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by blackrock 6y ago
Is there an opportunity to make a cheaper Dropbox? Their paid service is very expensive.
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by blackrock 6y ago
Does Google’s Calendar app share your personal information like this?
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by blackrock 6y ago
Is it because of runtime speeds (the slowness) that prevents microkernel operating systems from being more prevalent? Or is it just because Linux is good enough, and it became popular and free?
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by blackrock 6y ago
On a side note. Is there any benefit to a micro kernel operating system anymore? Linux is a monolithic kernel. One drive of course, is to have a micro kernel that will allow you to update your operating system as needed, without the need to
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by blackrock 6y ago
I’m suspecting that the rich are going to start buying Bitcoin. The institutions have already started buying a lot of it. Something has value, because a certain group of people believes it has value. These are the people voting for it. Then
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by blackrock 6y ago
On a side note, I’m starting to suspect that Bitcoin, and Satoshi Nakamoto, is an internal NSA job. And Satoshi must be the alias name for some cryptography expert, or experts, inside the NSA itself. Hah, and even if you rearrange the words
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by blackrock 6y ago
And you just proved my point.
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by blackrock 6y ago
The conversation about anything China related is heavily biased here on HN. Hence, there is no point to have any conversation. It just becomes another echo chamber. It’s better if HN just self-censors all China related news, technology, and
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by blackrock 6y ago
I’ve often made mistakes from not seeing extra data, because the data required you to scroll down to see it. It’s a really infuriating situation. And quite a terrible UI design. And by hiding the side scroll bars, it removes your ability to
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by blackrock 6y ago
You forgot to add: America, a country and a people that shits on China. Daily. Just ask anyone here on HN or Reddit. And Twitter, especially Twitter.
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by blackrock 6y ago
The fox is guarding the henhouse. The politicians themselves are benefitting from the situation. So why would they change it?
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by blackrock 6y ago
Did you get a lot of sales?
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by blackrock 6y ago
Elon should make Starlink free and complimentary for all his Tesla cars. This would probably be a big extra incentive to buy a Tesla.
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by blackrock 6y ago
When will someone start up a supermarket robotic warehouse? The Amazon of supermarkets. Most of the stuff in the middle of a supermarket are dried goods, which are easily warehouse-able, given temperature control. Fresh fruits can be easily
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by blackrock 6y ago
It’s easier to hang up a shingle and open a boutique law firm, specializing in some niche aspect of legal services. You basically get to be your own boss. It’s much harder to do the same as a programmer.
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by blackrock 6y ago
25 years ago, the hot technology was dial-up modems. And PCMCIA cards to connect to WiFi. Haven’t had much use of that lately.
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by blackrock 6y ago
It might have been easier to understand if Benjamin Franklin had used the correct polarity for electrons. He made the proton positive, and the electrons negative. But this mistake became a historical embarrassment, but ultimately stuck, bec
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by blackrock 6y ago
I hope so too. There goes 25% of Apple’s profits. Who needs to sell iPhones in China anyways. And 50% of GM’s profits. Who needs to sell American cars in China anyways. And Boeing. And Intel. And AMD. And nVidia. And Microsoft. And Tesla
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by blackrock 6y ago
In 25 years, the west will forget about it. And resume trade as normal. After all, it was the west that wanted “Free Trade” with China, so that they could shove opium down their throats. But for some strange reason, the West is upset that t
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by blackrock 6y ago
If Taiwan launches missiles at Shanghai or Beijing, then I’m pretty sure the Taiwanese are fcked. It’s game on at this point. And China will carpet bomb the shit out of Taiwan. At that point, the surviving Taiwanese will wish they weren’t
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by blackrock 6y ago
So.. you’re saying that you want to play with nukes? And hope that your own American city doesn’t get atomized in the exchange?
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by blackrock 6y ago
I wonder if he can improve on F-Zero?
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by blackrock 6y ago
But.. there is sooo much money that can be made from selling killer robots..
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by blackrock 6y ago
Ah yes, this was it. Good find! I’m surprised it grew up from 6 to 400 support staff working on this. This would’ve been a fun job as a teenager.
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by blackrock 6y ago
$45/hour is a good rate for Ukrainian developers, I think. Or Philippines developers. That’s about USD $90,000/year. This is good money, if you live remotely in a lower cost of living, foreign country. But it’s a mediocre salary i
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by blackrock 6y ago
I recall seeing a video of the Nintendo support center, where people (kids) would call up for video game help. And these game wizards would help them step through the game. I would’ve never thought that was a thing, much less a little caree
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by blackrock 6y ago
I still have a Sony minidisc player. I haven’t used it in years. Exquisite piece of mechanical engineering. Then came the iPods and the rest is history.
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by blackrock 6y ago
Apple tries to force you to use the Photos app on the Mac to store your photos. But I never trusted it. Maybe because I didn’t understand what data model it was using behind the scenes. They don’t advertise that part. Even though for the mo
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by blackrock 6y ago
What’s the pay like for senior games engineers?
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by blackrock 6y ago
Oh really?? You don’t say?? You mean the increased rents won’t affect my purchasing ability?? /s

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