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Re:Why I'm returning my Microsoft Surface RT on Saturday October 27, 2012 @03:12PM (#4706927)
Still waiting on decent linux-capable tablets...
Re:247 ways to draw trees on Thursday October 18, 2012 @05:21PM (#4671182)
They're not all paywalled, but some do take some extra clicks and scrolling to finally get to.
Re:How to sell Windows 8 in Japan on Friday October 12, 2012 @11:42AM (#4645493)
Friend tells me the girls' names sound like "seven" and "eight" and they both use a kanji that also means "window." BAD PUNS.
Re:Wikipedia Redefined on Tuesday August 07, 2012 @07:13PM (#4352895)
Agghhh, it's like they're making it web-3.0-y with all the giant logos/buttons and a massive toolbar. I already hate sites enough that cram a whole load of fat things above the actual content. Especially sharing buttons. I KNOW HOW TO COPY A URL DAMMIT!
I was one of those requests via your chat, just making it here too :)
Integrate with common chat clients like google and I might've more interested.
Re:Google maps 8bit quest mode. A setup for 4/1 perhaps? on Saturday March 31, 2012 @09:57PM (#3782315)
Try searching for something, then specify the time range. Check the last option (changes on reload) :)
Re:LulzSec brought down by own leader on Tuesday March 06, 2012 @04:05PM (#3672872)
They defaced a few websites and stole plaintext/unsalted databases, and Fox makes them sound like terrorists. How surprising.

Ask HN: When is there too much navigation?

Screen real estate is one of the top concerns for my personal computing setups. You've probably seen toolbar overload - http://bit.ly/w0xOEm - but what do you think about this: http://bit.ly/yfvRJVThat's 6 *-bars: os, environment, browser, site family (google), site, sitetools. After those, you finally get to content. No, we're not programmed to scan each pixel from top to bottom every time,...

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Re:Brit pair deported from US for 'destroy America' tweet on Monday January 30, 2012 @11:46AM (#3529434)
No sir we at the DHS do not have a sense of humor we're aware of.
Re:Show HN: TrollBlock, It's Okay to Dislike on Sunday January 29, 2012 @10:23PM (#3527340)
I feel like this is exactly what's going on with the HN G+ circle. About 80% are reposters, who I immediately remove from circles, about 15% post interesting stuff, and about 5% are just people sort of worth following like Linus Torvalds and Richard Branson.
Re:Let's update the HN circle on Google Plus (the proper way) on Saturday December 31, 2011 @09:58AM (#3410971)
yes
Re:SOPA Hearing is Streaming Live on Wednesday November 16, 2011 @11:22AM (#3243692)
stream is broken for me