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by overlordalex 6y ago
There's reports of some models connecting to any open wifi networks, which would include your neighbours. And it's only a matter of time until they come with built-in sim cards
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by overlordalex 6y ago
Another fact to consider is that embassy allowed Assange to be taken only after being assured by the UK government that there were no plans to extradite him to the US. Of course that was a bald-faced lie, so why even make it?
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by overlordalex 6y ago
Ah great! I like the mix of topics. It somehow reminds me of Arts & Letters Daily[1]. Definitely looks worth subscribing [1] https://www.aldaily.com/
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by overlordalex 6y ago
This looks really interesting! Is it possible to see a sample of previous emails? Are they just links or is there a comment describing them as well? Getting another email 3-4 times a week is a big commitment, and it would be nice to get a s
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by overlordalex 6y ago
What really grinds my gears about the ad experience on mobile is how some ads will take over the comment section as well. Meaning that if you were reading a comment or a comment thread, the entire context is lost when an add pops up over it
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by overlordalex 6y ago
Already covered here: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=24128877
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by overlordalex 6y ago
I've never tried Datadog, and I've anti-promoted them at my company because of this. They somehow scraped my work email from somewhere (only company that managed this so far) and started contacting me once a month with a typical s
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by overlordalex 6y ago
Looking at the edit history it seems that someone came in and gave the article a general cleaning. I wonder if it's a viable strategy to post sub-par, but interesting pages to HN in order to attract high-quality edits...
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by overlordalex 6y ago
How is it possible that a wiki page about a trial neglects to mention the outcome? > The Circuit Court finally refused to admit the complainant's testimony, and dismissed the bill with costs. An appeal was taken, but withdrawn, on
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by overlordalex 6y ago
This looks really great! I'm going on a cycling tour next week so I can directly compare this to my google maps route. At first glance your site shows the local "cycle highways" which is really cool. However I accidentally cl
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by overlordalex 6y ago
> Or how about when it says "18 more replies" and I click on it and there's only one reply? Can't javascript count? This one is actually a reddit quirk. The API reports the number of comments, however doesn't tak
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by overlordalex 6y ago
> There's that old saying: "you couldn't get elected as dogcatcher," To be pedantic, this phrase actually refers to the quality of the person rather than the number of positions. The meaning is essentially "you&#
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by overlordalex 6y ago
In general I think unions are like governments - they need to be regularly overthrown and rebuilt to ensure that they always represent the best interests of their members. That being said, there are some obvious counter-arguments to your ex
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by overlordalex 6y ago
Likely a reference to a Bugs Bunny catch-phrase: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_NYFq7ZJg4c
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by overlordalex 6y ago
I use tabs exactly the same way! I also use windows for context switches. Right now on my work machine I have one personal window, and 5 other windows of 10-20 tabs each. Closing a window after doing all the "TODOs" is insanely ca
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by overlordalex 6y ago
Photoshop was a big one that I missed, until someone posted their self-made online editor to reddit: https://www.photopea.com/ I'm not sure what modern photoshop looks like, but the interface is completely familiar to
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by overlordalex 6y ago
Typically people will post a link to bypass the overlay using something like http://archive.is/ , or https://outline.com/ I believe there is also a social rule here on HN that it is fine to ask for a bypass
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by overlordalex 6y ago
Even then this is risky - if that developer is hit by a bus do you throw the service away and have another developer write it again? We recently had an interview candidate say this when we questioned the wisdom of having over a thousand mic
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by overlordalex 6y ago
> Should we ban cars? To put it in perspective, approximately 37,000 people die per YEAR from automobile accidents in the USA With all the measures already in place, and strong possibilities of under counting COVID19 has already killed m
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by overlordalex 6y ago
This is something that is addressed in the show! Pulling all my knowledge from just TOS and TNG; There are 3 broad cases: 1. Something goes wrong during transport and the person cannot be rematerialised. Typically they end up "stuck&qu
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by overlordalex 7y ago
Someone recently made an app here in Germany where you can take a photo of offending cars and the app automatically forwards the information to the authorities. Perhaps someone can do something like that for NY? Source in German: https:&#x
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by overlordalex 7y ago
Nice article - one nitpick is that I absolutely do /not/ make the checks mandatory as part of the build process. Rather there are some "opinionated" checks that are run when code is pushed for review (which can be skippe
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by overlordalex 7y ago
If anyone at home wants to discover new planets (without the need for a NASA internship) there has been a citizen science project running for several years [1]. It uses TESS data (I believe Kepler data was used before TESS) and is essential
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by overlordalex 7y ago
> Except it's not that simple. Form I-9 page 1 is to be filled out by the worker within one day of starting a new job Looks like its any time up to the first day of work, however the wording is a little confusing. How can you start
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by overlordalex 7y ago
That button infuriates me, as it appears to do nothing except grey out the cover of the show - the show is still shown in my "currently watching", it comes up in "trending", and it's even in my "recommended&quo
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by overlordalex 7y ago
I was not prepared for the text-to-speech blaring out at maximum volume without warning. I was further not prepared for "mute site" in chrome having no effect. Does anyone have any advice for blocking this behaviour on a global le
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by overlordalex 7y ago
Try http://archive.is/9jQd1
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by overlordalex 7y ago
From elsewhere in this thread I learned that this is actually called "short division"! I can distinctly remember learning long division as a kid, and I wonder why this isn't immediately taught afterwards as the logical progre
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by overlordalex 7y ago
> This article brings about the exact same glee and nostalgia. Phil Plait is one of my favourite science writers, and has been consistently putting out great "bad astronomy" blog posts for years (decades?). If you want more of
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by overlordalex 7y ago
As an occasional user the biggest gripe I have is that credentials are not supported - in our current code base the connection to AWS is done by specifying the region and credentials and leaving the actual endpoint discovery to be done auto

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