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Re:Ask HN: What are you working on and why is it awesome? Please inclu... on Friday March 11, 2016 @01:01AM (#11264908)
Would you consider implementing a site that works without JavaScript?
Re:We Need a Better PC on Wednesday February 17, 2016 @08:59AM (#11117851)
Looks like this[0] should solve your issue. Also, it's my understanding that there's a way to patch GRUB for saner EFI behaviour.

[0] https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/systemd-vgaswitcheroo-uni...

Re:Atlassian's success reminds what a crappy place Australia is for te... on Sunday December 13, 2015 @08:37PM (#10728885) 

  > Australia sucks at technology; rather than help make it suck less, you should
  > leave your home and ensure that the U.S.A continues not to suck at
  > technology.
Does it make me a cynic if I could only read this as a propaganda piece for The Valley?
Re:Introducing the Shift Card: Use Bitcoin where Visa is accepted on Friday November 20, 2015 @10:54AM (#10601802)
Decentralisation was (and still is) the point of Bitcoin; any additional perks (e.g. anonymity) are emergent. Here's a quote from the original paper:

>Abstract. A purely peer-to-peer version of electronic cash would allow online payments to be sent directly from one party to another without going through a financial institution.