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661.
by nr2x 5y ago
Yes fully agree but step one on that path is to stop dumping carbon into the air and oceans.
662.
by nr2x 5y ago
I think fission has very good technical merits but the unfortunate reality is it's politically untenable.
663.
by nr2x 5y ago
Yes, and some places world cup viewership can take down the grid!
664.
by nr2x 5y ago
Yes, but every step forward on this path is thrilling. If we crack carbon capture at scale, and unleash fusion, it would change the game for the survival of our species.
665.
by nr2x 5y ago
But the PortaPro will never die.
666.
by nr2x 5y ago
Unfortunately I'm between homes and very into crack.
667.
by nr2x 5y ago
What attack? I'm genuinely curious.
668.
by nr2x 5y ago
"K" is also a HN reader from what I know.
669.
by nr2x 5y ago
Where were you able to find a copy of K&R's Necronomicon? I thought it was banned for this very reason.
670.
by nr2x 5y ago
Pretty sure the entire value prop of gRPC is to help Xooglers avoid learning modern tools.
671.
by nr2x 5y ago
Where's the GoFundMe link?
672.
by nr2x 5y ago
Twitter is irrelevant though, this was a Reddit op.
673.
by nr2x 5y ago
Highly recommend reading Kolbert's book.
674.
by nr2x 5y ago
A question that can only be answered in the form of a VC pitch deck.
675.
by nr2x 5y ago
I once had the opportunity to visit a department of homeland security fusion center in Philadelphia. They had walls of displays showing surveillance cameras looking at bridges that were actively rusting apart. You would think the better pub
676.
by nr2x 5y ago
Pittsburgh weather in particular is harder on infrastructure than any other city I've lived in.
677.
by nr2x 5y ago
And you also void the warranty...
678.
by nr2x 5y ago
Knowing about ROM flashing and being able to do it or wanting to spend the time on it are very different things. The author specifically says they want their phone to be a reliable appliance. I do not think they have the appetite for reflas
679.
by nr2x 5y ago
As this article aptly demonstrates every time a phone is bought it is an opportunity to leave an ecosystem. The manufacturer cannot guarantee that that the phone sold to a consumer will be replaced with a phone from the same company. So it&
680.
by nr2x 5y ago
This exact same reason why GDPR matters to tech companies yeah: Europeans are rich.
681.
by nr2x 5y ago
Switching from iphone, which all my friends and family use, to a pixel caused so many issues with texting I almost went back to iOS solely because I was causing headaches for others. FOMO is real for sure, but plain old inconvenience is als
682.
by nr2x 5y ago
We pick a sacrificial lamb once a decade to give the appearance of enforcement without addressing root causes. See - 90s: Enron; 00s: Madoff; 10s: Holmes
683.
by nr2x 5y ago
To be fair, Apple TV is a pretty terrible experience, especially regarding them trying to force users to give Tim Apple a cut of streaming subscriptions.
684.
by nr2x 5y ago
Use it regularly, and nearly always wish same content was on Netflix due to really awful compression artifacts I never see on Netflix.
685.
by nr2x 5y ago
"Google would be totally capable of reimplementing Netflix's streaming services" Perhaps some sort of "Tube" that "You" could use to watch content, maybe with a subscription option?
686.
by nr2x 5y ago
Agree in theory, but every time I think I'm about to cancel they drop something great like Squid Game, Dark, or Witcher.
687.
by nr2x 5y ago
Yes, the walkout of trans employees was definitely because the CEO is too woke.
688.
by nr2x 5y ago
That said, until other streaming services entered the scene I didn't appreciate exactly how good Netflix's engineering is. The only service comparable is YouTube, but even then, Netflix has much higher quality. HBO Max has a great
689.
by nr2x 5y ago
It's a very legitimate answer, as the hypo was factually unsound.
690.
by nr2x 5y ago
The boomers who went earlier went for a fraction of the price, had far more government assistance, then decided they didn't like paying tax and hauled the ladder up from under themselves and made their children and grandchildren take o

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