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msq··on Hezbollah pager explosions kill several people in Lebanon
> Hard to see how a remote exploit could detonate the battery

If that is the case - we have a problem...

msq··on The Queen's Doll's House
> (...) and these models must account for how physical properties scale.

Tom Scott made a video about similar facility in Poland

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jplrbxI5GN8

msq··on An update on the state of the Reddit repositories
Developing every busy application with multiple branches is a pain. Sounds like a cheap excuse.

As summarized on r/programming:

> Translation: We needed you guys back then. We don't now.

msq··on [dead]
Seems like it wasn't a quote from the mentioned document, just a comment from a Google employee.

And considering that recently Dawkins was deplatformed in Berkeley for 'abusive speech' I will hold with comments until - if ever - this doc will be available.

msq··on Amazon's new refunds policy will 'crush' small businesses, outraged sellers say
Always talk to Amazon customer support if the independent seller is making a fuss about warranty or return.
msq··on Amazon Drive removing unlimited storage plan
> But did they ever kick anyone off?

Sure they did. Saw plenty of people complaining about it on r/DataHoarders months before this big cut-off happened.

msq··on Windows93 SP2
Open credits.txt on the desktop.
msq··on Amazon Drive removing unlimited storage plan
> Amazon's service was truly unlimited

It is not and never was. Check TOS

> 5.2 Suspension and Termination. Your rights under the Agreement will automatically terminate without notice if you fail to comply with its terms. We may terminate the Agreement or restrict, suspend, or terminate your use of the Services at our discretion without notice at any time, including if we determine that your use violates the Agreement, is improper, substantially exceeds or differs from normal use by other users, or otherwise involves fraud or misuse of the Services or harms our interests or those of another user of the Services. If your Service Plan is restricted, suspended, or terminated, you may be unable to access Your Files and you will not receive any refund of fees or any other compensation.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/help/customer/display.html?nodeId=...

msq··on Microsoft to shut down Wunderlist in favor of its new app, To-Do
Pity that backup is only available for premium users, so it is a vendor locking service :/