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Re:Ask HN: What news sources do you trust?
on Wednesday November 20, 2019 @06:13AM (#21582836)
Most MSM publications simply repeat AP and Reuters press releases without further thought
Re:Technology That Could End Humanity–and How to Stop It
on Monday September 02, 2019 @05:43AM (#20857921)
Judging by the state of the Amazon and other forests, fire is a technology that most likely to kill us all at the moment.
Re:BMW shows off an X6 in Vantablack, the blackest of blacks
on Thursday August 29, 2019 @05:17AM (#20827954)
The indicators would be very noticable.
Oh. Wait...
Re:An example of the best resignation letter I ever received
on Monday August 12, 2019 @12:45PM (#20677192)
Not long after having to use a Windows desktop instead of Linux, I accidentally typed ":q!" into a skype conversation with my boss, instead of into the terminal session on a Linux VM that was running vim.
My boss replied with "That's the best resignation letter ever!"
Re:Functional Programming? Don’t Even Bother, It’s a Silly Toy
on Tuesday August 06, 2019 @01:00PM (#20627094)
Wouldn't a enterprise developer store pricing information in a database, rather than hardcoding it, whether it is hardcoded into functional or OO software?
Re:Nobody talks about the real reason to use Tabs over Spaces
on Monday July 08, 2019 @06:17AM (#20381419)
It's always fun pasting tab-indented code into the MySQL client...
Re:How do you pronounce the name of the command line tool “xargs”?
on Thursday June 13, 2019 @11:47AM (#20175989)
ex-args
Re:Ask HN: Why do more and more websites have light grey text on white...
on Thursday May 30, 2019 @10:53AM (#20051795)
Is it because less people care about accessibility these day?
Re:Ask HN: Are there any production grade systems that have been open ...
on Monday April 29, 2019 @12:21PM (#19779765)
Erm, Linux?
They are related but different. Something may or may not be interesting, and somebody may or may not be interested in it.
Hope that helps
Re:Tech developer quits UK saying Brexit has ‘killed’ his business
on Thursday January 10, 2019 @05:41AM (#18872886)
He is quitting the UK, regardless of your semantics
Re:The gradual decline of the fade-out in popular music (2014)
on Wednesday October 17, 2018 @12:29PM (#18240682)
Agree
Re:Ask HN: What fun/useful things do you do when tired, instead of Net...
on Tuesday September 04, 2018 @07:54AM (#17908343)
I find sleeping is good when tired
Re:Ask HN: Is there any credible evidence for ET intelligent life?
on Wednesday July 04, 2018 @12:49PM (#17458202)
Re:Ask HN: What banks don't have cartoonishly bad password practices?
on Monday October 02, 2017 @10:59AM (#15384250)
Any Bank that uses passwords in preference to two-factor authentication?
Re:6 reasons why tabs are better than spaces
on Thursday June 08, 2017 @12:43PM (#14515345)
Paste a tab-indented SQL statement into the MySQL client, and experience real joy
Re:How to start believing in God?
on Friday November 25, 2016 @09:30AM (#13036923)
Just stop thinking critically, and you'll be there in a week or two