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871.
by moistly 4y ago
The National Post is an American hedge fund-owned newspaper that continuously publishes screeds filled with distortions, lies, and hysteria. It isn’t fit to line a birdcage.
872.
by moistly 4y ago
So much excess f’in money in this world and instead of putting it toward fixing hunger, sanitation, healthcare… no, just piss it away on imaginary land. Disgusting.
873.
by moistly 4y ago
Likewise, Beancount. https://beancount.github.io/
874.
by moistly 5y ago
Everyone knows two screens are better than one. So take both, and use the iPad as the second screen when using the laptop, and as a tablet when you’re not?
875.
by moistly 5y ago
How does lossy compression and lossy Bluetooth affect the “binaurality” of the sound? I would imagine the sound needs to be replicated pretty accurately in order to get the right interference pattern.
876.
by moistly 5y ago
High quality papers are coated with clay or other material. Perhaps some of these coatings are prone to releasing or otherwise incompatible with toner? https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coated_paper
877.
by moistly 5y ago
The “legal” section has goofed “black diamond question marks” in it; I think they might be single quotes. Hopefully the paste below shows them around ‘Terms’, ‘User’, ‘you’ and etc. > The following terms and conditions (the �Terms�) gove
878.
by moistly 5y ago
How’s it’s been: I forgot it was on. So pretty good, I guess.
879.
by moistly 5y ago
Car-to-car communication would allow cars to run in dense packs, inches apart, increasing efficiency through the use of drafting. Except for controlled pedestrian crossings, they would never need to use traffic lights or stop for other vehi
880.
by moistly 5y ago
Paper? https://www.monperrus.net/martin/store-data-paper I mostly jest. It would require a lot of paper. But it should be stable storage for potentially centuries.
881.
by moistly 5y ago
Even if N95s or surgicals are only half effective, that’s half as many colds. That’s a win in my books.
882.
by moistly 5y ago
The vaccine was effective against the more dangerous Alpha and Delta variants, where we saw the unvaccinated overwhelming the hospitals. The vaccine is not effective against the less dangerous Omicron variant, and the hospitals are not over
883.
by moistly 5y ago
I’d love for a repeat of the 11” Air. Bezel-free, high res, decent durable keyboard, MagSafe. Yes, please!
884.
by moistly 5y ago
Don’t make me laugh. I expect I’ll have to work until I drop dead, or eat dog food in my senior years.
885.
by moistly 5y ago
In Canada it is down to our telecom oligopoly, which our government protects by (a) refusing foreign competition and (b) installing industry heads to run the consumer protection regulator, i.e. allowing the oligopoly to capture the regulato
886.
by moistly 5y ago
Bless your heart for caring so much. I do not.
887.
by moistly 5y ago
Good god what tiresome and unnecessary drivel.
888.
by moistly 5y ago
It’s the same claim! Since the time of pharaohs those with power and money have paid informers and influencers to keep their ear to the ground and to promote their benefactor. It’s a well-established industry. Hollywood makes extensive use
889.
by moistly 5y ago
LOL, go ahead and believe what you wish. More the fool you, though, if you naïvely believe that the ultra-wealthy don’t manage their public image!
890.
by moistly 5y ago
Maybe rotate through the services on a quarterly schedule? Cut your costs to a fifth of what they are now?
891.
by moistly 5y ago
Another way of saying that they have identified better investment opportunities. It is quite childish to insist that someone who questions the value of Tesla must put their money on it. It’s akin to lame-ass playground bullying: “You don’t
892.
by moistly 5y ago
Alcoholic brains desperately try to make them drink, but there are many alcoholics that continue to choose to not drink. If an alcoholic can choose to not drink, I can choose to not eat all the Nutella. Unless you’re diagnosed with pica,
893.
by moistly 5y ago
AskHN: Are old-school 1980s/70s discrete and integrated components in demand? I know of a pack-rat with a lot of that-era componentry. Where do people look for sales of private electronics/controllers DIY/learn-it-yourself pa
894.
by moistly 5y ago
And if Z wins, we will be ruled by mafioso. You will not like it if/when Western Democracy falls.
895.
by moistly 5y ago
> the support for him is cult like Don’t think for a moment that he does not pay a team of promotionists. Every public forum is monitored and “influenced.” He is not a completely stupid person and he obviously understands social media.
896.
by moistly 5y ago
Oh, come now. It’s not our business if he uses his money to outright purchase a politician? It’s not our business if he uses his money in pursuit of The Most Dangerous Game ? It’s not our business if he uses his money to run disinformation
897.
by moistly 5y ago
> Fixed payment processing fees make it unfeasible. Minimum credit card fees are 10s of cents, so anything sub a dollar becomes unpractical. VISA could waive those fees tomorrow. And then the rubber would meet the road: who will be more
898.
by moistly 5y ago
[Edit: As Kamil describes it] the Russian power apparatus is thuggery. It’s a biker gang with nukes. And while Western Democracy hasn’t nearly lived up to the hype, at the very least it is one hell of a lot more lawful. I believe we are a
899.
by moistly 5y ago
[crickets]
900.
by moistly 5y ago
> We have no idea the damage that constant mask-wearing could do. Pshaw. Many people wear masks constantly. I wear a mask for days at a time when I’m woodworking. Sculptors wear masks while creating their art. Surgeons wear masks for age

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