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morituri··on Apple Says It Will Exit the UK Market If Government Passes Online Safety Bill
You know who's arguably the best supply chain mind on the planet? Tim Cook.
morituri··on New Mac Mini
They raised all the international prices last year. For example iPhone 14 is $800 / £850
morituri··on Ask HN: What Happened to Evernote?
Obsidian Ocelots?
morituri··on Launch HN: Carbon Crusher (YC W22) – Carbon Negative Roads
One of the stats is your website says "27m sq. ft. roads stabilized". What does 27m mean here? Is it 27 million? I first read it as 27 meters square feet, which is confusing.

Keep crushing it!

morituri··on Ask HN: How Is Your Neck?
Set a timer to stand up and walk around every 25-30 minutes.
morituri··on Is soy a key driver of deforestation?
It's the other way around. According to the article, 77% of soy production goes to animal feed.
morituri··on How to Read 2 Books a Week
Alternatively, get a Kindle reader (or use the Kindle App). With an Amazon account you can read the first chapter of (most) ebooks for free.
morituri··on Student Charged $14k on Stolen Google Cloud Credentials
He was a student so he may not have had access to a credit card when he started the account. But yes, a credit card will have more protection.
morituri··on If iPads were meant for kids
I believe he's referring to Swift Playgrounds https://www.apple.com/swift/playgrounds/
morituri··on Getting Things Done – Revised 2015
This was my starting point to GTD. It's not even 5 minutes, it's the 2 minute rule.
morituri··on "Autonomous spaceport drone ship”
Apparently SpaceX has a solution for that, too - launching hundreds of micro-satellites to bring low-cost Internet access (https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/531994668608024576)
morituri··on Link shorteners hurt the user experience and destroy the Web
Short URLs are not just for the web - they are incredibly useful for sending links via broadcast SMS.
morituri··on Know your NeRD: What submariners can expect from their new e-readers
That $3k will get you an entry level, "assembled in the USA", Mac Pro.
morituri··on New MacBook Air Released – $100 Cheaper
Or you can get an Airport Express or similar adaptor, and use it in bridge mode.
morituri··on New MacBook Air Released – $100 Cheaper
My wife has the entry level 11in MBA with 2GB RAM. Limited RAM+limited disk space is a problem, even with the SSD.
morituri··on Ask HN: What can my non-tec co-founder do before our launch?
Sure your long term target group is everyone, but you need to start with one niche group. Your partner can get the ball rolling in user recruitment. You should have a basic site up with your key product proposition and collect emails. - He can speak to different groups of people (a class of students, an interest group etc) to get them onboard in one go. - He can start doing business development - find marketing partners, sponsors, distribution partners, etc.
morituri··on Ask HN: Interviewing, what did I do wrong?
It could be nothing to do with you. They are not looking at just you as a candidate, but several others at the same time. When interviewing, hiring managers look at a few factors including technical knowledge/competence, cultural fit and budget. You may fit all the requirements, but another candidate could have made a better overall impression.

It doesn't hurt to call the recruiter to get some feedback.

morituri··on I built an application to solve a problem but got nobody to buy it
How are you doing your sales - one to one? It helps if you have some pilot customers who can give you some testimonials or referrals. You could offer the software for free for a charity or event (e.g. creating ID cards for volunteers).
morituri··on Press Conference in Brazil to Announce Discovery in Outer Solar System
It's the Klingons.
morituri··on Ask HN: Why can't we crowdsource the search for the missing MH370 flight?
It's being done - please help out here http://www.tomnod.com/nod/challenge/malaysiaairsar2014
morituri··on Packt Publishing ebooks free today with DOTDEBOOKFREE promo code
One free ebook per account, apparently
morituri··on Packt Publishing ebooks free today with DOTDEBOOKFREE promo code
If you do it right (i.e, just have one book in the cart), the button should say Check Out For Free