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Thinkx220··on Kagi Teams
Couldn't care less.
Thinkx220··on Kagi Teams
It's all about who you think is more likely to put you in a van. If you are an American it probably won't be the FSB. Different countries will vary on this decision.
Thinkx220··on Kagi Teams
It's a non issue if you don't live in Russia. Also not a coin flip. If you are outside of Russia using Russian based services is objectively better.
Thinkx220··on FTC's rule banning fake online reviews goes into effect
We could easily restrict them from selling in the US
Thinkx220··on FTC's rule banning fake online reviews goes into effect
You could easily ban foreign products from being sold on US web platforms. We have done it to a limited degree many times.
Thinkx220··on FTC's rule banning fake online reviews goes into effect
Why should a foreign marketplace get the same benefit of the doubt as a domestic market? Especially if those foreign markets belong to countries that are hostile to mine?
Thinkx220··on FTC's rule banning fake online reviews goes into effect
Classic Hacker News to complain about the market abusing the public's trust but when someone suggests a government make a change that benefits their own constituents over other countries it's down voted.
Thinkx220··on How to lower the price of plant-based meat
Literally the entire reason these products exist is to be a replacement for meat. A replacement should be as good as the thing it is replacing.
Thinkx220··on The fraying of the U.S. global currency reserve system
By lowering taxes and deregulating the economy.
Thinkx220··on Spy agency ducks questions about 'back doors' in tech products
Maturity is different than intelligence.
Thinkx220··on Spy agency ducks questions about 'back doors' in tech products
It's comments like this that convince me most programmers are arogant douchebags. Just because someone has a weird idea about an event that had almost no direct affect on the general population doesn't mean we should remove those peoples ability to have a choice in matters which will effect them.

Knowing more than someone else does not make you morally superior or give you more of a right to have a say in your own fate.

Thinkx220··on American Academy of Sleep Medicine calls for elimination of daylight saving time
No it doesn't. Literally nobody would have to change anything.
Thinkx220··on Twitter hides Donald Trump tweet for “glorifying violence”
Or the other more logical reason being that free speech platforms are typically only clones of more poput platforms which don't offer any more features or increase ease of use.

I think it's completely possible for a popular pro free speech platform to exist provided it is able to be more user friendly or have some other killer feature.

Thinkx220··on Twitter hides Donald Trump tweet for “glorifying violence”
Unfortunately, both you, the media, and the looters keep forgetting the events are, as you said, history.
Thinkx220··on [dead]
Terraria: Otherworld was a planned spinnoff version of Relogic's main game Terraria which never came to fruition. Redigit, the president of Relogic, has stated that if he can get 100,000 signatures, he will open-source the game.
Thinkx220··on Music for Programming (2011)
You're not the only one. I'm this way too. However, I can listen to music while doing system admin stuff but for anything else I need absolute silence.
Thinkx220··on The world’s climate goals are not sufficient. They are also unlikely to be met
I am curious as to why you are willing to accept the scientific consensus on climate change while denying the historical consensus that communism absolutely lead to the death of millions. Seems like you are picking and choosing to fit your narrative.
Thinkx220··on Severely deficient autobiographical memory in healthy adults (2015)
Another question I have is can these people describe objects?
Thinkx220··on Instagram Advertising: Do you know it when you see it?
That's interesting because I frequently add Reddit to the end of my searches. Particularly when it's a niche topic and increasingly for regular topics. Apparently a lot of other people who are fed up with search engines had the same idea. It's a very unfortunate development but nowadays Google search is almost unusable for some topics.
Thinkx220··on A Learning Secret: Don't Take Notes with a Laptop (2014)
When I take notes I take them with a laptop precisely because of the increased speed it provides. Usually I find that note taking in general is actually counter productive because it diverts my attention away from the lecture. As a result I want the note taking process to have a low cognitive burden so I don't miss what my instructor is saying.

I usually use Emacs Org-mode for my note taking and then refactor my notes once class is over.

Thinkx220··on Lego Struggles to Find a Plant-Based Plastic That Clicks
If you don't want them I can take them off your hands for you :)
Thinkx220··on Show HN: Milkshake – Make Websites from a Phone
I think the terms of service is probably just written that way to avoid liability.
Thinkx220··on The Open Source Seed Initiative
What bennifit would be gained by having seedless strawberries?
Thinkx220··on Ask HN: How do I make sure my non-technical parents are safe online?
My dad is in his mid 60s and has been happily using Ubuntu for the better part of a year. He now no longer has to worry about most malware or windows updates interrupting his workflow. I think you are really overestimating the complexity of using Linux as a normal user.
Thinkx220··on Why play a music CD? No ads, no privacy terrors, no algorithms
Linux gaming has come a long way. Steam even has a fork of wine they are working on which is built into their client.
Thinkx220··on Its butterfly keyboard design has failed, but Apple has yet to admit its mistake
Just reinstall the OS
Thinkx220··on Travel through wormholes is possible, but slow
I don't think you can equate the teleportation station with sleep since sleep isnt a break in consciousness but more like a transition into a lower level of consciousness.
Thinkx220··on How does it feel to be watched at work all the time?
How do you manage having a circular desk arrangement in regards to space concerns. I can't imagine that the footprint of this type of setup is very efficient.