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Re:We're all going to die, thanks to AI on Wednesday January 14, 2026 @08:41AM (#46615963)
We're all going to die.. period
Re:COBOL has been "dead" for so long, my grandpa wrote about it on Wednesday October 02, 2024 @08:15AM (#41719753)
I think many would dispute that its dead. Apparently more than 95% of ATM swipes and 43% of banking systems are written in COBOL. No idea how true that is.
Re:Is Hacker News Under DDoS? on Thursday May 30, 2024 @03:56AM (#40521249)
It certainly is VERY sluggish atm
Re:Isreal Spied on and Hacked the ICC on Wednesday May 29, 2024 @03:44AM (#40509495)
btw - its spelt Israel
yes. happened yesterday
Re:Are Bluetooth beacons still a thing? on Wednesday November 15, 2023 @07:55AM (#38276137)
Re:Are Bluetooth beacons still a thing? on Wednesday November 15, 2023 @07:53AM (#38276128)
We use them in Bus Stop Displays for visually impaired people to get information about the bus stop and the expected arrivals. They have to have a special app installed on their phone to interact with it.
Re:Baltic Sea sabotage: A defender's dilemma on Wednesday November 15, 2023 @04:02AM (#38274703)
What else happened on Oct 7th ?
Aren't people allowed to carry cash?
Re:U.S. scientist Robert Sapolsky says humans have no free will on Thursday October 19, 2023 @08:06AM (#37941721)
Who told him to say that?
I hate giving out my email address. Is there a web version of the newsletter?
Cookie banners have ruined the internet!

I you have to have one I'd suggest it have a Reject All button which makes the banner go away without any further clicks.

Nothing is more soul destroying than having to click several times to make the nonsense go away.

I believe they are edible. So, just eat them all
If this really is a simulation then how much does it matter?

If it is not a simulation, then we are so small compared to the known universe that we are insignificant.

Enjoy the good times while they last!

It is probably going to be 70%
Re:Project Hercules Submersible on Monday October 10, 2022 @09:46AM (#33151340)
luxury underwater travel with the six-passenger Project Hercules submersible
At least now we're free and no longer prostituting the country to Brussels.
Re:Polar bears that can survive without sea ice on Sunday June 19, 2022 @05:39AM (#31797796)
Let's put some polar bears on Antarctica
Re:A Suggestion for Hacker News – Feed Filtering on Friday June 10, 2022 @07:25AM (#31692554)
I'd like to be able to filter out any domains of my choosing for instance, sites that are generally behind paywalls
white people?
Re:Julian Assange can be extradited to the US, court rules on Friday December 10, 2021 @11:03AM (#29511437)
Really saddened that the UK not able to stand up to the US on this
Re:Ask HN: Why do you feel uncomfortable with BigTech? on Friday July 16, 2021 @07:51AM (#27855309)
They are biased in favour of the Left. They don't believe in free speech. They are extremely intrusive in the way they track people's activity online. I don't trust them.
I'll check it out later

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