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pg5··on NFT Replicas: An app to mint a replica of virtually any NFT
This is not a good comparison, because an NFT gives you neither legal ownership nor physical access to the item it is for. For digital items, NFTs don't even provide the actual file.
pg5··on E-Shotgun
What if the disks are mini sawblades?
pg5··on E-Shotgun
I'm assuming this is a prototype and later versions will be more powerful.

Have you seen the demolition ranch video for it? On max settings it was going through a medium sized pumpkin. I would not want to be on the receiving end of it.

Edit: I do agree with you, I would only buy one for fun, in it's current state

pg5··on Show HN: A malware scanning API for file uploads
I was working on a project where users can upload files, and I got frustrated by the lack of options for preventing my website from becoming a vector for spreading malware. My choices were to use something inadequate like ClamAV with it's terrible detection rates or spend a huge amount ($10k+) with a yearly subscription for a major vendor that offers an API or SDK.

I decided to build my own AV scanning API instead, though I only managed to get one commercial engine integrated into it, with ClamAV as a backup.

pg5··on Ask HN: What are the best-designed things you've ever used?
Based on their cars, I was surprised to see BMW in this thread.
pg5··on Ask HN: What are the best-designed things you've ever used?
I have a Secura french press, and while it works well, I seem to have to use so much coffee to make a reasonably strong brew. I've been sticking to some no-name steel version of a Bialetti moka pot for a few years now.
pg5··on Wasted $45,000 on a CS Degree to end up learning from YouTube
This is true, but I also learned tons of subjects that I may not use for my job, but I appreciate and wouldn't have had the motivation to learn on my own. I don't know what dollar value I would assign that.
pg5··on Zoom adding advertisements to the free tier of its service
I can't blame them, considering how high bandwidth costs are for video.
pg5··on Ask HN: What does one look for in a laptop these days?
It's super annoying when I accidentally move the cursor when clicking the touchpad buttons that are not physically separate. Why has this become the standard?
pg5··on Ask HN: Graduating CS soon, how do I find a job?
Have you been applying to "new grad"/"junior SWE"/"SWE engineer I" jobs from other places like LinkedIn and Glassdoor?

Also, if you graduate in the fall (or before), there's no reason to be applying for internship roles.

It might help to have links to working demos for projects listed on your resume.

pg5··on 61% of Americans paid no income taxes in 2020
Do you mean removing income tax or also sales tax, property tax, etc?
pg5··on Piped: A privacy-friendly YouTube front end which is efficient by design
I switched from Gmail to using a Microsoft O365 business subscription with my personal domain name. I don't like the UX or the fact I can't append +<any string> to my address to have infinite test emails, but at least I'm paying for a product instead of being the product.
pg5··on HBO Max accidentally sent an integration email test to users
Someone I know who doesn't have and never has had an HBO account received one.
pg5··on Tips to prevent adoption of your API
Sounds like webhooks, but horribly misused.
pg5··on Microsoft Irish subsidiary paid zero corporate tax on £220bn profit last year
Is it really that bad that Microsoft pursues all the legal means for minimizing their corporate tax? Microsoft employees pay the same rates as we do. Also, most people in this thread are Microsoft shareholders, unless they have some unusual choices for their retirement. 5% of SP500 is Microsoft stock, and SP500 tracking funds are a common pick.
pg5··on Parler is back online after a month of downtime
Seems to only be an error page at the moment.
pg5··on Show HN: Screenstab – A tool to turn screenshots into image assets
You could do single window screenshots and then use GIMP with some drop shadows.
pg5··on 90-year-old man spends $10k on 2 ads in WSJ to tell AT&T CEO about slow internet
Oof, here in the NC triangle, AT&T fiber is $60/mo for 1 Gbps.
pg5··on You Won’t Need Screen Share in 2021
Is there an article I'm supposed to be able read? I can't scroll past the title.
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