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WesleyHale··on Acer disables BIOS for laptops sold through Amazon? (2020)
my T490s has soldered RAM as well. It's beginning to look like vendors are doing this to force higher tier purchases or to reduce longevity of the devices.
WesleyHale··on Gap to close all 81 stores in UK and Ireland
> In India, GAP apparently uses their retail stores in an omnichannel strategy to "warehouse" products closer to customers in an attempt to provide next-day delivery.

I believe this is the eventual move a lot of brick and mortar stores are going to make to compete with Amazon. I've been told by a Best Buy manager their end goal is to turn a majority of their stores into fulfilment centers.

WesleyHale··on A foreign seller has hijacked my Amazon Klein bottle listing
> Is there no oversight at all?

What do you expect from a company who has an automated system to fire employees, and they're notified if the discharge through an app on their phone?

There main objective is volume.

WesleyHale··on A foreign seller has hijacked my Amazon Klein bottle listing
Why not order directly from the vendor itself rather than looking for a marketplace?

Books can still be sourced from Books-A-Million, Barns & Noble, as well as local shops.

If I'm looking for choices for a solution, I'll use a marketplace, but after I find a solution, I'll order straight from the vendor itself

WesleyHale··on Show HN: Tell YouTube ads to fuck off
I was instantly turned off when they made listen in background a paid feature. Placing basic QoL features that were previously free behind a paywall is an easy way to piss off users.
WesleyHale··on Seasteading Creates RPG
There are still incurable diseases and cancers some are immune to and some are not due to genetics.
WesleyHale··on Show HN: Mani – Place virtual sticky notes in real-world spaces
It would be cool, but you could also place a piece of paper on the nightstand in each room with instructions for the same effect.

Technology doesn't have to be the answer for everything.

WesleyHale··on Amazon backs marijuana legalization, drops weed testing for some jobs
If only that's the way it worked.

Employees are less likely to report an injury if they fear they may fail a drug test and continue working while hurt. In fact, they encourage corporations to not drug test unless they have reason to believe drugs were a contributing factor.

https://www.osha.gov/laws-regs/standardinterpretations/2018-...

WesleyHale··on Amazon backs marijuana legalization, drops weed testing for some jobs
The real reason behind this is most likely associate retention and the application:hire ratio. I doubt it has any political basis what-so-ever.
WesleyHale··on The Apple M1 compiles Linux 30% faster than my Intel i9
the best metric would be power to cost ratio. If you're compiling faster than the M1, how much more or less is your build in comparison?
WesleyHale··on Astronomers have created the largest ever map of dark matter
That _something_ might as well be interdemensional pixies.
WesleyHale··on Five Oregon counties vote to leave state, create 'Greater Idaho'
I believe an important first step would be to gauge the support of the constituents in the move before deciding to move without their voice.
WesleyHale··on Last year, more people in San Francisco died of overdoses than of Covid-19
Anecdotal, but ~a week after my surgery 3 years ago I told my doctor I quit taking my pain meds 2 days post-op as I wasn't in pain anymore and don't like pills. I was initially given a 14 day supply. Upon hearing this he asked me if I needed more or would like a stronger variant.

This was at a higher tier facility that works on professional athletes in the NFL and MLB.

WesleyHale··on Researchers, lawmakers want Facebook's mental health research
it's true that correlation doesn't equal causation as the article itself pointed out.

Is there another event besides the releasing of the first smart phone in conjunction with social media that we is a possible contributor to the rise of suicide and depression from 2009 - 2015?

WesleyHale··on Google Says Everything at Stadia Is Fine, as the Water Reaches Their Noses
Exactly, and steam isn't going anywhere anytime soon, so I don't have to worry more about the game itself becoming dated or unsuccessful and pulling down their servers way before Steam decides does.
WesleyHale··on Reddit sued for failing to pull child sexual abuse content
I know of two instances where the girls uploaded pictures of _themselves_ that stayed up on a very popular subreddit for years. Later when they celebrated a birthday and made a post about it, some people did the math and realized one in particular was submitting content when she was as young as 16.

I won't give her name, but one of them has a dedicated following on reddit even after her ban.

What is truly wild is these girls can send erotic pictures of themselves and be charged as an adult for distribution of underage material. The law sees them both as underage and an adult simultaneously.

WesleyHale··on Dan Kaminsky has died
He sounds like a real role model.

Thank you for sharing.

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