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abvdj2··on Show HN: I'm building an open-source Amazon
That is not true, some parts might be clunky because that works, but there's also many parts that are clunky simply because it's hard to make a change without breaking anything. But amazon doesn't care due to their strong position in the market and because AWS is their cash-cow anyways.
abvdj2··on I miss the programmable web (2021)
What do your user scripts do if you don't me asking?

On a site note: Been looking for one to show reccomendations always based on simmiliar vids, not my recently watched and whatever the black box algorithm is offering me. Unfortunately I never figured out how do it properly, since the position of the element seems to be random and sometimes straight up missing.

abvdj2··on The ‘E-Pimps’ of OnlyFans
Might need a dedicated IP for that. I had some success in the past with the Proton VPN premium/streaming option, not sure what the exact name is
abvdj2··on Tell HN: I was permanently banned from eBay in one hour
that's wrong, they are allowed to keep some data
abvdj2··on Amazon abruptly fires senior managers tied to unionized warehouse
There's an internal tool showing how many total employees (~1m at that time iirc) where hired after/before you for . After somewhere between 6months-12months I was somewhere in the middle, meaning about 500k employees must have left and new 500k joined.

Just to give an estimate. Covid might have contributed to that though, probaly more temp workers than usual.

abvdj2··on A challenge to affirmative action that isn’t really about affirmative action
I think that is a problem in almost every western city
abvdj2··on My lizard brain is no match for infinite scroll
would you share the hosts file by any chance? 68k seems better than what I have
abvdj2··on Bitcoin Sinks to $41,000 Amid ‘Extreme Fear’
What specifically is sci-fi about it? If there were no regulations, I would be able to do the same with my bank account or credit card in a much more efficient way.