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Re:Ask HN: Advice for First Child? on Saturday July 11, 2026 @07:39PM (#48876889)
Forget the technology and gadgets for the first few years. They need nothing other than your presence and care.

When they are old enough, around four, get them on to Linux!

Re:Netlabs – Videos on Routing and Cisco on Wednesday March 04, 2026 @12:25PM (#47250785)
Made by a guy I came across, he's getting started so be nice :)
Cleaned up on their own territory. UXO are still a danger in other countries, such as Laos.
Dm'ed :)
One of those things that personal attention is required for is helping people find a task that they can do. Having a list of tasks available that someone can read through makes half the journey so much easier.
Often I will leave low-impact work undone, so that someone new can attend to it. The feeling of "I actually did something" is so important for new contibutors.
Re:Ask HN: What do you do with all your unused tech "swag"? on Wednesday July 30, 2025 @05:45PM (#44739874)
Surely the era of plastic water bottles should come to an end?
Re:Ask HN: Why are ePub images so tiny? on Saturday July 26, 2025 @06:19PM (#44697366)
Epub is a wrapped HTML

The image sizes can be anything the creator wants.

If you look on some of the big free libraries, you will see that there are many different versions of popular books, all with different sizes.

Re:Best Linux distro in 2025 for non-experts on Monday March 31, 2025 @08:36AM (#43534256)
Debian or Fedora, with KDE or Gnome.

No atomic or immutable.

Keep it simple, keep it mainline, stick with large user-bases where help can be recieved.

Call their bluff and hope they don’t sue

The fact they have not contacted you directly means they have nothing actionable.

Re:High schooler needs some life advice on Monday March 17, 2025 @02:58AM (#43385829)
Life begins at 40 ;)

One step at a time and you'll get there.

They drill into your jaw and screw in a tooth. I don't think it has developed at all.
Re:Ask HN: Which offer should I take - 18 years old. on Wednesday March 05, 2025 @03:17AM (#43264146)
So you are being offered a job, or a degree which might get you a job? Do you want a job?
No, these companies are massively scaled now. The only way you could sell domain names is to run a web-host and then sell domain names combined with other services.

You could pretty easily get a job with an existing registrar though.

Re:Ask HN: Best Security Practices for Activists? on Friday February 28, 2025 @11:59PM (#43216097)
Don't wear a mask. Social change is about many caring people coming together to support a worthy cause. Solidarity and visibility are key. The women's rights movement was not organized by cryptographers. Social change does not come from the shadows. Spend your time on simple basic things that support solidarity. Discord, web-pages, Whats App... use it all!

Model you tactics on successful campaigns and people. What does the ACLU use? How about Amnesty International?

I wonder how the new subs are going?
Re:Mozilla owns "information you input through Firefox" on Thursday February 27, 2025 @11:53PM (#43201838)
You're #
Have a terms of service and a reporting feature or contact and manually review all sites.
Re:When Not to Obey Orders (2019) on Wednesday February 19, 2025 @01:11AM (#43099105)
As I understand it, they like to settle with non-disclosure agreements.
Well that was an interesting experience in marketing.
Re:Ask HN: Is Godaddy Running a Scam? on Thursday February 06, 2025 @09:56PM (#42968770)
GoDaddy is the only web-host to have ripped me off around $400 due to dark patterns and god-awful customer service resolution. I would never go anywhere near them again.
Re:How to prepare to flee your country? on Wednesday February 05, 2025 @01:59AM (#42944897)
Make sure you get enough sleep and make slow rational decisions.
Re:Introducing Ads in Threads on Friday January 24, 2025 @09:37PM (#42818968)
As a metaphysician, I would say that they do not own the rights to use that name.
Re:Legalyze.ai: Review Medical Records with AI on Friday January 24, 2025 @09:24PM (#42818876)
And the companies that can afford to hire experienced humans keeps winning law-suits. Until the judiciary is automated.
I don't read The Guardian, so here is another link https://qnews.com.au/victorian-lesbian-group-cannot-exclude-...
Or we could plant some bushes, trees and wildflower meadows inbetween fields?
Economics scares me more.

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