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The author's first two reasons for return are not liking Touch ID or the outer screen. These are two of my favourite aspects. Each to their own. I like the short screen in particular, having always consciously felt that my focus zone was only a fraction of the slab format.
With the package "travelling through Memphis, France and Germany before being sent to Israel several times", this is clearly a case of six degrees of separation.
Posted by
yzydserd on Monday October 19, 2026 @11:31AM
from the nbcnews.com dept.
I came to Berger through Sontag’s On Photography. An easier companion.
Berger’s way of ‘seeing’ is to situate yourself in the time and place, less ocular than you may assume. And then he wrote the touching Cataracts, about how he lost his vision and gained a new way to see. He regained his vision and soon died. Possibly this is why you’ve been downvoted.
Has the OP text been changed?
> Before injecting this cocktail into your bloodstream, would you want to know that there is at least one human cancer expert who understands the mechanism behind this cure?
Now:
> Before injecting this cocktail into your bloodstream, would you find it reassuring to know that there is at least one human cancer expert who understands the mechanism
behind this cure?
I would agree with the second, not necessarily the first.
“Author of The Da Vinci Code”
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If you choose not to join a club, you don’t need to try to “cripple its ability to operate”.
Amazon UK and US now have a Price History button on products. It’s not quite as good as camel used to be, but it’s a convenient.
"argon" is derived from the Ancient Greek word ἀργόν meaning lazy or inactive.
Dramatised yes.
Overdramatised no.
This is a dramatic period of history.
Great naming scheme that doesn’t even survive exchange rates, or future price changes.
Posted by
yzydserd on Friday September 25, 2026 @03:51AM
from the testingcatalog.com dept.
It’s back available since 4 days ago.
Yes very poor proofreading!
Posted by
yzydserd on Wednesday September 16, 2026 @01:49AM
from the doi.org dept.
I find the underlining of the period in "school holidays." very jarring.
> solving problems is only a tool and proxy for achieving the primary goal of conceptual understanding and insight.
This is the effect of AI on most intellectual disciplines, and it’s a real worry.
Only 30-40% of people encounter brain freeze?
Fabulous site.
Posted by
yzydserd on Wednesday August 19, 2026 @02:02PM
from the bbc.co.uk dept.
Bought this in April 2005 for £11.95 and 58p per year is good value. Not sure I'll upgrade though.
The site runs like a dog.
They claimed them as advances, not breakthroughs.
Posted by
yzydserd on Tuesday August 04, 2026 @07:35PM
from the en.wikipedia.org dept.
In case it wasn't obvious - it wasn't obvious to me from the 43 mentions of it in the article - beads is a product by the same author. There was an HN post on it 8 months ago
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46075616 (68 comments). I've not tried it.