wierd0

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by wierd0 8y ago
Some are more sensitive to chlorine than others. I have astma and feel awful after having been in a pool.
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by wierd0 8y ago
Scientists consulted when creating the tv show Blue Planet II seems to disagree. According to them we are in fact in the midst of an extinction.
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by wierd0 8y ago
Geeks make it go around yo.
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by wierd0 8y ago
A war on GDPR sounds kind of trite though.
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Ask HN: Is there utility in NLP today?
3 points by wierd0 8y ago|0 comments
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by wierd0 8y ago
>>it seems/should GDPR, I'm hoping that I don't have to bother my users with a "do you consent to" popup when the only thing I want to do is to log server-side the API calls so that I can see patterns in usage
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When should a computer fail silently?(medium.com)
1 points by wierd0 8y ago|0 comments
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by wierd0 8y ago
I look at the map then take a sip of whiskey. Map, whiskey. Then I suck the last of the whiskey from the ice cubes while cracking open another bottle. Map, whiskey. Day dream a little. Ding! Ladies and gentlemen...
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by wierd0 8y ago
Our ancestor's sleep might not have been optimal due to the fact we had other things to care about, like shelter. But that does not imply there is nothing to gain from feeling perfectly rested.
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by wierd0 8y ago
What would be wrong with such a world?
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by wierd0 8y ago
> So a cookie only knows the website that referred me? Not really. Instead, each time you return to a site that has set a cookie on your computer, that cookie is included in the request header. That same site will also know about your la
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by wierd0 8y ago
> What is the cardinality of the powerset of the naturals? That question is better than almost every other question!
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by wierd0 8y ago
I used to be able to execute programs through the start menu. Can't do that anymore. I used to go: press start btn --> type "utor" --> press enter --> uTorrent.exe executes. Why would they remove such a useful featur
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by wierd0 8y ago
It's good that there is such an alternative as GitLab, because there is a slight but still not unsignificant risk that MS will not do the right thing. I think they will though since they are power users of their own product. I'm h
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by wierd0 8y ago
All of a sudden HN has divided into EU vs US on basic human rights? This seems odd. I don't think you guys really think there is anything wrong with GDPR, not in its implementation nor in its sentiment. I really don't. The reason
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by wierd0 8y ago
> Facebook groups are super useful because [...] I guess our visions aren't aligned then. Anyone into the sport of making money would agree that SEO is a good thing but the way you sell it to me I'd want to kill myself before I
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by wierd0 8y ago
It's probably a retorical tool but not used to trick you into doing something you didn't want to do in the first place but instead used to asure you that all the "ordinary" remedies were visited but they were unhelpful.
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by wierd0 8y ago
So, correct me if I'm wrong, you are saying that - opinions are never the equivalent of spreading FUD - classifying an opinion as FUD is a slippery slope that will lead to an Orwellian dystropy Here's an opinion: - Linux is a terr
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by wierd0 8y ago
What you are doing in this thread is the definition of spreading fear, uncertainty and doubt around the institution called "EU". I'm personally not against you doing just that. I'm just against you trying to call it some
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by wierd0 8y ago
> Do you honestly believe that the average citizen wants highly paid bureaucrats in Brussels debating on how much power a vacuum cleaner should draw? I certainly do. Wait, there is no equivalent discussion of power draw of vacuum cleaner
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by wierd0 8y ago
I know, isn't the future great? To read a web page, just enter an url in chrome, once it has loaded go ahead and click "yes you may track me" then finally "reader mode" and the world is yours.