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robotron··on Ask HN: How many of you are open to Piracy again?
> If I like the album that much, I can buy it via iTunes or their store, however finding lossless versions are hard.

Try Bandcamp.

robotron··on Ask HN: Inherited the worst code and tech team I have ever seen. How to fix it?
The results might also be overwhelming in the beginning.
robotron··on Ask HN: Inherited the worst code and tech team I have ever seen. How to fix it?
Or some of us have experienced failed rewrites. It can be a potentially expensive mistake.
robotron··on I Stopped Using Emojis
No /jk? What is this?
robotron··on Spanking can worsen a child's behavior
As far as the US goes, I wouldn't doubt that it's intertwined with our religious history. "Spare the rod, spoil the child". Still getting our child-rearing advice from bronze age shepherds.
robotron··on PHP has been removed in macOS Monterey
As someone who works with PHP on Mac OS, the installed version was nothing more than annoyance you have to deal with if you're using the actual runtime. Otherwise, used Docker and ignored it.
robotron··on PHP has been removed in macOS Monterey
Good. The installed version just gets in the way if you're a PHP developer.
robotron··on Cristiano Ronaldo snub wipes billions off Coca-Cola’s market value
This pretty much sums up the press when it comes to investments or even crypto. The tiniest blip equates to the sky is falling (or fire sale!). Zoom out and it's nothing.
robotron··on Cristiano Ronaldo snub wipes billions off Coca-Cola’s market value
All you have to do is zoom out 12 months and this looks like absolutely nothing.
robotron··on Cristiano Ronaldo snub wipes billions off Coca-Cola’s market value
He's also a health nut. Someone that cares enough about their health to do something about it probably wouldn't drink carbonated sugar water.
robotron··on Making sense of what’s going on in the housing market
> we bought new construction and didn't have to compete with anyone

In my market this isn't the case. Some builders are having literal blind auctions on small lot starter homes - after the X months wait list gets you there.

robotron··on Making sense of what’s going on in the housing market
There is a lot of greed driving home sales right now. Every homeowner I know has at least considered making bank in this market. The only thing stopping them is they'll then need to buy a home cheaper and further out or lose that profit.
robotron··on Making sense of what’s going on in the housing market
My two-layers out suburb of an attractive city had a coworker sell their starter-esque home purchased a few years ago for $350k sell for $620k-ish in the matter of three days. Meanwhile, I'm languishing hoping to buy my first home before I'm too old. About to permanently give up.
robotron··on PHP in 2021
As a PHP developer, this is spot on. I'm biased, though. I believe symfony is a vital component of modern PHP.
robotron··on Silicon Valley Is Flooding into a Reluctant Austin
And it would fill mine with glee. Lifelong Texan.
robotron··on Silicon Valley Is Flooding into a Reluctant Austin
I wouldn't count on rural Texas stunting any growth. It's where the suburbs of tomorrow and current/coming new housing builds are.
robotron··on 5 years of leetcode with no progress. I'm giving up
> only interested in FAANG money and being able to retire early

That should tell you the problem.

robotron··on Why I link to Wayback Machine instead of original web content
The source is available if you want to know what's going on with those permissions: https://github.com/internetarchive/wayback-machine-chrome
robotron··on Unlearning The 'Nation State'
So it should be beyond examination or critique?
robotron··on Amazon is filled with fake reviews and it’s getting harder to spot them
I've lost all trust in Amazon and competitors. I try to buy direct from the company producing the product when I can. The shipping times aren't much different. Maybe no same or next day.
robotron··on Letter to 20 Years Ago
And the Dev builds were out in the wild.
robotron··on Why we are suing the Administration
Compare HK and Portland...
robotron··on Why we are suing the Administration
If a business can refuse service to anyone, so can social media sites, etc.
robotron··on YouTube please give back option to stop seeing an ad
That has nothing to do with it. Read stuff.
robotron··on [dead]
First sentence was all I needed to nope right out. Democrat/Chinese.... okay....
robotron··on Federal law enforcement agents to Chicago, Albuquerque
Yes, it was the union head in Chicago.
robotron··on Data structures and algorithms I actually used while working at tech companies
I had to do a timed exercise to write code on paper IN PEN at a job interview. Talk about feeling like I had to get it correct the first time. Glad they didn't give me an offer because I would've had to consider accepting it.
robotron··on California's new lockdown could be brutal for the economy
I work with doctors and medical educators. They think the opposite of your friend and neighbor. Also, we're in Texas so we're fucked.
robotron··on California's new lockdown could be brutal for the economy
Hopefully we'll learn for the third time when something crops up again?
robotron··on The U.S. is withdrawing from the World Health Organization
Are you saying there wasn't a campaign to call the virus a hoax?
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