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tobltobs··on Ask HN: Many became preppers in 2021 are You ready to become a Stacker in 2022?
> waiting to buy TP ever again.

what is TP?

tobltobs··on Ask HN: Why is building Windows apps so complicated?
It says a lot if Swing is the least frustrating framework.
tobltobs··on Professional maintainers: a wake-up call
First those developers don't get any money for their work, now you also telling them that the work they are doing isn't really valuable anyway?

Did you consider the fact that half of your examples of worthy things are using the unworthy log4j?

tobltobs··on Google Webfonts Helper – Self-Hosting Google Fonts
Be aware that Google Fonts will adapt the fonts and the CSS specification depending on the browser and OS. Swapping Google fonts with self hosted files might result in slightly different rendering. Not sure how big the differences are today, but a few years ago the differences have been visible even for some common browser/OS combos.
tobltobs··on Tether Token USDt Launches on Avalanche
> Tether combines digital currency benefits, such as instant global transactions, with traditional currency benefits, such as price stability. With a commitment to transparency and compliance, Tether is a fast and low-cost way to transact with money.
tobltobs··on Evergrande teeters on edge of default as $148M payment falls due
Last time the economy imploded (March 2020) BTC also fall apart.
tobltobs··on $1M bounty for details on Tether’s backing
The "Tether crash" == "Bitcoin surge" story is just BS. Just stop believing this crap and think about a better exit strategy for your crypto wealth.
tobltobs··on Moving AdSense to a first-price auction
Easier to compare but more expensive and more difficult to guess how much to bid, is probably not what customers are asking for.
tobltobs··on Whistleblower to Congress: Facebook products harm kids and democracy
How do you "measure the impact on important groups of users"?
tobltobs··on Whistleblower to Congress: Facebook products harm kids and democracy
> The focus of many shipping conversations is how to address even unmeasured potential risks to these metrics. A huge number of experiments are run specifically targeted at improving these metrics.

How do you run tests on unmeasured metrics?

tobltobs··on Ask HN: Google is confusing me with others in a harmful way – what can I do?
In which way would being a European help in this case?
tobltobs··on Archegos was too busy for margin calls
Maybe the motivation is not a constant profit for your bank, but a big bonus at the end of the year. With some luck you can collect a few of those bonuses before the next implosion.
tobltobs··on Google Cloud offers a model for fixing Google’s product-killing reputation
"If Google needs to change an API, customers will now get a minimum of one year's notice ..."

That is not overwhelming.

tobltobs··on The House That Vanished
Maybe the real reason why nobody spoke out was the fact that the guy flattening the house was Tory’s biggest employer. The hotel Óstan Thóraigh has been at the centre of island life since the late 1800s. The hotel and general store was supplying everything from salted fish to marine chandlery to the island.

The hotel is actually for sale currently, for €400,000. It didn't survive Covid. See https://www.irishpost.com/news/irelands-stunning-tory-island...

tobltobs··on The House That Vanished
I don't get how you draw the connection between a not satisfying damage award and unaffected house prices.

Maybe the real reason why nobody spoke out was the fact that the guy flattening the house was Tory’s biggest employer. The hotel Óstan Thóraigh has been at the centre of island life since the late 1800s. The hotel and general store was supplying everything from salted fish to marine chandlery to the island.

The hotel is for sale now. It didn't survived Covid. See https://www.irishpost.com/news/irelands-stunning-tory-island...

tobltobs··on The House That Vanished
This tight community also did have to accept a high loss to the value of their properties as their houses became unsaleable. It is a mystery to me how all property owner would accept this, when only one or two have an improved view.
tobltobs··on Amazon denies report of accepting Bitcoin as payment
Could you translate this to plain English for people who do not understand Crypto Hopium?
tobltobs··on EU plans to make Bitcoin transfers more traceable
No, most people are just stupid enough to elect the one promising the most.
tobltobs··on EU plans to make Bitcoin transfers more traceable
If anybody wants to read the fine-print for this proposal: https://ec.europa.eu/finance/docs/law/210720-proposal-funds-...
tobltobs··on EU plans to make Bitcoin transfers more traceable
Payments over 10K in Cash are already forbidden in most EU countries. There are some exemptions to this rule and Germany and Austria do not have such a law until now. But it is planned to make this an EU wide law. Source: https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/ip_21_... (EU-wide limit of €10,000 on large cash payments)
tobltobs··on EU plans to make Bitcoin transfers more traceable
There seems to be an exemption for crypto transfers up to 1K Euro. Source: https://ec.europa.eu/finance/docs/law/210720-proposal-funds-...
tobltobs··on Hungarian journalists and critics of Orbán were targeted with Pegasus
what are you trying to say? Hungary has a trade surplus against Germany.
tobltobs··on Hungarian journalists and critics of Orbán were targeted with Pegasus
Hungary has a trade surplus with the EU.
tobltobs··on Hungarian journalists and critics of Orbán were targeted with Pegasus
The EU shouldn't be above that. But when Hungary doesn't like the rules of the EU it should leave. Of course it never will, as it is depending on the 3.000.000.000 Euro yearly support.
tobltobs··on 112 Gripes About the French
How did you decide that he meant conservatives == nasty, bad people?
tobltobs··on Ethereum London Mainnet Announcement
Code is law ... until it doesn't suit my interest.
tobltobs··on Ethereum London Mainnet Announcement
High gas prices are often caused by bidding wars between front-running bots. This upgrade will not stop this dynamic.
tobltobs··on Greenwald: The secret services are spying on politicians with oversight roles
Not sure and I did not flag, but I surely don't come to HN to see some Fox News videos.
tobltobs··on The art of asking nicely
HN just prefers the original title to avoid clickbait. The drawback is that sometimes context gets lost. On the bright side this sometimes will make you discover interesting articles which you wouldn't have checked out otherwise.
tobltobs··on OpenStreetMap looks to relocate to EU due to Brexit limitations
I had a small tech business in Southern France and without the help of a native french speaker it would have been impossible to navigate the Kafkaesque french bureaucracy.
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