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smokinjuan
10y ago
He's not in Alabama, he's in Australia. Agree with it or not, hunting is highly restricted there. I'd rather him keep making videos than be fined or incarcerated out of existence.
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smokinjuan
10y ago
The "free repair" includes "reinforcement of the washer top." I haven't had any trouble with mine, but I don't pay much attention to it. https://www.cpsc.gov/Recalls/2017/Samsung-Recal
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smokinjuan
11y ago
Granted it took a bit more doing than nowadays, but the old phones had a mechanical ringer that is basically a microphone. No rewiring necessary. http://www.bugsweep.com/instrument.html and https://www.schneier.c
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smokinjuan
11y ago
Click on one of the dots to see the legend.
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smokinjuan
17y ago
Who's to say nothing good comes from a heated (nasty) debate? Sure, a casual user doesn't want the comment section flooded with tripe, but to shut down a discussion may be picking and discarding fruit off the vine before it's ripe. A solut
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smokinjuan
17y ago
Another solution: make down votes "cost." If a user hits the down-vote then a comment box opens requiring a reason . I don't mind down votes, but I can't stand not knowing why. It's like a (bad) dog owner who comes home and beats the dog
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smokinjuan
17y ago
>I think it would have been a much stronger statement. To who are they trying to make a statement? If to "the rest of the world" then your statement makes sense. However, if they're trying to make a statement to the Chinese population
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smokinjuan
17y ago
Thanks. Listening to the other reviews makes me nervous about buying anything new. I wonder if those reviews actually provide a service to most consumers or are more suitable for the suggestions box of the manufacturer.
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smokinjuan
17y ago
You're right on the 1st 1/2. Concerning AI, it's certainly artificial, but how intelligent does it need to be to be considered AI (at least, by the general population)? People seem to be using Google Suggest to get answers to real questio
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smokinjuan
17y ago
I like your non-partisan approach. At the same time, I wonder; if people who worried about teh terrorists also worried equally about SUVs then maybe their breath would be watered down enough that it wouldn't support encroaching government
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smokinjuan
17y ago
I'd like to see someone who has a real crap phone review one of these smart phones. I have an old Nokia 6101 and believe most of the reviewers to be spoiled (no offence intended). Reviews are always in comparison to an iPhone or a crack
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smokinjuan
17y ago
I just got an account today after lurking a few months and read the FAQ just after reading the "Built By Google" story. To poke fun at the FAQ "OMG HN is turning into reddit!!1!" It all ties together nicely from an AI standpoint though.