99chrisbard

Acer launches bacteria-resistant PCs

Posted by 99chrisbard on Wednesday October 20, 2021 @07:09AM
from the arstechnica.com dept.

https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2021/10/acers-next-pcs-fight-germs-with-silver-ions/

Re:Google Became the Bad Guy on Saturday March 27, 2021 @07:24PM (#26606558)

"While the FTC lawyers at the Bureau of Competition wanted to bring some charges, the economists at the Bureau of Economics said there was no case."

sigh

Google Became the Bad Guy

Posted by 99chrisbard on Saturday March 27, 2021 @07:10PM
from the mattstoller.substack.com dept.

https://mattstoller.substack.com/p/how-biden-can-clean-up-obamas-big

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Apple bent its rules for Russia

Posted by 99chrisbard on Sunday March 21, 2021 @03:08AM
from the wired.com dept.

https://www.wired.com/story/apple-russia-iphone-apps-law/

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RIP Lou Ottens, Inventor of the Cassette Tape

Posted by 99chrisbard on Thursday March 11, 2021 @07:28AM
from the npr.org dept.

https://www.npr.org/2021/03/10/975598869/lou-ottens-inventor-of-the-cassette-tape-has-died

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Re:With the death of cash, privacy faces a deeply uncertain future on Monday January 18, 2021 @03:48PM (#25826457)

Cash please; https://www.granolashotgun.com/granolashotguncom/smart-citie...

Graphic Designer's POV on Current Magic: The Gathering Cards

Posted by 99chrisbard on Friday January 01, 2021 @09:03PM
from the medium.com dept.

https://medium.com/@raphaelaleixo/the-graphic-design-for-magic-the-gathering-card-frames-b3b6da4cd003

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Re:How a Nuclear Submarine Officer Learned to Live in Tight Quarters on Thursday December 31, 2020 @06:50PM (#25598724)

Thanks.

Nice link.

Re:How a Nuclear Submarine Officer Learned to Live in Tight Quarters on Thursday December 31, 2020 @06:49PM (#25598716)

How a Single Swedish Submarine Defeated the US Navy https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=saCdvAp5cow https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L26RZdmQ2nE

Something for the Weekend Register

Posted by 99chrisbard on Thursday December 31, 2020 @06:30PM
from the theregister.com dept.

https://www.theregister.com/2020/12/25/something_for_the_weekend_/

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Re:I can’t work the hours I did in 2020 again yet struggling to see ho... on Thursday December 31, 2020 @06:24PM (#25598434)

CEO of National Survivor User Network (mental health survivors ) not having good mental health techniques? Ironic by Alanis Morissette

Take some time off!

Re:Ask HN: What would you do if you had an extra hour in the day? on Thursday December 31, 2020 @06:00PM (#25598214)

Exercise and drink a nutrition-balanced smoothie. Cos if you don't have your health, you don't have anything.

Noise Cancellation in Cars

Posted by 99chrisbard on Thursday December 31, 2020 @05:50PM
from the caradvice.com.au dept.

https://www.caradvice.com.au/897714/how-noise-cancellation-in-cars-actually-works/

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FAA Drone Rules

Posted by 99chrisbard on Wednesday December 30, 2020 @09:42PM
from the arstechnica.com dept.

https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2020/12/faa-finally-sets-rules-for-piloting-small-drones/

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CD Projekt Red sued over Cyberpunk 2077

Posted by 99chrisbard on Wednesday December 30, 2020 @01:54AM
from the arstechnica.com dept.

https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2020/12/cd-projekt-red-investors-sue-company-over-cyberpunk-2077-debacle/

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Voat Shuts Down

Posted by 99chrisbard on Wednesday December 30, 2020 @01:52AM
from the arstechnica.com dept.

https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2020/12/reddit-clone-voat-home-to-hate-speech-and-qanon-has-shut-down/

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Felicia helps out

Posted by 99chrisbard on Saturday October 03, 2020 @07:10AM
from the news.fnal.gov dept.

https://news.fnal.gov/2016/10/felicia-helps-out/

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Snowden's royalties belong to US govt

Posted by 99chrisbard on Saturday October 03, 2020 @06:57AM
from the theregister.com dept.

https://www.theregister.com/2020/10/02/us_govt_snowden_court_royalties_win/

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On Call 2020-10-02

Posted by 99chrisbard on Saturday October 03, 2020 @06:55AM
from the theregister.com dept.

https://www.theregister.com/2020/10/02/on_call/

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Is This $350 Umbrella Indestructible?

Posted by 99chrisbard on Monday August 24, 2020 @11:21PM
from the youtube.com dept.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o7ZRpCn54c4

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Re:Navy F/A-18 squadron commander's take on AI repeatedly beating real... on Monday August 24, 2020 @11:12PM (#24267829)

My kind of AI drone~ https://www.popularmechanics.com/military/aviation/a29847417...

Re:Ask HN: Could You Quit Amazon? on Sunday June 14, 2020 @07:25PM (#23522331)

Could you clarify that Amazon owns Netflix? Best I can find is Netflix using AWS.

Re:Ask HN: Could You Quit Amazon? on Sunday June 14, 2020 @07:23PM (#23522319)

Amazon has part-ownership of Netflix? Didn't know that...

Ask HN: Could You Quit Amazon?

Posted by 99chrisbard on Sunday June 14, 2020 @06:56PM
from the ask-hn dept.

No Amazon shopping, no AWS or any of the multitude of Amazon-owned companies. Can you do it?

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Re:Ask HN: If you could work remote where would you live? on Monday May 25, 2020 @12:09AM (#23297706)

WFH & get your wage cut cos you're in a cheap area... https://www.dcurbanmom.com/jforum/posts/list/135/883023.page

Could you go meatless once a week?

Posted by 99chrisbard on Sunday May 24, 2020 @11:58PM
from the meatlessmonday.com dept.

https://www.meatlessmonday.com/

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Re:Quick-Thinking Cop Captures Runaway Peacock on Tuesday May 19, 2020 @11:19PM (#23242976)

Give that cop a medal for smart thinking!

Re:Show HN: This Word Does Not Exist on Wednesday May 13, 2020 @11:37PM (#23174987)

All words are made-up. Thx bai.

4D Thinking

Posted by 99chrisbard on Tuesday May 12, 2020 @11:04PM
from the explainxkcd.com dept.

https://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php/721:_Flatland

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Re:Remote work can also be a source of socioeconomic inequality on Tuesday May 12, 2020 @06:16PM (#23160710)

Twitter encourages wfh. Let's do as much as we can from home.