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Re:WhatsApp is going to share your phone number with Facebook on Thursday August 25, 2016 @10:27AM (#12359237)
What happens if a whatsapp user doesn't have a Facebook account? More interestingly, what if a someone never uses FB account on his/her phone, like I do?
Re:Guerrilla Bike Lanes in San Francisco on Monday August 22, 2016 @07:39AM (#12335548)
I PhD student in Switzerland. Here, we just have a yellow marking for the bike lane, and car drivers are surprisingly considerate towards bikers. I don't know what the penalties are for hitting bikers, but biking here is a bliss. Even in big cities like Zurich and Geneva!

Really, god bless this beautiful country :)

Re:Multithreading in modern C++ on Thursday April 28, 2016 @08:16PM (#11592895)
Hey, could you elaborate on what C++11 features you use on AVR chips? Thanks in advance :)

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I am a Muslim, from a multi-religion non-western country, studying for an grad degree in western Europe. I am very sad about the recent ISIS attacks.Given these attacks, it is natural that Muslims get a bad name. The amount of generalized hatred directed towards us on social media makes me even more sad. It was depressing to see people on an intellectual platform like HN suggesting stuff like...

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