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@dang, can we get a title update to include the apostrophe in "Germany's"?

Or just change the title to how it's documented on the site? "Corona-Warn-App: The official COVID-19 exposure notification app for Germany"

How do you find the prices? I’ve only ever looked on Amazon but even for new releases they seem to be considerably discounted from the publisher’s list price.

Looks like a cool idea but it appears to be nothing more than a public posting? When I got to the page the top line said "Chad S. pledged to buy a $100,000.00 gift card at Google in Boston."

Here's a direct link to Apple's announcement: https://developer.apple.com/news/?id=03042020a

I debated between using this link for the submission or the MacRumors one. But I felt the MacRumors story had a better explanation of the things that changed so I went with that.

Off-topic but can someone please fix the lazy title? I detest misused (or omitted) apostrophes. Even better would to just change the title to match the linked article: "How a Hacker's Mom Broke Into a Prison—and the Warden's Computer"

Yep. I deleted my account as soon as I heard the news yesterday. Thankfully you can delete your account online and don't have to email/call anyone.

That makes sense! I have renters insurance now but will be needing to renew within the next few months so I'll probably still have to go somewhere else for now but I'll keep checking back with Goodcover. Thanks for the reply and congrats on the launch!

Looks really cool. I'm in MO so I can't check it out quite yet. I know you can't give specifics but could you give some generalities on the plan to roll out to the rest of the US? Is that something you are _actively_ working on now or are you really just trying to establish yourself in CA first and then will work on other states later? Basically, are we looking at months or years? In either case, I've already added my email to be notified.

Again, totally understand the legal aspects of making too many promises. Just curious. Cheers!

I spy logos for GitHub, Wordpress, Adobe, Linux, and Facebook as well. Not sure what they represent though. I would imagine that most of them make sense (Linux is an OS, Facebook is a cloud service, GitHub is a development tool, etc). The only one I'm curious about is Adobe. "Active Content" meaning Flash?

EDIT: Thanks to xroot's comment above, it is indeed Adobe Flash.

I have an ad-blocker (and a network ad-blocker via the corporate network I'm connected to right now) but when I click on any one of the languages I can see a box labeled "ads via Carbon" to the right of the stdin box. So my guess would be that it's ad-supported for now.

Could you maybe expand on this a little bit? Otherwise, your comment just comes off as SPAM.

Those are comments that have been predominately downvoted.

From the FAQ: https://news.ycombinator.com/newsfaq.html

> Why don't I see down arrows?

> There are no down arrows on stories. They appear on comments after users reach a certain karma threshold, but never on direct replies.

I'm still able to download the PDF. (USA here)

The Twitter screengrab is only showing part of the PDF. Be sure to click the link in the tweet for the full email chain.

That's true! I know I've done that with a few HBO series in the past.

The other remaining question I have is if they are going to release the shows using the Netflix model (dump all at once) or follow Amazon/Hulu and do weekly releases. My guess is the latter. The $4.99 price point is great but it also signals to me that they know they don't have a huge library as a draw. So releasing shows week by week will also be a better strategy than just dumping all episodes at once. Otherwise people could watch everything using the free trial and then cancel the subscription.

I've read them all but it's been years. I want to go back to them. They are great books. Silly, goofy, and weird but very enjoyable. The world of Oz books is surprisingly complicated[1] but I would say the original series penned by Baum is definitely worth checking out.

[1]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Oz_books

Okay, but does Apple change the serial number when you send it in to get it fixed? How are they supposed to know that I already sent mine in and got a replacement battery from Apple? Guess I have to carry proof around with me?

(To be clear I’m not arguing with the poster I’m directly responding to. Just trying to think through this process like the OP mentioned.)

I think I've had 3 physical buttons since they were introduced. Only used one of them one time. It was a novel idea but never really caught on.

I'm sure Amazon would rather you just ask Alexa to order things for you now anyway.

What?

This is literally the second half of the article…

Can you explain why you feel the service is overpriced? Do you feel the service is overpriced or would you rather pay the same price and get more features? If so, what features would you want?

Pricing can be a legitimate discussion but your original comment was rightfully downvoted for sounding like whining and not providing much substance.

I found this doing a quick internet search: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/photos-duplicate-cleaner/id5...

The only reason I've had to step foot in an Office Depot in the last 5 years is to drop off shipments. It's the closest FedEx and USPS drop-off location to me. Even then, I always try to have my items boxed and labelled before I go in so all I have to do is drop them off. I make a beeline for the back of the store, leave my items with the person, and politely say I don't need a drop-off receipt. Then I book it back to the front of the store and get the hell out.

Well the article said that customers were charged ‘up to $300’. Let’s be conservative and say customers were charged $150 on average. $35 million/$150 = 233,333. So the question is, did they scam more than 233,333 people? I’d bet so.

I bought the Apple Keyboard cover. Covers both front and back (and includes a keyboard obviously). I've never been a fan of cases or covers (my iPhone has been naked since I purchased it) so I'm probably not the most qualified person to ask about cases :).

I'm 28 (just outside your demographic) but I have an iPad Pro 12.9" as my main driver and a 27-inch iMac at home. I am a software engineer by trade but I don't have time to do that outside of work so that's not a concern. I carry the iPad with me throughout my house and use it for just about everything. I also take it with me to the high school classroom where I volunteer teach computer science. All of their assignments are online so it's super easy to access them via the iPad. Could I replace my iPad with a MacBook Pro? Sure. But the iPad is smaller, has touch, and does everything I need. Not sure if this was the answer you're looking for but I figured I'd chime in.

I'm in Kansas City and have Google Fiber. I don't really know how cold Louisville can get but I can tell you that we got pretty gosh darn cold (10-20 degrees below 0F) last week during the Polar Vortex freeze. And we're going to be flirting with those temps again this week. But to answer your question, I have not noticed any disruption or degradation of my service as a result of the cold temperatures.

EDIT: As others have said, I think the problems in Louisville come more from shoddy installations thus making them more susceptible to extreme weather rather than 'fiber not working in cold weather'.

No.

> What price Apple to buy Tesla in 2019?

Also, what’s up with the very first sentence of the article? Is that even a sentence?

Worth pointing out that Planes is NOT a Pixar film so you can't count that in your metrics.