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samemail88

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    Ask HN: Is a human only Reddit alternative possible?

    As I see Reddit get inundated with bots and bot posts/comments, I think about what it will take to make a human only Reddit alternative. Keeping bots at bay First thought was stop …

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    Ask HN: Can the old Facebook succeed nowadays?

    I keep hearing how the Facebook of old with only the newsfeed of your friend's updates in chronological order, groups, photos, profile was the golden age of social networking. I re…

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    Comment #32184035

    I think Apple was the first to jump on this bandwagon. The others are following along.

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    Comment #32183998

    What if Apple took your argument to the extreme and remove the URL bar, back button and the tabs bar so you can focus on the website? Would you be OK with that?

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    Comment #32182593

    I agree, at least with the phone, there's limited screen. There's NO reason why the scrollbar should be invisible for the desktop though.

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    Comment #32182482

    Most non tech users never change the defaults on their phones/laptops. This means for those users, the scrollbar is effectively removed (other than scrolling).

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    Comment #32154057

    But are the people who are buying the big SUVs in an arms race against Semis/Big Pick ups? Everybody knows their cars can't compete in size compared to Semis/Big pick ups. I believ…

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    Comment #32153895

    I agree but I think consumers will jump to electric cars instead now that they're an option.

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    Comment #32153597

    But does this include pedestrians and bikers who are killed by vehicles?

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    Comment #32153499

    What happens when people see the high cost of gas and switch to big electric cars instead?

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    Comment #32153460

    You break the arms race by limiting the size.

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    Comment #32153402

    Exactly, if I can afford it, can I drive a tank around that hogs two lanes? Why is that illegal? Why is nobody protesting the government banning Juul?

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    Comment #32153279

    Kei cars are awesome but sadly they will never be safe on American roads even if they're street legal. The speed of our roads and the sizes of our cars will basically kill you if y…

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    Comment #32153189

    The government can levy large taxes on new big vehicles just like they did with cigarettes. If the largest SUVs had a 25% tax on it, I think most people will not buy it (basically …

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    Comment #32100347

    Maybe the government needs to limit the amount of money going i to ads/tracking by enforcing data privacy and banning certain practices like fingerprinting users and stalking them …

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    Comment #32086059

    I didn't know that! Maybe they should put that in guidelines or not permaban people?

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    Comment #32085380

    I agree spam is a problem if it's actually spam. I would think the Reddit hivemind would push back articles down and good articles up. Articles like this is kinda broad; there's re…

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    Comment #32085257

    what's a good niche sub about technology?