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left-pad was over a decade ago. it's a problem with the registry itself, more than just the package manager.

fond fond fond memories of Snow Leopard. I was just a kid back then, so I guess I missed the complaints that people are mentioning here, but even back then no shiny new features bu…

still not convinced TPM actually does anything useful for an end user.

this stuff should only be used for military and other high risk environments. it's an anti-consumer, anti-reuse, e-waste generating nightmare.

use your brain

Firmware anti-downgrade functionality with eFuses is common across all kinds of consumer devices. The physical evidence is there, if you can find it. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/…

so externalizing environmental and social costs is fine, as long as the numbers are big enough?

they have four trillion dollars buddy they'll be okay.

I've always considered Brave to be the most homophobic of browsers and it's lovely to see that recognised. If you want to use web browser created by someone who financially support…

Here's another one: Non-monogamous people are responsible for spreading sexual diseases Discourse about reproductive health can be a ride on HN.

Gutenberg has been a nightmare from the beginning. Saving structured data into the post HTML field severely limited the benefits of migrating content into blocks. Last time I check…

That's a good read. I'm glad it wasn't deleted.

If we're placing blame, it also didn't help that the Catholic community advocated against preventative measures throughout the AIDS crisis.

Google is culpable here. With it's seemingly infinite resources they have curated a fragile web, while failing to derank obvious spam and cloned content. To me, this seems more lik…

As someone with a 9-year-old account on SO, I have never asked a question there because I didn't fancy the chance of it being immediately shut down. From personal experience, I hav…

I too have noticed some quite transphobic attitudes on HN over the past year or so. It's been a bit shocking at times. I have considered emailing the admins to state my concerns, o…