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Re:The rise and fall of the PlayStation supercomputers on Sunday December 08, 2019 @02:13AM (#21734728)
he article neglects that the PS3 supercomputer was popular because Sony sold them at a loss.

No hardware manufacturer does this any more.

Ironically, Blizzard giving more exposure to the situation in HG then the protester could ever would have had
Re:A GUI framework for C# console applications on Tuesday October 29, 2019 @11:54AM (#21388571)
Reminds me of UNIX curses
>On the other side of the equation, as pre-seed firms have become more established, they too have raised larger funds and have the capacity to write checks of more than just a couple hundred thousand dollars which they were structurally constrained to previously

I guess not only the startup grows, the VCs also

Re:Alphabet in bid to buy Fitbit on Tuesday October 29, 2019 @11:49AM (#21388509)
I can’t wait to see how Google will manage to strip down all of the best parts of Fitbit and not use them to make a decent product of their own.
Re:It's time to ban cars from Manhattan? on Sunday October 06, 2019 @03:47AM (#21170468)
It can really change the vibe of the city
The fact 4 pictures weight 10MB ;retty much tells a lot about the webmaster.

In some sites/blogs it's good to put many pictures. It really depends on your readers.

In HN people look more for content based articles and they don't care if an article is mostly text without pictures

Re:EU brings in 'right to repair' rules for appliances on Tuesday October 01, 2019 @06:37AM (#21123896)
The main issue is that the new star ratings can only be applied to new appliances. Does the right to repair law also include a clause making it easier to repair? If my new dryer has a fried chip, how much will that chip cost me? Can the 3rd party repair service fix it for cheap? The other big issue we have other than planned obsolescence is that new electronics are chip driven and these are proprietary which means either you go to the original manufacturer and pay quite a bit for the part or throw the damn thing away.

I hope these right to repair laws are solid and also allow the manufacturing of third party parts. But what I would love to see is an upgrade system for older appliances. Like a program where you can buy newer more efficient parts for your appliances instead of buying a whole new one.

Re:I'm not crazy, things are listening on Wednesday September 25, 2019 @11:18AM (#21071580)
We used to do it just for fun with friends when we were bored.

We just found a super stupid subject that we all know that's not related to any of us (noone searched for it) and then for 1 hour we spoke only about the subject

Day later and one of my friends started to see ads related to it

I'm not sure if they listen or not, but one thing is for sure It's a damn fun game

Re:I quit social media and now I want a cigarette on Tuesday September 24, 2019 @04:47AM (#21057850)
Some people scroll social media, some watch the Khardashians, Some play World of Warcraft, and some smoke cigarettes

Most of the people are addicted to something and it might not be the worst thing in the world if you somehow keep it balanced

Re:Hubble Reveals Latest Portrait of Saturn on Sunday September 15, 2019 @06:23AM (#20976502)
Link to the original video:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8eJM0WlEjTs

It might save you some time

This comment in the original article is really to the point:

I think one of the biggest values of TDD is it teaches developers how to write unit testable code, which, if you are new to unit testing, can be quite hard to get your head around.

As for its usefulness in ‘real-life’, I’m going to answer with a solid ‘it depends’.

Anyone who dismisses it is missing out on some potential big advantages, anyone who is a 100% TDD zealot is probably either wasting time or lacks extensive real world experiance.

Re:Why I’m Checking Out from Airbnb on Friday September 13, 2019 @07:01AM (#20960959)
How can I read this article without creating a wordpress account?
Re:Summer heat killed nearly 1,500 in France, officials say on Thursday September 12, 2019 @08:46AM (#20950787)
France is rich country and AC might be considered in people from certain age

It's not the first heat wave and from the speed the global warning is heading, we might see many more heat waves in the near future

Re:58% of Phishing Sites Use HTTPS on Thursday September 12, 2019 @08:42AM (#20950746)
Hackers understands that their target audience becomes smarter
Re:The U.S. Forgot What Antitrust Is For on Wednesday September 11, 2019 @08:17AM (#20939181)
The U.S spend so much money and effort on cyber security experts

I wonder if everything goes on talks Or there are some serious actions behind the scene

Re:Dogs Are Not Here for Our Convenience on Wednesday September 04, 2019 @06:37AM (#20875775)
It might be a bit too late to say it...

Thousand of years of domesticating dogs made them what they are together.

We always choose the ones that are the most friendly, strong, and loyal.

Many generations later, here we are today

Hong Kong case should be something kids learn at school.

People have the power to make a change no matter how impossible the situation seems to be.