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Re:Ex-Google Exec Says "The Idea That AI Will Create New Jobs Is 100% ...
on Wednesday August 13, 2025 @06:28PM (#44894628)
Reminds me of someone else promising "full self driving" any day now.
Re:What went wrong inside recalled Anker PowerCore 10000 power banks?
on Wednesday July 23, 2025 @03:53PM (#44663268)
I had one of the affected models. I filled out the recall form yesterday, and they emailed me this morning to let me know the replacement has been sent. They are pretty good about standing behind their products
Re:Authors hit by bad reviews on Goodreads before review copies are ev...
on Thursday June 26, 2025 @09:31PM (#44393059)
Make that three! I'd vote for a modern equivalent, too.
Re:The Cultural Decline of Literary Fiction
on Monday June 23, 2025 @05:59PM (#44360606)
It's not hard copy, but you might like The Autopian (ex-Jalopniks David Tracy and Jason Torchinsky are among the editors/writers/founders).
Re:The Cultural Decline of Literary Fiction
on Monday June 23, 2025 @05:48PM (#44360504)
I would love to see the Chicago Symphony Orchestra play the classical music in "What's Opera, Doc?" and other Looney Tunes classics. Saw them do that with The Godfather and a couple other full-length films which was great.
Re:E-COM: The time the USPS spent $40M subsidizing junk (e)mail
on Thursday May 15, 2025 @01:54PM (#43997540)
This reminds me of the old FedEx Zapmail service they had in the 80s. They didn't get much traction and the service was shut down after 2 years at great expense.
Re:Belief of Aliens Derailed This Internet Pioneer's Career. Now He's ...
on Saturday February 08, 2025 @06:14PM (#42987036)
Worked for Whittman-Hart, which merged with USWeb. Heard Firmage wasn't part of it because of his belief in space aliens. Good to finally get the whole story.
Re:I have made the decision to disband Hindenburg Research
on Wednesday January 15, 2025 @08:11PM (#42719708)
Take a look at Scorpion Capital.
Re:Wends of Texas
on Tuesday January 14, 2025 @09:44AM (#42697784)
I'm Polish-Irish-Czech, and my dad used to make poppyseed coffee cake. When I lived in Chicago, I'd often get poppyseed rolls made by local Polish bakeries. I miss those, that kind of food is hard to find around here, but at least I can get locally-made pierogi.
Re:A Day in the Life of a Prolific Voice Phishing Crew
on Wednesday January 08, 2025 @04:36PM (#42638705)
STIR/SHAKEN isn't helping much either. The carriers are all about that sweet, sweet revenue...
Re:A Day in the Life of a Prolific Voice Phishing Crew
on Wednesday January 08, 2025 @04:35PM (#42638701)
Voice phishers are looking for people to say "yes" and read numbers. Just say no!
Re:A Day in the Life of a Prolific Voice Phishing Crew
on Wednesday January 08, 2025 @04:33PM (#42638683)
Any time you get a message purporting to be from the USPS saying there's a delivery problem and you need to pay a small fee to fix it, it's a scam. Block and report.
Re:Who killed the rave? Late-night dancing falls into global decline
on Wednesday January 08, 2025 @04:15PM (#42638529)
At the time, I was a punk working in a great record store in the Western suburbs of Chicago (shout out to Johnny B Goode Records & Stuff!). I sent a number of promo disco records we'd received to Disco Demolition Night. I still laugh about how it turned out... Those were the days.
Re:A $1k Wheelchair
on Tuesday October 01, 2024 @07:11PM (#41715338)
Elecom makes a nice left handed trackball. Employers don't often provide ThinkPads, so I usually use a standard mouse on the left side without swapping the buttons.
Re:Who Took the Cocaine Out of Coca-Cola?
on Friday August 02, 2024 @07:53PM (#41143667)
They use it for tonsillectomies. It was the second entry on the itemized bill.
Re:AT&T says criminals stole phone records of 'nearly all' customers i...
on Friday July 12, 2024 @07:14PM (#40950327)
This is not the AT&T Judge Harry Greene broke up. This AT&T is a roll up of most of the RBOCs the breakup created.
Re:California approves final high-speed rail link connecting San Franc...
on Monday July 01, 2024 @10:00PM (#40852885)
JR Central is partnering with the people that want to build a bullet train from Dallas to Houston. We'll see if it ever happens. I'm hoping so!
Re:Asian Groceries Like H Mart and Patel Brothers Are Reshaping America
on Monday June 24, 2024 @07:10PM (#40782136)
You can get the powdered Pocari Sweat mix (2 x 10L bags) from Amazon.
Re:'Washington Post' publisher tried to kill a story about allegations...
on Thursday June 06, 2024 @05:47PM (#40602760)
I wonder what Bezos's rationale was behind hiring all these British right wingers. Does anyone believe taking the Post in that direction is really going to steer that crowd away from Fox "News"?
Re:Show HN: I'm a doctor and built a responsive breathing app for anxi...
on Tuesday June 04, 2024 @12:45AM (#40570774)
Same here.
Re:This is a teenager
on Tuesday April 16, 2024 @11:50PM (#40060239)
I would like to volunteer as well, but it would have to be outside of home and school since I live in Texas. I would like to help young people learn to cope with being LGBTQ+, ADD, and other things, but I don't think parents would appreciate it.
Re:This is a teenager
on Tuesday April 16, 2024 @11:12PM (#40060043)
Learned helplessness can also afflict adults, especially those who are not accustomed to dealing with computers. I get that quite a bit, and it's not just older people. Young people who have only used tablets, phones, and Chromebooks also are affected. YMMV
Re:This is a teenager
on Tuesday April 16, 2024 @09:27PM (#40059422)
Maybe in school. I was bullied by a supervisor at a previous job. Didn't want to get fired for insubordination.
Re:Airlines in the U.S. charge separately for checked bags in order to...
on Thursday April 11, 2024 @05:37PM (#40007079)
Airlines like Spirit and Frontier are just the "bus fare". Want anything extra, like a carry on bag? You'll have to pay for it. Learned my lesson, will just book Southwest or similar next time.
Re:Auto insurance prices have gone nuts
on Thursday April 11, 2024 @05:28PM (#40007009)
Driving in Texas is hellish at best.
Re:The fall of the iconic chain 99 Cents Only
on Thursday April 11, 2024 @03:35PM (#40005941)
Daiso is great in the US, although they've raised prices from $1.25 to $1.75. Still a far better value than Dollar Tree and the like.
Re:She Built a Microcomputer Empire from Her Suburban Home
on Monday April 08, 2024 @08:03PM (#39974992)
Even further than that. In 1978, we used a TI Silent 700 terminal connected to a PDP-11 so we could learn BASIC.
Re:How the California forest that was Endor in 'Return of the Jedi' wa...
on Sunday March 31, 2024 @06:38PM (#39888780)
That building was the old Brach's Candy factory. I used to pass it on the Metra daily.
Re:Why Are There Suddenly So Many Car Washes?
on Sunday March 17, 2024 @06:52PM (#39738780)
In Chicago, it's always good to rinse the salt off your car to prevent rust. I recall doing this several times during many winters there. Never had a problem with rust on any car I owned.
Re:New Federal Rule Caps Credit Card Late Fees at $8
on Wednesday March 06, 2024 @05:13PM (#39622407)
^This. A lot of people, myself included, got very upset with T-Mobile's decision to take away the autopay discount of $5 per line unless you gave them your credit card or bank account number. I changed carriers after they decided they wanted to take away grandfathered rate plans and reasssign customers to the latest, high-priced plans with all kinds of unnecessary stuff added.