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Does US law prevent (or frown upon) defendant from publicly publishing evidence, even when the plaintiff publicly published the accusation and their evidence first? If so, how is t…

In some places, I see people do that. It’s not stupidity. I learned the logical reason after observations. During busy hours in some busy buildings, there isn’t enough elevator cap…

Previously working command needs to continue behave the same way. Your original proposal was intended to provide backward compatibility (your third point in original comment), and …

Currently, git log -- a -- prints all commits that affects the files whose name is a or two dashes.

Modern day code agents would clone a repo and read the code when you ask it a question about an API that’s not clearly documented. This vulnerability is real.

That’s just keychain. It’s not even fingerprinting.

In metropolitan areas, people want to be close but not too close to train/metro stations or railroad/tunnels. 5-10 minute walk is ideal. Anything closer, people have vibration/nois…

Wow TIL. I have observed that my rental cars in Europe all have faulty speedometer. Multiple brands, multiple countries. So this is why.

If you need access to both apps from China and websites/apps from outside China, non-Apple devices have been difficult before this, primarily due to push notification infrastructur…

They offer a lifetime price of $128. https://www.photoprism.app/membership/faq > Are there alternatives to a recurring subscription? > > Yes, our Plus members automatically receive…

MIT license is one of the most permissive open source software licenses. What’s the problem?

On iPhones, three ways to get rid of the keychain data of an app 1. wipe the phone AND you must not restore backups 2. jailbreak the phone 3. the app can wipes its own keychain (bu…

Based on my reading, Apple’s cut of non-IAP purchase only applies if you sign up for the new StoreKit External Purchase Link Entitlement, and the cut only applies for purchases thr…

1 and 2 can be addressed though. It’s easy to ban right-turn-on-red on a specific intersection. People sometimes do not see the sign, but new-style electronic no-right-turn signs a…

That sound like a terrible workplace. For your own home, if not Ubiquiti, what do you use nowadays?

> Visa applicants can often be located in the US Since 9/11, one cannot apply for a US visa if they’re in US. In the context of US immigration, “visa” grants entry, “status” grants…

This is from 2013. President Obama Vetoes ITC Ban On iPhone, iPads; Apple Happy, Samsung Not https://www.forbes.com/sites/connieguglielmo/2013/08/03/pres...

Someone has to go and add the filtering. Nowadays (or maybe since ten years ago) most ISPs have the filter, but not the last 1% (or maybe 0.01%).

A dental hygienist (those people who do maintenance cleaning at dentist’s offices) told me that saliva quality is key to cavity and periodontal health. The ability of keep all teet…

In 1970, I suppose there are many people whose birthdate is before 1901-12-13?

I thought the root causes of 737 Max failure is (1) marketing’s choice to make a new plane that pilots with existing 737 certificate can fly with little or no training (2) the lack…

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=37110429

Are the windows and walls of the said house also made of steel? In that video, why are the armed personnel so obsessed with entering through the door?

I don’t know the terminology for it. But the behavior that you just described isn’t just “not thread safe”. It’s violating basic assumptions. I’d call that hostile or a trap.