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having a nominal charge would probably lead to less abuse of the system, and any contribution to the upkeep/maintenance would be welcome, I'd imagine

is it like a sunk cost issue? 'cos AAA computer games seem to have that issue

I always remember that reference from mallrats ... I had never thought to look up what they were actually talking about

they have a gif at the bottom of the article which looks like game of life https://github.com/simpsoka/office-flipdisc/blob/main/scenes...

can someone explain this bit to me: Break the wall Whose wall? Count the total counter-clockwise starting from the dealer (East = 1). 東 East 1 · 5 · 9 南 South 2 · 6 · 10 西 West 3 ·…

"When a measure becomes a target, it ceases to be a good measure" https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goodhart%27s_law

OT, but I love the author's retro homepage. Just seeing that made me smile this morning

if there's one surprising thing I've learnt from HN users, it's that there're loads of people out there who run browsers with zillions of tabs open all the time

is it to do with patten matching maybe? maybe autists can spot sociopaths 'cos they behave just ever so slightly differently ... and maybe you can recognize AI text 'cos you see a …

css hyphens? https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/CSS/hyphens

This is a perspective I'd like to hear more often. Too often I hear all these supposed ideal solutions without mentioning the pitfalls of having to support a non-technical family. …

There's also one in Hong Kong, surprisingly. Fellow Aberdonian represent

> I didn't have a "shower clause" in my employment contract what's a shower clause? EDIT: "That’s the clause that says your employer owns every idea that you come up with in the sh…

I would love to have such a simple car, here in the uk. Something tells me though, that if such a company got successful, it wouldn't be long before the features started creeping b…

video in lieu of the article's broken link: Bullet vs Prince Rupert's Drop at 150,000 fps - Smarter Every Day 165: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=24q80ReMyq0

I'm hearing this sentiment a lot, and I agree. I hope Argos are forward thinking and aware enough to capitalise on this opportunity to improve their services further.

>The anticipation was palpable, with at least six other tourists wandering the cold brick hall, there to hear the final hours of this loud and, after a time, torturous sound. Just …

That was my first thought as well. Supposing this project gets off the ground, maybe even somehow surpasses linkedin, some investor will come along, flash a big pile of cash at the…

even if it's the same stuff, it's interesting to see different comments I think a lot of the time, I find more value in the comments and discussion than the actual article

>rendering a static website 2advanced was the epitome of flash design. I don't think I was ever really paying much attention to the content, but it was fun to interact with the UI.…

makes me think of Final Fantasy 7, which came out around the same time

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tree_shaking

For me, it was a delicio.us replacement

For new cars in the US (they're not required at all here in UK)