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calvertdw··on is there a global DNS issue happening?
It works with www. at the beginning. https://www.faa.gov/
calvertdw··on How Can a Star Be Older Than the Universe?
As observed, it's only 13.8, though, right?
calvertdw··on Brains are the last frontier of privacy
I think they mean the difference between "always listening" and "manual activation" or "no voice recognition" which is pretty significant.
calvertdw··on Show HN: Switch from Medium to your own blog
Some ideas can't be fully represented in a short paragraph. You can get a surprising amount of knowledge out of a few pages of text. I developed the patience to read slightly longer texts recently and it has been refreshing and rewarding.
calvertdw··on Playdate – A New Handheld Gaming System
Games like Rocket League are my favorite payment model. ~$20 to get in, with semi optional small transactions over time. $5 here and there. I've spent over $100 in my hundreds of hours in game. I guess that's close to your "O(log(n))".
calvertdw··on Update Regarding Add-Ons in Firefox
The post is still great despite that weakness.
calvertdw··on Solar and storage projects drive utility-scale deployment of batteries: Navigant
Just wondering: Is the environmental impact upon decommissioning a consideration? I'm not sure what important variables are involved in that.
calvertdw··on Man makes money from cold calls with his own higher-rate phone number (2013)
I would gladly pay the extra tax to opt out.
calvertdw··on Let’s Destroy Robocalls
> - Cost of phone calls decreasing to basically zero

> - Bad actors (telephone companies) benefitting from this traffic by charging for it

I don't think these are compatible.

calvertdw··on Spotify will now suspend or terminate accounts it finds are using ad blockers
One feature I loved when I first joined Spotify was syncing two devices to play in sync. Wouldn't that be a game changer to have back. RIP Sonos.
calvertdw··on Airbnb Backyard will sell houses in 2019
Website does not display on Firefox mobile.
calvertdw··on The World Will Be Our Skinner Box
This makes me shudder. Companies with powerful AI and enough data could control the population in ways indiscernible to an individual. By organizing goods in stores and placing the right ads at the right time it could be possible to lead users on a treasure hunt to a political or economic opinion.
calvertdw··on How the Ballpoint Pen Killed Cursive
Has the author tried the Pilot precise v7? I'm sure there are more brands with a similar performance that provide low pressure writing without smudges. There is a HUGE selection of pens these days and I would think nearly every issue has been resolved.
calvertdw··on Facebook exodus: Nearly half of young users have deleted the app
I'd be really interested to know how you got to "$12/person/year".

I would be interested in the values for other platforms. I think it builds a more tangible argument when explaining the hidden costs of using various "free" products.

calvertdw··on Mozilla Global Sprint 2018
Open source software is mostly written under well funded projects. Users shouldn't feel like they "owe".