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by devenblake 5y ago
Two things the article didn't answer: How? Why?
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by devenblake 5y ago
No, it means (or at least I flag things when) the discussion incited is maliciously unproductive.
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by devenblake 5y ago
Google Earth pro (I think) used to be a paid product. I remember downloading it and using GETPFREE as my activation key thinking it was so cool that benevolent Internet leader Google would give that out for free. 2013 was a different time.
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by devenblake 5y ago
Not if you have bills to pay.
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by devenblake 5y ago
Wild that science leans towards the left wing.
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by devenblake 5y ago
> Does calling it an emergency make you look like a crazy person? Yes. Caring about the world, even invisible aspects of it, does not make anyone look crazy except to those that already are. Hopefully someone's crazy enough to do so
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by devenblake 5y ago
Old folks don't download Chrome, their sucker children do. Those who are too frail to lift the koolaid cup to their mouths shall be aided by their brethren. But also Chrome isn't super hard to install anyway and the dark patterns
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by devenblake 5y ago
This is a dangerous joke to make / idea to perpetuate given the audience of HN.
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by devenblake 5y ago
What law specifically?
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by devenblake 5y ago
How does one de-Google a Google Chromecast?
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by devenblake 6y ago
Why did POSIX disallow +options?
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by devenblake 6y ago
I'm a minor and have contributed to numerous open-source projects (nothing of particular value but contributions nonetheless). Why not just treat them as an adult? If you're interacting with them in a professional manor I can&#x27
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by devenblake 6y ago
>How to make a living creating apps for Linux, whether it be for the Desktop or the phones? I want to phrase this with as much hostility as possible: Don't. Software cannot be owned or paid for and any attempt to normalize the oppos
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by devenblake 6y ago
The primary source: https://www.aclu.org/about/privacy/statement/ The paragraph within the source: """ To enable us to provide the most relevant information on our activities, we may share your
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by devenblake 6y ago
I demoed the Loop (ironically, by tagging along for a DGA volunteer meeting) a while ago and couldn't get into it. Everything's just about right but then a Grandparent mentions the new NBA game when they were never previously into
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by devenblake 6y ago
I wouldn't call any of them SpongeBob "fans". We did grow up with SpongeBob though and SpongeBob is a common subject for Internet memes, so that might be it.
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by devenblake 6y ago
A fool and their money are soon parted.
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by devenblake 6y ago
Teens like to say they work at the Krusty Krab for some reason. No clue why but when I had Facebook I saw it a lot on peers' accounts.
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by devenblake 6y ago
> Homelessness is a mental health problem, they shouldn't be arrested for sleeping and shitting on the sidewalk. Yes. > Well, that is the job of a social worker, not me Yes. > That is the government's job, not mine Yes. &
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by devenblake 6y ago
> Only compatible with Google Chrome. This page best viewed with Microsoft Internet Explorer 4 with a screen resolution of 800x600. Though saying kawaii to a bunch of dogs in a game is very appealing. Is there a way to pat them? I didn&#
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by devenblake 6y ago
> Myth No. 3: America's poor can rise from rags to riches with hard work. It's very hard to convince people otherwise. Stories of people finding the "American dream" are constantly peddled by the bourgeoisie and it se
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by devenblake 6y ago
Only if by "change" you mean reducing them.
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by devenblake 6y ago
It's how IBM priced hardware IIRC.
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by devenblake 6y ago
Easy. Cost of production * 3.14. If that price isn't competitive either take less profit or find a way to limit costs without offering a lesser product than before.
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by devenblake 6y ago
> Ben: [Streaming]’s been the industry’s salvation. Largely because of Spotify and other subscriptions, streaming provided the industry something it never had before: regular monthly revenue. So streaming saved music because it was hard
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“P9F has relicensed Plan 9 with the MIT license”(twitter.com)
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by devenblake 6y ago
Have you tried C90? It's a very small subset of C++ but it hasn't really changed in 30 years or so.
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by devenblake 6y ago
> Michael Powell, a social worker who lives in rural Maine, says he’d rather drive a compact car, but he has PTSD from a former car crash: He drives a truck, he says, “because everyone else in my town does, and it’s the only way I can ge
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by devenblake 6y ago
Do they really have kids to feed? If so, who can blame them? Or it could be scummy marketing technique. If it's the former you could significantly worsen someone's financial situation. If it's the latter you could stop a coup
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by devenblake 6y ago
Reading all these replies and - what the hell? Are recruiters really that common? Are bad recruiters really that common? I wasn't aware this was even a thing.

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