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Re:Show HN: Encarta 95 Web on Saturday October 24, 2026 @09:25AM (#50221031)
I got carried away and started playing the Age of Empires Demo from the desktop after I exited Encarta
Re:WallHop – 12ft.io is gone, so I built a replacement on Thursday October 15, 2026 @01:31AM (#50099579)
Found it! But it was GitHub, not Reddit: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=37528682
Re:Total Annihilation, rebuilt for modern computers on Sunday October 11, 2026 @09:20PM (#50050133)
This is amazing! Thank you for reminding me of the one game I spent so much time playing when I was young. I remember drawing the units on paper and playing with them on the table when I didn't have access to the computer.
Re:WallHop – 12ft.io is gone, so I built a replacement on Sunday October 11, 2026 @08:30AM (#50042586)
I remember awhile back, people started noticing that archived pages of Reddit* had a 'logged in' status and showed the account name Archive was using to scrape the data. Not sure if this is how it works with other sources.

*I think it was Reddit.

In the technique example, it sounds like they used a homograph (or homoglyph) method to trick the AI -- almost as if the AI has 'eyes' and reads like a human would. This is so interesting.
I love Pinboard! I was just thinking today about how much I value that service.

Closure of BackupSheep

Received this e-mail today:** Hi there,We are writing to inform you of the upcoming closure of our application, effective Nov 1st 2023. After careful consideration, we have made the difficult decision to cease operations and shut down the application.Please be assured that we are committed to assisting you with this transition. All customer data will be accessible for export until Nov 1st 2023,...

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It seems intermittent, it worked a couple of times
It's broken for me, main.js¹ fails to load due to the server response: ERR_TOO_MANY_REDIRECTS

¹ https://animatize.com/js/main.js?v=131

Re:LastPass appears to be holding users' passwords hostage on Tuesday January 11, 2022 @05:43PM (#29899381)
I pay for LastPass Premium and it exports just fine in the latest Chrome on Windows 10 x64.
Re:Regulators Shut Down Lending Platform (YC Alum) LendUp on Thursday December 23, 2021 @12:55AM (#29659067)
You mean self.inc? No, they don't lend money.
Re:Missouri website that leaked SSN on Friday October 15, 2021 @02:41PM (#28881400)
This is the main reason PewDiePie (game streamer) moved out of Sweden.
Hypothetically you could remove the drugs and be sure they're gone before inspection. Images being "deleted" from the cloud... not so sure
Re:Show HN: Squawk – Push-to-Talk for Teams on Wednesday May 27, 2020 @03:26PM (#23328575)
The download links are throwing 404's
Re:Uber cuts 3000 more jobs, closes 45 offices on Monday May 18, 2020 @04:09PM (#23227733)
In other news, GE Appliances just cut my web development contract short by 8 months. Congratulations, India.
Re:Edward Snowden on The Joe Rogan Experience [video] on Wednesday October 23, 2019 @11:33AM (#21335669)
(Off-topic) Does anyone know why `[flagged]` posts are censored instead of hidden? I often have to use web archives to view them.
I think the parent means "naturally" as in, not our fault
Only thing I can think of at the moment, geologically-speaking and within a short time span could be a Super-volcano eruption that engulfs the atmosphere in smoke, causing another ice-age. Another method of danger could be a meteor impact, though it's time span is unknown until we detect it, and not sure if that fits your geological category.
Re:Ask HN: Do we need Google captcha? on Tuesday October 22, 2019 @03:43PM (#21327762)
You have to include the script on every page of your site, not just the page with the form.*

* https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=21324523

Re:Latest Firefox Brings Privacy Protections Front and Center on Tuesday October 22, 2019 @11:34AM (#21324824)
The inactive CSS feature is great, I've spent a lot of time cleaning up global stylesheets for my employer recently, and it's a big task. Even though I doubt it catches CSS toggled by Javascript, I'm excited to use it.
Re:Latest Firefox Brings Privacy Protections Front and Center on Tuesday October 22, 2019 @11:29AM (#21324761)
So it's possible that by using a VPN, you're seeing ads recommended for other people using the same VPN?
Re:Disney+ streaming uses draconian DRM on Sunday October 20, 2019 @10:15PM (#21308852)
I think the point is to not pay them until the get their service fixed.
Google allows you to change an app after Play Store approval without a second review? If so, well that's your problem right there.
If you can find an exchange that doesn't require Personal Identifiers (PID) before purchasing, you'd be in luck. Even localbitcoins.com sellers require enormous amount of info about the buyers before they even consider the transaction.
They didn't shut it down completely. They only removed the ability to profit from your copyright claims. You're still able to have videos removed or blacklisted for copyright infringement.
Re:Toptal suit against co-founder dismissed on Thursday August 15, 2019 @05:39PM (#20709952)
MEGA, Mediafire, Zippyshare, Degoo, OneDrive, Google Drive, pCloud, etc. Pick one.
Re:A bug I wish I hadn't caught on Thursday August 15, 2019 @04:04PM (#20709080)
Calling this a "bug" is a stretch. Similar to saying `1 == 2` is a bug. Could've been prevented by using distinct ID's in your tables and query criteria. When assigning experience, authenticating, selecting user data, etc., use the user ID.

Usernames are just localized, vanity UUID's for client-side pleasure.

Re:CEO compensation has grown 940% since 1978 on Thursday August 15, 2019 @02:10PM (#20707962)
If a student and teacher, parent and child, or a general/president and solider selfishly conspire for their own benefit, they should be dealt with.
I noticed something was odd... I've been trying to sign into their app the past couple of days and keep receiving "Invalid credentials" errors. The website worked fine for me.

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