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Ask HN: Anyone here working at Meta on bot detection?
I just want to give you an example of the unbelievable false positives your system creates and how this ultimately hurts your bottom line. 1. Yesterday I tried to create an Instagr…
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Comment #27556765
The safest way to find out is to just give it a try. You will see quite soon whether you enjoy the ‘game’ of a specific platform or not. It’s unlikely that you will get good at som…
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Comment #27407370
You assume here that you are aware of the fact that your device is in the hands of someone else. I could ask you for your device under the pretense of making a phone call and then …
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Comment #27407305
Well, if I assume that I just got temporary access to someone’s unlocked device, then it would probably be a lot more convenient for me to quickly transfer the account to one of my…
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Comment #26123128
The real tragedy of this whole crypto frenzy is how many people have apparently made it their life's mission to shill random coins on social media. Isn't it absurd that so many peo…
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Comment #25986870
Apple seems to be far more concerned with getting their (30/15) percent cut than with how that revenue was generated. The App Store is full of such examples. As long as you pay the…
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Comment #24932377
What’s bad about foreign capital influx? Someone has to plan these buildings, someone has to build them. It creates jobs in various sectors. We should be glad that the Chinese view…
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Comment #23029303
If you're up for a humoristic take on microservices, you could have a look at this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y8OnoxKotPQ
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Comment #22932924
Thank you for sharing those! After looking through your suggestions, I think I better understand what I actually meant with 'intermediate-level learning resources'. I suppose what …
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Ask HN: Why are there almost no intermediate-level learning resources?
My experience with learning almost any new language / framework / library goes like this: 1. There are plenty of beginner tutorials. Often they just go through the examples from th…
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Comment #22913510
Thanks for the post! Why be entrepreneurial if you can just put your money in the SP500 and watch it go to the moon thanks to unlimited QE? The current paradigm is being kept alive…
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Comment #22913487
The core problem is too much regulation and the associated bureaucracy and legal percussions that come with it. Regulation is always presented as a tool to 'protect the public' but…
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Ask HN: Are there other internet forums that have the discussion quality of HN?
Like many here, I enjoy reading the discussions on HN. Especially the non-tech ones. That is why I was wondering: Do you know of other internet forums that have a similar discussio…
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Comment #22461585
Is this getting downvoted by Chinese bots? I'm German and I've spent a fair share of time studying the history of my country. What we see happening in China in the last few years i…
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Ask HN: Thought experiment: What is the best city/country to hide from COVID-19?
I'm a remote worker, who can work from anywhere in the world. I also have a weak immune system. That makes me wonder: Which country / city would you choose to hide from COVID-19 - …
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Ask HN: Does every computer have a unique identifier that can be tracked online?
Does every computer have a unique identifier that can be tracked online? If yes: Could you infer where the computer was purchased based on this unique identifier? (assuming you had…