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CheckHook
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Comment #15045207
Using the phrase "echo chamber" doesn't make you alt-right, suggesting so just closes down an avenue of discussion which then leads to more division.
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Comment #14351060
I haven't noticed commuters doing this in London except the obviously homeless/troubled people.
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Comment #13724629
It's a prepaid credit card with a great app that lets you do things like freezing your card quickly. They also offer good exchange rates with no fees. Personally I use it as a trav…
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Comment #12179905
This just isn't true, I work in central London amongst the bankers and they're usually the first to get out a bank branded umbrella, usually obnoxiously huge ones too.
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Comment #12179901
Yeah, working in central London and there's always an abundance of umbrellas in use when it rains, really not sure what this commenter is talking about.
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Comment #11736732
The previous and continuing actions of bad people but not "you" as a collective, just the racist ones. (I'm mixed race, not that it should make my point any more/less valid).
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Comment #11728377
Premium services often cost a little more money, it's a trade off between money and time. There's nothing stopping people flying if they can't afford the PreCheck, it's just a litt…
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Comment #11723193
It's not like the TSA is stopping people on the street, it's an agreement, if you want to enter the airport then volunteer for the search.
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Comment #11723140
> iPhone in hand, with my digital ticket ready to board; so easy and pleasant. Most airlines provide the same digital boarding passes, I often travel with my pass added to Apple Wa…
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Comment #11376790
Nice work, much better than the usual hard for humans - easy for computers URL shorteners. https://xkcd.com/936/
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Comment #10546634
No, they probably leave the workplace for 5-10 minutes to purchase one.
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Comment #9386625
To build this at the authors age is very impressive. I find it interesting to see how the youths of today embrace programming. Knowing the authors age adds value to the post IMO.
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Comment #9334513
Somebody with more funds and connections could ship your idea before you rendering yours obsolete. In the case of a hardware based startup they could even patent the idea first.
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Comment #9334347
People don't steal ideas. Tell as many people as possible. Never ask someone to sign an NDA before hearing your idea, you'll instantly lose all credibility I find this hard to beli…
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Comment #9297008
That would actually be the same amount of steps as the current situation. I often leave re-stocking items till later and ultimately end up forgetting.
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Comment #9296965
The Gillette button seems the most useful to me, I'd have it in my bathroom drawer for when I take the last blade out of the pack. I'd stick the Bounty button to the wall above the…
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Comment #9150001
As others have said, your website is not very informative but I signed up after reading your Medium post. I really like the project and think it has a lot of potential but could do…
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Comment #9106124
I think the author has indirectly replied to you via the article: > Note: The numbers (700 Billion, etc) are there to give context and a sense of scale. This wasn’t a small boutiqu…
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Comment #9079855
3 less legs than he was born with?
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Comment #9073406
> For example, realising that other people find listening to trance music also helps them code. I'm starting to find that listening to repetitive music helps with coding as opposed…
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Comment #9068430
Spotify has a massive UX flaw. To access the options for a track there is a button on the right hand side, this is also where the scroll menu appears. I often find myself half way …
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Comment #9056289
The biggest problem with driverless cars will not be the safety technology but the people controlling them. It's not hard to imagine a scenario where most regular cars have been ou…
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Comment #8999285
Nobody wants their idea stolen, no matter how badly written it is.
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Comment #8985582
Yes it affects many higher end cars but BMW's have suffered for a long time. Their excuse for a "fix" prevents the windows from being wound down by the key. http://www.bbc.co.uk/ne…
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Comment #8985574
It's a shame that BMW isn't committed to fixing the key-reprogramming method of theft that affects many of their older cars. The previous "fix" that they issued only prevented the …