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Doman needs to be www.ais-catcher.org

Another point of evidence of why HN is great. Even reading this point in this argument had me thinking and wondering why it was banned and then the moderator comment right below (b…

The red color filter for outside when trying to preserve night vision is a great tip. Some apps have this built-in but much better to have the OS change it everywhere. Recommend cr…

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Was not aware of the 4th book. Looking forward to that. Thank you. The first three books were great and opened my eyes to the sheer breadth of what other intelligent life could be …

In 2010 I wrote an AED Simulator for iPhone because we didn’t have enough in our volunteer fire department to do CPR training. It sold about $100 that year and continues to do so e…

Your review is almost spot on for me. I’m agreeing with it all along with the exception that I really like his writing and, well, I would say “enjoy” his novels, I do respect and v…

An update to an app I originally released in 2010 and last updated in 2014!

Canada is still working on Open Banking. I think it will definitely force institutions to step up their game once it is implemented. https://www.canada.ca/en/financial-consumer-age…

That is a great question!

Thanks for taking it for the team. It sounds interesting but I'm skeptical if alternative grains will beat popcorn.

https://web3isgoinggreat.com

The speed at which computers run is beyond human intuition and beyond the speed for humans to respond. A killer robot will kill everybody in range practically instantly. It would b…

Author here. I wanted a lightweight macOS app sitting in my menu bar for when I need to grab some fake data for various reasons. Happy for any feedback or to answer any questions.

You are far too good at crafting these passages.

It is ridiculous that something as basic as having a user replaceable battery is considered an unexpected nice feature.

Square is in the payment business. Credit cards are just one method. E.g., Square supports Interact in Canada for a flat fee of $0.10.

Ridiculous comparison but 4 Gflops on a 2017 12" MacBook.... Looking forward to an upgrade this year.

Unpoly https://unpoly.com is also worth a look if you are interested in these things. It combines Turbolinks and Stimulus functionality in a very usable way.

Or hide/collapse dotfiles like the ls command does.

"Cloth masks reduces virus from coughing by 96%" vs "Cloth masks tested on 4 people reduces virus from coughing by 70%" If that is the only study being citied to go against public …

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I wonder if that decision in 2006 and the experience that followed is what motivates this point of view. People make mistakes and can learn from them.

I would love this in Spanish and French.