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If it looks correct, it must be then. More seriously, if you want to learn money and its infrastructure, I recommend Banque de France's book on the matter "Payments and market infr…

The article mixes two months notice cancellation, non-recurring contracts, and business predictions. It is AI generated randomness for marketing.

Thanks for pointing it out. I've tried both as interactive shells for a few minutes. Murex seems to have a more minimalist approach that works well as a drop-in replacement. Howeve…

Your idea is that the U.S. government lawfully prosecutes foreign governments, including hostile ones?

That is not how AML-CFT work. Banks calculate your level of risk. When in doubt, they will cut you off or block individual transactions, unless the benefits outweigh the risks.

Bikes have already taken market shares from cars in large European cities such as Amsterdam [0] or Paris [1]. They may be a superior technology for most urban commutes: faster, req…

For Linux users, I particularly recommend SafeEyes https://slgobinath.github.io/SafeEyes/ While it doesn't detect video calls automatically, you can receive notifications and choos…

I have found a method that I use at each new install. It is mostly a configuration file that prioritizes Mozilla's PPA over snap: https://github.com/ln-komandur/linux-utils/blob/ma…

Author here. This paper presents concepts well-known to the HN community to policymakers. I'm curious about your opinions!

Dear HNautes, Politicians in Europe generally do not appreciate mass, repetitive emailing. It might even have an adversarial effect. If you want to be helpful, please consider more…

Fun idea! - The first bullet point does not seem to be recognised (on your profile and mine). - webp images do not work?

There is a question of priorities here. Ubuntu is the distro that most likely works out of the box and is the most compatible with any software. The rest are just preferences. Mayb…

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Same experience, with also a strange non-standard folder for binaries in the user's home.

I was asked a great question today: "How do you find good studies on a topic? Is the number of citations an indicator of quality?" Over the years, I've learned many tricks, but the…

The SEC has been consistently saying that most crytoassets were securities. The only acknowledged exception, for which it had contradictory statements, is if a protocol is "suffici…

Agreed. I use - A feed reader with multiple sources - On X, I started by muting words and accounts. I now only watch one highly curated list - Here - podcasts - Engaging with relev…

You may achieve this by only visiting websites or pages with tailored feeds. The problem is that it requires a bit of self discipline. Google and Meta are probably safe then...

This is nice, and congrats to the team. However, I've tested extensively npm, pnpm, yarn and even bun for projects that involved building new images regularly. They all worked fast…

I realize that I have been using shell scripts for this. I just copy-paste commands and add a selector. It has the benefit that I didn't need to learn a new syntax.

Gnome assigns SUPER+NUM to the applications in the sidebar by default. You can change the applications or their order visually and the keyboard shortcut is highly accessible. It's …

This article is an interesting example of the cognitive difficulty of apprehending a complex society. The bridges perfectly illustrate it. It is not uncommon that renovating a brid…

European laws have a different approach regarding most individual rights. They are socially defined and distinguished from ownership. Your body for instance is probably better prot…