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It seems like I just heard about this company a week or two ago. Did it seem to appear out of nowhere to people more tuned in to the e-currency world?

Windows Subsystem for Linux 2: ELFectric Boogaloo

> "I've dealt with an ill temper my entire life, although not many people who know me would think so. As a kid I was bullied a lot (both of these are likely direct products of me h…

Over 10,000 now.

Google Reader served a similar purpose. People used its social features for communication since (the thinking went) governments weren't going to block Google.

Systemic issues require systemic solutions. The only thing an individual can do is advocate and vote. Even that might not be enough. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Collective_action…

Crypto is 99% woo, but the 1% is interesting. The interesting stuff isn't world-stompingly amazing, so it gets less press. I like the idea of someday being able to take pennies wor…

The boundary of space varies depending on who you ask. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/K%C3%A1rm%C3%A1n_line

I'm not sure of the practical implications for someone looking to use it in a design project. Who would have standing to sue for infringement, and in what situations?

You already have ample examples of how this could make sense, so here's a mental model that will serve you well in life. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Chesterton%27s_fenc…

Related: the US government has its own font. The page mentions it further down. https://public-sans.digital.gov/ Discussion of the font on HN: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=…

Shifting of the Overton window is the closest concept I know of, but it still seems too specific to fit this pattern. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Overton_window

I'm always amazed at how much good science happens based on inferring things from what's known or guessed with high confidence.

Did they? As far as I can recall 538 has always been clear that they deal in probabilities, not binary predictions. They gave him a small chance of winning for a reason, and it tur…

It's a gamble: stay with Slack and potentially be forced into an "Our Incredible Journey" migration in the future, or migrate now and shamble along until 40+ year old and profitabl…