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Decker87··on EU court rules no EULA can forbid decompilation, if you want to fix a bug
Why wouldn't it be legal?
Decker87··on IBM Lost the Cloud
Mainframes are still a big business for them.
Decker87··on Rivian S-1
I think it might have to do with the Polestar 1 being a higher-end sports car.
Decker87··on Amazon says it’s permanently banned 600 Chinese brands for review fraud
It's not just the reviews - It's that they mix inventory of the "same" item from multiple manufacturers.
Decker87··on Michelin's airless tires are scheduled for market launch in 2024
I can't answer your question exactly, but I can add that regular air tires have advanced tremendously in the last 30 years. It's also a moving target for these airless ones to compete against.
Decker87··on Canva raises $200M at a $40B valuation
Damn. Even with a great product, that's still a 40x multiple on revenue.
Decker87··on YouTube is also forcing the popular Rythm Discord music bot offline
I'm no fan of Google but this does seem like pretty blatant piracy.
Decker87··on “Every time there is discussion on Real AI enhance images I remember this image”
Can anyone ELI5 what the source of bias is outside of the biased training data?
Decker87··on Hire for the Ability to Get Shit Done (2011)
It's not about being human or not. In a very early stage startup you just simply cannot always afford the investment (time and/or money) needed to create a flexible enough environment to support someone who struggles with things like staying focused or working at a fast pace.

And that's okay. Startups are a little over-romanticized anyway.

Decker87··on Hire for the Ability to Get Shit Done (2011)
It's in a serious tone but focused on early startup hiring. I've experienced early-stage startup life, and the article makes sense to me.
Decker87··on Hire for the Ability to Get Shit Done (2011)
I'd rather hire someone who doesn't struggle with those things.
Decker87··on What to expect after the eviction moratorium
Where did you get that from?
Decker87··on Why Don’t Green Buildings Live Up to Hype on Energy Efficiency?
That sounds like absolute torture to him.
Decker87··on The Problem with Perceptual Hashes
He's been completely silenced. If you don't believe me, you can hear it from him next week when he's on the largest news network talking about being silenced.
Decker87··on Square to acquire Afterpay for $29B
They take like 5% of the money. That's pretty dang significant.
Decker87··on Zoom to pay $85M, lying about encryption and sending data to Facebook and Google
Sadly, I think it was worth it for them. They've made well more than $85M off that lie.
Decker87··on Why is China smashing its tech industry?
You're agreeing with the author in a rather disagreeable tone.
Decker87··on How to boost your popularity on OkCupid using CSRF and a JSON type confusion
> Something like this could have been valuable to get you into the upper tier.

Only valuable until people view my profile picture.

Decker87··on Police are telling ShotSpotter to alter evidence from gunshot-detecting AI
It will always flow back, at least in the form of dollars spent.
Decker87··on Bezos donates $100M each to CNN contributor Van Jones and chef Jose Andres
I respect your position but I completely disagree. We are so far off from needing to worry about the sun dying out. We should be focused on stopping and reversing climate change.
Decker87··on My app just got removed with no prior warning
It's as unethical as blowing through a broken traffic light stuck on red.
Decker87··on How many real numbers exist? New proof moves closer to an answer
Honest question, what is the usefulness of proving such an obvious thing?
Decker87··on Ask HN: Is this the most quoted quote on HN?
MS and Google have their competitors + the demand is drying up.
Decker87··on Israel Just Used Fully AI Controlled Drone Swarms in a World First
They do care in the sense that they have to blow up the news agencies to prevent reporting on civilian deaths.
Decker87··on Kubernetes a black hole of unpredictable spend, according to new report
Geez, We can barely predict anything within 5%.
Decker87··on Reviews of Android TV launcher after Google added ads to the homescreen
Everything's a tradeoff.
Decker87··on Ford “Volume knob” is “finger” on set of bearings epoxied directly onto display
Have fun on your WW1-era dune buggy.
Decker87··on Francis Bacon’s Frightening Beauty
Who are you to define what is "objectively" beautiful?
Decker87··on Tracking the San Francisco Tech Exodus
That's great to hear!
Decker87··on “Is curing patients a sustainable business model?” asks Goldman Sachs (2018)
Same with Kidney failure when dialysis is 1% of the federal budget.
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