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8bitben

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8bitben··on AT&T giving $1000 bonus to all its employees because of tax reform
I have a feeling the majority of that $1000 will be taken right back in higher health care costs and lost state & local deductions.
8bitben··on Apple addresses people saying their iPhones with older batteries are “slower”
Apple probably needs to address the wider misconception that electronics "don't age" just by nature. Batteries, thermal compounds, metal bodies, glass, all are worn by regular usage and consumers ought not to expect them to be perfect 3 years after purchase.

While counterintuitive, these changes are decidedly in the interest of the end user.

8bitben··on View Counting at Reddit
Are there any future plans to expand the analytic power of views beyond just a number - like breakdowns about referrers or locations of viewers? Seeing analytic functionality similar to Twitter would be really interesting for Reddit posts.
8bitben··on Flightradar24 ADS-B Receivers On-board a Surface Ocean Robot
Does that mean they can only get ADS-B data from the tracker every 90 minutes?
8bitben··on Pokemon Go – Permissions Update
Exactly, that's what I'm more worried about - Google needs to present clear information about what access is provided BEFORE I accept the account connection. It's not necessarily Niantic's fault for asking for too much, it's Google's for not at least making me aware.
8bitben··on Show HN: Pass a URL, get summarized content
Could also be a good use for subdomains - people often forget how many variations of whatever.domain.com can be useful
8bitben··on In Damp Metro Tunnels, Prehistoric Plants Thrive
I wonder if the newly announced[1] federal takeover of WMATA will do anything to address this, or the water leaks in general?

While the fact that this happens is interesting from a botanical perspective, it's pretty indicative of a larger problem with the infrastructure that allows it to happen, IMO.

[1] http://wpo.st/cB5g0

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