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NigelThornberry

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NigelThornberry··on Ask HN: What GUI features did you dislike at first but use all the time now?
I still hate the new Gnome
NigelThornberry··on California’s population shrinks for third straight year
In what world does living next to a refugee camp improve quality of life?
NigelThornberry··on Where is the Hacker News Christmas theme this year?
Do you realize how intolerant and non-inclusive you sound?

"What is the deal with people needing LGBTQI+ awareness to permeate every aspect of life the entire month each June? Is it really that important that every single website you visit recognize it? Do you really need every coffee shop to have rainbow-themed cups? Why do we need every talk radio show and TV program talking about gay and transgender issues for a month or more? How does that help these people enjoy Pride?"

Let's take the Christphobia down a notch, bud.

NigelThornberry··on Where is the Hacker News Christmas theme this year?
Would it be nonsensical if a web forum hosted in Pakistan decided to stop recognizing Ramadan, and the users complained?
NigelThornberry··on Firefox Money: Investigating the bizarre finances of Mozilla
I want to read this but yeah, it appears to be paywalled.
NigelThornberry··on Ask HN: Why are the Elon Musk topic submissions being suppressed?
Posting a controversial figure's location to the web in real-time puts his safety in jeopardy. That's as black and white as it gets, champ.
NigelThornberry··on Ask HN: Why are the Elon Musk topic submissions being suppressed?
HN is currently being spammed with anti-Musk propaganda, there is one anti-Musk post after another about the same two topics
NigelThornberry··on People who skipped Covid vaccine at higher risk of traffic accidents
This is pretty clearly spurious correlation, unless I suppose you believe that those who chose not to receive the injections are more likely (to the tune of 72%!) to be suicidal maniacs.
NigelThornberry··on Why Hasn't Twitter Crashed Yet?
The engineers aren't "coerced" by H1B regulation. They took the job and accepted the visa understanding that their ability to work in the US legally was contingent on their providing services to a particular employer. They were free not to enter into the agreement in the first place.