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This isn't an "end run around 1A" - the law doesn't target any speech or content at all. TikTok can keep operating with all the same content, they just need to separate from Chines…

Power consumption varies significantly based on what's being displayed, on top of brightness settings. I have a 42" 4k LG OLED. With a pure black background and just a taskbar visi…

That's what we recommended. Print something that uses all the colors at least once a week to keep the ink moving. I believe some printers have a "test" print that does exactly this…

> I print A4 full color page every day This is really a key point. Inkjet printers are great for printing photos and will work great if you do so frequently. But if you don't, they…

Also a cloud engineer. I use a similar setup professionally and for various personal projects. For someone who isn't familiar with standing up cloud resources the diagram can look …

Hotels, mostly. It can definitely be expensive depending on where you stay, but there are some things that help me justify the cost in some situations. The freedom to come and go a…

Same type of job (software), different circumstances. The most burnt out I've felt was when I needed to be in an office from about 9-5 every day. I lived in a town I didn't really …

This. When you start asking questions like "What's a sign of burnout?", that's usually a sign of burnout. Other obvious signs: - experiencing less and less enthusiasm about work, m…

When I lived in NYC, I frequently saw these things being used as urinals by homeless people. I'd rather just walk in the rain.

I would imagine that "adding value to the user" translates to "adding value to the business" in a lot of ways for Google. If, on average , users perceive more value from Google, th…

At every company I've worked at any time someone has asked "How many active users do we have?" it was a difficult question to answer because everyone's idea of "active user" was di…

> right to a quiet, safe, pleasant city center Wait...these are rights now? Who do I sue for not having any of these?

Wherever you want. Make margaritas. Put some on your steak. Throw the rest back in the ocean if you want. We're talking, maybe a couple pounds of salt per person per day. It's not …

Desalinization does not have to be complicated. You can build a simple desalinator (aka, a solar still) with a couple bins, some glass/plexiglass, and access to sunlight. Preferabl…

It isn't the push-button setup that you've built, but PiHole is a decent option for this purpose as well. Occasionally I add social media sites (including HN) to the block list. It…

A problem worthy of an innovative solution.

If you can't track your users/views/etc, it's hard to sell sponsors on the idea that your video is worth sponsoring.

Distillation. - Salt water is poured into a reservoir that is exposed to the sun. - The salt water evaporates due to the heat from the sun. - Leaving the salt behind (and most othe…

> "+$50K for candidates with a long track record of .NET and Oracle work" This also allows discrimination based on "race, gender, and other things" since "long track record" is com…