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yabatopia··on Know before you go, with Google
You do know you could be on your way to a poor country to help sick people there right now? Don't you care about sick people dying? You could have prevented several death of loving fathers and mothers by now, and - let's not forget - their children! Instead, you decided to post this. Are you a terrorist?

Reminds me of that joke about U2 singer Bono. At a U2 concert in Glasgow, Scotland, Bono asked the audience for total quiet. Then, in the silence, he started to slowly clap his hands, once every few seconds. Holding the audience in total silence, he said into the microphone, "Every time I clap my hands, a child in Africa dies." From the front of the crowd a voice with a broad Scottish accent pierced the quiet … "Well, fuckin stop doin it then, ya evil bastard!"

yabatopia··on Show HN: Get a great domain by translating your keyword into 30+ languages
It sound like a great idea, but I can't access your site.

This is the warning that I get from Trend Micro on my router:

Warning! The website contains malware. Visiting this site may harm your computer. Detailed informations:

    Description:
    Malicious Domain or website, Domains that host malicious payloads.
    Host: 94:35:0A:EB:B6:D8
    URL: catelus.com
Maybe a false positive, or a puppy with a bad history?
yabatopia··on Donald Trump’s Contract with the American Voter [pdf]
No. Do you?
yabatopia··on GoPro is recalling its Karma drone
I'm surprised by the low number. Of course, it makes it easier for a recall, but 2,500 sold Karmas seems like a very disappointing launch for a new GoPro product category. Or maybe drones are less popular than I thought.
yabatopia··on Why Twitter Must Be Saved
Twitter as a network and format is replaceable and replicatable, Just let it crash and burn. From the ashes can rise a new and better Twitter-like service. The current Twitter carries too much nostalgia, undecisivenes and other toxic dead weight to change course.
yabatopia··on Samsung Recalls 2.8M Top-Load Washing Machines
But you can't put a dryer on top of it, which is a great space saver. And most dryers are front-loading, why not washing machines?
yabatopia··on Thoughts on the Pro Debacle
Now you know two people who describe raising your hand to touch the display as natural!! I'm a great proponent of touchscreens for laptops and even desktops. Sometimes I point my finger at my non-touchscreen desktop monitor, because, you know, it's natural when your used to a laptop, tablet or smartphone with touchscreen.
yabatopia··on Of course smart homes are targets for hackers
The author poses some interesting questions, but unfortunately doesn't provide really useful answers.

How is the avarage consumer going to find out the security reputation of a vendor of smart home devices? How to find a reputable vendor for such or such device like a baby monitor, security cam, smart lightning or wifi repeater? In an easy way and easy to comprehend?

Is there a website to check to security of smart home devices, or a list of reputable vendors? That would be a first step.

yabatopia··on Twitter Has an Old Media Problem, Here’s a Solution
So the solution for Twitter's problem is to find an idiot willing to pay $12 billion for a medium that many people consider the digital equivalent of an open sewer? An idiot who's willing to spend another few billion dollars to turn that sewer in a hallowed spring for journalism? And Larry Page is supposed to be that idiot? Good luck with that.

Twitter hasn't an old media problem, Twitter's problem is that it has a goal, but no vision. That goal right now is profitability, no matter what. Twitter started out as a micro-blogging platform, but the company seems to be at a loss what it wants to be now or in the future. They have something, but they they don't know what to do with it, causing them to keep treading on the spot. And treading water, especially sewage water, is not a healthy long-term strategy.

yabatopia··on MacBook Pro
Have you ever used a laptop with touchscreen? It's not that your touching it all the time.

You really miss it when you're switching between touch and non-touchscreens. You can't help but pointing at the screen only to realize: "Damn, this is not a touchscreen".

It's like that saying: Once you go touch, you never go back.

yabatopia··on MacBook Pro
I don't think it's that bad. I can definitely see the benefits for different applications.

However, watching the presentation at times the touch bar felt like an elaborate workaround for a full-blown touchscreen. Especially during the dj demo.

And with the Microsoft Puck for the Surface Studio still in the back of your head, the touch bar for Photoshop or video editing looked a bit outdated.

yabatopia··on Vine will be discontinuing the mobile app
I can't help it, but I find it amusing to see Twitter and vision in the same sentence. I think the lack of vision is Twitter's biggest problem right now, and not having a dedicated CEO doesn't help.
yabatopia··on Hotel CEO celebrates higher prices in NYC after anti-Airbnb law passes
Major or domestic appliances like fridges or washing machines are also called white goods, white appliances is a mix of both terms. See Wikipedia: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Major_appliance
yabatopia··on Advancing our amazing bet
Not just for new cities. Reading between the lines they're basically saying that they're shutting down and current assets are up for sale.

