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Re:Ask HN: Install Big Sur or Wait? on Friday November 13, 2020 @02:23AM (#25079869)
As always with each and every new macOS: wait >at least< a month, let other people have "fun" with the bugs that always appear on each newly released version, wait for bugfixes from Apple, save yourself a few headaches. If I'd need to update, then I'd wait at least for the second line of patches for the new system.

The best solution for me has always been staying 1 version of macOS behind though and this is what I always recommend to everyone.

Re:Ask HN: Realistic space colonization video game on Tuesday October 20, 2020 @03:43AM (#24834800)
Realism in fantasy, sure. Realism in S-F? Absolutely not! Start off with omni-present micro/nano/atto bots and proceed from this point anywhere you'd like.
Re:Ask HN: What are awesome guides and resources on PC building? on Tuesday September 22, 2020 @02:19AM (#24551470)
Here's a useful guide (along with a few reactions to it): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M-2Scfj4FZk
Isaac Asimov's "I, Robot" inb4: except for one chapter, NOTHING like the movie. One of the best books that I've read in my entire life.
Re:Ask HN: What's the worst software you've encountered? on Thursday August 20, 2020 @05:16AM (#24221414)
macOS
If you don't mind online scanners (drag & drop), then perhaps: virustotal.com virusscan.jotti.org
> I really hope that is just some stupid bug and not on purpose Think again, censorship on YT, Twitter, Reddit and few other social media channels is well known for those that dig a little bit deeper. Usually it's applied to anything that can be interpreted as 'wrongthink' but more recently, it's also being applied to any negative comments regarding China...
> "It's quite clear they don't think they can regulate political speech in the US."

Think again, they DO censor political speech in the US, specifically one side's political speech. This is especially clear for Twitter but also present on many other social media channels.