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by yabatopia 3y ago
> it doesn't hurt that economically, consumer wealth in Europe is falling like a rock Falling like a rock? Where is this comming from? What Europe are you talking about? The EU, the continent, the eurozone, the UK, Russia? Granted,
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by yabatopia 3y ago
The reaction of China and South Korea is hilariously hypocritical. Both countries have been dumping nuclear waste water in the ocean for years - and continue doing that. Geopolitics at it's worst.
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by yabatopia 3y ago
That's interesting. Could that be the reason why Instapaper doesn't retrieve and save archive.{etc} pages? Is Instapaper using Cloudflare DNS to do so? Pocket or Raindrop.io for example have no problems with archive.{etc}.
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by yabatopia 3y ago
How about Google bloatware? Samsung Internet browser is far more superior than Google Chrome, but you can't uninstall Chrome. Of Gmail. Or Play Store. Much of the bloat is coming from Google. After all, it's a Samsung device, not
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Ubisoft account -including games- can be permanently deleted for inactivity(pcgamer.com)
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by yabatopia 3y ago
> Rival ebike maker Cowboy is making an app[0] that supports some VanMoof bikes and they say it will support more models in future. That future can be very short. Cowboy is like Vanmoofs twin: proprietary parts, ridiculously VC funded, m
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by yabatopia 3y ago
Here's the link to it: https://f-droid.org/packages/eu.auct.twitter2nitter/ .
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by yabatopia 3y ago
Going from Vanmoof to Cowboy Bikes is like switching from the plague to cholera. Same modus operandi: excessively VC funded, lots of hype, proprietary parts, mounting losses, loosing money with every sale, ... and it's getting worse e
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by yabatopia 3y ago
They lost the plot when they started selling Evernote-branded socks (and other accessories). No bugs smashing, better search or faster/more reliable sync: flush with VC money, the smart guys at Evernote decided that Evernote-branded so
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by yabatopia 3y ago
Vivaldi or Brave are good Chrome-based alternatives with ad blocking and anti-tracking features built-in. Vivaldi has even better translation integration than Chrome, IMO.
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by yabatopia 3y ago
They're a bit expensive, but from personal experience and recommendations from friends: Riese & Müller, Stromer, Koga and Flyer. Be aware of trendy brands like VanMoof or Cowboy. An electric bike is not really high tech, no need fo
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by yabatopia 3y ago
That's a whalesome thought.
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by yabatopia 3y ago
Be careful what you wish for. It reminds me of the Four Pests campaign in China around 1960, especially the extermination of sparrows, one of the causes of the Great Chinese Famine. 500k feral cats: that's a lot of mice, pigeons and
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by yabatopia 3y ago
Humans kill far more birds than feral cats. Agriculture, pesticides, deforestation, destruction of fields and grasslands, the use of mice and rat poison, car traffic, wind turbines, ... it all adds up. It makes feral cats look like amateurs
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by yabatopia 3y ago
From the description: There’s a tsunami of science spam on YouTube. Why does it all look the same? How much harm does it do?
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by yabatopia 3y ago
I had to look up Arc, there are different arcs. You probably mean this one, a new kind of browser: https://thebrowser.company/
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by yabatopia 4y ago
First of all, thank you for sharing your experience. I hope you’re feeling ok right now. As a chronic pain patient myself, here are some of my thoughts. Opioids have a bad reputation, rightfully so in some cases, but it can be part of a sol
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by yabatopia 4y ago
Fun idea. Unfortunately, I get an error message when clicking on any buy button: The link you clicked on is malformed. Contact the editor of the originating page.
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by yabatopia 4y ago
Maybe they don't need a cooprerating witness or special deals. Apparently the companies were really badly run, with lots of clear-cut violations, making it very easy to file charges. From The Verge article about the arrest of Bankman-F
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‘circadian hacking’ can help with far more than sleep(theguardian.com)
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by yabatopia 4y ago
mIRC ended its lifetime license agreement with all who purchased its software 10 years out. Discussion here: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=33864660
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Edward Snowden gets Russian passport after swearing oath of allegiance(theguardian.com)
4 points by yabatopia 4y ago|1 comments
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by yabatopia 4y ago
He didn't try to commit fraud, he just did it right away for real.
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Musk is delaying Twitter’s paid verification to avoid Apple’s 30 percent cut(theverge.com)
9 points by yabatopia 4y ago|9 comments
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KFC apologises for Kristallnacht chicken and cheese promotion(theguardian.com)
12 points by yabatopia 4y ago|5 comments
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by yabatopia 4y ago
"It has been speculated that the message was computer generated, with the text to promote its cheesy chicken being automatically connected to current anniversaries and events to stimulate sales."
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by yabatopia 4y ago
What exactly is Twitter's core value? Some say it's the world's town square. Fine, but how do you support (pay for) that? Town squares are generally funded and maintained by public organisations and tax money. Twitter is a pr
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by yabatopia 4y ago
What about Spanish olive oil?
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by yabatopia 4y ago
> I'd much rather consumers just don't subscribe to these features Sure, if the consumers actually do have the choice. The heated seats are pre-installed and you pay for it, whether you activate the subscription or not. You can
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by yabatopia 4y ago
A bit off-topic, but why are proctologists despised in America? I can understand it's not an encounter you're looking forward to, but why put them in the same category as care salesmen and lawyers? Are they known for using shady t

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