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My intention is not to dismiss the blog's argument about using Linux but my experience running an Ubuntu LTS in my main computer has been straightforward, easy and as problem-free …

While I agree with your suggestion (that's what I've doing for years), I'm not sure the "almost not effort" point is helpful or realistic when it comes to a huge majority of users.…

You may want to read the Hacker News Guidelines https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html

I'm not surprised that the article has that vibe and that you noticed it. Works in Progress, the magazine that published the article, is notorious for having a preference for marke…

As far as I know, this is the blog post that led to the backlash https://world.hey.com/dhh/as-i-remember-london-e7d38e64

Norway is member of the European Economic Area, not of the European Union, together with Iceland and Liechtenstein. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/European_Economic_Area

I thought that having your website/article on the frontpage of Hacker News was good news. I guess I was wrong.

The best book I've ever read isn't the best book I've read but one that connects me with a particular moment: The Master and Margarita, by Mikhail Bulgakov. It was the start of sum…

The fact that, as you say, "it's just a military base" is the consequence of the forced eviction of the local population (around 1,500 people) in 1968 by the US and the UK.

“Lately”.

Lucky you. Search for Travis Kelce unless you prefer to keep your exposure to useless information under control.

I’m a happy Gnome user.

With providers like Addy and SimpleLogin it is possible to use your own domain. > https://addy.io/ > https://simplelogin.io/

Flatpaks are a perfectly functional option https://flathub.org/apps/org.mozilla.firefox

You didn’t have to wait for this new Firefox package to stop using snaps, did you?

Not necessarily. I'm in my early fifties and I typically run 30 miles/50 km per week. I've been doing this for a couple of years and I reckon I consume less calories and eat less i…

> and goes through Hounslow which is where the Indian population is in London. According to the 2021 Census, 656,272 Indian British live in London. Hounslow total population is 288…

Ubuntu uses Snaps by default. Flatpaks are an option in Ubuntu only if you install the application.

>These guys just seem to want to talk. I find this beyond useless. I'm not sure this is how George Monbiot defines himself, but for me he's an intelectual. There's a place and a va…

I hope the note I added to my original message is enough to explain that my comment wasn’t about the location of the company but about what I think is very limited information abou…

I explained that better adding a note to my original message. Nothing to do with Florida or any other location in the US or any other country. What I meant was that before I make t…

Nice website and interesting option of email provider. However, I haven’t been able to find much information about the company providing the service beyond “Mango Mail is an Americ…

Fair enough. However, being able to "get paid by a few customers around the world every month and pay out contractors also around the world" is what Wise claim they offer to their …

What should 'Firefox fans on HN' do?