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by j_s 9y ago
Money is important, but is there a place here to discuss the 'time' cost of games? Games are a useful tool for relaxation and other purposes (and a comparatively inexpensive hobby) but in my case it is easy to get carried away! Fo
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by j_s 9y ago
I am curious to know more details on the status of the microcode update specifically when it comes to Windows Update.
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by j_s 9y ago
> Sorry you feel it’s being used that way I am still willing to agree to disagree (your service, your ToS, your customers, etc.), but 100% certain the blatant nonapology is better skipped in the future.
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by j_s 9y ago
Thanks much for investing the time to carefully reply!
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by j_s 9y ago
Hey with my crap browser I can't play the video (or even really have a clue where it would be on the link you gave); if the audio were linked separately I would have downloaded it and given a listen. Keep building!
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by j_s 9y ago
This discussion is also happening on a counterpoint posted about 9 hours later, also currently on the front page: It is not possible to detect and block Chrome headless | https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=16179181
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by j_s 9y ago
This dicussion is also happening on a counterpoint posted about 9 hours earler, also currently on the front page: It is possible to detect and block Chrome headless | https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=16175646
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by j_s 9y ago
eul.im is a closed-source commercial lightweight chat client launched 6 months ago; the author spent a few months advertising on related discussions until snagging a bit of critical feedback. https://hn.algolia.com/?query=eu
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by j_s 9y ago
Thanks! There are a lot of resources out there, many with recommendations from key figures in the community. I would love to hear more about how HN users are progressing up the learning curve -- how effective these tools are in practice.
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by j_s 9y ago
Anyone able to comment on how Spectre is being addressed for this processor and/or even in general by its manufacturer? https://community.nxp.com/thread/467234 (2018-01-11) basically says NXP will work with custom
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by j_s 9y ago
> Where do you draw the line between political pressure and the management's political beliefs? So far, Cloudflare's most notorious content on the other side of the line has been Daily Stormer back in August of 2017. > The
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by j_s 9y ago
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=13719366
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by j_s 9y ago
> they have the users As you pointed out, this is a very fickle (price sensitive) group. Anecdata-ly, I can point to many who prioritize Lyft based entirely on personal price comparison history.
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by j_s 9y ago
Thanks for the links! Can you share any additional feedback on your experience with either of these options?
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by j_s 9y ago
Careful, 'downvote to disagree' may disagree with you! :) I personally would like to see a public indication of the ratio of upvotes to downvotes, and maybe comments to flags. Without this or some other system of checks & bala
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by j_s 9y ago
Seeing this on the front page of HN, my first impression is "wow, people are really desperate for information on this!" Can anyone with experience point to a better starting point?
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by j_s 9y ago
I didn't realize from the title that this was a CLI network clipboard client/server, and another commenter helpfully pointed out it operates independently of the system clipboard.
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by j_s 9y ago
Apparently I am missing out on a Guitar Hero renaissance! Even https://www.estarland.com/search?q=wireless+guitar only has XBox 360 controllers in stock.
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by j_s 9y ago
I may have missed my chance to participate in this discussion, but this is the part I didn't understand. Does this mean that when 1 phone goes past 15GB, it is necessary to opt-out of the cap to return to normal speeds? If not (and it
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by j_s 9y ago
Thanks for the heads-up, it's been quite a while since I've needed it. How has this limited your experience so far? I'm not really well-versed on even the expected impact this has on commonly used applications... is there any
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by j_s 9y ago
This topic is gaining momentum rapidly! The following discussion (of a more recent article specifically focused on how immediately available overwhelming choice has impacted music listening habits) was on the front page today: Too Much Musi
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by j_s 9y ago
This is the course home page for the YouTube video discussed briefly here 2 days ago: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=16157843 Thread winner goes to bitL summarizing the differences between several similar courses as h
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by j_s 9y ago
Another article on this topic was discussed last month; I look forward to further updates on this issue: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=15888827 Recycling Chaos in U.S. As China Bans 'Foreign Waste' (npr.or
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by j_s 9y ago
> it puts out a tonne of horrible harmonics all over the radio spectrum This is typically limited to a 50-100 foot radius without amplification, right?
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by j_s 9y ago
Finding the right employees is the key to the continued growth of most businesses, but especially in this vertical: 99%+ of the experience of hiring a moving company is directly related to the people who show up at the house to do the hard
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by j_s 9y ago
Chocolatey has some slightly-awkward-feeling freemium thing going on; there was a good discussion of Windows installer stuff recently: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=15791781 https://github.com/lukesam
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by j_s 9y ago
There is a growing list of stumbles as Mozilla pursues additional market share, but the the company is building the browser pointed in the best direction. Hopefully there is a happy medium somewhere between "a mistake has been made&quo
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by j_s 9y ago
What means did you use to share your concern? AFAIK there's a reason a phone call is recommended: letters barely matter, and emails/electronic form submissions are basically equivalent to not sent.
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by j_s 9y ago
In case you're not aware (and for anyone curious enough to look), the extension was changed dramatically within days of when the story hit the fan. It's really hard for someone as inexperienced as me to tell what was actually run!
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by j_s 9y ago
Are the lawyers involved salaried employees of Mozilla? [edit:no] Perhaps there is some pre-paid number of hours/month type of thing... it may even be pro bono! If instead they are billing hourly, then the whole process gets slightly m

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