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shawnlower2··on Listeria found in Walmart meatball meals may be linked to deadly outbreak
Big fettuccini's noodly appendage is deep in the pockets of A16z
shawnlower2··on How did we all miss the bacteria taking over her body?
Looks like that was released a couple years after the fantastic radiolab episode(s) of the same name

https://radiolab.org/podcast/patient-zero-updated

Any relationship?

shawnlower2··on Replace PostgreSQL with Git for your next project
I wouldn't, um... trust someone who's trying to convince me not to use a database, as my database service provider.
shawnlower2··on Cache of devices capable of crashing cell network is found in NYC
> Those "local presence" numbers are highly depleted

Yeah, the last time I asked for a 212 number from Verizon Wireless the guy literally laughed at me.

shawnlower2··on NYC Telecom Raid: What's Up with Those Weird SIM Banks?
Also, from the article:

> The exact devices [..] are sold for an eye-watering $3,730.

That seems just a tad bit hyperbolic

shawnlower2··on Africa's gigantic $80B dam could transform entire continent
It's honestly impressive.

https://imgur.com/a/mBoCqt7

The article can be seen on the bottom left...

shawnlower2··on OpenCut: The open-source CapCut alternative
Prefixing your project name with "open" is pretty reasonable, and yet I feel these project names might be worth reconsidering.

Maybe the next version can be called OpenWound or ShotCutStabbed

shawnlower2··on Bitchat – A decentralized messaging app that works over Bluetooth mesh networks
Yes
shawnlower2··on Llama.vim – Local LLM-assisted text completion
Uganda's about to get $10 billion dollars!
shawnlower2··on Starship will attempt a launch this Friday
As I understand it, they can't do launches over the weekend, as that requires closing the beach, which they don't have permission to do.

... Which makes the two backup dates very confusing. A very quick Google didn't turn up the actual rules on Starbase launches over the weekend, though, so I might be crazy.

shawnlower2··on A look into the finances of SpaceX
Next time just skip Bing and post the wrong answer. You'll get corrected with exactly what you're looking for.

I think this was an xkcd.

shawnlower2··on Android is now better than iOS, says head of Instagram
> Android, the platform that ...

Was built and maintained by... a literal advertising company?

I use Android, but yeah, let's not pretend that Android and iOS revenues come from the same place.

shawnlower2··on Vulcan Salute (Handshake Alternative, U+1F596)
A downer with a silver lining, though. xkcd.com/1053 - Netflix party mode, you get to rewatch all the ToS films.
shawnlower2··on How to Exit Vim
I don't understand the logic there. In what non-contrived scenario would you run both simultaneously, such that they would conflict?

C-a does annoyingly conflict with readline's "move to start of line", though.

shawnlower2··on How to pack a Norwegian sandwich, the world’s most boring lunch
Best not to conflate all bread in America with Wonder Bread. We have bakeries that actually choose to make a quality product, and it's available in (edit: grocery stores in) most cities. Many Americans simply choose to optimize for cost.

The bread in Copenhagen was fantastic, though.

shawnlower2··on Automattic raises $300M at $3B valuation from Salesforce Ventures
Better than Medium. Kanye West of the online publishing platforms. 'Pardon the interruption, imma let you read this blog, but...'
shawnlower2··on Google wants to get rid of URLs but doesn’t know what to use instead
Half-baked idea: replace it with the x509 subject?

The route could be displayed less prominently to the right.

Preserve normal omnibar behavior for input.