I wonder who will pick up the pieces?

yabatopia··on HP’s new Spectre x360 is probably the best PC laptop around
The author doesn't compare it to a Apple trackpad, so it's difficult to say which one's better. The author is just a little disappointed that it doesn't have all the features of the Windows Precision Touchpad implementation. It may just as well be that the touchpad is excellent. Besides that the Spectre has a touchscreen, which I often find more convenient than a touchpad. But that's just my personal preference.
yabatopia··on HP’s new Spectre x360 is probably the best PC laptop around
Your positivism gives me a warm fuzzy feeling.
yabatopia··on HP’s new Spectre x360 is probably the best PC laptop around
It takes less time to remove that sticker than writing this sentence. On the other site, even literally, do you cover the Apple logo on the back of the screen? Paying to force people watch advertising, very bothering.
yabatopia··on How the Web Became Unreadable
The point is not everybody has a phone with an advanced amoled or similar deep, pure black display. It may be changing, but the majority of the people still has to look at a mediocre screen at best. I love amoled displays, but I realize I'm a bit privileged.
yabatopia··on Ask HN: $1k+ side projecters, what was the best thing you did to market it?
I tried to visit your site trice. Each time my browser crashed (Firefox on Android). Not sure what's going on.
yabatopia··on Google acquires FameBit to connect YouTube creators with marketers
Youtube is a big, ever expanding ocean. Plenty of space for smaller fish. Important is to find your niche and target audience, and grow from there.
yabatopia··on Ask HN: What tech problems do your parents have?
Or just Firefox Internet or Chrome Internet. The word browser is too confusing or meaningless for many people.
yabatopia··on The Nobel Peace Prize 2016: Juan Manuel Santos
The atomic bombings are the most prominent examples, but there were also the horrible. 'conventional' bombings of German cities like Dresden.
yabatopia··on We’re trying to stop bad mosquitoes by raising and releasing good ones
What are the effects of Wolbachia on other insects? Is there a risk that other insects get eliminated by eating mosquitos carrying Wolbachia? It may be safe for humans and larger mammals, but how about smaller animals ansd insects?
yabatopia··on Google Noto Fonts
I literally believe you.
yabatopia··on The Nobel Peace Prize 2016: Juan Manuel Santos
You can't end a war without leaving the past behind. And that means you have to make concessions. You make the comparison with Germany at the end of WWII. Not every Nazi or was punished, on the contrary, the majority escaped what uou call justice. Yes, it's unfair and hard to accept, but that's what makes every peace process so damn hard.
yabatopia··on Jack Dorsey Is Losing Control of Twitter
I don't understand why we can't have both. A traditional, unfiltered feed AND a curated one, with users in control what version they want, at any time. Want to see the filtered or curated Twitter? No problem. Want to see the traditional list of tweets? Just switch to that one by clicking a tab. Now powerusers and casual users can enjoy Twitter the way they want.
yabatopia··on UnGoogled Chromium: Chromium with enhanced privacy, control and transparency
Wow, thanks for the tip. I've been using Firefox on Android for years and never noticed that. I've immediately tried it out and it works fantastic. One more reason to keep on using Firefox!
yabatopia··on Snapchat Releases First Hardware Product, Spectacles
The Spectables are a godsend for parents with little children and pet owners, as clearly demonstrated in the leaked promo video. Absolutely brilliant. I can't wait to see the endless stream of babies, toddlers, cats and dogs on Snap, Face or Twit. And cakes, don't forget the cakes! It will be like heaven, but Heaven 2.0! Snap will IPO so hard.
yabatopia··on Kreisel Electric takes on Tesla
And yet in the article Kreisel Electric GmbH claims it’s fielding 20 inquiries a day from automotive icons including BMW and Volkswagen. I guess their phones remain silent for the four remaining days in a week.
yabatopia··on Akamai takes Brian Krebs’ site off its servers after ‘record’ cyberattack
Shouldn't it be the job of the police to protect his web property. The police, or another government agency, protects citizens offline, why not online? Why do we have to rely on private entities for basic protection online? Time for an online fire department or something similar?
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