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QVVRP4nYz

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    Comment #41137407

    > I can't think of a reason why you would want to declare something as nullable when not declaring anything automatically makes the type nullable anyway. All existing code is "we d…

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    Comment #41066610

    The killing of third party clients didn't have significant impact, I don't know what would they have to do to lose users, other than some kind of mandatory subscription fee.

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    Comment #41066567

    For years reddit build-in search was broken (or at least broken) and people were forced to use 3rd parties like google, so we came full circle.

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    Comment #40703975

    Allegro is full of refurb mini PCs, mostly Dells. It is complete computer for less than $100 [0], like https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40697831 says, it is very hard to beat i…

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    Comment #39814234

    A catch? You need between 50k and 200k euro for renovation, depending on size, and if you change your mind there is no one to sell it to recoup the cost. There is no local job mark…

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    Comment #39669572

    I don't know about OP but in Poland https://yanosik.pl/ offered such deals ( https://payhowyudrive.pl/ ). It is probably a bit self defeating - the app's main function is warning a…

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    Comment #39026727

    Ignoring the question if USA is actually behind: there is a very strong technology catch-up effect. Some countries started mobile phones with 3G, and never wasted money on quickly …

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    Comment #38852759

    > There are endless streams of psychopath male leads and damsel in distress characters, with predictable story lines and pretentious dialogues. I mean - it sells. Is it readers fau…

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    Comment #38840183

    There might be other explanations, thought not necessary better. For example maybe they are following Steve Jobs' dream of single button apps? All not essential features confuse pe…

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    Comment #38839692

    I watched it before and the thing that I will forever remember from it was the "jubilate": https://youtu.be/Eq3bUFgEcb4?t=1346

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    Comment #38839647

    Yeah, whole article could be summed up with Mencken quote from 1920: > There is always a well-known solution to every human problem—neat, plausible, and wrong.

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    Comment #38794512

    It is actually quite common in hellish world of printers, but with a bit more plausible deniability. "Our printed page counter indicated the cartridge/drum needs replacement, we co…

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    Comment #38641744

    That is textbook https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Logic_bomb and is very "jailable" - as if plain blackmail laws weren't enough. Edit: someone already added Newag there :D

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    Comment #38641544

    > The ridiculousness of this defence makes it clear leadership was in the know. https://kolejowyportal.pl/koleje-dolnoslaskie-odpowiadaja-ne... - this is from 2022-07-06. The train…

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    Comment #38336675

    YT is recently tightening the screw - both increasing ad count, Premium prices and trying to counter adblocking. Also removal of Manifest V2 is coming to Chrome in 2024. In general…

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    Comment #38268872

    They can't handle deepfakes and misinformation in ads they publish, which have probably 10 000 times smaller volume than published videos.

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    Comment #38249675

    It was already covered in https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=38210226 . IMHO this case makes no sense at all.

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    Comment #38248424

    It is not NaCl, corrosion might not be an issue. I would call it open circuit water cooling, this thing is just a solid state evaporator. Anyway, as sibling comment said, you don't…

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    Comment #37615882

    I am not sure if it is astroturfing but I sure remember people apeshit when car manufactures tried to do same thing (including John Deere that AFAIR still uses DRM for parts.)

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    Comment #37615790

    Synthesia works with midi(via USB) - at least the PC and Android versions do.

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    Comment #37087748

    Well, he always looked like a guy who can hyper focus on single task for few months. That is great aptitude for breaking security but not necessary for stuff that requires long pro…