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getwiththeprog··on Ask HN: Advice for First Child?
Forget the technology and gadgets for the first few years. They need nothing other than your presence and care.

When they are old enough, around four, get them on to Linux!

getwiththeprog··on Netlabs – Videos on Routing and Cisco
Made by a guy I came across, he's getting started so be nice :)
getwiththeprog··on Show HN: Mines.fyi – all the mines in the US in a leaflet visualization
Cleaned up on their own territory. UXO are still a danger in other countries, such as Laos.
getwiththeprog··on Show HN: Seeking architect for planetary-scale coherence infrastructure
Dm'ed :)
getwiththeprog··on “Good first issues” are usually not good first issues
One of those things that personal attention is required for is helping people find a task that they can do. Having a list of tasks available that someone can read through makes half the journey so much easier.
getwiththeprog··on “Good first issues” are usually not good first issues
Often I will leave low-impact work undone, so that someone new can attend to it. The feeling of "I actually did something" is so important for new contibutors.
getwiththeprog··on Ask HN: What do you do with all your unused tech "swag"?
Surely the era of plastic water bottles should come to an end?
getwiththeprog··on Ask HN: Why are ePub images so tiny?
Epub is a wrapped HTML

The image sizes can be anything the creator wants.

If you look on some of the big free libraries, you will see that there are many different versions of popular books, all with different sizes.

getwiththeprog··on Best Linux distro in 2025 for non-experts
Debian or Fedora, with KDE or Gnome.

No atomic or immutable.

Keep it simple, keep it mainline, stick with large user-bases where help can be recieved.

getwiththeprog··on Ask HN: How do I deal with a cease and desist notice for my open HW project?
Call their bluff and hope they don’t sue

The fact they have not contacted you directly means they have nothing actionable.

getwiththeprog··on High schooler needs some life advice
Life begins at 40 ;)

One step at a time and you'll get there.

getwiththeprog··on Outcome of Single Dental Implants over 38–40 Years: A Long-Term Follow-Up Study
They drill into your jaw and screw in a tooth. I don't think it has developed at all.
getwiththeprog··on Ask HN: Which offer should I take - 18 years old.
So you are being offered a job, or a degree which might get you a job? Do you want a job?
getwiththeprog··on Ask HN: I once built a domain registrar. How can I make money?
No, these companies are massively scaled now. The only way you could sell domain names is to run a web-host and then sell domain names combined with other services.

You could pretty easily get a job with an existing registrar though.

getwiththeprog··on Ask HN: Best Security Practices for Activists?
Don't wear a mask. Social change is about many caring people coming together to support a worthy cause. Solidarity and visibility are key. The women's rights movement was not organized by cryptographers. Social change does not come from the shadows. Spend your time on simple basic things that support solidarity. Discord, web-pages, Whats App... use it all!

Model you tactics on successful campaigns and people. What does the ACLU use? How about Amnesty International?

getwiththeprog··on Britain advised by US insiders to reduce UK reliance on US military equipment
I wonder how the new subs are going?
getwiththeprog··on Introducing a terms of use and updated privacy notice for Firefox
You're #
getwiththeprog··on Ask HN: How to content moderate a static web hosting platform?
Have a terms of service and a reporting feature or contact and manually review all sites.
getwiththeprog··on When Not to Obey Orders (2019)
As I understand it, they like to settle with non-disclosure agreements.
getwiththeprog··on London Transport 25: ride 25 different forms of transport in one day
Well that was an interesting experience in marketing.
getwiththeprog··on Ask HN: Is Godaddy Running a Scam?
GoDaddy is the only web-host to have ripped me off around $400 due to dark patterns and god-awful customer service resolution. I would never go anywhere near them again.
getwiththeprog··on How to prepare to flee your country?
Make sure you get enough sleep and make slow rational decisions.
getwiththeprog··on Introducing Ads in Threads
As a metaphysician, I would say that they do not own the rights to use that name.
getwiththeprog··on Legalyze.ai: Review Medical Records with AI
And the companies that can afford to hire experienced humans keeps winning law-suits. Until the judiciary is automated.
getwiththeprog··on Australian lesbian group cannot exclude males and bisexuals, tribunal rules
I don't read The Guardian, so here is another link https://qnews.com.au/victorian-lesbian-group-cannot-exclude-...
getwiththeprog··on MIT Unveils New Robot Insect, Paving the Way Toward Rise of Robotic Pollinators
Or we could plant some bushes, trees and wildflower meadows inbetween fields?
getwiththeprog··on MIT Unveils New Robot Insect, Paving the Way Toward Rise of Robotic Pollinators
Economics scares me more.
getwiththeprog··on Ask HN: What's the best MP3 player I can buy today?
I have the SanDisk and it is pretty good. very good for the price. Sony make an expensive MP3 player.
getwiththeprog··on New Cooling Pump Drops Temperatures by 16 Degrees
"a compact cooling technology that can pump away heat continuously using layers of flexing thin films"

Please somebody make a pair of shoes with this new cooling tech!

getwiththeprog··on Show HN: Personalized Duolingo (kind of) for vocabulary building
From my research, the best language learning program is Anki. It is open source and one can make custom 'decks' fairly simply. Perhaps a dictionary add-on for Anki would be good idea?
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