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by chewz 7y ago
> Japan’s leaders are so out of touch with the lives of ordinary people that they seem genuinely uninterested in their plight. That, in turn, allows an entire bureaucracy to wallow in denial, even over a crisis like the coronavirus outbr
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by chewz 7y ago
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1940_Summer_Olympics
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by chewz 7y ago
Use alternative maps - https://en.mapy.cz/ , https://maps.me/ - Google Maps is useless anyway.
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Israel Turned into a Hacker Haven(haaretz.com)
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by chewz 7y ago
Interesting clash between total quality culture and pretend and cheat culture.
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by chewz 7y ago
> But Oyo’s technology wasn’t ready. In the first three months after launch, the hotel operation double-booked rooms because it had failed to integrate with local travel agencies, according to Oyo and former employees. Staff in India ent
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Oyo runs into real problems in Japan(japantimes.co.jp)
3 points by chewz 7y ago|2 comments
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Alexa Jamming Bracelet(nytimes.com)
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by chewz 7y ago
There is a large population of consumers that live within their phones 24/7 and they appreciate large screens for consuming content. But there is also small population of users (me, anybody else?) who don't. I use a phone to make
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Surge in plastics production defies environmental backlash(ft.com)
2 points by chewz 7y ago|0 comments
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by chewz 7y ago
On Android Materialistic is good app for HN. https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=io.github.hidr... (but I haven't used it for some time) Also you don't need an app at all. Check https:/&#
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by chewz 7y ago
I am not yet ready to become a hermit. But when I do I would rather live without a phone then without phone and a bank account. :-)
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by chewz 7y ago
This isn't so. Yes you can use banking app but this might be even worse for privacy. It depends a lot on implementation details of the app. For example Santander app won't even start without permission to manage you phone on Andro
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by chewz 7y ago
Yes but situation before September was that I could use my account without SIM card. Now access to my account requires having a SIM card and a phone. Now imagine taking all my six SIM cards on vacation to Thailand just because you may be in
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by chewz 7y ago
In Poland most banks I use (Citibank, Santander, Millenium and others) require confirming logging into account via SMS at least once in two weeks. Some require confirmation via mobile app. (That wasn't obligatory before) Its rather tha
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by chewz 7y ago
I wasn't blaming EU (I am not in a habit of bashing EU) and I am not saying this is completely bad law. I am just observing the reality on the ground.
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by chewz 7y ago
I have edited my answer. Most institutions I know have chosen SMS for Strong Customer Authentication which means sooner or later you in practical life will need your personal SIM card (banking, doctor visit, e-prescription, e-government etc
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by chewz 7y ago
I envy the OP. Unfortunately since September 2019 living without SIM card became (practically) illegal in EU. > most online payments above €30 to go through an extra level of verification such as entering a code received via a text messa
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Absolute Zero [emissions by 2050] [pdf](ukfires.org)
2 points by chewz 7y ago|0 comments
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The only way to hit net zero by 2050 is to stop flying(ft.com)
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by chewz 7y ago
Leaked documents expose Avast antivirus subsidiary selling web browsing data https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=22159385
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by chewz 7y ago
It would be bad apple
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by chewz 7y ago
> If you aren't paying for it; you are the product. Simple. This nonsense should belong into Ron Swanson Pyramid of Greatness along with: Capitalism - God's way of determining who is smart, and who is poor.
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by chewz 7y ago
Why is it legal to post on HN links to stolen content?
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Citi suspends senior bond trader over alleged theft from canteen(ft.com)
18 points by chewz 7y ago|9 comments
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by chewz 7y ago
> While, yes, Starbucks’s coffee-based offerings (like lattes) are more expensive, coffee from Starbucks is quite cheap and VERY consistent That’s because Starbucks is not a in a coffee shop business but in a coffee based sweet deserts b
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by chewz 7y ago
Well, you also get FB, YT and legalized recreational drugs. panem et circenses [1]. Never, ever forget circenses. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bread_and_circuses
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by chewz 7y ago
Fastmail mobile client is fantastic for both Android and iOS.
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by chewz 7y ago
Last few weeks I have been working on a project in Go that required using multiple libraries I had no previous experience with. Usually when in doubts I would Google or go to Stackoverflow or Github issues. But Google results today are most
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Germany fears being left behind by Big Tech(ft.com)
3 points by chewz 7y ago|0 comments

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