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Re:Rubio stages font coup: Times New Roman ousts Calibri on Thursday December 11, 2025 @04:41AM (#46229407)
Bullshit looks better with serifs?
I'm just impressed nobody peeled away the perforations on this printout:

https://images.gatesnotes.com/12514eb8-7b51-008e-41a9-512542...

Re:UK petition to keep Apple data encrypted on Tuesday March 11, 2025 @03:36PM (#43336205)
So, is this the UK gov testing the waters or is Apple the only company that didn't quietly aquiesce when handed a secret order?
The project must provide, at minimum, half a parking spot for each housing unit; one parking spot for every 400 square feet of retail and art gallery inside; and one spot for every 300 square feet of space in part of the planned grocery store.
Updated link to the Atlantic Article referenced in the (diamondssuck.com) article: https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/1982/02/have-yo...
George RR Martin? - when the AI's more productive than the author.
Re:F-35 Can’t Be Found After Pilot Ejected on Monday September 18, 2023 @07:31AM (#37554816)
UNFO: *not flying
Re:Dungeons and Dragons on Death Row on Friday September 01, 2023 @05:27PM (#37356354)
For men awaiting execution in Texas, illicit games of Dungeons & Dragons became a lifeline.
Re:Gift Suggestions for HN Users? on Friday December 02, 2022 @12:56PM (#33834068)
A DIY macro keypad - bought myself a Keybow2040. No solder, configured in circuitpython.
http://ocr.space/

95% of the work will be editing and typesetting

Have a look at a good styleguide: https://standardebooks.org/manual/1.7.0

Re:$250K Longevity Prize Announced on Monday August 08, 2022 @04:49AM (#32383496)
How about we work on the solved problem of infant mortality instead...
Re:Price/profit spiral driving inflation in Australia on Tuesday July 19, 2022 @09:14AM (#32150981)
"The national accounts show it is rising profits, not rising costs, that are driving Australia’s inflation. While workers are being asked to make sacrifices in the name of controlling inflation, the data makes clear that it is the corporate sector that needs to tighten its belt."
Re:Saskatchewan, Ontario to roll out mini-nuclear reactors on Thursday July 14, 2022 @03:45AM (#32093190)
Coal, oil and Natural gas recieve 5.9 TRILLION dollars a YEAR according to the IMF. That's a lot of hydro, wind, wave, solar and nuclear power potential.

Fossil fuel companies are parasites.

Re:Ask HN: Does anybody still use bookmarking services? on Thursday June 23, 2022 @03:10PM (#31853819)
pinboard.in
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=klaJqofCsu4

The bulbs you're not allowed to buy.