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Maybe don't rip off content and waste server bandwidth and CPU and feeds for stuff that can't even be saved and used? I see quite enough of those hitting my sites and have to pay a premium to avoid hitting bandwidth limits then keeping out my actual target audience.
Re:US boy names that became girl names and vice versa on Tuesday November 03, 2026 @02:45AM (#50349216)
My children have no middle name, and neither did I or my brother.
Re:Electrification Could Cut Global Energy Use in Half on Sunday November 01, 2026 @09:05AM (#50325825)
"Build tight, but ventilate right"
Re:Electrification Could Cut Global Energy Use in Half on Sunday November 01, 2026 @09:03AM (#50325806)
Easy low-cost low-disruption insulation should be done, typically for the UK draft-proofing, and loft/cavity insulation.

But very high levels of insulation may never repay their carbon (and financial) cost when a home is heated with a heat-pump from a very low-carbon grid. It's the next part of my research programme: "understanding first" vs "fabric first".

(Not for me, but I'd like to hear any answers too...)
Re:JPEG XL vs. AVIF for web use-cases on Saturday October 17, 2026 @10:55AM (#50131703)
Ditto
Re:Do solar farms threaten arable land in Scotland? on Friday October 09, 2026 @10:26AM (#50021003)
A mix of uncorrelated or anti-correlated sources is good, so some solar in the mix is good, optimally a smaller solar fraction in Dunbartonshire than in Devon.
Re:Do solar farms threaten arable land in Scotland? on Friday October 09, 2026 @03:50AM (#50017407)
But golf clubs are apparently OK.

(ALL of the UK's projected solar PV generation needs could be fitted into existing gold courses with plenty left over, AFAIK. I do not know if that holds for Scotland by itself, but there was no shortage of golfing close to where I used to live...)

Re:Google Search is down on Thursday October 08, 2026 @04:28PM (#50011720)
Up in London UK.
Re:AI Makes Your DRM Irrelevant on Thursday October 08, 2026 @02:57PM (#50010359)
Contrast is too low for me to read it comfortably. The WAVE tool confirms contrast problems...
Re:Ask HN: Do you still own a printer? on Tuesday October 06, 2026 @02:05PM (#49981951)
Yes, an Epson EcoTank.
Possibly edit your title to start with Show HN:
in London the 60+ Oyster Card is free to use on many forms of London public transport (outside morning peak) but is very much not free: ~£40 set up fee and an annual fee until age 65.
Re:UK: Comparing fuel pumps to electric vehicle public chargers on Monday September 28, 2026 @02:21PM (#49882204)
(Spoiler: there are now far more of the latter in the UK!)
Re:Two Git ignore files nobody told me about on Wednesday September 23, 2026 @07:44AM (#49814595)
Ah, very good!
Re:Silicon solar cells could cut satellite power costs by up to 90% on Wednesday September 23, 2026 @06:15AM (#49813860)
Woot! All this is doing on within a short walk of where I am right now!
Re:Stripe Withholding Balance of $100000 on Saturday September 19, 2026 @04:27AM (#49764532)
Only giving out a first name is entirely normal to protect staff from malicious activity, eg doxxing and harassment, and if you have recorded the times of your calls should be entirely enough to legally identify those staff members in court if required. (You are noting the times of your calls to them and their approximate content?)

At this stage with an unusual flow of money of that order into your account Stripe is likely obliged to consider Anti Money Laundering and similar investigations for a start, and delay to handing on the cash is likely its main risk reduction tool at this moment.

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