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nigerian1981··on U.S. and China wage war beneath the waves over internet cables
As the largest holder of US foreign debt China could call in that debt.
nigerian1981··on WiFi Routers Used to Produce 3D Images of Humans
Proud of the tens of thousands of Iraqi civilians killed by the US?
nigerian1981··on Million yen per child to leave Tokyo – Japan’s offer to families
$7500 seems a bit low
nigerian1981··on Twitter Office Supply Auction
Michael instead of Jackson. Elton and not John. Perhaps it’s because Elon is quite a unique name.
nigerian1981··on What it's like to live in Monaco
I always find it interesting that Monaco's citizens aren't actually allowed to gamble in their famous casinos.
nigerian1981··on The History of Baseball
The history of baseball is rounders, a game popular among children in Great Britain and Ireland
nigerian1981··on After years of zero-Covid China is suddenly opening up
The recent protests and riots have really spooked Xi Jinping
nigerian1981··on Ask HN: What is your opinion on Fake Door Testing?
We use this on our website and I think it’s a useful technique to gather the required data.
nigerian1981··on Gift Suggestions for HN Users?
I’ve recently become obsessed with automatic watches. That would be my suggestion.
nigerian1981··on Nazi Germany and American Indians
Not surprising. No wonder Republicans are so fixated with banning critical race theory.
nigerian1981··on FTX’s collapse was a crime, not an accident
How does incompetence and mismanagement explain SBF, his parents and senior executives buying properties worth nearly $300M in the Bahamas with FTX funds as has been reported by multiple news outlets?
nigerian1981··on A hundred UK companies sign up for four-day week with no loss of pay
Work life balance
nigerian1981··on A hundred UK companies sign up for four-day week with no loss of pay
A few people at my IT company don’t work Fridays, but at least from the cases I know it seems to be Product people.
nigerian1981··on Report finds misogyny, racism and bullying at London fire brigade
So because you never faced any incidents then it can’t possibly have happened! Glad it gave you a giggle though.
nigerian1981··on Elizabeth Holmes is sentenced to more than 11 years for fraud
She’ll only do half though right? So is it really that severe.
nigerian1981··on Elon Musk gives Twitter staff deadline to commit to being ‘hardcore’
Are labour laws that weak in America he can get away with treating workers at his companies so poorly?
nigerian1981··on A student who sued a soft drink giant for a $23M fighter jet
There was a similar case in the UK where Hoover gave away free flights for purchasing a relatively cheap hoover.

“The Hoover free flights promotion was a marketing promotion run by the British division of the Hoover Company in late 1992. The promotion, aiming to boost sales during the global recession of the early 1990s, offered two complimentary round-trip plane tickets to the United States, worth about £600, to any customer purchasing at least £100 in Hoover products.” [1]

[1] https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hoover_free_flights_promotio...

nigerian1981··on The flying wedge
Worked at a company where a new manager who also happened to be a partner at a recruitment agency joined. Wasn’t long before we had a whole bunch of contractors joining from this agency.
nigerian1981··on Twitter Engineer Fired on Twitter Calls Musk’s Team “A Bunch of Cowards”
Musk seems a bit sensitive
nigerian1981··on Would you have your legs broken to make yourself taller?
Doesn’t seem to have hurt Tom Cruise
nigerian1981··on Beef Bacon Is the Food Trend We've All Been Waiting For
How healthy is it compared to regular bacon?
nigerian1981··on Piet Mondrian painting has been hanging upside-down for decades
Discussed here previously

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=33370228

nigerian1981··on Senior engineer reported to management for failing to fix a stapler
I remember my boss at previous company telling me the IT team used to get calls to fix the toilets in the early days of the business.
nigerian1981··on Ask HN: Which iOS app do you use for email?
The default Mail app
nigerian1981··on Crop circles cost farmers thousands in lost revenue
Which farm are you hitting for your next crop circle?
nigerian1981··on UK Government’s biased imperial measurements consultation
corrected, thanks
nigerian1981··on Xinjiang lockdown: Chinese censors drown out posts about food and medicine
That’s not true, nearly 90% of its population has been immunised. The problem is resistance to getting vaccinated from its elderly population [1]

[1] https://archive.ph/ACmnA

nigerian1981··on Republican protesters arrested at King Charles proclamations
So much for the sanctimonious clap trap about the sanctity of freedom of speech after Salman Rushdie’s stabbing.
nigerian1981··on Mystery over US man who lost foot in hit-and-run police say never happened
Would there still be forensics on the chainsaw even if attempts were made to clean it?
nigerian1981··on How White supremacists split a quiet Rust Belt town
Was popular opinion more against America joining Second World War against Nazis in the South compared to the North?
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