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andrewxhonson

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    Comment #36133623

    Does the readme's last example have sections of one code embedded in the empty space between another code's sections? That's pretty cool.

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    Comment #33076527

    Maybe the location bar should accept the space but strip it? That would work for input if not reading the URL. Maybe only allowing single consecutive spaces to avoid the address sp…

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    Comment #31818334

    This might not be what you're targeting as a use case, but is there any way to do BCE dates?

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    Comment #31426808

    Had no idea the Unix source was out there, very cool. Weird to see "53 years ago" on GitHub. Thanks!

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    Ask HN: What's the oldest publicly-available repo with different versions?

    What is the oldest collection of code out there, including different versions of the same project, where someone could access it and compare the changes between versions to get a s…

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    Comment #31286319

    I like this quote about this from Stephen Hawking: [1] > "One can regard imaginary and real time as beginning at the South Pole, which is a smooth point of space-time where the nor…

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    Ask HN: How does a distinct Mozilla Corporation help the Foundation's mission?

    I've been doing some reading on nonprofits in tech in particular. As I understand it in broad strokes, the Mozilla Foundation originally did all the development work, and later for…

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    Comment #29176431

    Out of curiosity, did you come up with 'stayup' or where did you come across it? I'm really liking it.

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    Comment #29162247

    Those exchanges with NFT's don't do anything different from storing that ownership information in a normal database, do they? The novelty in the situations you propose would be tha…

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    Comment #28938645

    > if the reasons are complicated, then the design should represent that complexity. Hiding complications makes everything harder, and excessive minimalism is just as harmful as exc…

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    Comment #26527791

    Loved the Rochester shout-out!

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    Comment #26208031

    Bookmarked! This is a great idea. I also really love the name—I had considered using it as a name for one of my projects once and was disappointed to feel like it didn't fit. It de…

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    Comment #26000683

    Clever name!

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    Comment #25993811

    I appreciate that you didn't just tell us to cut it out! :)

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    Comment #25993765

    I just looked at it and ended up having a discussion with someone from Germany about having a Hacker News meeting in Albania when COVID is over. Someone else chimed in, "__________…

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    Comment #23987276

    I'm looking at Subreply, and notice you said it's English-only on the about page. Is that something you enforce? What's your reasoning if you don't mind my asking?

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    Comment #23923953

    In addition to (and in conjunction with) the other comment about baptism for the dead, it is believed to be a fulfillment of an Old Testament prophecy of pointing "the hearts of th…