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by instagib 1y ago
Try traveling somewhere that has fair safety but low median wages. There are many in USA or many outside it. Certain countries people will not talk bad about their leaders for fear for their lives. Others are happy to talk to you and are pa
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by instagib 1y ago
Seems like they have been at an impasse for a while. The US wants to control social media algorithms. “Chinese law says that algorithm must remain under Beijing control. But U.S. law requires TikTok to be cut off from any “operational relat
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by instagib 1y ago
There is also a place to find posts which are down-weighted, admin putting their finger on the scale in one way or another. Show dead in settings here also can have a few gems if you feel like digging for them.
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by instagib 1y ago
$350 billion investment to avoid tariffs. “Trump says the investments will be "selected" by him and controlled by the U.S., meaning Washington would have discretion over where the money will be invested.”
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White House Outlines a TikTok Deal with a U.S. Board(nytimes.com)
2 points by instagib 1y ago|0 comments
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by instagib 1y ago
If you want to do a trade in every 1, 2, or 3 years then scratches or damage to the phone can decrease the value on the old phone. I tried rocking no case and broke the screen which isn’t a huge deal but required attention, downtime, and th
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by instagib 1y ago
“Some days I wake up at 4am, seized by the need to hold Jake’s hand, and feel anger that all I have is a plaster model of it.“ At least kids depend on her. Previous title “Oh fuck, you’re still sad”.
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by instagib 1y ago
They’re trying to reduce non-technical people or elder scams and fraud. A scam network takes over phones, tricks people on friends lists to follow directions so their phone can be remotely controlled (Apple and Android). Then the cycle repe
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by instagib 1y ago
My understanding is they were able to supervise work, attend meetings, or do specialized work but not general labor. They were found pouring concrete, fitting pipe, and other labor that needed a work visa to perform. If they hired local uni
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by instagib 1y ago
Another problem is full insurance payout requires rebuilding on the same lot as the one struck by disaster.
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by instagib 1y ago
It could disrupt radar scanning of the sea. Above ground power lines and wind farm plans have been stopped before due to it.
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by instagib 1y ago
There are also dark pools which we don’t see. “U.S. Estimates show that it accounted for approximately 40% of all U.S. stock trades in 2017 compared with roughly 16% in 2010.” https://www.investopedia.com/articles/marke
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by instagib 1y ago
Buy display, it’s super tiny, and then it breaks after a couple months. LEDs mean something, you can program them, or not. A screen I can read from across the room that changes would be nice. Not interested in running a server or going to a
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by instagib 1y ago
It looks like continue.dev has a RAG implementation but for other files something else? PDF, word, and other languages. I’ve been going thru some of the neovim plugins for local llm support.
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by instagib 1y ago
DNS blocking via 1.1.1.1 is suggested. So, change to another dns. https://www.cloudflare.com/trust-hub/abuse-approach/
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by instagib 1y ago
I do not think they are a key and war hasn’t been won with them yet. More of a tool in a toolbox assortment of weapons in war. They bring up Ukraine and Russia but that war is ongoing so merely battle wins. There are plenty of gps denial ar
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by instagib 1y ago
Sounds interestingly good. A recent patch bricked my entire hard drive making it unable to boot or mount. New install of Win11 on new hard drive didn’t install recovery mode so I had to do it manually.
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by instagib 1y ago
You drive thru scanner on pickup and return. The scummy pay the bill today message comes after you get on the airplane and return home.
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by instagib 1y ago
Or Sixt who does AI scanning also. If your car breaks down away from a major airport, you need to tow it back because Sixt only operates at airports in certain states.
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by instagib 1y ago
Need to learn the second language and use it over years switching thinking between the two languages. Learning it in university then not using it does not count.
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by instagib 1y ago
Anyone tried creating a new GitHub account lately? I considered using AI to help get past the proof of work requirement. The imagery test had me click dragging the finger pointing to see if I could line up with the animal. Probably 80% suc
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by instagib 1y ago
Turning on Firefox anti fingerprinting triggered it for me.
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Show HN: iCloud Drive Sync on Windows will not progress and how I fixed it(instagib-rf.github.io)
6 points by instagib 1y ago|1 comments
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by instagib 1y ago
Notifications off. Movie must be bad if they have to push advertising this hard.
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by instagib 1y ago
They are giving away free trees which will cool by shading and the evapotranspiration effect. It’s a local climate solution for high heat and little shade.
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Ask HN: Difference between decaf and regular coffee as a customer at Starbucks?
1 points by instagib 1y ago|1 comments
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by instagib 1y ago
Four of the climbers were or are special forces and they used low oxygen hypobaric sleeping tents to acclimate instead of doing it on the mountain. 3 days on the mountain to perform the climb.
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by instagib 1y ago
4x10 is rough. I’ve been in positions that started with 5x8 then went to 4x10, then others 8,10, or 12 with built in overtime or comp time to get to 40hrs average. You end up trying to cheat meals for speed eating unhealthy. High amounts of
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They Inhaled a Gas and Scaled Everest in Days. The Future of Mountaineering?(nytimes.com)
10 points by instagib 1y ago|5 comments
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by instagib 1y ago
I would like to point to a topic about extending pilots’ mandatory retirement ages. Most pilots plus or minus retirement age are unable to pass the physical or mental demands of the job, so only 25-30% are able to work and not on short- or

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