Hacker News Reader

I think we all get that. The problem is the lying.

jstron Qwant: The Search Engine That Respects Your Privacy

lol you're right. The results are identical.

jstron Garmin services and production go down after ransomware attack

Source?

jstron Stripe Atlas includes $5k in AWS credits – we recevied $1k

This is straight up false advertising in my opinion. You're paying for a product that includes $5k in AWS credits but you're only receiving $1k in credits.

jstron New Zealand PM: No open borders for 'a long time'

Yes

jstron Trails Made by Starlink Satellites

Here in New Zealand the Government just did this.

jstron Crossfit Inc. suspends use of Facebook and associated properties

> Facebook’s news feeds are censored and crafted to reflect the political leanings of Facebook’s utopian socialists while remaining vulnerable to misinformation campaigns designed to stir up violence and prejudice.

Wat.

jstron Relation between alcohol consumption in midlife and dementia in late life

The study is suggesting the opposite relationship - that decreased wine consumption _increases_ the risk of developing dementia

jstron My landlord offered me $35K to move out

You may be surprised to learn that New Zealand has some of the poorest rights for tenants in the developed world.

In most of the US, Europe and other Western countries lease holders have rights to continued lease and reasonable modification of properties (repainting, etc.).

In Germany for example, many apartments are rented without kitchens, and with plain white walls. It's expected lease holders will decorate and install their own fixed furnishings and return the property to its original condition when they leave.

jstron The Art of Monitoring

Hello graycat, can I get a copy of your paper please? email in my profile. Thanks!

jstron YC startup Coinbase has been hacked? Unable to withdraw $25,000

Coinbase have insurance. https://support.coinbase.com/customer/portal/articles/166237...

jstron Add Reactions to Pull Requests, Issues, and Comments

How would they know which comment to attribute them to?

jstron The wow of water rendering

according to a comment on the video, 12.5 days, not clear how many machines.

jstron ITU Approves Deep Packet Inspection Recommendation

Can someone explain what this means from a practical point of view for telecommunications end users? Does it mean that NGN traffic will all undergo deep packet inspection in transit? What exactly are NGNs?

jstron Massive data leak in New Zealand government servers

He did a public service. What he did is (according to lawyers) not illegal. See http://www.nbr.co.nz/article/keith-ng-facing-possible-two-ye....