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mlok··on Stopping at 90%
Not the same things : Sales goal is to get listener's money. Evangelism goal is to convert listeners into new supporters / enthusiasts.
mlok··on Mozilla Standards Positions Opposes Web Integrity API
Ok, now write the same list for Google. And then we can compare.
mlok··on A Romanian economist legally gamed the lottery
Thank you I didn't know about this ! (And I happen to read this from Paris, right next to the Boulevard Voltaire)
mlok··on A technical look at ZeroNet
I did not know about Mojo Nation. I also discovered it was replaced by Mnet in 2002 : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mnet_(peer-to-peer_network)
mlok··on No CSS Club
To all No-CSS webmasters : you can still respect your readers light/dark mode preference with this simple line :

<meta name="color-scheme" content="light dark">

mlok··on TimeMaps (2017)
Good idea. But not easily usable. The map distortion is funny and impressive but not practical. The (arbitrary) colored circles should be distorted to bring information, not the (familiar) map itself. We need the map to stay familiar so people are able to easily use this.
mlok··on French Assembly to allow remote police surveillance via phone cameras and mics
Same URL, but in English :

https://www.service-public.fr/particuliers/vosdroits/F11601?...

mlok··on Tell HN: Stripe killed my music locker service, so I'm open sourcing it
Would it be a good idea to have multiple payment methods ? So that if one goes down this way, the other still exists ?

"Not all eggs in the same basket" ?

mlok··on ChatGPT: Fear Litany
[Reference] Here is the original quote of Dune's Litany against Fear, for people who don't know about it :

"I must not fear.

Fear is the mind-killer.

Fear is the little-death that brings total obliteration.

I will face my fear.

I will permit it to pass over me and through me.

And when it has gone past, I will turn the inner eye to see its path.

Where the fear has gone there will be nothing.

Only I will remain."

Source : https://dune.fandom.com/wiki/Litany_Against_Fear

mlok··on Lately I've been using timers daily
Here (in France) I hear the nearby church bells announce the time every hour and quarters of an hour.
mlok··on Artists must be allowed to make bad work
Maybe the proper word is "creative" and not "artistic" ? Both have an exploration/experimental side in common.
mlok··on xkcd: Escape Speed
This is what I got (after 2 days) :

You've found:

    a cool bug
    a pretty leaf
    a secret glade
    a DVD of The Core (2003)
    a glass of heavy water
    a sixth lagrange point
    a 5G seagull
    a sensible cheese platter
    a swatch pop-out wristwatch
    a relativistic bowling ball
    $30 in Yahoo
    a brightly-lit billboard
    a hot dog
    a normal-sized apple
    a bottle of Coke Absolute Zero
    the gold crown Archimedes stole
    a necklace of element samples whose symbols spell out your name
    a smooth green snake
    an eye in the sky
    a dna base pair
    a steam calliope
    a sterile neutrino
    a secret leaf
    a stick
    a large hadron
    an asterisk
    a sunken treasure
    a strangely heavy subway token
    a podcast episode
    a friendly bee
    a spiral-cut diamond
    a golden radio tuned to 1.618 MHz
    a burrito
    a cool pair of shoes with flames on the side
    a scroll lock key
    a primordial black hole
    a tree-filled grove and a nice spot for quiet contemplation
    a festive but somehow unnerving holiday card from Junji Ito
    a single caffeine molecule
    two Andalites, one canonical
    baby shoes (and baby)
    a friend
    an icosahedral d10
    a piece of pumice
    the Principality of Sealand
    a whale shark
    a sparkling gem
    some tin from the pantai remis mine
    a rock with neat stripes
    an orb wren
    a marsh wren
    a single grain of salt
    a holographic Charizard business card
    Voyager 1
    a wayward Roomba full of moondust
    a curious humboldt squid
    a bathyscaphe
    a delicate music box
    a spider-silk scarf
    a friendly jumping spider
    a friendly cat
    a first of its kind
    a pair of platonic solids, not quite touching
    a really cool data point
    a block of scandium
    a beige electron
    11 squares packed into a larger square
    a piece of space shuttle food
    the 3 million point line
    a sunspot
    Voyager 2
    a baby hedgehog
    a tiny pteranodon
    a guitar pick
    a pair of squirrel goggles
    some microbial life
    a hydrogen ion
    a piece of coronium (iron)
    a broken smoke machine
    The Long Now Foundation's archive of every Animorphs book
    the platinum cylinder formerly used to define the kilogram
(And reached the ends)
mlok··on AI is upending the freelance world
This reminds me of this xkcd : https://xkcd.com/810/
mlok··on Paris votes to ban rental e-scooters
Paris has a pretty good shared bike service, there is no need for a personal bike.
mlok··on Paris votes to ban rental e-scooters
I beg to differ. I've been biking in Paris regularly for the past 10 years. It has always been a great experience. And it is getting better year after year.
mlok··on A New Beginning for LifeHacker
I didn't know about it, thanks.

Here is the article for orhers like me :

https://lifehacker.com/geek-to-live-list-your-life-in-txt-16...

mlok··on Show HN: Lunette – A word processor designed around writing, not formatting
Dark mode is missing. Here's a guide to implement it properly : https://ryanfeigenbaum.com/dark-mode/
mlok··on Cadillac Ranch
2016 Google Street View of it : https://goo.gl/maps/gwdnY7K2tNu562Bm9
mlok··on LEDs from Dubai (2021)
I think it is these : https://www.lighting.philips.co.uk/consumer/ultra-efficient

Example : https://www.lighting.philips.co.uk/consumer/p/led-bulb/87195...

mlok··on Mini brains grown from stem cells developed eye-like features (2021)
Your reasoning about bilateral/symmetry implies there is an even number of things (like the 8 eyes spiders have) 2 is not the only even number for this.

(Also, I find it interesting that most of internal organs are not symmetrical)

mlok··on MelonJS – a fresh and lightweight JavaScript game engine
I am not an expert but GunJS may be of interest for fast p2p sync.
mlok··on The Citroen Ami – tiny electric car with no boot, 28mph top speed, 46 mile range
Note : "ami" means "friend" in French. I knew about the old Ami (but young people this car is aimed at do not know about it) but I think this is a welcomed reuse of that name.
mlok··on Briar: Peer-to-Peer Encrypted Messaging
https://arewep2pyet.com/
mlok··on A chill driving game with procedurally generate scenic landscapes
Thank you for caring for this :)
mlok··on A chill driving game with procedurally generate scenic landscapes
Very nice creation ! But sad that AZERTY keyboards are often forgotten in mini games. The game is not really playable outside QWERTY keyboards. (Arrow keys would be a good alternative too)
mlok··on Excuse me but why are you eating so many frogs
Yes, we only eat the legs :)
mlok··on Excuse me but why are you eating so many frogs
As a Frenchman, it took me a while to realize it was supposed to mean "a painful thing to do"
mlok··on Write HTML Right
The "F" has always been "Forementioned" for me.
mlok··on EU reaches deal to make USB-C a common charger for most electronic devices
I really hope Matrix bridges will help bring back some sanity on this front.
mlok··on Web3 is expensive P2P
When Matrix will be p2p, people will be running their own server without even thinking about it. I think this is the way to go.

But it is not there yet : https://arewep2pyet.com/

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