pretzel_boss

-2 karma · joined May 28, 2020

pretzel_boss··on I Know What You Download on BitTorrent

It shows the linux distros I have torrented but not any piracy lol

pretzel_boss··on Senate Passes Major Bill, Allocating $9.5B for National Parks

I have a feeling this is going to get vetoed.

pretzel_boss··on Ask HN: What's broken about the internet?

I think the consolidation of the internet has made it a lot less fun. I really miss personal websites being a popular thing.

pretzel_boss··on Pepsi’s $32B Typo Caused Deadly Riots

Here is a news article from when it happened if you don't want to go through medium.

https://www.baltimoresun.com/news/bs-xpm-1993-07-27-19932081...

pretzel_boss··on Microsoft Issues New Strike to Chrome with This Stunning Browser Move

How is updating Edge through windows update a 'strike to chrome' or a 'stunning move'?

That is the dumbest title I have ever seen.

pretzel_boss··on Special.fish

what a fun website

pretzel_boss··on Cannabis and Frankincense at the Judahite Shrine of Arad

How reliable do you think a translation from over 2 millennia ago is?

pretzel_boss··on Apple Mail randomly becomes the frontmost application in macOS

I thought I was going insane

pretzel_boss··on Mosquitoes kill more than 700k people every year (2017)

Malaria is a parasite isn't it? Wouldn't that mean that Malaria is killing that many people and the actual numbers are lower?

If we are including diseases why not count bats?

pretzel_boss··on Ask HN: Should I give in to voice assistants?

I tried a few (siri, google home, echo) and I don't think they are any more convenient than typing so they probably aren't worth the privacy loss. If you don't care and can find some use case for it, go for it.

pretzel_boss··on Did George Washington Use Ketchup? (2012)

Jame's Townsend's YouTube channel fantastic if you are interested in colonial history or just the time period in general.