kdkirsch

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by kdkirsch 11d ago
What? Is there a logical explanation for this other than exactly that...a conservative attack because they got their snowflake feelings hurt by calling out their Daddy Donald's glaring and incontrovertible incompetence with a fairly cl
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by kdkirsch 3mo ago
Not on Ars :( Verge’s is behind their paywall. Try Wired’s https://www.wired.com/live/apple-wwdc-2026-live-blog-all-the...
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by kdkirsch 8mo ago
So now being a nuisance is justification for summary extrajudicial executions?! If people on HN believe this then we’re toast.
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by kdkirsch 9mo ago
Seems like a trusted non-profit should spearhead a working group to come up with clear requirements and recommendations. This parental control spec would be clear for developers to implement instead of each team guessing what should and sho
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Laguna Seca Sued by Neighbors(hagerty.com)
1 points by kdkirsch 3y ago|3 comments
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by kdkirsch 3y ago
I know there are a lot of petrolheads in this community. Enjoy the laugh.
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by kdkirsch 3y ago
I really appreciated the deep insightful analysis wrapped in an excellent metaphor.
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by kdkirsch 3y ago
When posting old pages/articles it may help if the OP explained why they are sharing on HN. Is there a particular question it answers? Is there some development that has made the article more or less useful/accurate? A comment wou
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by kdkirsch 3y ago
They’re doing this! Read about the restoration of Rembrandt’s The Night Watch ( https://www.rijksmuseum.nl/en/whats-on/exhibitions/operation... ). Amazing tech.
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by kdkirsch 4y ago
Watch this video on DNA polymerase [1]. Obviously it’s an illustration, but I think it helps answer you question because cartoons are great. (MD, not PhD biologist) [1] https://youtu.be/sKe3UgH1AKg
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by kdkirsch 4y ago
I’m a physician. I really appreciate Tom’s enthusiasm, but I think that enthusiasm led him to overestimate the significance of the problem. Moreover he didn’t really understand for whom he was building this product. At first he thought it w
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by kdkirsch 4y ago
There are already other resources which we (I’m an MD) already pay for and use to help make decisions when there is ambiguity about the best course of action. UpToDate was previously mentioned and it’s something we pay hundreds of dollars a
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by kdkirsch 5y ago
Apple gets unreasonable flak for this. They have used 2 proprietary connectors over their entire mobile range since the first iPhone in 2007 (or iPod when the dock connector was introduced in 2003). Each Samsung or Nokia phone I owned until
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by kdkirsch 6y ago
“ The show's name has no relation to the newest organization of the U.S. military...” Is this a joke? It’s more bothersome than the subpar legal analysis.
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by kdkirsch 7y ago
Touché. I agree with you about user fatigue and have already changed news sites I check for this reason. Also it was very effective and rewarding demonstration for those of us who read to the end…of the article not the book.
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by kdkirsch 15y ago
Sorry, it wasn't clear to me from this link that it was moving out of beta to open. And the pricing now seems generous (1 TB to start). I wonder how long they can sustain that price. I'm worried that they might be biting off more they can c
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by kdkirsch 15y ago
A) I am a huge Dropbox fan (I stopped by to see their office when I was in sf a few months ago). B) the price for teams does seem a bit steep for many small businesses certainly businesses that only have 5 users. C) This is old news. Nothin