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Ask HN: Why isn't the Solid protocol more popular?

Reading about decentralised protocols, I found Solid from Tim Berners-Lee: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solid_projectYou can control your data and grant selective access to certain Solid apps. You could pay a monthly fee to store your data or your ISP could offer some GB of storage for free with your telecom package.So my question is: why it isn't popular or why did it flop?

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Ask HN: Are there any good educational computers for children that aren't toys?

My nieces are 6 years old and they're going to start primary school soon.They're pretty smart and I'd like to know if there are any good educational computers that allows them to learn at their own pace, things like maths, geography, programming, etc.They will be educated in Basque/Spanish/English but their English is not very good yet so it should be available at least in Basque or...

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