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cottage-cheeseon In Jordan, a ‘stunning’ discovery under Petra’s ancient stone

Agreed. Angkor Wat is in Cambodia.

cottage-cheeseon “When you use a Walkman all the memories come back”: In love with old tech

I need to get my car's cassette player fixed, but can't find someone to do it.

cottage-cheeseon Ask HN: What happened to normal-sized smartphones?

> touch the bottom of your screen, then touch the top, I promise it wasn’t effortless

This is painful even on an iPhone Mini.

cottage-cheeseon Hacking ADHD: Strategies for the modern developer

> I think ADHD is the new norm.

Maybe selection bias, but a significant number of my friends are diagnosed.

cottage-cheeseon Hacking ADHD: Strategies for the modern developer

> has got me in trouble with management a few times but I am not sure what else i can do

Don't worry about it. I think this is good advice for any software engineer. Eventually you'll be senior enough or on a different team and it won't be a problem.

cottage-cheeseon Hundreds of thousands trafficked to work as online scammers in SE Asia, says UN

Both, for instance https://www.wired.com/story/what-is-pig-butchering-scam/