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by strict9 2y ago
> How is it possible that someone sends out an update affecting the behavior of kernel mode code, all at once, simultaneously, to millions and millions of systems around the whole globe at once!? >I've participated in many roll
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by strict9 2y ago
Consumers have been loudly saying they want hybrids[1]. Full electric vehicles are not practical for most people just yet. But instead manufacturers have made larger and larger vehicles and went too far with EV options instead of just provi
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Private Equity's Creative Wizardry Is Obscuring Danger Signs(advisorperspectives.com)
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UIPath to lay off 10% of workforce in companywide restructuring(cnbc.com)
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Found: Records of Pompeii's Survivors(atlasobscura.com)
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Pompeii fixed potholes with molten iron (2019)(smithsonianmag.com)
75 points by strict9 2y ago|64 comments
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The Woman Who Could Smell Parkinson's(nytimes.com)
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Rare 7-foot fish washed ashore on Oregon's coast garners worldwide attention(phys.org)
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by strict9 2y ago
When Medium first arrived I thought it was fantastic. The readability and lack of distractions and badges was quite different than most reading experiences on the web at the time. But at some point the identity seemed to switch from reader
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by strict9 2y ago
One can hope that museums and attractions that have a ticket/admission booth but require online ticket purchase will follow this lead. Having to fill out a bunch of form fields and manually type out credit card numbers on your phone is
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by strict9 2y ago
NPR was been a constant presence in my life starting when I was young and continued in to middle age. But around the time of the pandemic I stopped. I can't put my finger on any one thing but it's no longer a place I go to get inf
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by strict9 2y ago
It also dies behind dark patterns that prevent you from canceling the subscription. I've subscribed to a few publications over the years but not any more. After getting burned a few times from an easy to sign up but impossible to cance
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Paints and Pesticides Linked to ALS Risk(neurosciencenews.com)
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by strict9 2y ago
> However, I was told, they had decided to keep the plastic boxes, and were making use of them. This is more of an insult than a consolation. I'm still in disbelief that they were tossed out rather than offered back or donated else
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by strict9 2y ago
I remember this for other informational text files going back to the 90s. The caps made it stand out in the list of files so it was easier to find first. Another example is FILE_ID.DIZ. Just learned the extension is for description in zipf
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Cannabis Use Linked to Lower Dementia Risk(neurosciencenews.com)
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by strict9 3y ago
This problem isn't just websites and social media. Not mentioned in the article but pink slime sites also send out printed newspapers that look like what traditional newspapers look like except a lot thinner. It arrives in your mailbox
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by strict9 3y ago
You can click reader mode in your browser to read the article.
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by strict9 3y ago
It is disappointing that this form of discrimination which is very real and impacts so many is ignored at all levels. Companies bend over backwards to show they are not discriminating on just about every identity trait except for age. Compa
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by strict9 3y ago
Aspartame is considered the most studied food additive in existence. Decades of study and decades of consumption and yet nothing conclusive found unless ingested in obscenely large amounts.
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by strict9 3y ago
You never know how you will respond to a situation until you are in it. In this case the scammer threatened family and seemed to have inside information on the victim. Instead of victim blaming it's important to spread awareness of how
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by strict9 3y ago
> At about 12:30 p.m., my phone buzzed. The caller ID said it was Amazon. I answered. This is a terrible story and I feel for the person affected. The lesson here is that there's no reason at al to answer any inbound phone call if
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by strict9 3y ago
Because nobody knows and anyone pretending to know is making it up. I am personally skeptical that no-code solutions will replace software developers at a significant scale. Creating a boilerplate project with no integrations or existing lo
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by strict9 3y ago
I can't really disagree and also miss the local aspect. But local city subreddits have more much more info and discussion on local news, history and politics than BBSs did. Less DIY and decentralized and more corporate and centralized.
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by strict9 3y ago
I don't like those things either. But a counter argument is that uBlock origin, Pi-hole, and Reader mode in Firefox go a long way to blocking those things and creating a nice reading experience.
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by strict9 3y ago
Flash was a nice tool for creators and it enabled some interesting ways to present information. Flash gaming was a very interesting niche. But on the whole I think it made the web worse. Lots of sites had microscopic text that you couldn&#x
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by strict9 3y ago
The internet is still fun. I was on bulletin board systems pre-internet as a kid and spent too much time on the web in the late 90s. I've seen it evolve from java applets and flash to something better. Though I don't like social m
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by strict9 3y ago
> A couple days later, I got a call from my credit union. People still answer phone calls like this? I've never trusted incoming calls if not a personal contact. If it's your bank you can call them back. That person calling y
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by strict9 3y ago
Good moderation is exactly why I check HN every day and not so much other places. Thanks mods!
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by strict9 3y ago
That's the vision I see. But I was specifically responding to the article which opens with this quote by Om Malik: > With that caveat, I think both, the big (TV) and biggest (movie theater) screens are going to go the way of the DVD

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