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Re:Dracula Pro on Friday April 17, 2020 @04:00PM (#22902428)
Nice color theme, but $49 for three computers seems a bit high when comparing to what's available in the market.
Re:“It'll all be over by Christmas” (No it won't) on Friday April 17, 2020 @10:21AM (#22899184)
> at minimum German military leaders and related politicians did predicted longer war

Hmm, perhaps this was an unpopular opinion, because the entire German military strategy depended on an extraordinarily fast decisive victory in France [1]. Of course, there were contingencies based on whether Russia was allied with France, or netural. Once the Schlieffen Plan fell apart, then the Germans knew it would be a long two-front war, but they didn't seem to suspect that in the first several weeks, from what I've read

Though I'll have to check out the book you mentioned, Pandora's Box.

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schlieffen_Plan

This makes sense. My USB C portable charger also cannot keep up with charging my laptop while I have the screen on full brightness + normal activities.
FYI, I see this:

Firefox detected a potential security threat and did not continue to getcovid19updates.live. If you visit this site, attackers could try to steal information like your passwords, emails, or credit card details.

Re:Mailvelope on Thursday April 16, 2020 @03:01PM (#22892376)
Agreed. I was disappointed that they instead decided on a failed attempt to capitalize on a cryptocurrency via airdrops (ironically they attempted this a couple years after the hype)
Hey, this is cool! I tried to setup a curbside pickup for my elderly parents with a local store through instacart, but after getting to the end I discovered it was for next week. Couple thoughts:

1. Could I just provide a zipcode instead of sharing my browser location?

2. Could I check stores in aggregate? I'd rather discover which local business has the MOST openings and then register an account there, rather than getting to the end of the shopping experience and waiting.

Lastly, you have a typo "seend" in your third step.

Re:Unicorn layoffs keep piling up on Thursday April 16, 2020 @10:48AM (#22889910)
WeWork and OneWeb, or two other ones?
Re:British Rail’s short experiment with travelling pubs on Thursday April 16, 2020 @10:21AM (#22889624)
There are two Spitalfields Markets - one near Shoreditch and one near Hackney (the "New Spitalfields"). This is probably leading to some confusion
Re:Google cancels legacy Google Play Music subscriptions on Tuesday April 14, 2020 @08:08AM (#22864895)
That's disturbing for consumers, and of course Google will attempt to force you to arbitrate for remuneration.

Perhaps the Google Music consumers can perform the overwhelming "mass arbitration" denial-of-service against Google that was on the front-page a few days ago?

Heh, I agree with you. But I also have friends though that don't use their truck to carry loads or off-road. I often wonder why they bought the truck, probably for the look?
Re:Ask HN: Still in Use of Browser Bookmarks? on Monday April 13, 2020 @10:09PM (#22862122)
I organize by category. I have a few dozen categories arranged alphabetically.

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