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Part I of an account of the wild story can be found here; it’s really quite interesting, at the least!

https://web.archive.org/web/20220112152207/https://www.wired...

Perhaps relevant here would be the current approach in South Africa; it’s been decriminalised for use (for adults) in private.

One can grow a certain amount at ones private residence, and consume it freely there as well.

My understand is that outside of this context, it remains thoroughly controlled. I’ve not heard much about it having caused problems yet!

Ref: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cannabis_in_South_Africa

(Apologies: being the HN pleb that I am, I don’t know how to hyperlink)

Also recently four Russian jets violated Swedish airspace during joint Finnish-Swedish exercises.

From the linked article, described by the Swedish airforce as '"particularly serious" given the current situation, [who] called the Russian actions unprofessional and irresponsible.'

https://yle.fi/news/3-12341483

Re:Ireland raises privacy question over Facebook smart glasses on Saturday September 18, 2021 @11:52AM (#28577151)
Just to comment on your take about the brand itself. Ray-Ban is owned by the Luxottica Group, who are set to merge with Essilor - looking at ~25% global value of eyewear.

This means they own enough to possibly a) start normalising this whole thing by pushing out with other brands and b) Ray-Ban now bombing could be a credible calculated risk.

Re:Frontpage – Terms of Service; Didn't Read on Monday August 23, 2021 @04:37AM (#28273527)
I believe it relates to any personal rights you may have as an artistic creator. Things like altering any works you produce, removing your name, and so on.

I would hope that this waiving extends only to works created on a specific platform!

Re:Ask HN: How do I learn drawing? on Friday March 05, 2021 @02:14PM (#26360825)
One fun (free!) resource is DrawABox. Despite the humble name, you'll learn a lot more :)

Well structured, exercise-based, it takes you all the way from the absolute fundamentals.

https://drawabox.com/lessons

I don't have any particularly interesting ideas about this, but here's a relevant and fun read; an interview with Simon Pegg:

https://kingalfredpress.com/2017/09/20/the-infantalism-of-cu...

Re:All DuckDuckGo bang operators on one page on Monday September 28, 2020 @03:12PM (#24620220)
I agree for many many sites, but do sometimes find it useful - specifically when you know exactly what you want from a particular site, but don't know the URL. Example: !deb for debian package information.
But still:

>"The researchers also noted a mild positive effect on employment, particularly in certain categories, such as families with children"

at least says something.

It's dawning on me that it's likely to only become more of a pain with each iteration of upgrades (e.g. install tweaks, synaptic, remove apport... And now remove snaps).

Time to check out Debian!

*Edited. I can't type on phones.

Point taken on the shoddy behaviour, but if you'd like to try it out there's this helpful post on disabling snap[1] shared here[2] when I installed 20.04. Quick and painless!

1. https://www.kevin-custer.com/blog/disabling-snaps-in-ubuntu-...

2. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=22972661

*Edited

Re:What does the 'rc' in `.bashrc`, etc. mean? on Saturday April 25, 2020 @12:27PM (#22979218)
Tangentially related - but for those interested in finding out the ideas behind various Debian package names: https://wiki.debian.org/WhyTheName
Re:I've been writing TILs for 5 years on Sunday April 19, 2020 @04:26AM (#22914398)
And <c-w> clears the previous word :) Also <c-y> pastes the line/word back in (so you cant think of it like cut-copy).
Re:Markdown is an excellent choice for documentation on Tuesday March 24, 2020 @03:41PM (#22678159)
Markdown is great! You get just enough formatting with little effort to structure docs well and include URLs and so on as needed. It can be written in any editor. It gets bonus points for being easy to convert to other formats - impress your family and friends today!
Re:Blame Economists for the Mess We’re In on Sunday August 25, 2019 @04:54PM (#20795510)
This is what we have in Finland; basically either: 1. Military service ranging from half a year to a year. 2. Civil service for a year. 3. Half a year prison sentence. 4. Exemption for medical reasons.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conscription_in_Finland

Re:Tech Interview Handbook on Sunday August 18, 2019 @01:35AM (#20728440)
I prefer take-home assignments. I know that they often get a bad rep and have the potential for abuse; for this reason I'd argue for implementing some or other solution in the field.

I recently had one requiring me to develop a native mobile application, which I enjoyed. It was interesting, the code is useful down the line, and if I don't land the job, it beefs up my portfolio.

Initial screening by recruiters is tough as my background's missing a degree and industry experience.

Context: self-taught, started out with game dev, tried going solo - not a runaway success. Looking to move away from the field.

Re:I found an easter egg from 1977 on Saturday August 03, 2019 @03:36AM (#20599156)
The source write-up for those looking to bypass Twitter: https://selectbutton.net/t/i-found-an-easter-egg-from-1977/8...
Re:A curated list of philosophy resources on Tuesday July 30, 2019 @10:48AM (#20565285)
https://plato.stanford.edu

A great collection of philosophy resources which was indispensable during my undergrad philosophy studies.

Search by philosophers, traditions, what have you!

[edit: I see I was beaten to the punch by a minute! Apologies for the double post]