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avery17··on Richard A. Cash, who saved millions from dehydration, has died
A spoonful of sugar helps the medicine go down???
avery17··on AI for real-time fusion plasma behavior prediction and manipulation
I really hope you aren't serious. Safe dry-cask storage on site is already a fantastic solution.
avery17··on Steam games will need to disclose kernel-level anti-cheat on store pages
It hasn't stopped hackers though.
avery17··on As America's Marijuana Use Grows, So Do the Harms
Do you have a source for this?
avery17··on A team paid to break into top-secret bases
It's probably quite easy...
avery17··on Google orders small modular nuclear reactors for its data centres
Never? It's already a solved problem.
avery17··on Google orders small modular nuclear reactors for its data centres
Dry cask storage is very safe and effective.
avery17··on Lead drinking-water pipes must be replaced nationwide, EPA says
Entropy is a bitch.
avery17··on Scientists Identify Brain Signal Disruptions Behind Voices in Schizophrenia
You're not special.
avery17··on The Simpsons: Tapped Out is powering off servers after 12 years
"We and our 692 partners process personal data to: use precise geolocation data; actively scan device characteristics for identification; store and access information on a device; provide personalised ads and content, ad and content measurement, audience insights and product development; use limited data to select content."

And you have to disable them one at a time. Absolutely wild.

avery17··on Show HN: Similar user search for Hacker News
That's stupid.
avery17··on Marijuana Is Too Strong Now
It's literally fine. I know tons of people who smoke and none of them have issues. Obviously some percentage of the population will react poorly to drugs. That doesn't mean weed is gonna start making everyone go psychotic. This is anti weed propaganda at its best.
avery17··on Resilient Anonymous Communication for Everyone (RACE)
They also run a ton of nodes. So yes they own part of the network financially.
avery17··on The historical distinction between coder and programmer
I've seen plenty of co.puter magic though.
avery17··on Crypto tax evasion is 'pervasive'
Start mining.
avery17··on Is Telegram really an encrypted messaging app?
You never know what may suddenly become illegal.
avery17··on Scientists achieve more than 98% efficiency removing nanoplastics from water
Teabags are usually silk right?
avery17··on Covid-related loss of smell tied to changes in the brain
Lets just all live in bubbles and never interact. Too dangerous.
avery17··on SQL Injection Isn't Dead: Smuggling Queries at the Protocol Level
I always thought the internet would get more sophisticated and secure as time went on and my days of SQL injection were limited to my teenage years but it seems as the internet becomes more accessible the number of armature developers putting insecure websites up in rising raidly.
avery17··on Airbnb shares drop 12% as company flags weakening US demand
Safety regulations are frequently written in blood.
avery17··on Judges suspends FCC net neutrality restoration rule
Well one of those things requires interpreting words and the other requires bootstrapping thousands of businesses against monopolies all over the country. Which one is easier to accomplish?
avery17··on LG and Samsung are making TV screens disappear
Well now you're just being pedantic. The result is essentially the same.
avery17··on Reddit CEO: Microsoft needs to pay to search the site
I did. Havent used it since.
avery17··on Researcher finds flaw in a16z website that exposed some company data
Cant get hacked if youre bluescreened.
avery17··on The brain makes a lot of waste. Now scientists think they know where it goes
Ahh but working out makes you sleep better. The workouts dont even need to be intense!
avery17··on Eye exercises for myopia prevention and control: comprehensive systematic review
Theres a brand of glasses for kids that stops the progression of myopia. Posted on HN the other day, cant remember the name. Look it up!
avery17··on A robot will soon try to remove melted nuclear fuel from Fukushima reactor
Wont someone think of the property values!!
avery17··on Google scrambles to manually remove weird AI answers in search
Thats what parents and mentors are for. We as a society should not have to break our backs bending over backwards to stop people from doing stupid things. People can make their own descisions and be responsible for them. If they lack proper guidance, well that just sucks.
avery17··on Partnership with News Corp
Thats kinda the point.
avery17··on The number's up for 999. And 911. And 000. And 111
Hang up a QR code for guests.
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