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I think that’s how much money was loaned with $25 dollars being loaned, paid back, loaned, paid back.
Re:Concrete Shipbuilding – Argentina on Saturday November 22, 2025 @07:03PM (#46019486)
Don Alberto is used as retainer wall of one of the multiple rowing clubs in the Tigre area. Used to paddle by it and think it was a wall or something build as a pier
Re:Ask HN: Why did COM/SOAP/other protocol fail? on Friday October 03, 2025 @06:47PM (#45468721)
Because they were complex shit made for elitist purist morons.

Simple is beautiful.

Re:CompileBench: Can AI Compile 22-year-old Code? on Monday September 22, 2025 @10:58AM (#45334406)
I hadn’t thought of that use case. Say for example you find 1990’s Clipper code and want to give it a try on a modern Linux. Thanks
Yes. Quick lookup gives Argentina, Brazil, Spain, Norway, Cuba, Sweden has copays with a limit. Need to do your homework, but some have very easy residency requirements. With Europe the best bet is to get jus sanguinis citizenship if you have any ancestor who came in a boat.
No. This was meant as a comment to mention that it does not need to be this way. Maybe voting can help. Also, it's actual possibility. I have moved countries, and I'm not rich. If I had a serious condition I'd move off the USA in a minute. Either Europe or South America. There are no such wait times in some countries. The thing is "pricey" and "medical assistance" don't need to go together. US population thinks so, are used to it. It's crazy. The dollar amounts sent back and forth between insurance and providers are bonkers. Absolutely inflated. Same as medical career cost.
Move to any country with universal healthcare
Re:The World Of dBASE (1984) [video] on Wednesday May 07, 2025 @10:36AM (#43916286)
Same story here. I was 12.
Re:Full power outage in Spain and Portugal on Monday April 28, 2025 @06:00PM (#43826595)
I see no problem with COBOL. I'd rather have my credit card transaction be processed with 40yo well tested COBOL than Java from the newest intern using copilot.
Re:First Ammonia-Fueled Ship Hits a Snag on Wednesday March 12, 2025 @02:54PM (#43346504)
Why not sails? Wind. That stuff
Certificate expired?
Re:Not Every User Owns an iPhone on Thursday January 09, 2025 @11:19AM (#42647106)
It's much more accurate to assume "everybody has Whatsapp" as the baseline. Many countries with users with plans with no data but unlimited Whatsapp
Re:Rails is better low code than low code on Sunday December 01, 2024 @09:57PM (#42292676)
Bring back 4GLs like Clipper / dBase etc
Marathon kayaking is huge in South Africa, Europe, and other countries. Makes a much better show than sprint but marathoners have to move to sprint to go to the Olympics (SA Andy Birket) Much less popular, shorter, less fun.
Re:Fuelling the Tour de France: Secrets of the team kitchens on Wednesday July 03, 2024 @05:47PM (#40870294)
Not if everybody plays, in every school recess, every park, rec center, etc. That's how football is in most countries. "Pay to play" is a very US thing.

Ask HN: Which Manual Work to Pivot To?

Between AI and reading “Let My People go Surfing” by Yvon Chouinard I’m starting disliking working for a multi trillion dollar company but I still need to pay the billsDo things like manufacturing outdoor gear or working as a guide make a decent living income in the US? Do I need to improve my welding? Start a mowing company? Who has moved to real world jobs?

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Makes me want a dumb phone with just Google maps and WhatsApp even more. (WhatsApp is the de facto standard everywhere out of USA)
Re:Apple is launching its own password manager app on Monday June 10, 2024 @02:51PM (#40636891)
Why would I use it over Bitwarder?
Why does the EAD/AP card exist? Let’s say one is on an L1 visa waiting for the GC. Why does the US even bother to issue the EAD?
Re:The Laptop That Won't Die? on Monday November 13, 2023 @10:34PM (#38258751)
Does the trackpad skip? That’s the only thing that is not perfect about my x220. The only app that kills it is the dammed Zoom
Re:Ask HN: What are your most used Chat GPT prompts on Sunday November 12, 2023 @09:27PM (#38246200)
Give context and ask the question. I like Moscato, I don’t like Extra Brut. What champagne should I by for New Year’s Eve?
Re:The Adventure Radio Protocol on Tuesday November 07, 2023 @08:41AM (#38176580)
Isn’t GMRS what people use in adventures? Off road, kayaking, mountain bike etc. Being limited by license requirements makes the majority on any trip not able to use VHF.
Re:eSignature for Google Docs and Google Drive (Beta) on Thursday August 10, 2023 @07:36PM (#37083124)
No x509 certificates involved?

In countries with legally binding digital signatures (I.e. Argentina) you need a cert issued following identity verification.

Re:Gil Strang's final lecture at MIT on Friday May 12, 2023 @09:36PM (#35924593)
It’s mostly because in free public universities there’s an appetite for making things hard. Very hard. The less students graduate, the most prestigious they think they are
Re:FBI Advising People to Avoid Public Charging Stations on Wednesday April 12, 2023 @05:12PM (#35547006)
Not a joke. The thing exists
Why is it not called Vicuña as it should? Vicuna does not sound the same way
Re:ChatGPT Is Now Finding Bugs in Databases on Thursday March 09, 2023 @09:27PM (#35089702)
I had it write my green card justification. Awesome corp-speak BS.
Re:Path to a free, self-taught education in Computer Science on Monday February 06, 2023 @01:43PM (#34682067)
You'll find a bunch of tech recruiters asking you about Big O notation for the algorithm you propose. They want to look smart. Most of the times you'll smell shitty code, inefficient loops, slow I/O, waste of memory without formal methods.

An old example from the beginning of the century: if you did matrix algebra you could have understood how to rotate an object position in 3D for a game using math but find it very hard to code. Or you could take Michael Abrash's Graphics Programming Black Book [1] and learn it anyway. You'll do fine.

[1] https://www.jagregory.com/abrash-black-book/#a-simple-3-d-ex...

I’d leave ethics to the family even in a traditional school.
Agree. Not going to school is only for some privileged people who can live on only one income and at least one parent can guide (not “teach”). I wish the benefits of homeschooling could be scaled to mass education (self paced, adapted to each kid, no bullying, more time to play, and more)

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