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EvilPopsicleDog

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EvilPopsicleDog··on Ahmed Mohamed: 'Clock boy' seeks $15m from city and school
You have to admit; simply taking the casing off a store bought 80's clock, putting it in a suitcase and bringing it to school could easily be grounds for a bomb hoax.
EvilPopsicleDog··on London Police ‘Super Recognizer’ Walks Beat with a Facebook of the Mind
Exactly, this implied he'd elected not to carry a gun; most police in the UK that carry guns are special armed units.
EvilPopsicleDog··on Ask HN: Do you play Chess?
Yes, but the possible input to a chess game is strictly limited - one player cannot just change the way a piece moves or introduce a new piece, and thus, it is not taken into account in any strategy. These sorts things must be taken into account when programming.
EvilPopsicleDog··on Show HN: Nod – Anonymous proximity messenger
So exactly like Yik Yak?
EvilPopsicleDog··on Show HN: A Hand-Drawn QR Code Alternative
Very novel, but I feel like its fundamentally flawed; for most people it would easier to remember a URL than it would be to remember a 'meshtag'.
EvilPopsicleDog··on Hackers Remotely Attack a Jeep on the Highway
The researchers created an entirely unnecessary risk on a public road. There's nothing more to it than that.
EvilPopsicleDog··on Hackers Remotely Attack a Jeep on the Highway
So they should get away with it to ensure that their funding isn't cut? I'm intrigued what you'd consider a "big enough" risk that they should face punitive measures.
EvilPopsicleDog··on How to get a massive discount on college: get married
I believe Student Finance ask whether or not you're financially dependent/ living with your parents, so I'd guess not.
EvilPopsicleDog··on Show HN: Perfect Grid – my first iOS numbers puzzle game
I think you should definitely force new users to swipe through the tutorial - it's initially not obvious at all what the goal of the game is!
EvilPopsicleDog··on Just Use Sublime Text
Haha, that's a very accurate analogy!