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Re:LA Metro has some of the slowest escalators on Earth on Saturday September 26, 2026 @09:04PM (#49862272)
Can confirm the Kyiv metro escalators are both significantly faster and generally longer than London - the combination can be a little scary the first few times.
Re:Allow Carriers on Planes on Friday September 25, 2026 @10:59AM (#49845619)
As a parent of 3 kids and an extensive baby-carrier user, I see your argument but I think you're lacking consideration of the failure modes.

Yes, almost every baby carrier would likely restrain the infant better than add-on infant belt if the adult lap belt rides up over the infant carrier, the infant's going to be crushed between the adult and the belt. Not a good outcome.

Thus you're likely going to need FAA-approved infant carriers, same way as you'd need FAA-approved car seats you can take on planes.

Re:The Amazon Tax on Tuesday August 18, 2026 @01:56PM (#49349714)
This reminds me of SABRE preferring American Airlines flights see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sabre_(travel_reservation_syst.... Back in 1984 this "Preferential display" was considered illegal by the US government. How times have changed....

In Europe, it led to the creation of the competing Amadeus system which did not keep display preferences and now dominates the market.

Re:Bike Bureau: Report Bike Lane Obstructions on Wednesday August 12, 2026 @02:16PM (#49276520)
Ooh, this autosubmit is cool. Is it open-source for individuals to add more cities, or expose it as an API?
Re:Private Equity Bought America's Essential Services on Wednesday May 27, 2026 @10:59AM (#48295374)
which contains links to its claims and an author with a name, unlike the above article...
Re:Google Cloud Fraud Defence is just WEI repackaged on Friday May 08, 2026 @12:31PM (#48065386)
This article is full of false assumptions.

For example: > Bot operators point a camera at a screen, a trivial automation with off-the-shelf hardware. For operations that need Play Integrity attestation specifically, a compliant Android device costs approximately $30 at current market prices

A bot farm cannot bypass for long with a $30 phone. Do you seriously think that if Google sees the same hardware identifier 1000s of times a day they are not going to consider that usage to be fraud?

I appreciate that Google's made a real proposal to avoid the web becoming bottomless AI slop. This article hasn't come with a better alternative - I'd love to see one!

On page 13 you'll see _why_ the judges don't apply the letter of the law - they're seeking to do justice to the victims _in spite of_ the law.

"there is another possible explanation: the human judges seek to do justice. The materials include a gruesome description of the injuries the plaintiff sustained in the automobile accident. The court in the earlier proceeding found that she was entitled to [details] a total of $750,000.10. It then noted that she would be entitled to that full amount under Nebraska law but only $250,000 under Kansas law." So the judge's decision "reflects a moral view that victims should be fully compensated ... This bias is reflected in Klerman and Spamann’s data: only 31% of judges applied the cap (i.e., chose Kansas law), compared to the expected 46% if judges were purely following the law." "By contrast, GPT applied the cap precisely"

Far from making the case for AI as a judge, this paper highlights what happens when AI systematically applies (often harsh) laws vs the empathy of experienced human judgement.

> I'm sad that a lot more people don't know that Signal for Desktop is much, much less secure against adversaries with your laptop

Educate us. What makes it less secure?

I live in MA and wish that this were true, but do you have data / evidence to support that it rarely happens? Also, I don't know if you have tried to get your $10, but it's not like the sign is always obvious and every time I've tried, it's not like the cashier says "oops" and gives you the thing for free - they call a manager, the manager argues with you, other customers complain about the checkout delay you've created... there's social pressure there so I can understand why customers would not do this even when they can.
Re:What's in a Passenger Name Record (PNR)? on Thursday November 20, 2025 @03:58PM (#45997626)
PNRs also contain info on the Form of Payment used to pay for the ticket, in case you were ever wondering who's paying for their airfares in cash...
That tracks. I learnt Gaeilge Uladh growing up and standard Irish feels like reading or writing a legal agreement compared to the spoken word…
> 2. Not removing students with bad behavior from classrooms and schools

This is basically _the_ reason people send their kids to private schools

Re:Addictions Are Being Engineered on Saturday June 28, 2025 @07:36PM (#44409089)
Right, maybe social networks are a utility, like electricity or ISPs
Re:Why are banks still getting authentication so wrong? on Tuesday May 13, 2025 @03:58PM (#43977019)
The friction of changing bank accounts is high, and few people choose their bank accounts based on how easy the online authentication is. Unless a bank does this meaningfully much worse than their competitors (low bar) they have little incentive to fix it.

If you think TD is bad, try some European countries where there's only a handful of banks...

This is so informative, thank you. I always got my kids baby food in glass, thinking it would reduce their microplastics exposure as well as reducing plastic waste. Turns out only one of those was true :(
Re:Cars Suck, Man on Sunday January 14, 2024 @08:44AM (#38990302)
There’s whole sites dedicated to this problem, example https://thecarseatlady.com/narrowest-car-seats/

But if you pick narrow seats you can make it work. I have 3 car seats in the back of a 2016 Subaru Legacy, which also generally a bloatfree car

If this credential is still valid 2 years later, what is their credential rotation policy?
Re:Nailing jelly to a wall: is it possible? on Saturday July 15, 2023 @06:23PM (#36741483)
You simply need a colder wall…
Re:How to be a -10x Engineer on Tuesday April 04, 2023 @10:33AM (#35440278)
Oh, you forgot “publish a service with undocumented limitations that others are required to use”. You can easily achieve -10x that way!
Re:Ask HN: Looking for Email Service Recommendations on Sunday September 25, 2022 @02:09PM (#32974160)
Most important is to use your own domain name for your email. That way you can switch providers as you like without having to change your address, and all the hassle that goes with that.

Personally, I like Migadu for mail hosting. The mail gets delivered, the price is reasonable, and there’s good tech support

Re:Ask HN: Gmail account security on Sunday January 23, 2022 @07:57PM (#30052360)
Use Che browser to mimic your usual device…

https://chebrowser.site/