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Sverigevader

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Sverigevader··on Show HN: Figure is a daily logic puzzle game
Hey! Fun game! I very much enjoyed the technical details in your post. Nice work!

Problem: I can't share results with Firefox on my Android. It works with Chrome. After pressing the share button, I get the share menu but when I choose for example WhatsApp, it fails with a toast msg: "Can't send empty message". Choosing "Copy to Clipboard" works but it copies null. Any thoughts? :)

Funny thing is; This isn't the first time this has happened with these Wordle style games where you share your results in a msg.

Sverigevader··on What made World of Warcraft's environments so compelling?
For me it was all of the above, but equally important, the sound design was superb. Not just music but game sounds as well.
Sverigevader··on You cannot play Diablo 2 resurrected after 30 days of being offline
>Refunds on Pre-Purchased Titles

>When you pre-purchase a title on Steam (and have paid for the title in advance), you can request a refund at any time prior to release of that title. The standard 14-day/two-hour refund period also applies, starting on the game’s release date.[1]

I'm not going to debate you on the importance of being careful with preorders, especially outside of Steam, but this is the case as it stands right now.

I do however remember reading something like your scenario a long while ago, perhaps even so far back as to the beginning of Steam Refunds.

[1] https://store.steampowered.com/steam_refunds/

Sverigevader··on AI ethics research conference suspends Google sponsorship
I'm not a native english speaker but I understood it as; "The conference is no longer accepting the sponsorship by Google" or "The AI ethics research conference (an entity) no longer wants Google (another entity) as their sponsor and suspends them from sponsoring."

How would it be interpreted as being the other way around?

Edit: This is the headline when I read it: "AI ethics research conference suspends Google sponsorship"

I realized that it might have been changed now.

Sverigevader··on 62% of Americans Say They Have Political Views They’re Afraid to Share
I go back and forth on this. I think you can always find people in your life with whom you could have these conversations with. Especially at work I think you'd have a high chance of finding someone with whom you'd actually want to discuss these things because you respect them a lot given their work ethics and personality. They'd have different ideas and thoughts than you but wouldn't try to "convert" you in any way.

I don't know... I think discourse with real people in real life is still worth something.

The only thing I simply won't discuss with anyone, either online or not, is theology. It will never lead to anything good. I think everyone has to find their own way there.

Sverigevader··on Show HN: Script that changes GitHub default branches to master
Why do you connect everything in the world to racism? Isn't that the most counter productive thing you can do?
Sverigevader··on Twitter CEO Endorses DuckDuckGo
I bought Sync for Reddit to get rid of ads. I've used it for maybe two years. Even if they block it tomorrow it would have been worth it because the experience has been tremendous. If I'm forced to go back to the official app I'll just stop using Reddit on my phone.

And also, they'll get third party usage below a certain threshold if people don't use it so... Don't help them!

Sverigevader··on Wasps: If you can't love them, at least admire them
Mental (un)health is an example of this. Sometimes you can neither hear nor see it.
Sverigevader··on The SR-71's predecessor used cesium-laced fuel to create radar-absorbing exhaust
You sound like the nun in Africa whom in the 70s asked how one could spend money on space exploration instead of helping the starving and poor.

http://www.meaus.com/whyExplore.html

Sverigevader··on Composing better emails
I agree and I've been using italic instead of bold font for this reason. It's like you're whispering something which makes people listen more intently and hopefully read more intently.
Sverigevader··on America needs to see Amazon’s tax returns
Great example. You do know that we can call our version of the IRS(Skatteverket) and simply ask for any persons taxes and find out how much they make? Including capital gains. All you need is their social security number (personnummer) which if you don't have you can also get from a different branch of Skatteverket! You simply need to narrow it down to a distinct person.

Try it, it's fun! You get more leverage that way.

Sverigevader··on 2.7M medical calls breached in Sweden
I suppose it works like the tyres on a car. When you change out the front left you also change the front right.
Sverigevader··on 2.7M medical calls breached in Sweden
On my machine Google translate seems to "boot-loop" that site because of the cookie settings so I'll just do this:

Files were stored on a server using HTTPS but requiring no credentials. http://188.92.248.19:443/medicall/ Part of the calls were saved as .mp3s with the customers phone number as file name. CEO when confronted wouldn't believe it and hung up when the reporter asked if he could play one of the tapes.

The articles states that the server was a NAS (nas.applion.se).

All files have been available since 2013.

When calling 1177, there's no need to identify yourself with your personal identity number. You can if you want to if your medical history is of significance to your call.

Source: Am swede and this article... https://computersweden.idg.se/2.2683/1.714787/inspelade-samt...

And I want you guys to hear it from me before you hear it on the streets... I once called 1177 wanting to order a new pair of knees because one of mine hurt. The nurse who answered had a good laugh.

Sverigevader··on GDPR: Don't Panic
Pardon me but, what does ICO site mean in this context?
Sverigevader··on 12-year study will look at effects of universal basic income
This is essentially my viewpoint as well. To mitigate the effects during the transition period I imagine some kind of social service in place where people can spend a lot of time learning to adapt to this new lifestyle.
Sverigevader··on 12-year study will look at effects of universal basic income
I'd assume that a UBI study like this would start with having people suddenly not being forced to work to survive, or do anything for that matter, while looking at how their lives change over the course of at least a year. Without any kind of guidance I'd expect a fast descent into apathy and lethargy with most people.
Sverigevader··on My personal site is a terminal
Heh, the clear screen hotkey (ctrl+l) also jumps to the address bar. I think he needs a "return false" somewhere
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