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FreekNortier··on Nikon Is ending 70 years of camera production in Japan
Nikon is my favorite type of camera. I hope they survive.
FreekNortier··on Telegram is not as private and secure as most of its users think
I still trust it more than Facebook's Whatsapp. And bots - writing bots on Telegram is a breeze(and free) compared to Whatsapp.
FreekNortier··on Vitamin D insufficiency may account for almost 90% of Covid-19 deaths
High. This past winter here was one of the coldest ones in more than a decade. South Africa is also the only country in Africa(south of the Sahara) that really tests.
FreekNortier··on Avoiding GMOs isn’t just anti-science. It’s immoral. (2017)
I'll stick to my own grown non-GMO organic food thank you.
FreekNortier··on The Tech Stack of a One-Man SaaS
But does Python scale for back end applications?
FreekNortier··on Vegans More Likely to Break Bones Than Meat Eaters, Study Finds
Please just don't make the mistake that most people I come into contact with make and lump vegans and vegetarians into the same category. Completely different.
FreekNortier··on Your Computer Isn't Yours
Yet another reason not to use Apple products. I'm mainly on Linux currently but considering OpenBSD for one of my laptops.
FreekNortier··on It's 2030. I own nothing, have no privacy, and life has never been better (2016)
I bet if the author of this piece spent some time living under communism they would feel completely different.
FreekNortier··on Guido van Rossum joins Microsoft
Python for Excel data manipulation would be great.
FreekNortier··on Have Fruits and Vegetables Become Less Nutritious? (2011)
I do garlic at commercial scale with fertilizers but my own food is grown 100% organic. There is a big difference in taste. What we should keep in mind though is that organic is difficult/expensive to scale. I doubt that it will be possible to feed the entire global population with 100% organic food. So that tasteless tomato that you buy at the store might not be the best but it does feed you.
FreekNortier··on What makes Germans so orderly?
Genetics
FreekNortier··on Cracking WordPress passwords with 20 lines of Go
Why not Rust?
FreekNortier··on Is This the End of Airbnb?
I have an Airbnb booking for December 2020. Would it be best to cancel now when there is still a chance of a refund?
FreekNortier··on Ask HN: How do I escape webdev?
But does Python back-end code scale like Javascript?
FreekNortier··on Dutch went from shortest to tallest in Europe through sexual selection
The poor ones tend to be tall but are skinny.
FreekNortier··on Dutch went from shortest to tallest in Europe through sexual selection
Afrikaner here. I'm 6 feet tall and I'm the "short" one in my family and friend circle.
FreekNortier··on Drug dealer loses codes for €53.6m Bitcoin accounts
Imagine how many lives were destroyed with drugs worth €53.6m.
FreekNortier··on Arthur Conan Doyle and the Boer War
I live near the Modder River mentioned in the article. Currently working on an AI system that predicts the dam levels in the Modder River.
FreekNortier··on How is computer programming different today than 20 years ago?
stackoverflow.com makes a big difference.
FreekNortier··on Don’t Let Facebook, or Any Tracker, Follow You on the Web
How good is Brave browser at blocking tracking?
FreekNortier··on Dissolving the Fermi Paradox
They are here just not in a way most people would think. When you are ready to know you will know.
FreekNortier··on Intelligent Tracking Prevention 2.0
Link seems to be dead.
FreekNortier··on Nikon versus Canon: A Story of Technology Change
No science behind it but I just like the way a Nikon looks and the way it feels when I hold it.
FreekNortier··on Google Sued by Ex-Recruiter Alleging Anti-White, Asian Bias
What is the "source" according to you?
FreekNortier··on Google Sued by Ex-Recruiter Alleging Anti-White, Asian Bias
Google fighting against The Bell Curve.
FreekNortier··on Ask HN: When did you realize you needed glasses?
5th grade
FreekNortier··on How I Used Eve Online to Predict the Great Recession (2013)
Here in South Africa I am also hunkering down and saving money. People are getting behind on repaying unsecured debt at an alarming rate. I'm just concerned that the value of cash will become useless if the economy crashes. I also keep some in Etherium, physical silver and a little bit of USD.
FreekNortier··on How I Used Eve Online to Predict the Great Recession (2013)
Bookmarked this thread. Does anyone have information on what the current state of the global economy is and if we are facing another recession imminently?
FreekNortier··on How black people still need to outwit racists in rural America
It's interesting how the msm only reports on situations like these when the victims are non-White. Here is an example of what Whites go through to outwit racists in rural South Africa : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IMOmQJCtTek
FreekNortier··on Study finds putting people in prison increases re-offence rate vs. probation
Prisons like that are only possible in countries with a high percentage of tax paying citizens as is the case in Norway. Here in Africa there is simply no money for that.
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