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There were certainly a great number of real people who got hyped up about the reports of it this weekend. The reports that went viral were generally sensationalized, naturally, and…

Not technically a screenshot, I guess, but trivially easy to do with software I had lying around all the same. https://media4.giphy.com/media/v1.Y2lkPTc5MGI3NjExYXloZ3Z0NT...

Now my local Burger King (in Las Vegas, NV, USA) has a sign at each table telling you that you have 30 minutes to eat your food and get out before you get thrown out for loitering.…

What an interesting find! Not that this specific quirk is covered in the novel, but a reading of Neal Stephenson's Cryptonomicon would certainly help make one understand the kind o…

In fact there are cases where crypto makes it impossible for you to accept my money unless you send me the thing I'm paying for atomically. But those are limited to purchasing thin…

That'll be revealed in episode 3. (They do have Jeri Ellsworth and some OGs from Commodore signed up to be part of the team though, and seem to genuine love the brand and have nost…

An infamous Starcraft example also contains notes of a similar story where they were so humbled by a competitor's demo (and criticism that their own game was simply "Warcraft in sp…

There's similar for "pack hits" and trading cards, and the regulars learn which hobby shops are reputable and which ones to avoid. Most that remain in business are not scum.

I don't even understand this bug description. It's an edge case I guess I never ran into, so pretty easy to handle. That said, it's not like everything is perfect, just 100% better…

e^(iτ) = 1; true beauty.

This is supremely cool, thanks for sharing. I'm probably missing something obvious but why would the casting be any more expensive than any other pressing?

Anecdotal evidence is they are still flagging this content. https://x.com/quijanophd/status/1741897926924726449?s=46&t=c...

A plot point in Neal Stephenson's Anathem involves the specific wavelength of red light that is seen in a certain circumstance, which is similarly 'forbidden'. (Side note: Had to r…

Welcome to the Baader-Meinhof Phenomenon. Now go watch The Holiday (2006).

Gravity is an effect of the curve of space and relativity coming together in what we now call spacetime. Right? Einstein told us so. But... Maybe not? There's promising math behind…

It is tricky because humans are biased for intuitive understanding rather than logical understanding. Intuitions are shortcuts that are very valuable, but sometimes they are just p…

But if you wanted some of what makes this particular piece special you would also have to hire a camera crew to capture the backstory and provenance and an influencer to show it to…

Just because it's tradition to not let "someone being wrong on the internet" stand: https://www.cryptokitties.co/blog/post/learn-how-our-last-my...

So I've been thinking about this and working on this for years, so I have a different perspective. Is everything fully better for having blockchain integration? Clearly no. Are the…

Breeding is a complex and nuanced game mechanic, which when coupled with the worldwide marketplace unlocks a dizzying rabbit hole. Once you understand the mechanics, you realize ju…

CryptoKitties is a lot of fun, for what it is. It's super deep and while it's more of a sandbox than a typical game, I became obsessed with it when it came out, though not for mone…

It felt right at the time to many people. The two towers trailer scene was specific to the trailer according to them at the time, so not having that scene was apparently already th…

I figured that rather than create a TC account to comment there, I'd be more interested in sharing my thoughts with the HN crowd. There is a reply to that article that larps about …