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Re:Ask HN: If I buy a physical book why is the eBook not free?
on Saturday January 06, 2024 @12:26PM (#38893278)
Even worse is audiobooks not coming with the e-books It makes highlights extremely limited, and annoying to work with.
Re:Group accused in $225K 'dice sliding' cheating scheme at Las Vegas ...
on Sunday May 28, 2023 @11:08PM (#36110165)
I have never seen a wire on any table, ever.
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Re:A casino card shark’s first time getting caught
on Sunday May 10, 2020 @01:06AM (#23130446)
In double deck, or 6? You can join any time at 6 deck.
Re:In-person DEF CON 28 cancelled
on Saturday May 09, 2020 @12:34AM (#23122354)
It's a common defcon joke. It's been "cancelled" for years.
Re:WireGuard Gives Linux a Faster, More Secure VPN
on Monday March 02, 2020 @05:29PM (#22469745)
Can you not set your MAC to whatever you want on many platforms?
Re:Ask HN: How do you do home surveillance?
on Wednesday February 26, 2020 @12:10AM (#22420457)
Presence detectors work well for this.
Re:Ask HN: What have you done to improve your desk ergonomics?
on Sunday November 24, 2019 @05:50PM (#21624039)
I have a motorized sit/stand desk from uplift, an aeron chair, a monitor arm, the Microsoft 4000 ergonomic keyboard, and an anker standing mouse. Before this setup I would run into a lot of RSI problems but this combination has fixed everything.
Re:Microplastics found in 90 percent of table salt
on Thursday October 18, 2018 @12:49PM (#18249898)
> Easiest way is probably to get the pink salt from the Himalayas.
It's from Pakistan, but I think your point stands.
Re:I Got Catfished by a Candidate
on Wednesday May 16, 2018 @02:06PM (#17084840)
No, just a 90s era #unix'er.
Re:I Got Catfished by a Candidate
on Tuesday May 15, 2018 @11:12PM (#17079758)
uhh, hey guys. this is weird.
Re:Everyone's Getting Hilariously Rich and You're Not
on Sunday January 14, 2018 @04:39PM (#16146643)
I think the reason that you believe that is because of the "loud" ones who have made their crypto money are almost omnipresent. I missed the boat, but I know of quite a few people who are crypto-rich yet do not bring it up all the time and live the same life they did before.
Re:Regulator warns Bitcoin buyers: Be ready to lose all your money
on Friday December 15, 2017 @05:52PM (#15935927)
Really, it's only $50,000 if they realize the gains. In gambling what OP is referring to is "free rolling".
Re:Coinbase Ordered to Turn Over Identities of 14,355 Crypto Traders t...
on Thursday November 30, 2017 @09:54AM (#15816122)
Like a stock, you pay taxes when selling for a profit. You don't owe anything until then.
Re:Powerwall 2 and Integrated Solar
on Saturday October 29, 2016 @06:41PM (#12826869)
I used 2400kWh in Canada last month! What are the temperature swings like where you live? We can go from -40F to +100F throughout a year.
Re:West Antarctica Begins to Destabilize with ‘Intense Unbalanced Melt...
on Wednesday October 26, 2016 @11:27AM (#12797224)
Is water really going to make it into death valley, or other mountain-protected areas? It seems like the only real threat in the USA is New Orleans.
Re:The most coveted cigars will never be smoked
on Sunday September 25, 2016 @09:38PM (#12578627)
May I ask where you are purchasing from?
Re:The New YNAB Is Here
on Monday January 04, 2016 @02:58PM (#10838070)
Do they no longer do the desktop client?
Re:Go Fucking Do It
on Tuesday September 22, 2015 @01:25AM (#10256766)
Is there an upside? You pay if you don't accomplish your goal, but what if you do?
Re:Ask HN: Where did you meet your significant other?
on Friday May 08, 2015 @01:49AM (#9510172)
At the park when I was 16.
Re:Ask HN: Static site generator with web UI?
on Monday March 23, 2015 @09:56AM (#9250870)
Sounds awesome, but I really dislike not being able to see a screenshot before having to connect my github account...
Re:AWS Will Give You Credit for Completing These EdX Courses
on Tuesday December 23, 2014 @02:00PM (#8789592)
This is only for the 'verified' track only it seems, it seems they are trying to verify that the actual person who signs up is the one taking the tests.
Re:Mystery Bidder Bids $3.2M for 6000 Detroit Homes
on Friday October 24, 2014 @12:22PM (#8504400)
It's likely billionaire Dan Gilbert...
Re:Getting started with drones
on Wednesday July 30, 2014 @12:14PM (#8109075)
I would like to hear some experience in building drones with higher (~30 min) flight times.
Re:Google Reports Better-Than-Seen Revenue Growth
on Thursday July 17, 2014 @05:17PM (#8050232)
Re:Canada's Pitch to Tech Entrepreneur: We'll Pay 80% of Your Salaries
on Tuesday May 27, 2014 @11:24PM (#7808240)
Are you filing yourself, or do you use one of the organizations that take a cut?
Re:Ask HN: Why Will No One Hire Jr. Devs?
on Sunday May 04, 2014 @10:10PM (#7696694)
I feel like including the company name and then proceeding to trash your employee was a poor choice.
Re:Tor Project Loses 12% of Entry/Exit Bandwidth Because of Heartbleed
on Wednesday April 16, 2014 @02:39PM (#7599618)
Can you provide a source for the NSA cracking tor?
Re:Did they find the malaysian plane yet
on Thursday March 20, 2014 @12:53PM (#7436824)
Snopes has covered it already: http://www.snopes.com/politics/conspiracy/malaysiapatent.asp