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Re:Mastodon 3.2 on Monday August 03, 2020 @04:44AM (#24035403)
Don't disagree, they hate when you do that.
Re:Ask HN: Why Do You Downvote? on Thursday July 30, 2020 @10:29AM (#23998581)
If you use HN pseudonymously, then downvotes aren't as impactful.

But if you use HN as a funnel for brand building, talent acquisition, or as an authoritative voice for your company, then they can be costly.

Re:A new funding model for open source software on Thursday July 30, 2020 @05:34AM (#23996199)
Workaround: fork all your dependencies with minimal if any changes and add them back to your main project.

This allows you to cut-off the trickle-down funds in bad faith.

Re:AMD Reports Q2 2020 Earnings on Wednesday July 29, 2020 @02:16PM (#23989886)
Presumably the patent minefields of the CPU industry.
There's an accessibility service that my password manager installs that allows it to autofill native apps.
Unless you get auto-suspended and end up receiving non-answers as explanations until you drum up enough twitter attention for a non-outsourced support employee to revert the decision and say "We identified an error that automatically suspended your account and have resolved the issue" a week of frustration later.
Re:How we launched our MVP in 3 weeks on Thursday June 25, 2020 @04:55PM (#23645593)
At the bottom they mention using Jitsi

> We just launched video functionality powered by Jitsi!

https://github.com/jitsi/jitsi-meet