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TanakaTarouon California moves toward ban on gas lawnmowers and leaf blowers

They can still use a leaf blower but in the future it must be electric powered instead of gasoline.

TanakaTarouon Ask HN: What is the best programming book you've read?

"Code Complete" by Steve McConnell https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Code_Complete

For many years we gave this book to all new employees on day #1. Even the most experienced developers will find something in this book they will find very useful and it will help you to take a step back and evaluate your programming. This book is true gold mine.

TanakaTarouon Check If Email Exists

100+ is nothing.

This is a regex that validates a string against the RFC822 "Standard for ARPA Internet Text Messages" and it contains 6424 characters.

http://www.ex-parrot.com/~pdw/Mail-RFC822-Address.html

TanakaTarouon FileZilla now contains adware if you download from the official homepage

It has been like that for a long time. Many years I believe. There is an option to download clean versions on their website. "Download > Show Additional download options" is the page you are after.

https://filezilla-project.org/download.php?show_all=1

If you check the filename of the windows installer you download from the frontpage the name is FileZilla_Version_Sponsored-setup.exe

The installer available from the link above does not contain the word "Sponsored" and the installer is 2.5 MB smaller.

Additional. Windows Defender tries it best to prevent you from installing the version found on the frontpage due to the adware. It has no issues with the other installer.

TanakaTarouon Microsoft is building a Chromium browser to replace Edge on Windows 10

What other options do they have? Even on HN you hear "I use Egde to download Chrome". Many of you here don't test your own work in Edge. At the same time Microsoft is getting the heat that Windows 10 is unstable and the last major update shows that it is. Very urgently, I imagine, Microsoft is trying to change the perception of Windows 10 by doing everything they can to make it more stable. Changing the browser engine is a big step in that direction. It is a step they have to do because.. and now comes the down votes... YOU don't test your work in Egde and because YOU tell all friends and family to use Chrome instead of edge. I bet many of you even helps friends and family in downloading it. So stop complaining about monoculture. Many of you helped create it.