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871.
by tekla 3y ago
> In the 1970s, left-wing activists opposed the construction of dingbat apartments and allied with liberal homeowners to pass the Neighborhood Preservation Ordinance (NPO), which effectively finished off housing construction in the city
872.
by tekla 3y ago
So, Sony. People have already forgotten the Blu Ray vs HDDVD format roles huh...
873.
by tekla 3y ago
The fact that so much of the political establishment and terminally online people hate Section 230 so much is probably a good way to know its an amazing policy.
874.
by tekla 3y ago
Stop mansplaining plz.
875.
by tekla 3y ago
Stop equating engineers with web developers. Some engineers go to meetings because coordinating complex projects is hard. I really didn't like 6 hour meetings, but when you have a expensive engine project, you have to. Why is this indu
876.
by tekla 3y ago
> Not a good value for money, How? Thats like 2k Calories for less than $10
877.
by tekla 3y ago
In the same way that Hacker News is not news for hackers, no.
878.
by tekla 3y ago
Yes
879.
by tekla 3y ago
As it turns out, glassing an entire country is politically unpopular.
880.
by tekla 3y ago
Well yes, a big chunk of the world relies on the US to provide military power. How dare the US actually be good at doing the thing that the world asks the US to do.
881.
by tekla 3y ago
Night Soil
882.
by tekla 3y ago
Neat, you get to have the fun organic chemicals inside you, the ones that are probably worse because they are "organic"
883.
by tekla 3y ago
If you have to ask, not the target.
884.
by tekla 3y ago
Title > The Day I Put $50,000 in a Shoe Box and Handed It to a Stranger I never thought I was the kind of person to fall for a scam. JFC, the best kind of Rube, the one who isn't even self aware at all. My 70 year old parents became
885.
by tekla 3y ago
> It seems likely that Socialism would not exist without Christianity. I may be drunk, but I can't believe this argument is being made I was not aware that Christianity had some sort of monopoly of "be nice".
886.
by tekla 3y ago
Any employer of new grads that didn't ask for grades were all pretty obviously lower tie. It was also much harder to get an interview because of sheer numbers of students standing on line. The high tier companies told everyone before t
887.
by tekla 3y ago
Funny, most of my class considered it a red flag if a employer didn't check for grades. Mostly because it meant everyone who had < 3.0 GPA or so would mob them. All the best employers had 3.5 or bust.
888.
by tekla 3y ago
Yep, very common. Pretty much everyone (including me) in my class who claimed didn't have to study in HS got their ass reamed during the 1st year.
889.
by tekla 3y ago
The N900 and Maemo was almost immediately abandoned following launch (<2 Years). Not even Nokia cared
890.
by tekla 3y ago
Do non profits operate on no money suddenly?
891.
by tekla 3y ago
Yes peasants, Nvidia requires you to buy the latest and greatest expensive luxury gear, and you will BEG for it.
892.
by tekla 3y ago
Looks incredibly fun to play
893.
by tekla 3y ago
The term "gaslighting" needs to disappear. I don't think I've ever seen anyone use it correctly.
894.
by tekla 3y ago
What is this opulence? 646 SqFt is plenty.
895.
by tekla 3y ago
Lottery and pray that your God is real.
896.
by tekla 3y ago
I'm impressed at how useless this is.
897.
by tekla 3y ago
It's HN. There is a very strong possibility its not.
898.
by tekla 3y ago
> tape falls off So re-apply it when it falls off after 5 years > can impede functionality Give me an example where covering up a blue LED impedes functionality.
899.
by tekla 3y ago
You could, you know, tape over them or something, about 5 mins of work.
900.
by tekla 3y ago
I wonder if its easier to grow octopus flesh vs meat. Meat has the issue of all the blood vessels and stuff, but my off the head take seems that octopus might avoid that sort of issue?

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