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Re:Ahmed Mohamed: 'Clock boy' seeks $15m from city and school on Monday November 23, 2015 @09:50PM (#10618880)
You have to admit; simply taking the casing off a store bought 80's clock, putting it in a suitcase and bringing it to school could easily be grounds for a bomb hoax.
Exactly, this implied he'd elected not to carry a gun; most police in the UK that carry guns are special armed units.
Re:Ask HN: Do you play Chess? on Tuesday August 04, 2015 @11:37AM (#10004090)
Yes, but the possible input to a chess game is strictly limited - one player cannot just change the way a piece moves or introduce a new piece, and thus, it is not taken into account in any strategy. These sorts things must be taken into account when programming.
Re:Show HN: Nod – Anonymous proximity messenger on Tuesday July 28, 2015 @01:33PM (#9963183)
So exactly like Yik Yak?
Re:Show HN: A Hand-Drawn QR Code Alternative on Monday July 27, 2015 @03:16PM (#9957356)
Very novel, but I feel like its fundamentally flawed; for most people it would easier to remember a URL than it would be to remember a 'meshtag'.
Re:Hackers Remotely Attack a Jeep on the Highway on Tuesday July 21, 2015 @01:11PM (#9923841)
The researchers created an entirely unnecessary risk on a public road. There's nothing more to it than that.
Re:Hackers Remotely Attack a Jeep on the Highway on Tuesday July 21, 2015 @01:09PM (#9923823)
So they should get away with it to ensure that their funding isn't cut? I'm intrigued what you'd consider a "big enough" risk that they should face punitive measures.
Re:How to get a massive discount on college: get married on Saturday June 27, 2015 @09:00AM (#9790006)
I believe Student Finance ask whether or not you're financially dependent/ living with your parents, so I'd guess not.
I think you should definitely force new users to swipe through the tutorial - it's initially not obvious at all what the goal of the game is!
Re:Just Use Sublime Text on Sunday June 22, 2014 @11:47AM (#7928140)
Haha, that's a very accurate analogy!