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Re:HackerTube: YouTube built from videos recommended by HN on Saturday October 31, 2026 @07:29PM (#50321269)
Really? I quickly found some awful horrific racist material on "HackerTube". No thanks.
At least California's high-speed rail will never kill anyone.
Re:The Tragedy of Losing Your Wikipedia Page on Thursday October 29, 2026 @08:57PM (#50298567)
Every year or so I check my Wikipedia bio page, which has been there for years. I guess I have enough "geek cred" to keep it going.
My cats do a lot of birdwatching. I wonder if it helps them?
Re:Whatever Happened to Fire Escapes on Wednesday October 21, 2026 @12:43PM (#50183874)
Requirements for multiple staircases and fire sprinklers.
Re:C# now beats Rust on WASM size on Wednesday October 21, 2026 @09:26AM (#50180581)
For most projects, a GC'd language is just fine. C#/F# are great languages and I use them for almost everything that doesn't have extreme real-time constraints.
You can still use a read-only archive.
You do know you can get a Microsoft account for free? It would have saved you a lot of trouble.
I thought a 50 ton boulder would be bigger!

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