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finleymedia··on Ask HN: Widespread Apathy?
For me, it's tech debt. I spend most of my time replacing the code someone else developed years ago. Am I making it better and more scalable? I hope so. But I'm sure the previous developers felt the same way.

Btw - I've been developing since 1999 as well, so there are plenty of people cleaning up the debt I left.

finleymedia··on Verizon, AT&T customers sue to undo T-Mobile merger
"T-Mobile’s reddit forums are filled with employees saying the disruptive spirit of the company has been dead since the merger." This argument has less to do with the merger and more to do with AT&T's 3 Billion in cash T-Mo (Deutsche Telekom) received when AT&T failed to buy them is now gone. It's a little easier to be disruptive when you are spending someone else's money.
finleymedia··on Soviet radar hidden in Chernobyl’s shadow [video]
Pictures of the radar array show up on Reddit r/AbandonedPorn all of the time. People have climbed on top of it for pictures.
finleymedia··on Ask HN: Books you plan to read in 2020?
Going Clear is great. I've read several of Wright's books and really enjoy the depth of the research he does.
finleymedia··on Chinese may take over Mombasa port: Ouko
"The New Confessions of an Economic Hit Man" talks about China moving into the loans and takeover market, following in the footsteps of the United States.
finleymedia··on Ask HN: If you had two months off between jobs what would you be doing?
I would finish a side project and hoping it would turn into something.
finleymedia··on Sprint Is Throttling Skype, Study Finds
This is key - "The researchers bought a Sprint wireless plan to try to detect throttling of Skype in the lab, but couldn’t replicate the experience of the Wehe app users. This is likely because it affects only certain subscription plans, but not the one the researchers purchased, they said."

One app is saying this is occurring without anyone being able to duplicate the claim in a lab. Bloomberg could do better by getting a second source.

finleymedia··on Ask HN: Laid off. Now what?
Where are you located? What skills do you have to offer? What are you interested in doing?
finleymedia··on 14-year-old startup founder turned down a $30M buyout offer
The amazing part is the offer and turning down of $30M.
finleymedia··on Improving Angular performance with 1 line of code
www.kansascity.com
finleymedia··on Ask HN: Freelancers, what do you use to for time management and invoicing?
Thank you, I'll take a look.
finleymedia··on What do you think of my most recent personal project?
There is already a site like this: twitter.