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throwaway519··on Why do bees die when they sting you? (2021)
Why did the spaghetti monster give bee srings barbs?

Because the bees prayed for protection and got saucy about it.

Is that better? Are you really looking for equivalence? Is that fit enough?

Instead of spreading evolution FUD, there are many0laces you could educate yourself. S9meone with a HN acvount is more than able to seek these out. Therefore your motives for this comment seen more disingenuous.

throwaway519··on Will China welcome TikTok refugees?
All social media in mainland China requires linking a mainland mobile telephone number.

Mobile telephone numbers are regustered to real name via ID Card when registering, or Passport for foreigners. This must be done in person face to face.

For 'China social media' to not require this form of registration means it is the version of the platform specifically targetting non-mainlanders and that mainlanders are typically blocked from using by the Great Firewall (if no VPN)..

This then changes the question to: will China social media specifically intended to be used outside the maonland welcome an influx of TikTok users?

Yes. Its specific focus is projecting a narrative and voice outside the mainland (that's different to tge mainland). The problem is a lack of mods.

throwaway519··on HMD Key – A lightweight, affordable smartphone
A Redmi 13C with 6G RAM (+2G), Octacore 2.2 GHz, 5G, costs £65 new. Charger included.

That's a budget phone. Seems a better bang all around for the extra £6.

throwaway519··on Man trapped inside driverless car as it spins in circles
Doug Quaid pulling the plug on Johnnycab.
throwaway519··on Ask HN: Is it a bad idea to make an email domain with an uncommon TLD?
That's a typical OVH experience.
throwaway519··on Ask HN: Is it a bad idea to make an email domain with an uncommon TLD?
A comedian, or morse code enthusiast?
throwaway519··on All clocks are 30 seconds late
I feel you're missing the elephant in the room with the clock observation:

Time is a cube, not a cuboid.

throwaway519··on Object that fell from the skies identified as separation ring from a rocket
Bearings are single cast.
throwaway519··on Ask HN: Does the Framework laptop stand the test of time?
Truth
throwaway519··on Ask HN: Does the Framework laptop stand the test of time?
Instead of contributing to more electronic waste and as an economic purchase, I...

use used ThinkPads.

Advantages:

Zero new electronic waste created.

Several 'new' machines are cheaper than a Framework.

Small upgrades plentiful and cheap. A major upgrade of a'new' machine still cheaper and more environmentally friendly than a Framework.

Better battery life, keyboard, ergonomic design, ports, hinges LOL, etc.

Try one today: ebay.com

throwaway519··on Ask HN: How to learn marketing and sales as a solo entrepreneur?
Book recommendation: Philip Kotler, Marketing Management.

It's both easy and deep reading. Long but worth it. It changed marketing for me from smoke and mirrors to a systematic, fun, creative analytical process.

throwaway519··on Is Iceland getting ready to join the EU?
Critical thinking is not one of HN's fortes.

(Arguing about engineering pedantries is, but that is something different.)

throwaway519··on [dead]
Comments like these are why I embrace 'throwaway'.

Lose the handle, losen the ego. Have a try.

throwaway519··on The 501 Developer Manifesto
aka people that can say no.

I also disliked the bullet list.

throwaway519··on Elon Musk pledges "war" over H-1B visa program
> branding some Republican opponents as "hateful, unrepentant racists."

While not exclusive to Republicans, he's not wrong many are an5hat many more sheath racism and xenophobia under anti H1B sentiments.

This used to be an ultra-left tactic of trade unions and closed shops.

throwaway519··on 0001.site
When random filename videos are as good as YouTube Shorts. Or better given the authenticness.
throwaway519··on Azure GPT-3 got replaced by a creepy Chinese state censored model by ByteDance
Reddit have censored the post.
throwaway519··on Sherlock: Hunt down social media accounts by username across 400 social networks
Termux should be supported soone4 from default.

No pkg package.

throwaway519··on Sherlock: Hunt down social media accounts by username across 400 social networks
I have no interest on some platforms.

Whatvabout the platformsthat I don't know of? Or that don't exist yet?

Even major corporations don't bother with all TLDs.

It's far more plausible to not seek to have the same identity behind the same handle.

throwaway519··on Earth's subsurface may hold up to 5.6 × 10⁶ million metric tons of hydrogen
We don't discover gold or diamond mines when drilling for oil but that's not to suggest we don't believe they don't exist.

The number of holes made to get oil out is quite small in comparison to the surface area of the globe.

throwaway519··on What accounting software do Y Combinator and Hacker News suggest?
Which will be great until Google locks you out of Google.

Have a backup.

throwaway519··on Social Media Is Dying Join the Replacement
Are you yet to imagine what you're imagining?

At 0.3% per FTE, that's around 330 FTE 'value' worth of skilled makers. Which is quite big for the imagining stage. I assume everyone is #equal.

The roles are very specialised given the result is yet to be imagined.

throwaway519··on MacKenzie Scott: No Dollar Signs This Time (2021)
The language has not changed. It used to be called basic Christian values. Not authors like the OP closet their religious beliefs. Which ma be more disrepresentative.

Someone that gave a couch to sleep on was never called a philanthropist.

throwaway519··on Introducing S2
Amazon don't compete for price sensitive product offerings.

If anything, they normlise an expectation with a budget aware base.

throwaway519··on Ask HN: How old is your oldest password?
asdfghjkl
throwaway519··on The RAM Myth
Why are fruit pickers hanging from trees at all?
throwaway519··on UK Gas Plants Made Millions in a Few Hours During Price Spike
I'm sure that after the hundreds of millions if not billions theseplants cost to mconstruct, as well as the expenses of millions per month just keeping the lights on, they are overjoyed to make a few million from when they were most needed.
throwaway519··on The disappearing Status updates map (Transport for London)
Appallingly named lines.
throwaway519··on Klarna's CEO says it stopped hiring thanks to AI but still lists open positions
AI has replaced HR/Sales/Finance/IT: words of flailing 'leadership' at best, fraud at worse.
throwaway519··on Ask HN: 2026 Predictions
Netcraft will confirm Reddit is dead.
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