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radiorental
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Comment #49099193
I'm not seeing this example as unrelated. E.g. If a seller knows I've been searching for flu remedies, I've made a social media post related to the illness. Then I go to the pharma…
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Comment #49009546
This might be one of those cases where it solves for problem spaces that aren't being considered yet. What I mean by that is in the case of soft robotics, it was developments in ma…
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Comment #49009095
It can be more subtle than that. For example... I'm working on a challenging project where there's a delta between what the market and PM's are asking for, and what dev wants to co…
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Comment #49007998
You are correct, I should have been more specific - SxS, MTB and Enduro/Dualsport motorcycling. I've tried to use smart phones but they often heat up running a gps app in direct su…
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Comment #49007922
The Cornell Lab of Ornithology hasn't been to the island of Kauai
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Comment #48995901
Drunkleist?
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Comment #48959491
I'm not sure you are fully aware of the markets that Garmin is in. When it comes to marine, aviation and offroad, you simply cannot run a gps app on a phone. E.g. https://www.garmi…
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Comment #48959442
I have a love/hate relationship with Garmin. As a motorcyclist and sailor, their hardware is second to none in terms of build quality and robustness. The ability to look down at my…
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Comment #48883438
>Do Americans not all use iMessage, since pretty much everybody has an iPhone there? I'm Irish and travel back and forth a lot. First, not everyone has iPhones, Android has 40% of …
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Comment #48557059
Another once great channel (the loam ranger) did a deep dive into the phenomenon of why mountain bike youtubers were struggling with the old format. Its nuanced, part safety, partl…
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Comment #48556888
I'm curious what the tradeoffs are, I exclusively use FF and any time Chrome auto opens via a link I immediately baulk at the experience.
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Comment #48384092
While true, imho its more complicated than that * PE, on the whole, has extracted wealth from quality. This is true at both the consumer level and B2B. E.g. its impossible to trust…
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Comment #48226193
It's not a joke if it doesn't make any sense, what good is a snorkle on an electric car?
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Comment #48226176
More a comment on how HN has devolved in the past 2 years, if I want snark, this isn't the place I go to find it.
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Comment #48226025
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Comment #48182062
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Comment #47965750
Why?
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Comment #47939087
Its not always about speed, This winter I was on interstate 93 in a 4WD with winter tyres. I was doing 25-35mph because the roads weren't treated. I still spun out, like many other…
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Comment #47853590
I'm fairly certain at some point very early in your career you thought so! You may have even cried out for it in public!!
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Comment #47691827
Firefox 149 + ublock origin did not display ads for me
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Comment #47520850
>I actually believe that software “could” be an engineering discipline but we have a long way to go It certain mission critical applications, it is treated as engineering. One exam…
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Comment #47241432
You might be talking to a chatbot!!
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Comment #46037674
tbh, that's just what I read yesterday, it could be turned off again. I haven't looked at that cesspit in well over a year.
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Comment #46035812
Right, and the outcome changes little that wasn't already known. The interesting part of this story is why was this switched on now, by whom? Why was it briefly turned off? Was tha…