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Re:Ask HN: Why buy domains and 301 redirect them to me? on Friday January 24, 2025 @08:34AM (#42812855)
People do this for SEO purposes. They think that this increases the amount of backlinks to their site, thus increasing their rank in Google and other search engines.

This is less true than it used to be, but people still do it.

Re:Ask HN: What's Your Morning Routine? on Monday December 30, 2024 @10:55AM (#42550420)
Wake up. Pee.

If it's Monday, Wednesday, or Friday, weigh myself.

Get breakfast ready for my kids. A banana, half a fiber bar, and a cup of milk.

Start my coffee. Nothing special, just an old school coffee maker that uses a standard filter. Three cups of water and three spoonfuls of coffee grounds.

Make my oatmeal. A quarter cup of oats and a half cup of water. Put it in the microwave for two minutes.

Eat breakfast with my kids. Then I drop them off a school.

Once I get home, I log into work and eat an orange. Afterwards I start my day.

Das Keyboard Model S Professional Wired Mechanical Keyboard

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B008PFDUW2

It was the only mechanical keyboard I could find that fit the following requirements:

* no fancy RGB lights * full 101+ keyboard - meaning it has a numpad on the right

> Does [mixing the syntax] happen to you too?

Yes. I switch between Java and JavaScript/TypeScript frequently. Probably the biggest syntax typo I make is switching the arrow functions: -> vs =>. Also, switching between the various `.includes`, `.contains`, `.size`, and `.length`.

Since my IDE catches it immediately, it doesn't really have any long-term affects.

Re:Ask HN: How did you do your 2023 tax returns? on Tuesday April 16, 2024 @08:28AM (#40051109)
This is what I use, too. It's a bit manual as you have to fill out the forms yourself and read the instructions.

But I also like filling out forms.

It may not be for everyone.

Re:Ask HN: What are your favourite programming shortcuts on Friday March 29, 2024 @06:20PM (#39869618)
I've recently discovered `git switch -` and `git merge -`. It switches to the previous branch you were on or merges the previous branch you were own.

No need to know the name.

So if I need to pull updates on the previous branch I was on and merge them into my current branch, I can just:

    git switch -
    git pull
    git switch -
    git merge -
Re:Google helped destroy adoption of RSS feeds (2023) on Saturday February 24, 2024 @04:47PM (#39495400)
Am I the only one who uses Outlook to read RSS feeds?

It's a bit awkward to set up, but it works fine.

> it's also a non-negotiable requirement since I have to drop off and pick up my child from school/aftercare.

while my commute wouldn't be anywhere near 3 hours (I live in the midwest, SW Ohio), that pretty much the same for me.

I have to drop my kids off no earlier than 8am and pick them up no earlier than 5pm. there is some wiggle room in terms of minutes, but not enough for a place that would want me to be there 8am to 5pm.

Re:Ask HN: Should I get a new cable modem? on Thursday January 18, 2024 @01:02PM (#39045123)
Thank you.

I was concerned that the modem might not be the bottleneck, but now I think it is.

Ask HN: Should I get a new cable modem?

Recently my cable internet service was automatically "upgraded" from 30 Mbps to 300 Mbps (along with an increase in price).I measured the speed both before and after the upgrade date, and the speed didn't change - around 20 Mbps down and 10 Mbps up (here's a speedtest: https://www.speedtest.net/result/15769158888).Also my ISP sent out a technician because they detected a problem. The tech...

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Re:6174 on Tuesday January 16, 2024 @04:50PM (#39019635)
> There’s no such thing as a “four-digit number”, only a four-digit base-10 numeral

Being further pedantic - aren't all digits base ten? I thought that was part of the definition of digit.

Other bases would have different words for their numbers - bit in binary, for example (which, yeah, I know, it a combination of the words "binary" and "digit").

the constantly come and go, plus I really don't want to go onto the darkweb right now.

you can try searching for tor chan links or tor forum links and you might get some.

Do you mean darkweb?

Deepweb is just the parts of the web that aren't indexable or searchable - like your bank account login. There are lots of social networks that could be considered deepweb, including parts of Facebook. I think Discord might be deepweb as well.

Darkweb is a subset of deepweb that is typically served via tor/onion. Facebook even as a darkweb address. It's been awhile since I played with it, but there's several chans on there.

It's slow and boring though.