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grepballsoffire··on I just lost my wallet on the way home from work
As per someone else's comment, everyone can have a bad day. I try not to judge people I don't know (unless there are repeat stories, then it's hard not to).

Oh, and never read about your heroes!

Edit: just -> judge. Damn auto-correct!

grepballsoffire··on Ask HN: Companies of one, what is your tech stack?
I eventually took pity and signed up. Kidding, I signed up because it's a very simple, no fuss, useful service, and I'm getting a lot of use out of it, so thanks.
grepballsoffire··on Useless Windows 10 Features
There was one windows update around two years ago that broke it, but I just reinstalled it and haven't had any problems since.
grepballsoffire··on Useless Windows 10 Features
I kept on wondering why I hadn't seen any of this, and then remembered that I'd installed Classic Shell start menu, which provides a Windows 7 style menu. It doesn't disable the Windows 10 menu, just hides it. Makes for a much more pleasant experience though. (No affiliation)
grepballsoffire··on Show HN: Sourcery – get a free, self-updating website
I got this too.
grepballsoffire··on The most frequent 777 characters give 90% coverage of Kanji in the wild
Australian here. I studied it in school and so have my kids. They were equally amazed at how much meaning they could bestow on the words.
grepballsoffire··on FBI: Delivery drivers involved in Amazon theft ring
Stolen goods can be confiscated by police without any compensation for the pawn shop. Therefore it is in their interest to know where the customer got the item from, unless the shop is acting as a fence, as in this case.
grepballsoffire··on The Persistence of Chaos - $1M for malware infected laptop
Perhaps the actual "artwork" is the auction itself, and we are all unwitting participants. Or it's just someone hoping to make some easy money.
grepballsoffire··on Garfield phones beach mystery finally solved
Actually they're getting much better. I bought some off-brand Lego from aliexpress a couple of years ago, and apart from the lack of branding I can't tell the difference, even after two years of use.
grepballsoffire··on Tim Berners-Lee: 'Stop web's downward plunge to dysfunctional future'
I'm mainly a dinosaur for wanting audio jacks as i still use my old Sennheiser headphones that I bought in 2006, and still work perfectly. I did switch to Bluetooth headphones for a while but they fell apart after 12 months.

I feel like prices haven't moved in line with inflation, it's just planned obsolescence has moved further up the price range.

That said, I'm aware that I could buy a second hand iPhone with an audio jack if I really wanted.

grepballsoffire··on Australia Encrypted Messaging Bill to Pass After Labor Strikes Deal with Govt
Ha! It does, but it actually just means the opposition party's counterpart to the attorney-general.
grepballsoffire··on John Turturro Introduces America to the World Wide Web in 1999
My favorite part is at 19:35, where Turturro assures us that credit card details are safe to use because "It's private. I've done it before and it's not a problem." https://youtu.be/M6xqxoTKWv0?t=19m35s