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by akudha 5y ago
When it comes to social media companies, it is all relative. Compared to Facebook, Twitter seems like a saint. They definitely could do more, but remember they did more than other social media companies - warnings on tweets, banning account
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by akudha 5y ago
I can sympathize with someone who isn’t educated or living in a rural area (cut off from the world) or raised in a cult etc. I really can’t believe the lawyers who went to Ivy League colleges are that naive. They’re much smarter than an a
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by akudha 5y ago
I personally think they are, many of the lawyers honestly think they are doing the right thing They have tons of money, they’re highly educated, well connected individuals, are they not? All they have to do is spend one Saturday reading u
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by akudha 5y ago
I watched a YouTube video on the creation of Stardew valley. He did everything himself, including music and graphics. He also didn’t compromise on anything. Took him years to finish. I don’t play games, I still spent 5$ (I think) on the gam
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by akudha 5y ago
Thank you for the thoughtful response!
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Ask HN: How many human languages do you know? Learned any as an adult?
2 points by akudha 5y ago|4 comments
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by akudha 5y ago
That was my first thought too. They are spending so much money on gear and employing someone full time - wouldn't it be cheaper to just drain it? There must be a reason they aren't doing it. Also, he can't be there 24 hours -
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by akudha 5y ago
10 years is a long time. Plus republicans won't give up without a fight. I hope TX does turn blue eventually
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by akudha 5y ago
No clue about AZ, but lived in west palm beach for a while. Going from NYC to WPB was an interesting experience. It was much cleaner (thats because it is a wealthy area, I assume), quieter and generally nicer. But there wasn't as much
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by akudha 5y ago
I have done a credit lock, is that enough? Or do I need a credit freeze?
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Ask HN: What steps do you take to protect yourself and your family online?
135 points by akudha 5y ago|105 comments
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by akudha 5y ago
A Chinese company stole a Polish song, put it into kids toys and is selling them in the U.S, without the marketplace realizing it (though the last part is hard to believe) All serious issues aside, that is true globalization, lol. Copyright
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by akudha 5y ago
This is a good question. I don't have an answer. I don't eat meat, never have, never killed anything in my life, other than mosquitoes. I assumed that boiling alive is a horrific way to die. As for pigs, I found the article https
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Ask HN: Any good black Friday deals (learning) you are aware of?
1 points by akudha 5y ago|1 comments
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by akudha 5y ago
How does this work? Are you crawling the stores or do you have a relationship with the stores to display their products?
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by akudha 5y ago
Killing is one thing, Killing by boiling alive is on a whole another level of cruelty, like unit 731 level, nazi level cruelty. I don’t eat meat, so I don’t know why only lobsters are boiled alive and not other sea food. Whatever the reas
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by akudha 5y ago
How is this site free? The ladings data is quite expensive and there are a bunch of vendors charging a hefty fee for it. Glad this site is free though :) I hope they stick around for a long time
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by akudha 5y ago
For a company of that size, this must be trivial for Shopify to implement. Have a search engine that can search across all their stores, let stores to opt-in, curate/categorize the products very well, let users search with very narrow
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by akudha 5y ago
Do you really think this is practical? My employer is suing a tiny operation for 50k USD that he owes them. We have all the paperwork etc. already spent 4K in lawyer fees, just for step one. This is after trying to get in touch with him for
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by akudha 5y ago
This psychology is totally understandable. My bank wouldn't even help with notarizing documents, even though I have been their customer for more than a decade now. Meanwhile banks launder drug money happily in the billions, and nothing
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by akudha 5y ago
How do we support him?
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by akudha 5y ago
even as the vaccine fails to do its job, Wait, I was led to believe that the vaccine doesn't necessarily stop you from catching covid, it just doesn't put you in the hospital on ventilators. If that is correct, then the vaccine
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by akudha 5y ago
Yup, that’s my first thought too. However hard I try, I can’t justify the money some of these actors get paid. 50m for Dwayne - he is an average actor at best, somewhat entertaining, but 50M? Movie itself was meh. I can’t get the 2 hours ba
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by akudha 5y ago
Look for a new job, if that is an option. But remember, most jobs suck. But it is still a win, if your new job sucks less than your current job. Try setting artificial goals, just to make your tasks interesting. Like, doing it super fast. O
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by akudha 5y ago
Manufacturing Consent by Chomsky describes in detail how the media lies, manipulates, twists the facts/truth to fit a particular narrative. He gives example after example after example. They also selectively ignore certain stories
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by akudha 5y ago
The only thing they need from viewers is eyeballs. Truth and facts don’t get you eyeballs, outrage and propaganda do. It is insanely hard to present only facts and be truthful and impartial. It is quite easy to pick a narrative and stick to
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by akudha 5y ago
The article says they don’t glide, they are actively flying the whole time. That is mind boggling. Don’t they need sleep? How do they know to start on the exact same day every year? Fly to the exact same place? I am a bit jealous of the sci
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by akudha 5y ago
When I lived in NY (upper east side) there were multiple pharmacies within walking distance. Nearly every corner had Starbucks (I used to give directions using Starbucks - not making this up). Number of small cafes or pharmacies within walk
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by akudha 5y ago
You’re missing the point, I think. Lying won’t help, as very few people would do it. Most people would just give their number - mostly because they don’t realize it is shit practice to collect numbers, some because they don’t want confronta
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by akudha 5y ago
I am not mad at the cashier at all. Poor kid was probably paid the bare minimum and had nothing to do with any policy. That is why I didn’t argue with him (plus there were customers behind me, I didn’t want to hold the line). I asked him on

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