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> Spotify - doesn't allow you to buy premium [..] if you have a non-US credit card Huh? I assuredly have spotify premium on an Australian credit card, and I know people with it in …

But no-one said "kike". You guys regexed it out of a larger word, a totally reasonable word. My point is that no-one but you would even have that word in their regex, so it's wrong…

Without wishing to otherwise get involved at all, I'd like to say that as an Australian native english speaker, I have never heard of the word "kike" or that it is apparently a slu…

Aren't you forgetting the small detail that China is literally ten times the size of Japan? Even if your claim is true, and you don't present any evidence to that effect, the order…

React is a library, not a framework. What's your router? What's your model? What's your buildchain, how do you deploy, how do you do ajax requests, etc etc etc? Facetious comments …

> > Apple invented the smartphone (and the tablet) > No they didn't While you're technically correct, the iPhone was such a leap over any previous effort that it basically redefine…

The article touched on smartphones, but I think missed a point - a huge part of the recent "acceptability" of public transport is that people have got something to do during their …

Interesting that no-one has mentioned weibo, the chinese "copy" of twitter (hint: it's not actually a copy). I think weibo is a fantastic product that's ahead of twitter in many re…

> I just don't believe global consumers will choose China over USA, Europe, Japan, South Korea That seems pretty short-sighted. Maybe you're quite young, but 15 years ago korean ca…

Quite interesting to see how different experiences people can have with Apple Music. Mine is that it's a disaster - even with the latest updates I have "synced" songs which simply …

> have you used Apple Music and has this feature failed you? Absolutely. I have a number of mix CDs (above and beyond, mainly) where apple music has apparently looked up the songs …

Really? Can I get a second endorsement from someone? I have had great luck reading books recommended on HN but am on the fence about this one.

Hm. I wonder about some of these results. That number for chicago is wild - that would be clearly visible, serious pollution. And my old haunt BKK, which I left specifically becaus…

Hey, thanks for sharing your local experience. I've only visited! I thought uber black runs audis in BJ but I only heard that from a friend. Maybe I or he was confused. Out of inte…

Hm, I've had people tell me that they prefer uber (or the other app you mentioned - i couldn't remember its name) because the cars tend to be better, and with better air filtering.…

Oops, right you are. Corrected.

Pollution in HK is nowhere near as bad as beijing, though. SZ's better but does have its moments. It's not everyday, but when the 'Jing has a bad day, it's really something else. I…

> Could this be used as initial propeler to raise a rocket high enough to use this technique as a "first stage engine" in flying object out into space? I don't really see how. You'…

Well, I agree, but I think that horse has bolted long ago. The article discusses the risk of extended loud listening with headphones, which employees buy themselves (I've never hea…

A pair of Bose QC25's has been my most objectively productive purchase this last year. I highly recommend anyone in an open plan office to buy some, or something like them - they'r…

> have not seen one yet Perhaps that's because the kind of person who has this kind of attitude, and who'd create an account called "tddfuckwitz" to come and spout it on HN, doesn'…

DO NOT STATE FACTS IN CONTRAVENTION OF RULE 1379.A

Just because it's not yet the worst police state ever doesn't mean people can't voice concerns.

The guy I was replying to was arguing against SRP and proposing his own ad-hoc solution.

> ...Which is why I said "over a secure connection". ... and how do you set up a secure connection without a pre-existing password? Your solution has a chicken-and-egg problem.