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barnabees

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    Comment #39488373

    Palantir provides this by re-packaging and re-selling GPT-4, Claude, and Gemini

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    Comment #32265079

    There could be something shady going on but I've seen this message occasionally with my OEM cable. Realistically, what could a secret device in your cable do?

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    Comment #32129448

    I don't have a link to the form, but it would be good to verify that this is legit (if that's something you would be able to do). It's an unusual workflow imo so I just wanted to d…

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    Comment #32129435

    There was the modal so they did notify me

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    I just clicked on an api.equifax.com link in a text message

    I was filling out a rental application on on-site.com and a modal popped up telling me I had been texted a link and had 5 minutes to resend the link. I got a text from 32858 and it…

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    Comment #32120202

    I'm sure some people feel this way and others feel differently. If it's not for you it's not for you—no need for a snarky comment

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    Comment #31417952

    imo Google >>>> Microsoft > Amazon in terms of privacy They all collect a lot of data, but Google offers very easy ways to manage that data and pause any data collection unlike Mic…

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    Comment #27544920

    If this isn't a real apology then what would you say a real apology looks like? Of the many public apologies I've read in the past this reads like an honest, genuine one. He admitt…

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    Comment #26988697

    "Fifty-six subjects were recruited (32 CD and 24 NCD). One participant from the CD group was excluded due to imaging artifacts, rendering a final sample of 31 CD and 24 NCD." Feels…

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    Comment #26812922

    At least he's not selling a course

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    Comment #26741339

    Is this still working? I can't search anything, pressing enter does nothing

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    Comment #26740357

    Do you think you're better than the OP because you're using a simpler stack?

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    Comment #26309207

    Surprised to see no mention of fundamental frequencies or harmonics

  14. story
    Ask HN: SQL or NoSQL?

    Just came across this tweet criticizing the Parler social network for using a relational database: https://twitter.com/sarahmei/status/1348477224467394560 My understanding was alwa…

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    Comment #26150063

    A lot of travel APIs are closed off and have minimum revenue requirements. I'd suggest trying some other travel APIs like Skyscanner or depending on your requirements building a sc…

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    Ask HN: How do you securely handle user-generated content

    I'm developing a simple app where users can upload pictures. The app directly uploads images to Firebase Storage from the client, and sends the URL of the uploaded image to my serv…

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    Ask HN: Can being a failed YC company hurt you?

    I was looking through the list of inactive companies on Y Combinator's startup directory and got to wondering: does it hurt to be an inactive company in their directory? Like, will…

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    Comment #25635638

    I agree with pretty much everything here but to be honest it seems like most of these things are obvious. Of course college is important unless you have something better to do. Sta…

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    Comment #25130295

    The thing is, I want to map my own information to points of interest. If I use Google for example, I can store my information and map that to their places id. But if/when I want to…

  21. story
    Ask HN: What is the best API for points of interest?

    I've looked at Google Places, Mapbox, Foursquare, and HERE, and I can't figure out which one to use. People who have used these services, what are your thoughts on them, good or ba…

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    Comment #25064220

    Nice generalization there, unfortunately you're wrong.

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    Comment #25061477

    Let me guess, you're white (or at the very least you haven't had to worry about your race for most of your life). For other people race matters a lot and affects their daily lives;…

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    Comment #24984522

    How does this compare to Amethyst or Piston?

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    Comment #24984498

    Do they really? I can't remember the last time I had a printer problem, and I print a lot. Printer hardware and software have gotten a lot better since 10 years ago.