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by if_by_whisky 6mo ago
This is incredible, thanks for sharing.
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by if_by_whisky 2y ago
What you call fearmongering is, for the news channels, just proper monetization of their businesses. I'm often disappointed in other consumers (who should know better, or have better taste in entertainment). They're the root probl
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by if_by_whisky 4y ago
Guessing is actually easy. For the kinds of files that end up as redacted pdfs (legal, government, etc), there's probably 5-8 font options that make up 98% of documents. Sizes and weights are immediately recognizable to the slightly tr
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by if_by_whisky 4y ago
I think it's more about what the opportunity cost is to their families.
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Reverse Engineering Oatly: Part 3 (2021)(gregr.org)
3 points by if_by_whisky 4y ago|0 comments
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by if_by_whisky 4y ago
I used to work for an expert witness who testified on valuations in IP infringement cases. I really lost faith in the way the US handles IP infringement in that job. I know patents are contentious in tech, but sometimes I think copyright is
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by if_by_whisky 4y ago
plaintext is not markdown, though
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by if_by_whisky 5y ago
Anti-spam utilities exist to filter out (aka "censor") spam. Disinformation is spam. I'm pro filtering spam and perhaps even a reasonable person. There you have it.
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by if_by_whisky 5y ago
Yeah there's a lot of "anti censorship" warriors in this thread, who seem confused about what search engines are for
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by if_by_whisky 5y ago
it's selection, more precisely
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by if_by_whisky 5y ago
Yeah the story that Facebook was down went viral. I don't think there's much deeper meaning to this beyond that.
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by if_by_whisky 7y ago
This one was pretty pointy if you ask me
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by if_by_whisky 7y ago
I use a chrome extension to bypass paywalls
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by if_by_whisky 8y ago
Yeah, this was reported in real time while it was happening.
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by if_by_whisky 8y ago
Something feels off about this whole debate. I took algebra in 7th grade, so I naturally lean towards the "push it earlier, not later" camp. But the more I think about it, the more I'm convinced that the way we group mathemat
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by if_by_whisky 8y ago
Upgraded my laptop two weeks ago. Smooth sailing so far.
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by if_by_whisky 9y ago
I don't understand. Can you break it down a little more?
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by if_by_whisky 9y ago
All right settle down
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by if_by_whisky 9y ago
Work on governed.io, a native app that makes it easy to fax and manage your communication with your congressional reps.
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by if_by_whisky 9y ago
Spending BTC is fundamentally the same as selling.
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Show HN: Governed – contact your reps by fax/snailmail
2 points by if_by_whisky 9y ago|0 comments
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by if_by_whisky 9y ago
HN is a diverse community with many views.
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by if_by_whisky 9y ago
Google designed the phone, but they weren't the manufacturer or the retailer
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by if_by_whisky 9y ago
Excel users don't think that way, I guess. Remapping keys requires a registry update on Windows, which many of my windows-at-work friends don't get access to. Even if they did, they might not trust themselves to make registry upda
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by if_by_whisky 9y ago
Quality of snacks
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by if_by_whisky 9y ago
Ethereum mining will no longer require intense GPU work once Proof of Stake goes live https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Proof-of-stake
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by if_by_whisky 9y ago
It sounds like you lost a bet.
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by if_by_whisky 9y ago
Your view reflects that of most of the bitcoin community. And it's true that the promise of trustless, decentralized transactions certainly got the price of bitcoin to where it is now-- but I think there's something more for finte
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by if_by_whisky 9y ago
buy a little bit automatically every week. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dollar_cost_averaging
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by if_by_whisky 9y ago
There's a growing interest in the underlying technology's implications for fintech. I think largely because transactions can be ultra fast, ultra cheap, and can execute auditable, but arbitrary custom logic. ACH is extremely old,

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