lurkerforawhile

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by lurkerforawhile 1mo ago
there's a market for a gig-economy app where someone brings a toilet to you.
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by lurkerforawhile 2mo ago
left-pad was over a decade ago. it's a problem with the registry itself, more than just the package manager.
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by lurkerforawhile 2mo ago
fond fond fond memories of Snow Leopard. I was just a kid back then, so I guess I missed the complaints that people are mentioning here, but even back then no shiny new features but an improved and refined product seemed like a good/br
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by lurkerforawhile 2mo ago
still not convinced TPM actually does anything useful for an end user.
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by lurkerforawhile 3mo ago
this stuff should only be used for military and other high risk environments. it's an anti-consumer, anti-reuse, e-waste generating nightmare.
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by lurkerforawhile 3mo ago
use your brain
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by lurkerforawhile 3mo ago
Firmware anti-downgrade functionality with eFuses is common across all kinds of consumer devices. The physical evidence is there, if you can find it. < https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/EFuse > < https://f
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by lurkerforawhile 4mo ago
so externalizing environmental and social costs is fine, as long as the numbers are big enough?
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by lurkerforawhile 4mo ago
they have four trillion dollars buddy they'll be okay.
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by lurkerforawhile 3y ago
I've always considered Brave to be the most homophobic of browsers and it's lovely to see that recognised. If you want to use web browser created by someone who financially supported the gatekeeping of marriage, go right ahead.
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by lurkerforawhile 3y ago
Here's another one: Non-monogamous people are responsible for spreading sexual diseases Discourse about reproductive health can be a ride on HN.
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by lurkerforawhile 3y ago
Gutenberg has been a nightmare from the beginning. Saving structured data into the post HTML field severely limited the benefits of migrating content into blocks. Last time I checked, getting block data via the REST API wasn't official
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by lurkerforawhile 3y ago
That's a good read. I'm glad it wasn't deleted.
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by lurkerforawhile 3y ago
If we're placing blame, it also didn't help that the Catholic community advocated against preventative measures throughout the AIDS crisis.
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by lurkerforawhile 3y ago
Google is culpable here. With it's seemingly infinite resources they have curated a fragile web, while failing to derank obvious spam and cloned content. To me, this seems more like inaction and misaligned incentives, which makes sense
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by lurkerforawhile 3y ago
As someone with a 9-year-old account on SO, I have never asked a question there because I didn't fancy the chance of it being immediately shut down. From personal experience, I have come across numerous questions that appeared to addre
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by lurkerforawhile 3y ago
I too have noticed some quite transphobic attitudes on HN over the past year or so. It's been a bit shocking at times. I have considered emailing the admins to state my concerns, or creating an account here to add another voice to thre