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Re:Apartment Blockers: Parking Rules Raise Your Rent on Sunday September 01, 2013 @08:41PM (#6312862)
I'm over 30 and don't have a car. Sure, you don't know me personally, but there's a growing number of environmentally aware people who aren't buying into the car culture.

Hopefully you (and your friends) will be in the minority soon.

Mobile phone charge up stations.

BTW, I use public transit all the time. I don't drive.

Re:Don't just build things, help people on Saturday August 31, 2013 @06:33PM (#6308388)
That's a great point. I'm a vegetarian, and I'm that way for compassionate reasons. But animal testing is bigger than people realize, and it's growing - claiming kittens on Craigslist and even house pets playing inside backyards.
Re:Where Do All The Craigslist Cats Go? on Saturday August 31, 2013 @06:24PM (#6308363)
Death is an act of mercy compared to what researchers will do to them. The in vivo neurological experiments conducted on cats are horrifying.
Re:The Life of Dustin Curtis on Saturday August 31, 2013 @05:21PM (#6308168)
No, straight URL. May want to retry that (and thanks)!
Re:Don't just build things, help people on Saturday August 31, 2013 @03:34PM (#6307816)
Glad you got your cat back! The GPS collar is a brilliant idea.
Re:Don't just build things, help people on Saturday August 31, 2013 @03:04PM (#6307731)
Animals are deserving of help and need voices in their defense as well. Even house pets aren't safe.

I just submitted https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=6307569 but I don't think it's going to make front page.

Direct link: http://opensuffer.com/

EDIT: Sorry for piggybacking on the post. Important cause though.

Only people with no ethics or morals would take an NSA job now, no matter how bad the economy is.
Re:The Life of Dustin Curtis on Saturday August 31, 2013 @12:32PM (#6307212)
Mind dropping a link so interested people can check it out?
Re:Microsoft and Google to sue over US surveillance requests on Saturday August 31, 2013 @09:05AM (#6306733)
Only now, after selling out their users and lying about it, only after seeing they can't manipulate the public with distractions, now they sue.
You may accuse others of scaremongering, but I call you apathetic and you're trying to spread apathy to others. Why even bother commenting?

Oh, I accidentally voted you up, and I want that vote back.

Re:Show HN: Spotify for Independent Music on Friday August 30, 2013 @02:49PM (#6303497)
I like like this, and I want to support independent artists, but consider grouping similar songs together like Songza does. My .02.

Congrats on the great site and what seems like a successful launch!

Re:We Don’t Work For Free, A New Anthem for Interns on Wednesday August 28, 2013 @04:49PM (#6292559)
I've heard HootSuite took advantage of free interns up until recently. The news of that annoyed me, since I used their services and I don't think companies should profit off the backs of students (even if the students are willing). I'll never use HootSuite again.
Re:Is it worth buying a MacBook Air? on Wednesday August 28, 2013 @08:34AM (#6289503)
I was thinking along the same lines the other day when I saw a big billboard promoting Ontario eggs and how "fresh" they are.

How well the chickens are treated should be most important to a civilized society.

Re:How do the rest of you feel about Quora.com? on Tuesday August 27, 2013 @10:27PM (#6287668)
Was he rude? Yes. No excuse for that. But what he dead on right? Absolutely.
Re:Google and the NSA: Who’s holding the ‘shit-bag’ now? on Saturday August 24, 2013 @05:37AM (#6268197)
Ever met someone who gives a great first impression and says all the right words but later betrays your trust? I've mostly had the experience with politicians, but Google is in a position to really hurt people.

People need to get as far away from Google as possible. I think they're going to show a nasty side to their personality soon.

Re:What Medium Is on Friday August 23, 2013 @10:53PM (#6267387)
Why all the verbiage? The essence of Medium should be described in two sentences.
Amen. DDG has weaker results on local searches but has better, more diverse results than Google on general topics. I use it all the time now.
Re:Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer to retire within 12 months on Friday August 23, 2013 @10:04AM (#6263652)
Screwing over your own customers... you mean like when Microsoft enthusiastically sold out their users to the NSA?
Re:Show HN: Open Source TV Show Airtime Guide on Thursday August 22, 2013 @02:40PM (#6259099)
Totally. I'm sure there's a healthy percentage of visitors who will not scroll below the fold and see the description.
Microsoft are evil. They enthusiastically helped the NSA spy on their own customers. Now I hear they have a big fat contract with the US government. Shady as all hell.

I had the Lumia 920 but sold it when Microsoft betrayed my trust. Installed Mint Linux and phasing out the godawful Windows 8 too.