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islanderfun
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Comment #44812669
Reminds me of crunchbang, in that it's a small opinionated distro-ish. Seems like a fun try.
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Comment #43537349
Post-truth era is wild. But this seems like standard Oracle behavior for a while now.
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Comment #42701455
I grew up watching The Rock. As an adult, it's hard to look past the persona he shows when talking about anything on any medium.
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Comment #42067053
I think the issue is that when people are desperate (lost job, can't pay for needs, etc) critical thinking can be limited to just short term survival mode. Even if it doesn't make …
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Comment #35589824
> Also needs regular updates and promotion to stay relevant. Are you able to share details on both aspects? Awesome results!
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Comment #34278276
I'm a little confused here and I'm sure I'm missing the point. This article seems to argue (and some comments here) that being rude should be normal? Why? Why wouldn't we be nice t…
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Comment #33944002
Very interesting! If you're willing to share, I'm hoping you can elaborate a bit more. Do you make apps/games that you want? Or do you target specific genres? How do you choose?
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Comment #33847906
Very interesting story. Quitting social media is something I've thought countless times. But after reading this I can't help but think what if this comment is a psy-op operation. V…
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Comment #31863993
Thinking out loud what I've thought for awhile. The Supreme Court is an unelected political entity. Can this be fixed?
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Comment #22542064
Fascinating project! Anyone know of possible overlap with Firecracker? Really digging these Rust projects.
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Comment #21301235
Just finished updating my laptop as I make this comment. Super smooth, loving it!
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Comment #21220254
Indeed very cool. I was recently surprised to see so much Rust via Pop_os.
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Comment #20609826
I think its "family of companies" which StockX is a part of. https://www.quickenloans.com/about/partner-company "
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Comment #20601401
Completely agree. Though I can see a future where gaming gives it "competition" in this area. Especially with esports on the rise. Multi million dollar prizes and loyalties forming…
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Comment #20601366
Very good comparison and similarities can be drawn between the target audience. Unfortunately gaming sees deaths too with swatting and what not
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Comment #20601358
Seriously. I can't think of any other group but not really looking that hard. And I love the medium. It's my go-to hobby. And like many here, I got into programming because I wante…
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Comment #20249386
I don't believe I'm familiar with JIT in this context? Just in time development?
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Comment #19767791
Isn't this the equivalent of "I can do Dropbox in one weekend"?
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Comment #19650540
_libs_ On hackernews... we're using _libs_.
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Comment #19640406
This line of thinking seems right and what I assume most would take away from this incident (Maybe I have to reevaluate my line of thinking?). I'm surprised to see so many people m…
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Comment #19565963
> He started this linux thing for free In 1991 as a college student. The situation has changed drastically. I'd guess his primary source of income matters greatly if it were to dis…
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Comment #19433793
Microsoft already has project xCloud in the works. https://blogs.microsoft.com/blog/2018/10/08/project-xcloud-g...
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Comment #19070340
Interesting rant/mind dump. I tend to agree. I'd like to know the moment we decided yaml should be a programming language. Projects like opsmops and pulumi seems to be headed in th…
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Comment #18231636
This is very interesting POV. Thinking out loud, if Micrsoft made their own PCs from the beginning and got as big as it did, would they have had the same problems? > phone software…