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by njloof 13y ago
Hey, now they can add "Hacker News" to their "Buzz" page. Well done, everybody!
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by njloof 13y ago
Too long to load. Failed loading first time on iPhone. Keep It Simple.
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by njloof 13y ago
Or writing high frequency trading battlebots.
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by njloof 13y ago
Can't I just make friends on Facebook? This is silly.
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by njloof 13y ago
... And gives it to what? My prefrontal cortex volunteers, but it's always so pushy.
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by njloof 14y ago
The news business has outsourced its editing duties to nobody.
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by njloof 14y ago
Wouldn't it be easier just to ask for their Facebook password?
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by njloof 14y ago
Resources for depressed hackers are pretty poor. You hear of burnout, chronic fatigue, moving someplace isolated -- but rarely the "d-word" in hacker circles. Offering your story is a great start. There's a "Geeks and Depression" list you m
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by njloof 14y ago
Shane had no place taking home a copy of his work computer . Didn't deserve what happened, but that was just foolish... unless he was an informant.
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by njloof 14y ago
Tried to change settings and got an error. Quelle surprise.
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by njloof 14y ago
Seeing as they can ban you for using your brain to count cards, I'm pretty sure they'll ask you to take off your nerd glasses. Edit: Also, hackers were doing this stuff while Milan Vrekic was eating Cheerios. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/T
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by njloof 14y ago
Wait, these headlines on Hacker News link to stories? >click< Well, I'll be darned.
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by njloof 14y ago
Step one for PayPal would be to always provide a reason when they take action, for all users. Every bad experience I have had with PayPal began with them doing something negative, and never explaining why they did it. I have had metho
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by njloof 14y ago
The article explains the issues clearly.
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by njloof 14y ago
When you restrict people from legitimate use of copyrighted work, they respect copyright less. Nice going, rights holders.
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by njloof 14y ago
Safety school!
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by njloof 14y ago
Just try chewing on raw sugar cane. That'll slow down your sugar consumption.
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by njloof 14y ago
"The most glaring statement in the entire article is this one:" WHICH ONE? WHICH ONE?
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by njloof 14y ago
Not a lot of geniuses in Alpharetta, Georgia, it seems...
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by njloof 14y ago
After coming up with a password that obeys all those rules, I recommend writing it down on a yellow sticky note and putting it on your monitor.
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by njloof 14y ago
Is that the sound of Dave Winer deleting the comments?
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by njloof 15y ago
OK, I give up. What's a RNCH?
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by njloof 15y ago
As for why the browser is horribly slow, try blocking all the unnecessary (read: tracking) Javascript and Flash. Suddenly, the browser is a joy to use again.
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by njloof 15y ago
Is this still true? This article is five years old.
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by njloof 15y ago
"... there is no option for you to continue using the old privacy policy that existed when you signed up." Find me one web site that allows me to continue using their expired privacy policy in perpetuity.
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by njloof 15y ago
Agreed. Conflating the interests of artists with the interests of media companies is the best strategy the latter have found. And I really never thought I'd read anyone saying that the DMCA wasn't strong enough to protect the rights of co
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by njloof 15y ago
I wonder if they had a minimum commitment to the manufacturer.
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by njloof 15y ago
What's Peter Thiel worth in ransom? We're going to need a bigger boat.
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by njloof 15y ago
Dear Somalian Pirates, You're never going to believe this.
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by njloof 15y ago
So now what happens?

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