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by tbirrell 8y ago
In my mind, I'm paying for convenience, not content. I can find the content I want to watch. I have for years. The reason I watch Amazon Video is because I have Prime and why not? The reason I watch Netflix is because the amount of con
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by tbirrell 8y ago
If someone has a reasonable grasp of English (Like OP appears to have). I would highly recommend Grammarly[0]. It should be able to compensate for those "frustratingly arbitrary" facets of our language. [0]: https://
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The Kiev Metaphor – Hardware vs. Wetware(365tomorrows.com)
1 points by tbirrell 8y ago|0 comments
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by tbirrell 8y ago
I clicked around for about a minute and couldn't figure out what this is or what I'm supposed to use it for.
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by tbirrell 8y ago
IDK, I'd have trouble stringing together enough words to even qualifies for book-length status.
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Ask HN: Do you have any PTO-use strategies?
1 points by tbirrell 8y ago|0 comments
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by tbirrell 8y ago
Why is this superior or YNAB or Mint, or any of the online services that I can connect to from my phone? What problem does your service solve? If I can use the software to connect to my bank, how can I be sure its not running behind the sce
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by tbirrell 8y ago
This needs an RSS feed. 1) Because listening to something in my browser is a pain. 2) Manually importing to my podcatcher is a pain. 3) I'm gonna forget about this by 5, and if more episodes come out, I'd like to know without havi
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by tbirrell 8y ago
Unfortunately, in the past, the SCOTUS tends to side with law enforcement on civil asset forfeiture cases. But since Justice Thomas has spoken against it, I am cautiously optimistic that this might be the time that they rule in favor of the
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China is no longer importing waste – 111M tons will have to go elsewhere(bloomberg.com)
175 points by tbirrell 8y ago|202 comments
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Ban on trans fat takes effect in US, but global eradication could be tough(asunow.asu.edu)
1 points by tbirrell 8y ago|1 comments
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by tbirrell 8y ago
Flash memory == RAM I think...
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by tbirrell 8y ago
I think thats the point, Greece doesn't want Macedonia to be able to claim the territory of Macedonia by virtue of naming.
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by tbirrell 8y ago
Okay, but who decides? Unlike ads, which are objectively present, the apparent bias of the news can be very subjective.
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by tbirrell 8y ago
Because its still cheaper and easier to get a pizza from Domino's at 3am than it is from a mom n pop.
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by tbirrell 8y ago
You say this like they are trying to trick me out of my money. If something like this boosted the price of pizza significantly, then perhaps I might care, but it's likely that this came from their marketing budget, and if I have a choi
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by tbirrell 8y ago
Nice idea, but all this seems to do is hide the post.
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by tbirrell 8y ago
I'm more concerned about constant keyboard use exacerbating existing injuries. I don't have any caused by computer use, but all my fingers are double jointed and have a tendency to get hyperextended and hurt doing other things,
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by tbirrell 8y ago
This is as condescending as it is wrong.
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ElevatorJS – Scroll to top the old-fashion way(tholman.com)
3 points by tbirrell 8y ago|1 comments
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by tbirrell 8y ago
> Communication should travel via the shortest path necessary to get the job done, not through the “chain of command”. Any manager who attempts to enforce chain of command communication will soon find themselves working elsewhere. If the
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SpaceX Falcon 9 Launches System to Clean Up Space Junk(time.com)
8 points by tbirrell 9y ago|0 comments
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by tbirrell 9y ago
Modification and optimization are not the same thing as reinvention. The only good idea this article has is "Reinvent the wheel if you think it could be fun". Reinvention is a good learning tool. Beyond that, it is a waste of time
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by tbirrell 9y ago
Murphy's Law dictates you will need them next week.
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by tbirrell 9y ago
Throwing stuff out is hard to do if you are poor or were raised poor. Everything you save now does not have to be bought later. There is a potential use for anything and everything, so you might as well keep it. Granted, at a certain point
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by tbirrell 9y ago
This is a misleading title. The driver died due to injuries sustained by crashing into a barrier then getting run into multiple times, not because of the fire.
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by tbirrell 9y ago
Does the EU even have the authority to break up Google/Alphabet?
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by tbirrell 9y ago
We can give it the HN hug of death.
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Ask HN: Does paying for Google mitigate the privacy issues of the free accounts?
1 points by tbirrell 9y ago|1 comments
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Is “Have I Been Pwned” Really That Useful? – Security Stack Exchange(security.stackexchange.com)
2 points by tbirrell 9y ago|0 comments

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