personlurking

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by personlurking 5y ago
>The real turning point for me was the push to move to the "block" editor Yep, this as well as seeing random ads appear in my blog while scrolling through my posts. Recently, I tried going back to WP, but only if I could use th
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by personlurking 5y ago
This makes me think of the idea of losing one's phone or laptop and not worrying because the hardware was super cheap, and your data is completely safe and transferable. But for the idea to transfer over to personal belongings, there w
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by personlurking 5y ago
> I can't say I liked it. Looks like a loosely-associated bag of trivia As a fan of etymology, I'd have to agree. It went so quickly between facts that I didn't recall the previous facts and barely had time to pay attentio
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by personlurking 5y ago
If it's similar to the Sicilian version, there are many articles on the "unfinished Sicily". Here's one from NYT: https://archive.is/ht0mF But one reason, I've read, is the mafia. They have evolved
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by personlurking 5y ago
My main pet peeve while browsing in person is the constant turning of my head (sideways) from left to right, because titles on book spines aren't always facing the same direction. Google could fix that.
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by personlurking 6y ago
I'm reminded of this entry: "The map of Cassini or map of the Academy is the first topographic and geometric map established of the Kingdom of France as a whole. The map was for the time a real innovation and a decisive technical
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Basque ‘genetic singularity’ confirmed in largest-ever study(english.elpais.com)
3 points by personlurking 6y ago|0 comments
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by personlurking 6y ago
I used to have a niche blog that was an off-shoot of a more popular blog I did within the same general area of knowledge. I would put in many, many hours doing deep dives into foreign historical archives and translating what I found into En
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by personlurking 6y ago
Here's another good one (30 min read): Bitcoin is Venice https://allenfarrington.medium.com/bitcoin-is-venice-8414dda...
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by personlurking 6y ago
>So if you parents aren't from PR, or if you do not speak spanish or what? If you are born in Puerto Rico or your parents are Puerto Rican, you can get the PR citizenship document, which has little value, outside of using it to show
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by personlurking 6y ago
This is a mostly acceptable attempt at laying out lots of information related to the subject at hand, but I found it to be poorly researched, inaccurate in some places and missing a lot of info in others. It's a good enough jumping off
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by personlurking 6y ago
PR citizenship is a thing (ie, a document) that PR will give you after one year, or sooner if you are indeed a Puerto Rican or if you have Puerto Rican parents. But the document will not work in conjunction with the Spain 2-year path to cit
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Bitcoin Is Venice(allenfarrington.medium.com)
1 points by personlurking 6y ago|0 comments
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by personlurking 6y ago
I know Saharan dust does reach Puerto Rico but after looking up the soot theory, it seems more plausible. I even found two local articles in Spanish about it (soot).
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by personlurking 6y ago
>Alfred Whitehead's observation that 'civilisation advances by extending the number of important operations which we can perform without thinking of them'. Reminds me a bit of a quote I heard recently: "Tradition is a
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by personlurking 6y ago
>there was an idea of journalism as telling stories in the principled defence of minority interests and as a public check on institutional power To “comfort the afflicted and afflict the comfortable”, as it were.
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by personlurking 6y ago
Used to get Saharan dust in Puerto Rico (when I lived there). Thin layer of black dust throughout the apartment that had to be cleaned every 4 days or so.
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by personlurking 6y ago
Very cool Brazil seemed to only have 2-3 videos which are very easy to guess. I'd love to have a lot more to work with. This might be less interesting, but I'd be really interested in a people version. I think I'm good at kno
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by personlurking 6y ago
Here's an AMA by someone who also made a 3D model of Rome https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/5yf9rm/iama_...
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by personlurking 6y ago
That's a great site! Love it But unfortunately, no. The one I remember wasn't TV-based. It was more like a normal blog but hosted on a university domain, iirc.
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by personlurking 6y ago
Not that I recall, no. I only looked at it once, for maybe 20 minutes. It was more like a blog (ie, scroll bar, multiple entries).
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by personlurking 6y ago
I used to regularly dig through news archives from 100 yrs ago, and I found a lot of similarities with the news today. I totally get what you're saying.
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by personlurking 6y ago
I think the user you're referring to is merely making an observation, not speaking out of malevolence nor arrogance. I was also lurking (my username checks out) for years before I made an account, and I've always felt that HN has
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by personlurking 6y ago
I'm somewhat of an oddball in terms of content preferences. Sure, I have Netflix and use it, but during the past 20 years, over 50% of the tv/film content I watch is foreign (I'm American). I keep lists from my favorite count
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by personlurking 6y ago
I realize this is a site about the past, but I really hope this is the future. I want an internet of specialty sites, browsable curations, diversity of offering, freedom of choice, and full of the quirky/unusual. It might have to do wi
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by personlurking 6y ago
As it gains more followers, more investors and a higher value per coin, the media and regulatory assaults will continue to increase.
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by personlurking 6y ago
If someone deletes an instance, is your content gone? Can one join many instances and, if so, does that mean what you post in one instance is not seen on others? Or does everything you do show up on your profile? >As mentioned, the great
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by personlurking 6y ago
I would guess that a verbal one-on-one exam would show the professor who understands the material vs who doesn't, but also who actually understands it vs who just used rote memorization. The latter comparison might end up being a disti
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by personlurking 6y ago
Personally I've always wanted to see two things in education, or rather one thing in two parts: to be able to verbally "test out" of a written exam or even an entire semester-long class. This can be handled over Skype/Zo
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by personlurking 6y ago
So, the part below is new, or not new? And what is "user content" exactly? All messages, images and audio? _______ >WhatsApp, according to the App Store, reserves the right to collect: Purchases Financial information Location C

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