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99chrisbardon Google Became the Bad Guy

"While the FTC lawyers at the Bureau of Competition wanted to bring some charges, the economists at the Bureau of Economics said there was no case."

sigh

99chrisbardon With the death of cash, privacy faces a deeply uncertain future

Cash please; https://www.granolashotgun.com/granolashotguncom/smart-citie...

99chrisbardon How a Nuclear Submarine Officer Learned to Live in Tight Quarters

Thanks.

Nice link.

99chrisbardon How a Nuclear Submarine Officer Learned to Live in Tight Quarters

How a Single Swedish Submarine Defeated the US Navy https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=saCdvAp5cow https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L26RZdmQ2nE

99chrisbardon I can’t work the hours I did in 2020 again yet struggling to see how to avoid it

CEO of National Survivor User Network (mental health survivors ) not having good mental health techniques? Ironic by Alanis Morissette

Take some time off!

99chrisbardon Ask HN: What would you do if you had an extra hour in the day?

Exercise and drink a nutrition-balanced smoothie. Cos if you don't have your health, you don't have anything.

99chrisbardon Navy F/A-18 squadron commander's take on AI repeatedly beating real pilot

My kind of AI drone~ https://www.popularmechanics.com/military/aviation/a29847417...

99chrisbardon Ask HN: Could You Quit Amazon?

Could you clarify that Amazon owns Netflix? Best I can find is Netflix using AWS.

99chrisbardon Ask HN: Could You Quit Amazon?

Amazon has part-ownership of Netflix? Didn't know that...

99chrisbardon Ask HN: If you could work remote where would you live?

WFH & get your wage cut cos you're in a cheap area... https://www.dcurbanmom.com/jforum/posts/list/135/883023.page

99chrisbardon Quick-Thinking Cop Captures Runaway Peacock

Give that cop a medal for smart thinking!

99chrisbardon Show HN: This Word Does Not Exist

All words are made-up. Thx bai.

99chrisbardon Remote work can also be a source of socioeconomic inequality

Twitter encourages wfh. Let's do as much as we can from home.

99chrisbardon US grocery costs jump the most in 46 years

Time to grow something in the backyard other than grass. https://granolashotgun.com/2020/05/03/the-other-pitchforks/

99chrisbardon Procrastination is about managing emotions, not time

Set SMART goals? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SMART_criteria

99chrisbardon Electric Cars Threaten the Heart of Germany’s Economy

European EV cars don't compare to Tesla

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zSjYra7cYqY

99chrisbardon French cities trying to ban public adverts

The Indian city of Chennai banned billboard advertising completely; https://www.rapidtransition.org/stories/adblocking-the-globa...

Public advertising is company sponsored graffiti; http://www.stuartmcmillen.com/comic/litter-on-a-stick/

99chrisbardon Data leak reveals how China 'brainwashes' Uighurs in prison camps

Hard to do when it seems that China is now the world's factory...

99chrisbardon I ditched Google for DuckDuckGo

DDG is fine for me. !g whenever it doesn't work well enough.

99chrisbardon The NBA Feels a Backlash in China After a Tweet Supporting Hong Kong

Did NBA compare Xi to Winnie the Pooh? Haha. Seriously, China should stop being so authoritative.

99chrisbardon The NBA Feels a Backlash in China After a Tweet Supporting Hong Kong

> they gambled on the fact that they expected a very different future for China.

Hong Kong was always going to return to China in 1997 due to a British-China deal. There's no way for HK to NOT return to China.

99chrisbardon Tesla Model 3 represented over 15% of September new car sales in The Netherlands

Everyone should be driving electric-bicycles. Cars only for special occasions.

99chrisbardon HK protesters use “unblockable” messaging via a bluetooth mesh

Review of GoTenna from a non-techie: https://granolashotgun.com/2019/01/21/the-mesh/

99chrisbardon Berlin’s Popular Shopping Streets Will Go Car-Free

That's gonna take a while.. https://granolashotgun.com/2019/05/13/obstacle-course/

99chrisbardon Berlin’s Popular Shopping Streets Will Go Car-Free

Visual reminder of how much space a car uses on the road. Then you remember parking...