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by edent 9mo ago
> AI just helped clean up the English Why? I get using a spell checker. I can see the utility in running a quick grammar check. Showing it to a friend and asking for feedback is usually a good idea. But why would you trust a hallucinogen
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ePub and HTML – Survey results and next steps(w3.org)
2 points by edent 9mo ago|0 comments
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Copilot SDK in Technical Preview(github.com)
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by edent 9mo ago
"Warning: the Android app (including apk) is currently unavailable for download and use due to an ongoing essential security update."
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by edent 9mo ago
No. I'm suggesting it is easier and cheaper to retrofit equipment. Not to mention dealing with the extra heat.
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by edent 9mo ago
The Paris metro is mostly cut-and-cover. It isn't very deep. The deepest tube lines are around 60m underground.
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by edent 9mo ago
Why is your need for silence more important than other people's need to communicate?
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by edent 9mo ago
That isn't true. We have several turbines near us. One just across the street. Even on days without traffic noise, we can't hear them.
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by edent 9mo ago
The one near me which is absolutely fucked, as far as I'm concerned, deserves it. Fighty customers, crap beer, odd opening hours, and half their food menu is off ("sorry mate, we've got no cheese"). Oh, and now their cre
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Leaving the Matrix(raccoonland.us)
4 points by edent 9mo ago|0 comments
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Windows 8 Desktop Environment for Linux(github.com)
235 points by edent 9mo ago|239 comments
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Why my NFC passport didn't work at Heathrow's eGates(shkspr.mobi)
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by edent 9mo ago
This isn't about the bank's security - it is about the users'. Users are losing billions worldwide due to fraudulent apps. If a user has root and runs a malicious app, it can intercept what a legitimate banking app does. A
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by edent 9mo ago
Yes, but a web browser doesn't run HTML + JS as root.
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by edent 9mo ago
The IR35 rules seemed relatively easy for me to find when I was contracting. https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/off-payroll-worki... Along with a handy tool at https://www.gov.uk/guidance&#
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by edent 9mo ago
I've been running Wayland on a Framework laptop and it just works. Droves my 4K external monitor, quickly switches to single screen, does fractional scaling well, runs all my apps without complaint. I had an old Chromebook which had Lu
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by edent 9mo ago
HN is very American in its puritanical approach to swearing. One of my posts had its title Bowdlerised to remove the word "disckhead"!
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by edent 9mo ago
Someone once asked me how I found the time to read so many books. I just prefer reading to most other activities. I'd rather have my nose in a book than [your favourite activity]. It is the same with blogging. I'd rather spend tim
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by edent 9mo ago
That's HTML. Not text.
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by edent 9mo ago
Glad you like it :-)
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by edent 9mo ago
OP here - sorry you got the drunk theme. That shouldn't happen by default. Had you visited my site before? Are you using an esoteric browser I might not have tested?
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I rebooted my social life(takes.jamesomalley.co.uk)
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by edent 10mo ago
Of the purchase price that the end-user pays, the retailer has to pay tax. That knocks off a variable percentage. It would be 20% in the UK. There's also the cost of selling through Steam / Google Play / Whatever - typically
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by edent 10mo ago
What did your local politician say when you wrote to them and suggested it? (I've worked with several politicians. You'd be surprised what a well timed letter or meeting can achieve.)
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Exploring Dithering on Spectra 6-color E-Ink Displays(myembeddedstuff.com)
113 points by edent 10mo ago|7 comments
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A small collection of text-only websites(shkspr.mobi)
3 points by edent 10mo ago|0 comments
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by edent 10mo ago
That's why Vehicle to the Grid / Home is so exciting. Your multi-kWh car battery can power your home for several days. https://carnewschina.com/2024/12/05/byd-struck-deal-with-jap...
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by edent 10mo ago
Plenty of paywalled articles are posted and upvoted. There's nothing in the guidelines to prohibit it https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html
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by edent 10mo ago
Thank you!
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by edent 10mo ago
Open an issue on GitHub and we can discuss it.

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