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Re:Israel world #1 in daily Covid cases per capita
on Tuesday January 25, 2022 @11:22AM (#30073672)
Re:A CIA website was out of date about who runs the UK
on Tuesday January 18, 2022 @10:05PM (#29989429)
> https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=26148870
The first comment that I searched for to look at its parent comments was created 11 months ago by an account 11 months old... "HN is a right wing cesspool"... I truly believe that he was new here, or trolling.
But either way, that comment from /u/jessaustin that was completely hidden (unless you enable show-dead) was less harsh (it was probably even just a fact) then the "HN is a right wing cesspool" comment that was not hidden...
Re:A CIA website was out of date about who runs the UK
on Tuesday January 18, 2022 @06:41AM (#29977736)
Politics is OK only when it suits your views?
Re:Linux rant. why all desktop distros are flawed?
on Monday January 17, 2022 @03:56PM (#29971606)
> Is macOS the only option here?
It depends on the reason why you want to use Linux?
For me, Arch Linux with Xfce ain't bad at all... But I would get involved with the distribution that you like most if
Re:Outdoor cats are using $500 Starlink satellite dishes as self-heati...
on Saturday January 15, 2022 @12:02AM (#29943714)
DOGE mode?
Re:Outdoor cats are using $500 Starlink satellite dishes as self-heati...
on Saturday January 15, 2022 @12:00AM (#29943709)
My cat used to kill a bunch of rats/mice...
Re:FFmpeg 5.0
on Friday January 14, 2022 @09:52PM (#29943098)
Do these lines mean new, modified or removed?
Re:FedEx asks FAA permission to add anti-missile system to some cargo ...
on Friday January 14, 2022 @09:38PM (#29943045)
A bit weird even if it's just a laser.
Re:Tell HN: Reddit was showing “Blocked” when accessed with Firefox
on Friday January 14, 2022 @03:57PM (#29940314)
there's also ns.reddit.com that appears to be the same as old.reddit.com
A Wisconsin judge rules absentee ballot drop boxes are not allowed
Re:Make an internet radio station with one line of bash
on Thursday January 13, 2022 @10:50PM (#29930407)
Record the mic to a remote server:
ffmpeg -nostdin -f alsa -i pulse -c:a libmp3lame -ar 44100 -b:a 128k -ac 1 -f mp3 - | ssh -C vps "cat - > /var/www/output-$(date '+%s').mp3"
Re:Stop giving companies your phone number. Do this instead (2019)
on Thursday January 13, 2022 @10:05PM (#29930154)
you don't need to give your numbers to the police for them to be able to track you without warrants... They had a number that I never gave them and as far as I know they never got a warrant for that...
Ocenaudio – Audacity Alternative
Re:YouTube removed a vid of me drinking water because “it's dangerous”...
on Thursday January 13, 2022 @08:52PM (#29929677)
Re:Ask HN: Firefox connection problems after enabling DoH?
on Thursday January 13, 2022 @04:25AM (#29918612)
For life without most extensions, try Firefox mobile...
Re:Ask HN: Firefox connection problems after enabling DoH?
on Thursday January 13, 2022 @04:22AM (#29918590)
Firefox is not what it used to be... They deserve it in my opinion even if I'm still using that browser for most of my browsing.
Re:Why don't I have a blog?
on Wednesday January 12, 2022 @09:53PM (#29916251)
Same... but I also use the cheap VPS for other purposes (like file sharing)... well worth the $10/year
Gogoro battery swap stations soon to outnumber gas stations in this country
Re:Ask HN: Good open source alternatives to Google Analytics?
on Wednesday January 12, 2022 @08:46PM (#29915791)
Re:World ocean temperatures in 2021 were the hottest ever recorded
on Wednesday January 12, 2022 @07:54PM (#29915321)
They possibly could also save the world from climate change?
Re:Apple execs: Let's take a 30% cut of Uber and Lyft's membership pro...
on Wednesday January 12, 2022 @07:46PM (#29915250)
Apple deserves a third of revenue generated from apps on their platform as much as credit card companies deserve a third of all credit card transactions...
Re:Grocery store shortages are back
on Wednesday January 12, 2022 @07:28PM (#29915054)
The fresh seafood was completely empty at my local grocery today
Re:The next big Wi-Fi standard is for sensing, not communication (2021)
on Wednesday January 12, 2022 @03:23AM (#29903782)
Check if anyone is home before a robery ?
Re:LastPass appears to be holding users' passwords hostage
on Tuesday January 11, 2022 @05:34PM (#29899236)
Even better, they can login to your bank accounts, amazon account, etc...
Re:Bitcoin mining is being banned in countries across the globe
on Tuesday January 11, 2022 @04:14PM (#29898013)
I said large amounts, but small amounts might even be a bigger problem...
Re:LastPass appears to be holding users' passwords hostage
on Tuesday January 11, 2022 @04:07PM (#29897897)
I usually use this website to find companies' phone numbers: https://gethuman.com/phone-number/LastPass
It tells you that it is a credit monitoring service when you call, but it is indeed the password manager service....
800-830-6680 and then press 3 (the other 2 options disconnect you)
Re:Ask HN: Do you care about sound money?
on Tuesday January 11, 2022 @03:49PM (#29897641)
> dexwiz - Is there any truly hard money other than precious metals? If the internet goes down or partitions, then what happens to all those coins?
If the internet goes down, we have bigger issues to think about?
Re:T-Mobile begins blocking iPhone users from enabling iCloud Private ...
on Monday January 10, 2022 @04:46PM (#29883111)
> People would need to buy iPhones from Apple and then replace the SIM cards themselves.
Changing sims is VERY easy, but a sim that doesn't match an approved phone is also easy to block?
Re:I quit caffeine
on Monday January 10, 2022 @04:29PM (#29882870)
> but it's my way of rate limiting
caffeine aint that bad... why do you kneed to do that?