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DeadBeatDad

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    Comment #28841131

    Slightly off topic: I love tinkering with Medium URLs Here's four URls that all work https://kgizdov.medium.com/the-efficiency-of-microsoft-e50ea... https://kgizdov.medium.com/@the…

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    Comment #28347910

    I try to take regular breaks from my handheld device. I can spend hours on my desktop PC however, but only because I get paid for that. My phone is mainly for consuming, so it's mo…

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    Comment #28266063

    I've always wondered: how much of time-consuming mental tasks will I have automated and abstracted away via computers in my later years, since I already try to automate away everyt…

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    Comment #28265979

    Just to avoid confusion, this post has nothing to do with an ALIAS Record[0]. I've used ALIAS records in the past to serve content both from `www` and the naked apex domain. I tell…

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    Comment #28256602

    > But you can already get both pieces of information through the user-agent This is why I have the `resistFingerprinting` flag set to `true` in Firefox

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    Comment #28256590

    Same here. I browse with JS disabled by default using uBlock Origin. I only rarely have to whitelist a site to make it work (as in this case)

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    Comment #28247948

    I used an iPod 5th generation for a few years as a phone (it's basically an iPhone 5 without a baseband chip). I used the Skype app to ring people and send messages. Whatsapp is no…

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    Comment #28236802

    > In my small team I have one developer who is very skilled So tell them that. Make them realize they have a non replaceable job, and that if they weren't there, the company's miss…

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    Comment #27861467

    Everyone going on about lung disease when you can just vaporize it or use edibles. Edibles are tricky since you can either add too much or too little so you get an unexpected high.…

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    Comment #27856589

    > "Climate change impacts are contributing to wildfires that are increasingly dangerous and destructive across the Western U.S.," It's baffling that here we are in the full motions…

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    Comment #27856503

    There is something similar to this: `Spotify granted patent to use mic to infer emotional state, age, gender, and accent`[0]. Not surprising, given how data hungry most tech compan…

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    Comment #27820325

    > Transactions made using cryptocurrencies can provide more anonymity to senders and recipients of money Well, yes, providing you use something like Monero. We all should know by n…

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    You could train an AI to generate these randomly, something similar to: https://thischemicaldoesnotexist.com/ https://thispersondoesnotexist.com/