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beretguy··on Unofficial Barron Trump memecoin rose to $460M market cap before crashing 95%
Because half of US are uneducated savages.
beretguy··on Framework Fatigue: The Real Reason Developers Get Angry About New Tech
I write plain PHP without any JavaScript. Bite me.
beretguy··on Teen Sets Fire to Congressman's Office Allegedly over TikTok Ban
Social media is making people crazy. Got to ban all of it.
beretguy··on Accidents, not Russian sabotage, behind undersea cable damage
> But so far, officials said, investigations involving the United States and a half-dozen European security services have turned up no indication that commercial ships suspected of dragging anchors across seabed systems did so intentionally or at the direction of Moscow.

> Instead, U.S. and European officials said that the evidence gathered to date — including intercepted communications and other classified intelligence — points to accidents caused by inexperienced crews serving aboard poorly maintained vessels.

So they did do it, we just haven't found concrete evidence of commands being given from putin, yet. Regardless. Whatever the reason is all russian vessels should be blocked from sailing if they are so incompetent and reckless.

beretguy··on Why Is Google Moving Away from Python
> It has now been revealed that Google eliminated the Python team entirely, as former staff members have detailed on the Hacker News website.

> This move was reportedly made as part of Google's attempts to reduce expenses by recruiting "cheaper labour" outside of the United States

beretguy··on Ask HN: Self hosted Waitlist with Landing page?
... and it's also missing AI, blockchain, cryptocurrency, NFTs and emojis.
beretguy··on Lenovo has removed the TrackPoint nub from new ThinkPad laptops
I struggle to use computers without it.
beretguy··on Canada threatens 'single largest trade blow' to U.S. if Trump follows through on
tariffs
beretguy··on Ask HN: Self hosted Waitlist with Landing page?
Ah...

<form method="post">

  <label for="email">Email </label>

  <input name="email" id="email" />

  <button type="submit">Join waiting list</button>
</form>

And then store it in database on a server.

You can get it working with PHP on FortRabbit in less than an hour.

beretguy··on TikTok goes dark in the US
TikTok is a dumb, cringy, addictive product. That is enough for it to be banned in my book, regardless even of "propaganda, surveillance" etc. stuff. I can't even imagine how little life you have to have to tolerate using it.
beretguy··on TikTok goes dark in the US
> But claiming it is a tool of Chinese Propaganda is so absurd.

It is a tool of chinese propaganda and surveillance.

beretguy··on I failed moving my Google calendar to Proton
That’s why I use pigeons and carve my weekly schedule into a stone with a chisel.
beretguy··on Russian hackers target WhatsApp accounts of ministers worldwide
russia is desperately begging everybody to hate them. Why are they like this?
beretguy··on I've been advocating for RSS support, and you should too
I don't know, it's almost kind of like saying that newborn babies are illiterate by choice. Not everybody cares about computers or how to use them, they just want to find that restaurant address or read this news article or whatever. They don't have time or interest to learn how to use computers. I don't know how to replace transmission in my car. It's not by choice - I just don't have time and money to learn how to do that. Things take time and money to learn.
beretguy··on I've been advocating for RSS support, and you should too
Unfortunately, yes.
beretguy··on I've been advocating for RSS support, and you should too
> Most people also decide

Most people didn't decide. Most people were tricked into using chrome. Most people are not computer literate.

beretguy··on After shutting down popular emulators, Nintendo admits emulation is legal
Ok guys, somebody, push local copy to origin.
beretguy··on Sony and Honda's EV goes on sale this year, starts at $89,900
I’d rather buy a used Aston Martin for that much money.
beretguy··on Ask HN: How Did You Transition Careers?
My local tech college offers CNA license training for ~$1,700 in 2.5 months. RN in about 2.5 years and $14,000. And they offer some classes during the week starting at 5PM. So you can become a nurse while working full time. I am considering going this route and working as a CNA and then RN on weekends and have Monday through Friday off for myself (it’s called Bailer Shift).
beretguy··on AT&T kills home Internet service in NY over law requiring $15 or $20 plans
Awesome.

> The law requires ISPs with over 20,000 customers in New York to offer $15 broadband plans with download speeds of at least 25Mbps, or $20-per-month service with 200Mbps speeds. The plans only have to be offered to households that meet income eligibility requirements, such as qualifying for the National School Lunch Program, Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or Medicaid.

Now implement that bill countrywide.

beretguy··on Firebase bill is usually $50, but I was surprised to see a $70k bill in one day
> Also seeing an uptick in people suggesting insurance as the solution. Which seems insane to me but what do I know

A lot easier to simply not use these cloud services.

beretguy··on Ask HN: How can X suspend paid accounts without explanation?
Congratulations! Take this as an opportunity to stop using Twitter. Sorry you lost some money but not using Twitter is worth it. Maybe you could file a charge back on your card?
beretguy··on Sweden starts building 100k year storage site for spent nuclear fuel
I accidentally read Sweden as a "Student" at first...
beretguy··on GOG Joins European Federation of Game Archives, Museums & Preservation Projects
One would think GOG would participate in helping to spread the word about this game preservation petition in EU:

https://eci.ec.europa.eu/045/public/#/screen/home

They could put a permanent banner on their website, I'm sure that would bring in some signatures.

beretguy··on Unemployment in tech is 2 percent;US devs are highest paid employees on Earth
Says Twitter.
beretguy··on Google is making AI in Gmail and Docs free, but raising the price of Workspace
Any idea where you'll move? I have a nonprofit I want to migrate away.
beretguy··on Ask HN: Have you been on jury duty? What was your experience like?
I was disappointed with people. In my case a big company was a #1 contributor to a man developing cancer. Overwhelming amount of evidence of damage, corruption and malice. Many people still defended the company. The sane half of us had to work to discuss evidence to reach just conclusion.
beretguy··on AI Brad Pitt dupes French woman out of €830k
How why would anybody give money to Brad Pitt? Dude's rich enough already.
beretguy··on Homomorphic encryption in iOS 18
And who's worse than kim?
beretguy··on Ask HN: What should we call the pattern of polling and rebuilding a static site?
Compilation.
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