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> easier than ever to just maintain and keep your fork of software with the changes you want or need I don't imagine this is practical or desirable for all situations. Good softwar…

Unfortunately Americans remain too comfortable to bother with any serious push back. The destruction of democratic traditions in America will continue and the president will keep u…

I was shocked to learn that around 10% of Firefox crashes are caused by bit flips. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47252971

Defective memory is another issue to be aware of and somewhat common. Around 10% of Firefox crash reports are due to bit flips. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47252971

A hub of mostly human written software would be enough. It remains to be seen whether that results in measurably better quality code over the long term.

> The downside of strict tables is that some data types are not available, such as Date. There are only 5 datatypes in sqlite. INTEGER, TEXT, BLOB, REAL, and NUMERIC. https://sqlit…

> choice between addictive and "ethical" algorithms A few years ago I would have agreed with this sentiment however after watching many adults (and children) fall into addictive AI…

I might be preaching to the choir however it being background noise doesn't mean your brain isn't processing that stimuli. In a way, you are what you consume.

It's unfortunate but personal general-purpose computing has being under attack for a long time, this is only another nail in the coffin.

In such a scenario, people shouldn't acquiesce. Be creative and find ways of bringing hurt to those in this administration who feel they can dodge consequences. If no example is ma…

Despite the apathy of Americans, I continue to have hope that there will be consequences for all recent and past actions. It's unfortunate that recent events are only the tip of th…

> Astroturfing around this is getting suspicious. It's perfectly possible for people to be passionate about the subject.

For those unfamiliar, you can read more about the flock safety cameras themselves here: https://consumerrights.wiki/w/Flock_license_plate_readers And more about the company behind …

We are 1 Year and 3 months into this current administration, 2 years and 9 months remain. Despite the short period in office, so much damage and chaos has being caused by one indiv…

> which never accounts for the very bulk of what US really exports: IT and financial services Given the growing demand to move away from US services and towards European alternativ…

For those who decried Hillary's E-Mail server but fail to apply the same standards to the current administration, it was never a real issue to begin with. Just performative nonsens…

Given the history of his family, one would expect them to avoid risqué associations and activities. I think it deserves some scrutiny.

That is a probable outcome however it would at least cap or limit the ability of bot farms to produce industrial sludge content.

> human using AI to 'improve' the quality of their comment I want to hear people in their own voice, their own ideas, with their own words. I have no interest in reading AI generat…

No system is flawless. Every democratic system has its own issues. What is increasingly clear is that the current crop of tech billionaires do not belong anywhere near a position o…

People aught to be questioning more the future vision of those in positions to shape it. Someone who struggles with such simple questions around humanity while simultaneously build…

Some might even agree with their dystopic vision of the future.

Perhaps stolen accounts? I doubt every user is practising good security hygiene with a unique password per each account. Password leaks from other sites might well allow a motivate…

> There are tariffs everywhere, all the time. This neglects the scale, cost, and unpredictability. His tariffs are far from being the usual seen elsewhere. Of course, you should al…

One feature of the Journal format which I don't believe to be a great design choice is that entries can contain non-unique fields. Unfortunately this doesn't seem to be something t…