ago
Patreon is kind of known for sudden unexpected mass layoffs unrelated to their financials. Previous to this I know of it happening twice.
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by bosswipe 4y ago
Already happened across the bay in Oakland. Unfortunately Oakland police is so dysfunctional that it's impossible to know if decriminalization has caused any change in problematic public behaviors.
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by bosswipe 4y ago
Why would you need a supercomputer to figure this out instead of putting simple sensors on the bikes in a peloton?
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by bosswipe 4y ago
Yuck, I'd quit your team. That level of micromanagement is demoralizing and it hurts the company. "Sorry support, I have zero autonomy. I can't talk to you unless my manager adjusts some number in some spreadsheet"
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by bosswipe 4y ago
The web is only 20 or so years old so these online speech issues are new.
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by bosswipe 4y ago
As a long time daily biker I don't understand the trend of heftier more powerful ebikes. Instead of bulking a bike up to me it makes more sense to slim cars down. I've been trying to find tiny electric two seater cars, but I'
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by bosswipe 4y ago
If Gruber had gotten behind that initiative it probably would've worked but he was weirdly antagonistic to it.
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by bosswipe 4y ago
Here's what the temperature anomaly looks like for "the whole globe" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=haBG2IIbwbA
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by bosswipe 5y ago
Oh thanks for the Biden mention. I was confused by your convoluted yet harsh complaint about the US for this action, but now I see it was more of a partisan thing.
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by bosswipe 5y ago
Wow. As a more left-wing person I've been shadow banned on HN for much less than this. HN used to be one of the few places where intelligent debate accros political spectrum was allowed. If you look at this whole comment thread all you
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by bosswipe 5y ago
What they don't have is the necessary internet connection unless you're willing to pay a cell phone bill just for that purpose.
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by bosswipe 5y ago
Why not stop showing news snippets?
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by bosswipe 5y ago
How can you trust the mailing lost when the accused are the heavy-handed moderators of that list?
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by bosswipe 5y ago
Yes it's extremely unfair that the West used up what turned out to be the planet's entire carbon budget. But it doesn't change the fact that humanity has to stop emitting carbon.
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by bosswipe 5y ago
Who determines that their is "clear evidence". Shouldn't a judge be involved?
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by bosswipe 5y ago
Be careful what you say or Modi will demand that Hacker News hire a local Indian censor.
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by bosswipe 5y ago
When Trump was trying to ban Chinese TikTok because he didn't like the young users making fun of him I supported TikTok. You have to realize that your government uses anti-American feelings to push their propaganda. A lot of Indians tr
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by bosswipe 5y ago
So many supposedly principled free-market libertarians and conservatives tying themselves in knots so that Trump can continue to push his lies. The american conservative movement, like nationalists everywhere, have no principles bedsides po
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by bosswipe 5y ago
My personal anecdote is more proof than what BuyMyBitcoins provided for his assertion.
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by bosswipe 5y ago
I don't think your story about Twitter banning skepticism about surface cleaning is true. I remember being involved in several long Twitter threads on that topic with no one being banned.
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by bosswipe 5y ago
Ron Desantis rules by virtue signalling, it doesn't matter if the law is effective as long as it angers liberals and pleases conservatives.

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