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by baubino 10mo ago
I don’t have any recommendations for you. A big part of the problem is that heavy moderation is necessary to keep forums from devolving into the slop that stands in for discourse these days. For example, even when there’s a fairly good ques
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by baubino 10mo ago
Industrial unions organize by shop; craft unions organize by trade. Industrial unions have much greater leverage because they can (theoretically) change conditions for the entire workplace, not just for one group of workers in the workplace
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by baubino 11mo ago
A simpler solution is to allow the device owner to turn off ads. Ads on purchased devices should be opt-in, not default and not mandatory.
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by baubino 11mo ago
> Global poverty at 100-year lows, US murder rate half the 90s, you’re more likely to die from obesity than starvation or violence. Objectively the cushiest moment in human history. Averages are just that - averages. They say nothing abo
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by baubino 11mo ago
I would love some kind of accessibility library. Especially as a mostly solo dev working on a medium-size project, ensuring the application is accessible means having to constantly relearn standards whenever anything needs to be updated. Wh
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by baubino 11mo ago
If the question is „what happens if/when the US loses its global power?“, my first impulse is to point out that losing global power doesn’t mean becoming powerless. The US will lose global power but will remain the dominant power in th
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by baubino 11mo ago
Everyone has an email — there should always be an option to sign up with email.
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by baubino 11mo ago
Thanks. I don‘t have twitter so can‘t login but I like the idea. I firmly believe that creating ways for people to connect in real life is (or should be) the next big tech/business opportunity. People are desperate for connection and m
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by baubino 11mo ago
Agreed but a problem is when employers require installing software on personal devices (like phones) in order to access fully work-managed devices. How does one know that the 2FA software is not sending out other data? This is my concern be
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by baubino 11mo ago
Why doesn’t the landing page have some kind of explanation about what this even is?
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by baubino 11mo ago
As someone who grew up in the pre-power-window 1970s and 80s, they absolutely do save time. You have to remember that manual crank windows went along with a lack of air conditioning. Being able to quickly roll down the windows (especially a
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by baubino 11mo ago
> But if there is no afterlife, why does building caring and just society matter? Because some (most?) of us are empathetic and compassionate people. We care about others and hurt when they hurt. We want to live in a just society and wan
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by baubino 11mo ago
> Something can be said about unlocking deprecated devices, but it would only ever be used by a tiny percentage of people. Apple devices in particular last a very long time anyway, as you should expect from a premium brand. Used by a tin
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by baubino 11mo ago
> OCLC is asking the Ohio federal court to grant a broad permanent injunction that would: Ban future harvesting: Prohibit any further scraping of WorldCat.org or OCLC’s servers. Block distribution: Forbid the use, storage, or sharing of
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by baubino 11mo ago
It’s less “look at your silly problem” and more “how can I fully appreciate life.” I see that perspective as grounding, not elitist. The previous commenter’s dad is not telling others what to do or how to live; he’s deciding for himself how
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by baubino 11mo ago
This is just a static html site, no? Using build packs or npm for a static page doesn’t even make sense. While I appreciate the throw back design, there’s nothing retro about sticking html files in the public folder; it’s just the correct w
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by baubino 11mo ago
I don‘t. I read through most or all of a thread, make a comment, completely forget about it, and never return. I find it kind of freeing actually, especially because HN comments tend to be fairly thoughtful and complete. There‘s rarely the
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by baubino 11mo ago
> Just look at the recent iOs 26 release. I am not convinced that any of the actual functional changes warranted a release or that they needed to be released at that point if a new release was needed. New software to justify new phones.
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by baubino 11mo ago
I use cash still and this is exactly what I do with my coins. I have a huge vase that I keep all my coins in. Years ago, I used to convert the coins to bills maybe once or twice per year when the vase filled up now. I use cash so infrequent
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by baubino 1y ago
I’m in the midst of a similar situation. My firstinitial.lastname email keeps getting very sensitive legal documents from law firms handling the case of someone who does not seem to know what their actual email address is. I called the firm
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by baubino 1y ago
I get and can appreciate the spirit of this but it’s both misdirected and unenforceable. Misdirected because licenses should dictate use of the product but this license wants to dictate behavior of the licensee, which in turn is obviously u
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by baubino 1y ago
Because not every person and project need AI.
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by baubino 1y ago
This resonates deeply with me. I don’t have any social media accounts, I’ve never been on tiktok or instagram, and the one social media I did have (facebook), I deleted 10 years ago. Yet I still can tell when there’s a new meme or trend. Th
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by baubino 1y ago
You’re demonstrating the problem of averages. While what you are saying might be true on average , it doesn’t negate the point being made, which is that millions of people continue to struggle to survive and live without adequate food, hea
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by baubino 1y ago
>>> Photos captured by Mobile Fortify will be stored for 15 years, regardless of immigration or citizenship status, the document says. The headline plus this quote reveals the real intentions — to create a comprehensive dataset tha
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by baubino 1y ago
Basic services at my worksite have been offline for almost 8 hours now (things were just glitchy for about 4 hours before that). This is nuts.
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by baubino 1y ago
In the institutions I’m familiar with, DEI is basically a statement about respect for people from diverse backgrounds and the DEI committee is a couple of people who organize an annual cultural fair or something similar. It’s crazy to me ho
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by baubino 1y ago
University research is conducted in pursuit of knowledge not truth. While there are overlaps, there is a distinction. The pursuit of knowledge allows us to question, consider, discuss, analyze, critique, etc, even if (and especially when) w
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by baubino 1y ago
This already exists. It’s called a dating app.
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by baubino 1y ago
> I can "afford" the monthly payments on a $40K car, but it's just a terrible financial idea. I like to say that I can afford it, I just don’t want to and refuse to afford it.

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