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by AFNobody 9y ago
It would be a shame if your VPN was in the slow lane and could only push 56k because fast lane services being sold to "unsavory" businesses were against policy at the 2 major residential ISPs you can choose from.
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by AFNobody 9y ago
Many non-technical people require 6-12 months to find a new job and would likely run out of cash before then after plowing it all into a startup.
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by AFNobody 9y ago
> Successful entrepreneurs aren't usually on welfare, they come from great backgrounds (hi Sam, Mark, Bill, Donald...). Coming from a wealthy enough background that you can fall back on your parents if you fail is a form of welfare
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by AFNobody 9y ago
> You are reading way too much into what I'm saying. I never claimed any of what you're putting into my mouth. The fact you persisted this long without making that claim makes me question the veracity of that statement. > Al
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by AFNobody 9y ago
To be honest, this is (usually) only used for geotargeting the nearest Anycast address (or Unicast address if you are too small to operate a GeoDNS->Anycast setup). Well, that, and anti-fraud measures to flag transactions for additional
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by AFNobody 9y ago
> I find it really sad you would think people are more concerned with pissing off privacy-conscious citizens than with blocking spammers. What a world you live in :/ Its a false argument whose only real value is admitting "Well
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by AFNobody 9y ago
> It's easy to confuse blocking anonymity with blocking spam > It's a bit like blocking Tor. Websites don't block Tor because they hate privacy, they block Tor because it's a spammer's tool of choice. And yet,
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by AFNobody 9y ago
> It's a bit like being concerned about gmail requiring your real name to sign up. I mean, yeah, but, what? Lol. :) A) Its the principle of the thing. B) I can get around the disposable email block with a disposable email quite easi
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by AFNobody 9y ago
Yeah, I use Riot/Matrix now and I can self-host it if I get disabled...but they don't mind if you don't give them a #/email so its really less of an issue there.
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by AFNobody 9y ago
They aren't really being honest about it. Try using a disposable email service or one with basically no verification demands to register. Even privacy oriented people just can't use Discord because it used to ban registrations. It
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by AFNobody 9y ago
> Why is this still not a solved problem ? Why is there no free open source Skype alternatives !? https://matrix.org/docs/projects/try-matrix-now.html
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by AFNobody 9y ago
If I have to say something on HN to get a response, the answer is No since I contacted Discord bout it when it originally happened. You can go find that email if you supposedly 'care' and reply to it. Ah, you've changed it to
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by AFNobody 9y ago
More or less, yes. Fringe political views will get you permanently blocked by Discord and/or Twitter. I'm not a right-leaning person but even the concept speech should be free and uncensored if you aren't enabling a crime is
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by AFNobody 9y ago
The account was disabled immediately after registration.
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by AFNobody 9y ago
I'm actually blocked for registering/banned during registration. I literally cannot have a Discord account 'cause it'll just get disabled immediately.
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by AFNobody 9y ago
> It is nice not to have the gated access like Slack does. Fyi, it is gated by Discord and (for instance) I'm unable to create an account under this psuedonym. So, I (personally) will never use Discord as they locked my account whe
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by AFNobody 9y ago
> local SC taxpayers only get marginally more benefit than the rest of the country. I wouldn't agree its marginally more benefit. Those bases being shut down would crush SC's economy within 50 miles of every base. Economically,
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by AFNobody 9y ago
> The number of engineers they have is irrelevant to the point. The point is you pay someone to worry about a specific thing so you don't have to and (hopefully) their expertise leads to a better product than you could have built. Y
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by AFNobody 9y ago
> Both states still recieve the same benefits from the federal government, it's mostly just demographic and economic differences that cause different states to receive different amounts of aid. Or do you really think West Virginians
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by AFNobody 9y ago
> Two families both make $250,000 a year. One is in New York and one is in Texas. The family in Texas is carrying more of the federal tax burden than the family in New York. Why? Both are (in theory) receiving the same benefits from the
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by AFNobody 9y ago
> There's a reason MixPanel (and any other vendor) has so many engineers. You're paying them to have already made the mistakes that you're about to make. The real reason Mixpanel (et al) have so many engineers is: A) They
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by AFNobody 9y ago
Keep in mind you are probably saving ~$30k/year in increased housing costs + tax on the income to pay that rent + the impact that has on all the usual pleasures (i.e. eating out).
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by AFNobody 9y ago
I use Fastmail, personally.
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by AFNobody 9y ago
http://www.hnclone.win/login If you try to create an account you get an internal server error. I assume that is what the OP means.
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by AFNobody 9y ago
You are arguing Weev, the Daily Stormer, and the people who call themselves Neo Nazis ... are not? Do you have any proof their proclamation they are neo nazis is a lie? You are aware it is literally named after a Nazi tabloid: The Daily Sto
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by AFNobody 9y ago
> The good thing about Popper and 'intolerance of intolerance' is with the moral high ground you can use whatever force is necessary while setting 'intolerant behavior' as a moving goalpost. > Today it's &#x27
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by AFNobody 9y ago
I got that starting w/o a degree in web dev...so...yeah.
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by AFNobody 9y ago
If 80-90% of it is in stock / options with vesting (as I'd suspect it is based on that article) it is likely only true after the targets / target dates are hit.
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by AFNobody 9y ago
I think the majority's preferences as a society is clear. I also believe there is a substantial minority that would prefer a more sustainable approach to many things in the interest of long term sustainability. The reality is our level
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by AFNobody 9y ago
Well the obvious answer is "Yes" but I am honestly uncertain whether it can be done while maintaining current profit margins which is was always the real issue . A well-educated farmer, focused on a plot of land that is meant to

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