smnrg

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by smnrg 2mo ago
A place being better by some metrics doesn't mean it's better by all. It depends on which parameters matter most to you. Imagine the overall desperation someone must feel when even a lack of health coverage won't stop them fr
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Show HN: US keyboards don't have enough keys, so I switched to Japanese(simone.org)
7 points by smnrg 5mo ago|0 comments
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The Postcard and the Thing Itself (On Falling in Love with Ideas)(simone.org)
3 points by smnrg 11mo ago|0 comments
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by smnrg 1y ago
Didn't know about this. Thanks! Although, as paradoxically expected, in order to use it you need an active IG account. Which is... the main problem. I was also advised to write to the California AG.
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by smnrg 1y ago
This is useful info and POV. Thanks so much for the pointers. Everything is exhausting right now, including using basic tools that became de facto behemoths of communications. I have been trying a combination of those—though the app doesn&#
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by smnrg 1y ago
I understand the sentiment. In principle, I agree with conscious use of these tools. In this specific case, however, it wasn't for general browsing. After living overseas for more than a decade, you realize that, for some people, these
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Ask HN: IG banned me over my ex's retracted claim on a dog photo. Human review?
5 points by smnrg 1y ago|7 comments
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The Mirror with No Reflection(simone.org)
1 points by smnrg 1y ago|1 comments
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Consumerism: The First Universal Religion Humans Practice(simone.org)
4 points by smnrg 1y ago|0 comments
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by smnrg 1y ago
While Americans can mean "from the US", the term "statunitensi" is how people from the US are commonly called in Italy. And in other countries. The two things are not mutually exclusive, and calling Americans for people
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by smnrg 1y ago
Many Italian newspapers (example: IlPost) and, I suspect, many non-US media, report this as “the second American Pope, the first from the USA.” Which, I think, is fair, as South and Latin are also America. And so is Canada. And so was Franc
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Is Consumerism the Biggest Religion?(simone.org)
7 points by smnrg 1y ago|3 comments
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What if we made advertising illegal?(simone.org)
1975 points by smnrg 1y ago|1386 comments
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What If We Made Advertising Illegal?(simone.org)
12 points by smnrg 1y ago|4 comments
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by smnrg 1y ago
George Carlin on the ridiculousness of euphemistic language: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o25I2fzFGoY
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The Photographer Who Takes No Pictures(simone.org)
2 points by smnrg 2y ago|0 comments
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Digg Is Relaunching Under Kevin Rose and Alexis Ohanian [video](youtube.com)
2 points by smnrg 2y ago|1 comments
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by smnrg 2y ago
Right. Paraphrasing, any sufficiently popular art piece is indistinguishable from marketing.
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The Antiportfolio: Counter-Advice for Aspiring Artists(simone.org)
2 points by smnrg 2y ago|0 comments
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by smnrg 2y ago
I like optimists.
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I Make Smart Devices Dumber(simone.org)
3 points by smnrg 2y ago|0 comments
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I Make Smart Devices Dumber: A Privacy Advocate's Reflection(simone.org)
3 points by smnrg 2y ago|0 comments
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The Attention Wars: Why Creative Time Is Now Contraband(simone.org)
2 points by smnrg 2y ago|0 comments
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by smnrg 2y ago
The reality is that only he can help himself. He's just facing the search he delayed up to now. It's good he's facing it. Most never will.
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by smnrg 2y ago
Opposite problem. I am tied to a corporate job, and I'd absolutely know how to use every second. No, really. Every second.
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by smnrg 2y ago
Julian.com (Julian Shapiro) is a great, hyper-focused example of regularly refined pages.
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How to Stare at Your Phone Without Losing Your Soul(simone.org)
3 points by smnrg 2y ago|0 comments
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AI 'Street Photography' Isn't Photography: What We Lose by Simulating Experience(simone.org)
41 points by smnrg 2y ago|38 comments
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Beyond Borgmann: Single-Task Tools and the Future of Meaningful Technology(simone.org)
1 points by smnrg 2y ago|0 comments
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Beyond Borgmann: Single-Task Tools and the Future of Meaningful Technology(simone.org)
1 points by smnrg 2y ago|0 comments

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