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by 8ig8 11y ago
As usual, The Onion has this covered (2012): https://youtube.com/watch?v=w8c_m6U1f9o "The Power Of Selling Out: Your Customers As Political Capital - Onion Talks"
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by 8ig8 11y ago
Mods: How about a 2014 note in the post title?
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by 8ig8 11y ago
I'm with you. As I was loading the page, it felt like one of those dreaded old splash pages.
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by 8ig8 11y ago
And here's the patent, which has expired due to unpaid fees... http://www.google.com/patents/US6341380
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by 8ig8 11y ago
Looks like they originally had a see-through version... https://web.archive.org/web/20070225104557/http://www.protec...
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by 8ig8 11y ago
> "THE PROTECTIVE RAIN HAT HAS FLEXIBILITY AND STANDS UP TO MOTHER NATURE" http://protectiverainhat.com/index.html > CAUTION: PLEASE DO NOT WEAR THE PROTECTIVE RAIN HAT IN HAIL STORMS. IT IS NOT HARD AND WIL
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Massive cyber attack hits U.S. federal workers, probe focuses on China(reuters.com)
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by 8ig8 11y ago
At times, I agree, but the guidelines [1] say: > Otherwise please use the original title, unless it is misleading or linkbait. [1] https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html
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Having Trouble with Bernie Sanders' Website? He Wants to Help(digital.vpr.net)
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Grasshopper Acquired by Citrix(grasshopper.com)
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Tracking Axact's Websites(nytimes.com)
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by 8ig8 11y ago
You could also shim the lock open pretty quickly with a scrap of aluminum from a beverage can. Examples... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GBOvt2VH5B0 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jY_Q7nK6550
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by 8ig8 11y ago
I'm not necessarily here to defend WordPress, but, I agree, a compiled static site does make sense for the HN user's blog, but you're not typical. What about the neighborhood barbershop that needs a website and likes to self-
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by 8ig8 11y ago
Knowing about WordPress and the typical use case, what do you use instead?
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Why Don't We Indent Paragraphs Online?(reddit.com)
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by 8ig8 11y ago
...and the subject of The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test. http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Electric_Kool-Aid_Acid_Te...
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by 8ig8 12y ago
I think we've all done something along those lines. I'm not sure if this counts, but recently HN asked us to avoid gratuitous negativity... http://blog.ycombinator.com/new-hacker-news-guideline
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by 8ig8 12y ago
Mailinator also added the Private Domains feature back in October: http://mailinator.blogspot.com/2014/10/mailinator-launches-p...
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FCC OKs Wilson to sell high-speed Internet outside city limits(wraltechwire.com)
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by 8ig8 12y ago
Great comment and awesome HN bio. Instantly made me feel good after a tough stretch. Thanks. > A 58 year old hacker. 5 failed start ups, now work for a really really big company. eh, oh well.
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Snow as a Service (SaaS)(shipsnowyo.com)
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by 8ig8 12y ago
Get off my lawn. :) When I was in college, 91-95, your SS# was your identifier. It was the unique code that everyone used when they needed a way to identify people. I gotta dig it out, but I think my SS# was printed right on my school ID (a
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by 8ig8 12y ago
If anything, it was a good read. It was one of those rare stories where I was looking at my scroll position hoping I wasn't near the end. Usually it is the other way around.
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Lenovo: We're no longer installing adware in reaction to complaints(wraltechwire.com)
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by 8ig8 12y ago
From the TurboTax blog: http://blog.turbotax.intuit.com/2015/02/06/intuit-working-wi... (Shouldn't this be the proper link for the HN post?)
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Universities consider blocking controversial app(wral.com)
5 points by 8ig8 12y ago|1 comments
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by 8ig8 12y ago
Interesting that the domain -- http://www.anthemfacts.com -- was registered in 2013
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Massive breach at health care company Anthem Inc(usatoday.com)
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by 8ig8 12y ago
This pilot has a first-person account and eerie photos of what may be earthquake lights: http://www.pbase.com/flying_dutchman/pacific_eruption
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Allow pro users to disable sponsored ads(reddit.com)
1 points by 8ig8 12y ago|0 comments

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