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by p49k 8y ago
Do we even want that anymore and is it still a smart idea?
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by p49k 8y ago
They also provide something of value to the operators of the websites they scrape, namely search traffic.
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by p49k 8y ago
This was it, along with the accompanying PG article. Thanks!
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by p49k 8y ago
Rebuttal from Slate: https://slate.com/business/2018/05/forget-the-atlantics-9-9-...
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by p49k 8y ago
In Swedish, V and W were treated as the same letter and mixed together when sorting (in the phonebook, in database software, etc) until 2006. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swedish_alphabet#Uncommon_lett...
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by p49k 8y ago
An article that provided a strong argument for why you should never stop reading, even if you forget most of what you read. There are a few articles I’ve found via Google on the same subject but they are not the one I saw on HN.
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by p49k 8y ago
They zero-out the last octet of the IP address and only process/store the first three.
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by p49k 8y ago
> Who in their right mind would use React for a content-based site? People who are also writing content-based apps and want to write once but still obtain native speeds on mobile? The lack of right-click functionality is just bad design,
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by p49k 8y ago
I’m pretty sure Facebook can’t do that. The point of the GDPR, as I understand it, is to make control of your data a right which can’t be bargained away, much like employers can’t try to bargain away your right to sick leave.
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by p49k 8y ago
That means that, unlike butt-dialing, you're more likely to accidentally send a message to someone you're actually talking about since the person's name is part of the command. Yikes!
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by p49k 8y ago
What Apple is doing now is similar to what Microsoft did in the 90s regarding Internet Explorer. Yes, you can use other apps, but much of the common ways to integrate into the OS are purposely disabled for non-Apple apps for obvious anti-co
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by p49k 8y ago
That’s fine and understandable, but Apple should not be forcing their maps product down the throats of iOS users by crippling competitors’ products for no good reason (same goes for Apple crippling Spotify to promote Apple Music, etc.)
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by p49k 8y ago
I noticed HN fixes inaccurate titles, can that be done here? I don’t think it’s fair for the title to imply Reddit is to blame, based on the CEO’s comment in the article, which goes into detail on the (completely reasonable) anti-abuse meas
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by p49k 8y ago
Just a reminder that a guy was locked out of his Amazon services, plus $140,000 of cash and inventory from his shipping business, because he changed the name of the profile on his Kindle Fire to "baba". He was stuck in autoreply h
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by p49k 8y ago
The product placement in Netflix shows can be so jarring; I don’t understand how it could possibly be worth such a small amount to permanently damage your creative works.
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by p49k 8y ago
That’s great that Clint Eastwood personally prefers that style, but that doesn’t make it universally true nor does it mean that other directors would have the same results with one take. The negative effects of stifling a director by placin
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by p49k 8y ago
I was once banned from a large company's (not Google's) ad program for alleged click fraud and was told there was no appeal process and that they would not be providing additional information. After demanding proof, I was told tha
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by p49k 8y ago
In order for prevent the law from becoming feckless, there had to be an element of discretion on the part of the enforcers. It’s there to cut the bullshit of companies who use blatant trickery/loopholes to make themselves seem like a s
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by p49k 8y ago
> A multimillion-dollar fine without warning for a first, minor violation is perfectly lawful under GDPR Come on, this is just scaremongering. Newsflash: If you run a business, you are already responsible for adhering to hundreds of ot
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by p49k 8y ago
This law has nothing to do with signing away the rights of your image to be used for publicity, though. GDPR does not come into play at all in the scenario with your friend’s daughter; the school is likely abusing laws in their request and
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by p49k 8y ago
To be fair, Apple has done a great job at making a device that does both without much compromise.
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by p49k 8y ago
> What programs would you cut to pay the translators? This is a false dilemma. They could have tried any number of solutions tried by other universities, as mentioned earlier. They could have launched an initiative to give students cours
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by p49k 8y ago
UC Berkeley wasn’t forced into either of those two options; many other universities found a way to accommodate students with disabilities, including creating more efficient workflows by which items were only transcribed after being requeste
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by p49k 8y ago
> However, this would also mean that logging in using an email/username would also require a full scan No it wouldn’t, and that’s what makes this specific case different. In your scenario, you can lookup the column you need by usern
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by p49k 8y ago
Maybe a stupid question, but once your list grows large, how would you then check if a new address is in your salted hashed list without iterating over every item? Unless I’m mistaken, you can’t index salted hashed lists unless the salt is
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by p49k 8y ago
Not everyone is a well-educated HN reader like yourself. I know tons of people (genuinely good people who work hard and contribute significantly to our society) who get anxiety around tax time and end up paying for services they don't
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by p49k 8y ago
> Keep in mind that this would generally only apply to people who are taking the standard deductions. The IRS may be able to pre-fill your returns with W-2 or investment related 1099 information. That’s all anyone is asking for. This is
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by p49k 8y ago
Or cause a ruckus and get them to backtrack? Often the better solution.
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by p49k 9y ago
It worked against Digg, but only because a reasonably well-known, functional equivalent existed that people could use instead.
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by p49k 9y ago
The IKEA Markus is around $200 and often recommended as a good compromise on price and ergonomics.

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