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Isn't it a step in that direction? The first data centre in Europe shows a commitment and it will likely be easier to do the next data centre(s).

I share your disappointment. I just want a screen with a tuner. If I want any “apps”, I’ll pair it with another device which will probably be an Apple TV. I’m starting to wonder if…

Do you have that the wrong way round? In the UK, you go to bbc.co.uk (and bbc.com redirects to bbc.co.uk). From memory, in the US you get pushed to bbc.com.

Doesn't the "how to implement" determine whether to implement it? A poor implementation shouldn't be done, but a good implementation could make it simpler for companies to verify t…

Why would an age verification app need to know your ethnicity/religion? Governments likely already know your name, age, place of birth, so having an app with a standard API for ver…

I think that's on you. I'd expect it to be on me. If I bought another physical product (a bike, football, scissors, knives), I'd expect to buy a replacement if I couldn't fix it. T…

Lots of leaseholds now start at 999 years. It’s a weird system. The previous and current governments have been looking to modernise it.

You can pay for services and you may use the term “buy”, but it is clear you’re receiving a service, and a service in its nature is temporary. Buy a night in a hotel, dinner in a r…

There’s no perfect solution here. Publishing to a separate registry can survive a Git repo rename, migration or deletion. Locking into a Git host seems undesirable. By separating V…

Yes! It put me off Podman for years. I do now think it has some clever ideas and if you’re running RHEL it’s a no brainer, but they should be more upfront that you will have to ada…

The word “slop” was a good choice to talk about the mass of code generated by AI. I think it resonates with non-tech people and it conveys disgust. It’s clear that we should avoid …

Neither the automobile nor a gun can operate without a human. You could say “bull runs amok in a market” after it was released intentionally.

Is that including or excluding bank holidays? In the UK, 25 days excluding the 8 bank holidays is pretty standard.

Is the end state that countries regulate app stores and approve apps? Apple has legit concerns. The majority of users would happily sell their own data for some tiny benefit. Howev…

In the UK we have that scenario with people turning on kettles during breaks in TV programs. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TV_pickup

I don’t think anyone is going to be working at the hospital if they have to start dedicating their time to survival?

There is a huge gap between capitalism and communism. Just like how pure communism doesn’t work, neither does pure capitalism.

Yeah, this has been my experience too. I don't know how much easier it could be.

It feels rather odd to see a local place on HN. On a tangent, Diamond Geezer posted about their 15,000,000th visitor[1]. HN came in 4th for referrals and was noted “Hacker News are…

As someone who has had to deal with vendor management at a financial services company, I couldn't agree more. We were going through a process to make vendor management more standar…

The problem is that destruction isn't contained to the company. If an AI agent exposes all company data and that includes PII or health information, that could have an impact on a …

I’m coming at this as a complete Claude amateur, but caching for any other service is an optimisation for the company and transparent for the user. I don’t think I’ve ever used a s…

I was looking into hibernation on my Framework 13 with Ubuntu. Debian doesn't support it with SecureBoot enabled. Now you might say "just disable SecureBoot", but that is a whole n…

Billionaires aren’t becoming billionaires from income. It’s increased stock valuations that create that level of wealth. I constantly see posts focused on high earners already payi…

Zero our contracts is used far beyond the "Uber"-style gig work where people can choose when they want to work. Often its used in for any sort of minimum wage job where there is a …