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gao8a··on OpenRA – Classic strategy games rebuilt for the modern era
Is part of the AI the worms? such is life on Arrakis ;)
gao8a··on “Off switch” makes explosives safer
See Remington EtronX https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8qP6Q9ZEsEo (but it obviously was a commercial failure)
gao8a··on Ultra-processed foods may contribute to cognitive decline
That picture looks like hospital food
gao8a··on Ask HN: How to do that you need to do but not motivated at all?
Understand that everyone suffers from some degree of this and the world up to this point was still built on procrastination. “If it wasn’t for the last minute, nothing would get done”
gao8a··on Internet Movie Firearms Database
Thank you for your opinion and service. I too served and was privileged be trained during relative peace time but also had the liberal budget thanks to the GWOT. Our country doesn’t really give out medals for just shooting, but my competence and appreciation in marksmanship is owed to the wonderful cadre I had teaching me, and their passion in marksmanship in addition to the weapon system.

I’m not going to deny your point on killing. That is one application of firearms, also a powerful one, but I don’t feel that’s a reason to absolutely prohibit them for the common folk. As we’re both on HN I’m sure you also don’t “get” why folks just love some things like I do.

For me it’s the history, appreciation of the engineering, and my now civilian hobbies of hunting and competition shooting. They are one of many things that bring me joy that I would hate to lose in my healthy years.

gao8a··on Internet Movie Firearms Database
Guns are cool. You should give them a try, I recommend at an outdoor range too. America is one of the last countries with a liberal mindset (in the true definition) that allows private ownership to exist. Like driving fast, flying or diving, there are few pleasures in life that match firing guns outdoors.
gao8a··on Harvard won’t require SAT or ACT through 2026 as test-optional push grows
As a Canadian who never grew up with standardized testing, and also graduating with an IB cohort (from a public school) whom none of them actually went to the US (just took their boosted canadian grade equivalents or went somewheres in europe), I really fail to see how this could be that bad of a thing. The first year, or semester even is a great filter that cuts a significant amount of folks where school isn't for them.

I can also see this as a move like china did to kill tutorial services to give kids back their teen years. In a land where school is so expensive I think its worth it to spend summers working a job (and all the merits that come with that) to better prep for possibly the biggest financial decision ever for a still developing brain.

gao8a··on Cardstacker Bryan Berg
I don’t relate to the active destruction part but I enjoy looking at the twisted metals and frames of car wrecks and the like. For me it’s the reconstruction of the aftermath
gao8a··on Controlled indoor cultivation of black morel
500 server error :(
gao8a··on Ask HN: Is Airbnb Scamming Users?
Maybe its super fast bots?
gao8a··on Don't send your Google phone in for warranty repair/replacement
You don’t use email on your phone?
gao8a··on Parrots will share currency to help their pals purchase food (2020)
What if parrots also charged interest but the rates are just that low?
gao8a··on Used car market gets even more bizarre
I feel like my Lexus is300 has actually appreciated the least out of all the vehicles I’ve looked at. So there’s that :(
gao8a··on International Mail Service Suspensions
I am Canadian and I just learned about this, wow
gao8a··on Ask HN: What are some other general link aggregators aside from HN?
i like hackaday.io but maybe thats too specific
gao8a··on Show HN: CS Weapons – Counter-Strike weapon data comparison app
Was it the m60 or m240? Was it delta force BHD? Good times :)
gao8a··on [dead]
As China becomes more wealthy they'll move out of manufacturining. There should be an list of economic colonies of China.

oh wait...

gao8a··on Learning to Suffer
The army is structured suffering that even pays, feeds and shelters you
gao8a··on U.S. Treasury breached by hackers backed by foreign government – sources
they wanted to restart the print job?
gao8a··on Show HN: Twelve70 - Men's outfit generator and closet management
Great app! It's very clean and aesthetic will no doubt build trust in your user demographic.

idk why but every wife beater combo makes me chuckle https://www.twelve70.com/outfits?category1=top&item1=tanktop...

gao8a··on Nearly 28M licensed Texas drivers hit by data breach
Perhaps some sort of correlation to password strength for dictionary type attacks
gao8a··on Ask HN: Are you depressed?
I am also surprised by the numbers. At first I thought numbers would be lower.

I wonder if an equally useful question is “were you ever depressed?”

Im interested in seeing if there is an overlap of those that answered no. If they’ve overcome their depression and more importantly recognize what real depression feels like for them.

gao8a··on Try Design Thinking
This person may have been a victim of IBM design thinking workshop and is bitter
gao8a··on Alex Trebek has died
RIP Alex

This is still one of my favourite moments https://youtu.be/OpKOm-LLRhA

gao8a··on SpotifyKeyDumper – Dump song decryption keys from the Windows Spotify client
This might not be for you, and not for me either.

But it's for the 13 y/o me that was figuring out how to use alcohol 120% to burn the latest games or fix my computer from all the viruses I got downloading movies and music at that time from p2p.

And if it wasn't for that pursuit that led to many other skills and opportunities, I know a lot of us wouldn't be in the financial situations we are in right now.

gao8a··on Windows 7 won't die, still second most popular operating system
I guess Google and now Microsoft know I can't do basic math :(
gao8a··on Web based Windows XP desktop recreation, built with React
NO PINBALL?!?!

Other than that well done :)

gao8a··on Why some people suffer from a stutter
I still stutter once in a while, much worse as a kid, heres what helped me:

1) Public speaking, I finished up to the old ACS level at a local toastmasters

2) Subconsciously building a wordlist that I stutter more than others, and using synonyms that don't

3) Playfully smiling and saying "Bleh!" out loud if I do catch myself stuttering, and repeating what I was trying to say.

Finally: To the well intentioned non-stutterer telling us to relax and slow down, go fuck yourself

gao8a··on How can we, as web professionals, help to make the web more energy efficient?
Sometimes I recycle tabs instead of opening a new one :)
gao8a··on Germany's military missing over 60k rounds of ammunition
One of my fondest memories during my time in the Canadian army was on the C6 gpmg range where I did my first live fire on that gun. We were expected to be at the mess line for dinner very soon, so the word of command by the time I got on it was “...in 200 round bursts”.

It was quite the display of talking guns (more like constant scream lol) with tracers at sunset

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