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Renting the same compute resources might cost you less but you are on the hook for maintenance and administration which can cost you more in the long run.

I would say using Google and Bing makes it not independent but they could invest in further developing their own index if they wanted to go independent.

Someone will correct me if I'm wrong but Kagi uses Google search results. I'm sure it's more complicated than that and they have their own secret sauce but it is not an independent…

Mom n Pop shops are great but getting rid of ads doesn't put the genie back in the bottle when it comes to big box stores and Amazon. It also doesn't solve the shelf space problem.…

> We've had those things for way longer than we've had targeted marketing. You've had way less of those things as well. I'm not defending targeted marketing but you are ignoring th…

> Or I find someone in some store to talk to. Stores are limited by the amount of shelf space they have and employees will lead you towards certain products they have an incentive …

> 3M is filing for bankruptcy due to PFAS litigation, and even then they can't cover the costs [0] This doesn't work, the damage is already done, and the profits have been pocketed…

This might be the most "Hacker News" comment I've ever read. Whether or not I agree with the way Brave goes about their business, I'm not going to deny they are trying new things w…

I don't understand the point you are trying to make and how it relates to the quote or the post as a whole.

Men have a lot of problems that are under discussed and swept under the rug. Loneliness issues, confidence issues, perception issues, issues with men thinking their life doesn't ma…

The Buffalo shooter organized on a public Discord and unfortunately that had no effect in preventing him. But, this is getting back to my initial point, you are using Discord becau…

Every company will hand over your data if subpoenaed by a law enforcement agency in the country they operate in.

> The fundamental fact that Discord users refuse to see is that the platform isn't run on magic dust and fairy incantations, but actual human beings. Using Discord is no different …

My Pixel is rapidly coming out on it's drop dead date for security updates and I'm considering just switching to an iPhone SE. I want a small phone that will be supported for a lon…

They absolutely view phones as general purpose computers. It's why iOS is slowly turning into OS X.

I would be awestruck if they made a web version. Instagram goes through great pains to screw web users. Apps have more control and collect more data after all.

Pricing is almost identical to what Slack charges. I like the idea and I know that not having meeting support here is a feature but Slack huddles are convenient for quick syncs and…

This line of thinking is what lets Republicans do whatever they please and get away with it.

Not when you are a multibillionaire.

I think Cinemax used to show those at night back in the day.

There are venues that are Ticketmaster specific because Ticketmaster's parent company owns the venue and some acts just use Ticketmaster because they are the most popular ticketing…

There is no chance Mozilla does anything that actually matters here. They may do some virtue signaling and put out a statement about how they support the open web but nothing more.…

I sparingly run into sites that don't render properly on Firefox but they do exist. As an example, Ticketmaster's account page has problems on Firefox that I don't get on Chromium.…

You may be attributing lack of financial means to resiliency. It cost money to move and if you are already struggling to get by you may not have the money.