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My guess is connectivity. I was only happy with the Steam Link when it was using a wired connection. This isn't an issue in my home, but most homes don't have wired Ethernet all ov…

Based on https://store.steampowered.com/hwsurvey/ I would imagine out of 100 Steam players, most are playing at a Windows gaming computer with an Intel CPU, a bunch with Windows/AM…

So your argument is that it's coercion through implied threat, or that social media companies are so complicit that they will just do anything the "right" government official asks …

I see a lot of requests to label and possibly remove content, but I see no description of how social media companies were compelled to do so. Is there any example of a social media…

This reminds me of the "Lock In" series by John Scalzi. In it, a pandemic virus causes lock-in in about 1% of the population which drives immense investment in technology to improv…

My interpretation (not a crypto buff) is that it's like he accidentally buried a locked suitcase of cash in concrete at the bottom of the ocean. It might be recoverable, but would …

This is a very misguided take, seeming to support that people saying terrible things should be left to their own devices because _some_ people "get it." I knew this author's approa…

This is my experience at the company I'm currently at which has offices in SF and other US locations, as well as a significant number (as a % of the Eng team) of remote people acro…

> So it is a A versus B for those people - people who are having to commute for hours to work, mandatorily sit at their computer screens . Versus others who wake up late (because n…

Some of the highways in and out of Minneapolis, MN have HOV lanes with this kind of pricing model. It currently maxes out at $8. http://www.dot.state.mn.us/mnpass/howmnpassworks.ht…

As someone who worked at a company that used almost all of the GCP products, I agree with just about everything in this article. GCP is pretty amazing (and simple) to deal with. Th…

Hamilton?

I've been happy with this mat, often standing >5h per day. http://www.amazon.com/dp/B005GZRS22

The Subscribe box near the bottom of the page doesn't work. It tells me that I'm entering an invalid email address (it's a standard gmail.com address, nothing tricky). If you're in…

Talk to your current employer before seeking, if that's an option. You shouldn't have to seek another job to get a raise/promotion/change from your current employer. In my opinion,…

The angle and color/temperature are wrong. He's spraying something with his left hand. Why is this on the front page of HN?

Glad I could help!

I've got a CLI that lets you upload a file through FileTea. I'll clean up the source and post it soon. See https://github.com/brechin/FileTeaSend Tested with Python 2.6. Only exter…

We had this same experience with my daughter around the same age. This is also an issue with Android devices that desire (require?) a Google login when setting them up. If you need…

My clock DOES have a ten-minute snooze. I know previous clocks I've used had a 9-minute snooze, but currently when my alarm goes off at 6:00, I hit snooze a few seconds later, then…

I am not an experienced interviewer, but since I'm in a position to interview someone whom I'll work with closely I've been facing this challenge. We're looking for a more junior l…

Just because you can get away with it doesn't mean it's not illegal. After all, do you think you'd get away with stripping DRM from your own e-books for personal use? Probably.

And plenty of discussion on how we can't trust their results any more From https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=5537023 The most significant result of this poll is that HN now seem…