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> In the US at least, we've been brainwashed to think that government, by definition, must be bloated, corrupt and inefficient. I don't know that I've been brainwashed, but living …

If Kevin Mitnick were still with us, I feel like he would be proud of these guys.

It's paywalled. Could you recap for us?

> It’s a stupendous amount of walking, with no shade, a moop stick and a bucket That does sound taxing. Is it volunteer or do people get paid?

> Shouldn’t UAE be upset their entire economy has absolutely rammed by the war started by Israel? It's pretty convoluted logic to blame Israel for Iran attacking the UAE.

> The fact that this question needs asking tells a lot about how other countries see the current administration. Not really. You just weren't paying attention before. To wit, count…

We live very close to Grant. We go through this intersection to walk our kids to their schools & know the crossing guards pretty well. This matches exactly what they said. That kid…

> 2. EU is the easiest second market, and another step change of hundreds of millions of customers in a somewhat unified market What about China? India?

I remember it too! But not everyone was on dial-up. A lot were in dorms w/ (for the time) high speed connections or workplaces with it. Remember at the time it wasn't clear that se…

> I wonder why Google UX always sucked so much It depends on how you define "suck." When Google first launched it's homepage, its emptiness (just a logo & search box) was a stark c…

> I consider this abuse of the visitor. Why can't anything simply be "disliked" anymore? I get you don't like it. But abused? Because there's a slide-in? On a site run by volunteer…

Does this apply to political lists too? I know political calls/text are excluded from Do Not Call and hence I get a crap ton of political spam texts (most recently from "Adam Mille…

> I think we should start separating discussion of “The Economy” from “human prosperity and wellbeing.” * Extreme poverty is at its lowest level in human history, down by over a bi…

Merry Christmas!

Thanks. I was making a joke about Powell's original location. A lot of people think it was in Portland, but it's actually Chicago (Hyde Park area).

https://www.pcmag.com/reviews/alienware-55-oled-gaming-monit...

Despite spending most of youth playing the NES, I don't think I ever read a manual. "Reliance on documentation is the hallmark of a novice & a coward."

No. And having worked in digital advertising for 20+ years, I'd be shocked if they are anywhere as effective as often claimed. It's mostly clickbait/outrage for the sake of headlin…

Can't you already just get an HDMI monitor, speakers & a raspberry pi?

Which one? The original one in Chicago or that other one in Portland?

I'm not sure how to express this, but you're not entitled to only see things in life that you find pleasing. You might as well complain you sometimes see ugly people. > These and o…

> Freedom from ads seems like a fundamental human right, and necessary for freedom of thought. This doesn't make any sense to me. > Given that people currently are not able to choo…

> Time to ban all adverts everywhere. I'm not the only one who is fed up with ads. This is a terrible idea. Users should have choice & control. I'll say something that on the surfa…

> All bookings in popular places or on popular dates are NON REFUNDABLE. As in "click and you will never see any of this money again" non-refundable. Very non-refundable. If I have…

One nice thing about Starlink is it gives an alternative to what used to be monopoly ISPs.