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johnsolo1701

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    Comment #29899432

    This is like suggesting cars' days are numbered because skateboards have become extremely popular. Sure they technically are competitors in some extremely narrow ways, but suggesti…

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    Comment #29655433

    This might be hard for you to believe, but there are a lot of people who have genuine and consistent empathy for needless suffering, no matter where it happens. You might not hear …

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    Comment #29655094

    https://www.justice.gov/storage/report_volume1.pdf

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    Comment #29655028

    When something negative about China is posted: "Everyone does it!" When something negative about the US is posted: "Downfall of an empire!"

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    Comment #29524738

    When a Javascript logging package has a vulnerability: "Why do you need a package for something so basic as logging? This should be part of JS core lib, or just roll your own." Whe…

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    Comment #29455339

    OP asked a simple question and did not say "crypto is the primary existential threat we face". Crypto's environmental impact is a valid concern.

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    Comment #29359841

    But aren't most Americans' biggest asset their house, aka real estate? And their savings is their 401(k), aka the stock market?

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    Comment #29339116

    Nah, the UI is not very intuitive, so there's plenty of blame to go around :-)

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    Comment #29338599

    Literally the first step after accepting the TOS: https://i.imgur.com/oH4P1Xc.png

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    Comment #29020821

    I just use JSON and related tooling instead. Because YAML is a superset of JSON, all yaml parsers also parse JSON.

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    Comment #28152959

    Tell that to a parent of a kid who wants to play Fortnite on their iPhone. Make no mistake, this isn't a matter of consumer choice. Whether or not people trust Tencent/Epic, they w…

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    Comment #28152863

    If Epic/Tencent forces iOS users to use their app store to play Fortnite, there will be no luring of users based on lower prices. They will just (effectively) all move over and (ef…

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    Comment #28102924

    Would totally make sense - when visiting .co.uk sites!

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    Comment #28102911

    Just to share the American perspective, it feels like this: Many people speak English, and thus it is difficult/impossible for people from outside the US to discern the difference …

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    Comment #28102845

    Honest question - how can you tell the difference between "English speaking sites" and "American sites"? Since English is currently the common international language, when an Ameri…

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    Comment #27822213

    I am not sure how common this is, but my domain registrar does this for me. In case someone else is looking for a simpler way to do this.

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    Comment #26813830

    This is disingenuous. NTP is not a platform to spread destructive hate speech.

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    Comment #25066077

    And the Dell is $500 more

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    Comment #24374442

    Is there a difference between ≤ and <= in Raku? Curious why you used ≤ in your example.

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    Comment #24009017

    Source? Are you talking 1BR or 2BR? I would put this number closer to 25-30% [1]. [1] https://www.nerdwallet.com/cost-of-living-calculator/compare...

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    Comment #22798924

    My understanding is that action-oriented multiplayer games in browsers have always suffered because they can't use UDP. How does this achieve multiplayer from a networking perspect…

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    Comment #21602485

    Cringe moment of the year when the glass broke

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