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Re:Hacker News actively blocking SpaceX IPO submissions on Friday June 12, 2026 @02:16PM (#48507513)
Sure, definitely happening /s
Re:The Los Angeles Aqueduct Is Wild on Friday March 20, 2026 @11:43AM (#47456225)
The LA water system is dependent on power as a whole. There’s many pumping stations along the various aqueducts.
Re:Bugs Apple Loves on Friday January 23, 2026 @12:02AM (#46728634)
iOS 18 is what introduced this. In iOS 17 you could tap the button with the card to change the payment method.
Re:Pebble Time 2 Design Reveal [video] on Wednesday August 13, 2025 @11:20AM (#44889630)
It’s not e ink, just an LCD that they misleadingly market as “e-paper”
Once you get to around 30mph, tire noise is one of the loudest contributors
Re:EPA orders packaging firm Inhance to stop making PFAS on Saturday December 09, 2023 @12:24AM (#38578879)
The waterproof coating for all those “compostsble” paper takeout containers are PFAS.
Re:Best Emulators (NES, SNES, Genesis, N64, and more) on Wednesday May 29, 2013 @10:24AM (#5786411)
A much better list: http://nonmess.retrogames.com/
Re:Perian is shutting down on Tuesday May 15, 2012 @11:29AM (#3976999)
Actually, VLC can still display a separate playlist and playback window. You just need to uncheck "Show video within the main window" in the Preferences. http://feepk.net/customizing-vlc-for-mac has some other tips for making things look more like they do in 1.x.
Re:A preview of Gmail’s new look on Friday July 01, 2011 @09:21AM (#2718192)
Gmail now gives YOU the benefit of the doubt, dropping that pesky 'Report' and putting 'Spam' right up there with all the other important verbs of our time.
Can't wait to start buying street drugs with a credit card.