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dbavaria··on Removing the modem and GPS from my 2024 RAV4 hybrid
Apps like Spotify in my Volvo are convinced I am in New Jersey while I'm on the opposite coast. On one hand I like that inaccurate data is being peddled to advertisers but at the same time I would actually prefer regionally relevant ads if I have to listen to them anyway.
dbavaria··on Why Michigan Still Uses a Ford Model T for Official Government Business
I mean they could use a Fiat 500, or some other modern car...but what would the fun be in that?
dbavaria··on When XML in Word Became Illegal
See here: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/office/troubleshoot/word/c...
dbavaria··on How Wolfenstein 3D shocked the world, 30 years later
Play Wolfenstein 3D on Archive.org (DOSBox emulator runs in the browser): https://archive.org/details/msdos_Wolfenstein_3D_1992
dbavaria··on Ask HN: Is prompt engineering just snake oil?
It seems akin to SEO experts identifying as engineers. Can we just call them experts or wizards if they want to be fantastical.
dbavaria··on GPT4 killed our little startup
What stops you from jumping on the GPT4 bandwagon?
dbavaria··on Loneliness reshapes the brain
I'm still embarrassed to say "My online friends", but they've often had a huge impact on my life.
dbavaria··on I'm starting a zero waste grocery delivery service in NYC. Anybody interested?
On-demand delivery does not sound like zero-waste to me?
dbavaria··on What are those dents in I-90 outside Seattle?
They're present in the city too, here are some in Seattle:

https://maps.app.goo.gl/2j5H4gEXKrRVFr469

dbavaria··on The state finally letting teens sleep in
The CDC also has numbers from 2009-2019, the following report shows similiarly shocking numbers pre-covid:

https://www.cdc.gov/healthyyouth/mental-health/index.htm#:~:....

dbavaria··on Do Kwon in more trouble
To avoid the jurisdiction of the SEC.
dbavaria··on Possible Terra/Luna crash explanation
This is the same theory floating around from a 4chan a screenshot yesterday. I was hoping for something a bit more substantial than this.
dbavaria··on Twitter accounts dropping “.eth” from usernames
Most experienced crypto users would use multiple wallets. But advertising any of your wallet addresses is asking for people to send you scam coins. It just pollutes your wallet and makes it that much more likely that you will trip up and interact with a scam smart contract.
dbavaria··on Why I'll never use Affirm again
I used to find solace in the fact I could call a company and get to someone who can resolve my issue. These days I feel like it's impossible to get to a human, let alone one with any power, without jumping through hoops. It makes me hesitate to put trust into new products/services.
dbavaria··on Ask HN: What technology is “cutting edge” in 2022?
DeFi - Decentralized financial instruments that are implemented via Smart Contracts on a Blockchain.
dbavaria··on Show HN: CodeCaptcha - Hide web links behind coding challenges
If you could wrangle AI to solve this problem for you, I'm sure you wouldn't have any issues solving the captcha manually. Hence the CodeCaptcha still works!
dbavaria··on What's Up with the NFT Hate?
While the current hype around NFTs seems like a giant scam, it's interesting to note that there is VCs investment in the area. That is, VCs investing in the infrastructure to mint/sell NFTs.
dbavaria··on Tokyo police lose 2 floppy disks containing info on public housing applicants
Alright then, we're upgrading to ZipDisk for added security through obscurity.
dbavaria··on Ask HN: ELI5 – Crypto, Blockchain and Web3.0
> At a congressional hearing on crytpocurrency, Bitfury CEO Brian Brooks explains the blockchain and how it plays an integral role in Web 3.0.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pSTNhBlfV_s

dbavaria··on My parents collect cans for a living
The deposit is generally worth more than the scrap price for the cans. For example, NY can deposit is $0.05 [0] while the average scrap price is $0.13/lbs [1]

[0] https://portal.311.nyc.gov/article/?kanumber=KA-02477

[1] https://www.scrapmonster.com/scrap-yards/prices/new-york/sta...

dbavaria··on My parents collect cans for a living
I don't think you are curious, rather you're making a not so subtly veiled point against immigration which is wholly inappropriate in the context of this thread.
dbavaria··on I've created a Twitter clone on-chain to Ethereum's testnet
I'm not super familiar with the concepts here, but can one NFT represent multiple tweets? I thought I read something about Coinbase introducing transaction bundling to reduce "network fees" on the blockchain. Could that be applied here, regular user tweets could be bundled into NFTs, while premium/verified users could pay to have each tweet minted as it's own NFT?
dbavaria··on YouTube-dl's first release since June 2021
That's excessive for the oddly specific group of users who are ironically going to YouTube for math help.
dbavaria··on Amazon distribution warehouse in Edwardsville, Ill. is partially collapsed
This is great, did you happen to use The Onion to train your AI?
dbavaria··on Amazon distribution warehouse in Edwardsville, Ill. is partially collapsed
... as a result of the recent outage.
dbavaria··on Microsoft Teams is the reason some Android users can't dial 911
Without an OS fix, what stops a malicious app developer from intentionally implementing the "Teams bug"?
dbavaria··on Ask HN: Do you feel you are able to be yourself in your job?
The comment even got downvoted, so yes a good example all around.
dbavaria··on Ask HN: Do you feel you are able to be yourself in your job?
I understand not speaking about sex, politics and religion. But replies in this thread give me the idea that people are also hiding their family life, Netflix queue and sports teams. You're right, this is some dystopian nightmare.
dbavaria··on Ask HN: Do you feel you are able to be yourself in your job?
Please avoid using the word police in this context, it detracts from the work done by actual police officers.
dbavaria··on I 14Xed my salary in 14 years
I don't want to be rude, but this post just seems like pure promotion for the mentoring service the author provides. I'm curious though, if you're pulling in 1MM/year, why bother shilling yourself for a couple hundred an hour for mentoring sessions?
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