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Re:Replacing the old battery on rechargeable bike lights by tantalor on Sunday September 27, 2026 @07:52PM (#49872015)
Julia = she
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Re:Replacing the old battery on rechargeable bike lights by SequoiaHope on Sunday September 27, 2026 @10:14PM (#49872774)
Very irritating tendency of people here to assume everyone on the internet is β€œhe”.
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Re:Replacing the old battery on rechargeable bike lights by speerer on Monday September 28, 2026 @03:13AM (#49874595)
To be fair, the grandparent comment being replied to has a username beginning with Mr.
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Re:Replacing the old battery on rechargeable bike lights by MrGilbert on Monday September 28, 2026 @07:24AM (#49876355)
I went the obvious path, back in the days.
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Re:Replacing the old battery on rechargeable bike lights by SequoiaHope on Wednesday September 30, 2026 @05:04AM (#49906256)
Same lol. You can email HN and they will change your username if you ask. They did it for me!
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Re:Replacing the old battery on rechargeable bike lights by NooneAtAll3 on Wednesday September 30, 2026 @03:28AM (#49905596)
he is the default
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Re:Replacing the old battery on rechargeable bike lights by SequoiaHope on Wednesday September 30, 2026 @05:04AM (#49906254)
It used to be but in my circles defaulting to he/him for everyone is considered bad form and foolish.
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Re:Replacing the old battery on rechargeable bike lights by NooneAtAll3 on Thursday October 01, 2026 @05:01AM (#49919413)
better than being bad at math
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