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Just like video store rental history, I bet they'll start caring about privacy if/when it begins affecting them personally
I'd rather see it as a standard feature than as a new market.
Re:Claude partial outage on Tuesday September 29, 2026 @10:51AM (#49894352)
Uptime of the Beast
Re:Show HN: Hacker Atlas - A map of what Hacker News talks about on Saturday September 26, 2026 @05:01AM (#49854605)
Infinite scroll may be illegal in some jurisdictions, and banning users from those areas would also limit usability.
When unsafe conduct of a car is due to an issue with the car's design, the manufacturer can be at fault (e.g. unintended steering/acceleration)
Re:The American Religion of Self-Storage Facilities on Thursday September 17, 2026 @11:04PM (#49749769)
Hoarding can be at least somewhat motivated by frugality: you never know what you'll end up needing someday, and you don't need to spend money on new stuff if you kept an old one around... somewhere...

I've heard stories of people who developed the habit of keeping virtually everything out of living through the Great Depression.

If by frugality you mean something more along the lines of minimalism then I agree

Re:The Bannon-Bernie Bromance over AI and Oligarchs on Wednesday September 16, 2026 @11:20AM (#49728409)
Do you consider Sanders "extreme left?"
That same NH law perhaps more importantly limits ALPR use to law enforcement officers.
You get a downvote button, separate from "flag", once you reach a certain karma level (I forget the number, though)
Re:Ask HN: Can we please limit the AI news flood? on Friday September 11, 2026 @09:40AM (#49658287)
Good idea, I'll ask Claude to spin that up