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by consumer451 8y ago
Since it is too late to edit my original comment, I want to retract my tone and ham-handedness. Having escaped Russian rule as a child, this all gets me worked up. Sorry HN.
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Hacker Who Worked with FSB Agents in Email Hacks Gets 5 Years in Prison(bleepingcomputer.com)
3 points by consumer451 8y ago|0 comments
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by consumer451 8y ago
We are exactly at this stage right now. Bootstrapped, enterprise SaaS, ready for initial sales. This post could not have been more timely for me. I'm not sure if this is possible in your niche, but we are partnering with a consulting
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by consumer451 8y ago
> Why was it a bad PR call? Because the invasion of Ukraine is pretty under-reported. This recent story may cause news agencies to pass on reporting on the issue in the future, as now there is a clear example of the authorities passing
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by consumer451 8y ago
Yes, this was a really bad PR call. They literally created "fake news" about Russia, when you don't need to create anything fake to make the Kremlin look bad. This is really bone-headed.
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by consumer451 8y ago
It's an estimated $15,400 single seat, but these folks may have you covered. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ElectraMeccanica#SOLO
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by consumer451 8y ago
From Zenum's website:[0] Performance Max range: 700+ miles Max cruise speed: 340 mph Take-off distance: 2,200 ft Seating capacity: 12 economy, 9 premium, 6 executive Max take-off weight: 11,500 lbs Max payload: 2,500 lbs Powertrain Arc
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Boeing-backed startup Zunum Aero plans to deliver hybrid-electric plane in 2022(bloomberg.com)
3 points by consumer451 8y ago|1 comments
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by consumer451 8y ago
With all due respect, that sounds a bit like whataboutism. Or the false logic behind "I won't vote because I don't want to choose the lesser of two evils." It seems to me that once we reach adulthood we spend most days c
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by consumer451 9y ago
As long as fuel prices don't jump, right? What a crazy business.
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by consumer451 9y ago
Oh, agreed, it is nearly useless.
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by consumer451 9y ago
I believe they have stopped putting much effort into Skype for Business and are hoping to move everyone to Teams ASAP.
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by consumer451 9y ago
Sorry, I looked but didn’t see it. Thanks.
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by consumer451 9y ago
Many years ago I was coding the UI for one of the first touchscreen check-in systems at an airline. The guy in the next cube was doing weight and balance software for the actual flights. I realized that I could not handle the pressure of
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In a fatal crash, Uber’s autonomous car detected a person, but chose to not stop(technologyreview.com)
3 points by consumer451 9y ago|4 comments
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by consumer451 9y ago
If the zero-energy hypothesis[0] is correct, wouldn't the energy cost of infinite universes still be zero? [0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zero-energy_universe
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by consumer451 9y ago
A bit off-topic, but I had the same thought when I read about Jenkins servers on the public Internet in this piece.[0] But when I read that he had found a public facing Jenkins server owned by Google, I figured I must be missing something.
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by consumer451 9y ago
"pull its ads from social sites such as Facebook and YouTube if the tech companies don't do more to minimize divisive content on their platforms." Can the divisive part also apply to any cable news networks guilty of divisive
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by consumer451 9y ago
This has been denied by SpaceX "SpaceX says no, the Air Force did not destroy one of its rockets in the Atlantic Ocean" “While the Falcon 9 first stage for the GovSat-1 mission was expendable, it initially survived splashdown in t