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qkqk··on Ask HN: Is anyone else annoyed by the bug in the comments links?
The vertical dividers should just be CSS anyway
qkqk··on Truth Social broke software rules, says copyleft group
> This is just harrassment [sic] against a right-wing media site

Is Tesla a right-wing media site too? Vizio? Or did you just construct a narrative without knowing history?

https://sfconservancy.org/blog/2019/oct/30/calling-all-tesla...

qkqk··on Truth Social broke software rules, says copyleft group
That's about 22.5% of the country, not half.
qkqk··on Truth Social broke software rules, says copyleft group
> That's why I used the word "sought"

Trump sought to increase the legal responsibility of social media companies for what their users say, which would in effect silence and cancel users. Coincidentally right after Twitter hurt his feelings.

That really happened, I had to link you to all of the information about it despite the fact that you "totally knew" about it...

qkqk··on Truth Social broke software rules, says copyleft group
> making the source code public (which AGPL does not require)

That is completely false. If you read the article or the license before commenting you will understand why.

https://www.gnu.org/licenses/agpl-3.0.en.html#section13

qkqk··on Truth Social broke software rules, says copyleft group
> How could they have 'broke' the rules [sic]

By violating the terms of the license. They have 30 days to remedy the violation, or their rights in the software are permanently terminated

> and as far as I could tell, no one can actually access the service

It was publicly accessible: "Truth Social hasn’t officially launched. But users could access a test version of the platform"

qkqk··on Truth Social broke software rules, says copyleft group
If you'd heard about it, you wouldn't need someone else to find cites or links, I'm not that gullible.

> Did not create new law

Right, it had no effect, just more signalling from Trump. He sought to increase the legal responsibility of social media companies for what their users say, exposing them to lawsuits, in effect silencing and canceling users.

qkqk··on Truth Social broke software rules, says copyleft group
You'd never even heard of the EO before today, so I understand why you're confused.

Nothing ever went into effect, it would have run afoul of the First Amendment, and it made demands US gov agencies that are statutorily outside presidential control. Trump didn't know this because...well he's a game show host. That's why I used the word "sought" (you can scroll up to find it).

qkqk··on Truth Social broke software rules, says copyleft group
It made major headlines, I'm surprised you're so far out of the loop you never heard about it. The link to a Google search I provided for you makes it easy to find the EO:

https://trumpwhitehouse.archives.gov/presidential-actions/ex...

qkqk··on Truth Social broke software rules, says copyleft group
Trump sought to increase the legal responsibility of social media companies for what their users say, repealing protections under Section 230, thereby exposing them to lawsuits, which would in effect silence and cancel users.
qkqk··on Truth Social broke software rules, says copyleft group
It did say the beta was public

"Truth Social hasn’t officially launched. But users could access a test version of the platform"

> if you run AGPL code on a home server for personal use and someone hacks in

No one hacked in [1]

"we could find no evidence that someone illegally broke into the website [...] the site was simply deployed live early as a test, and without proper configuration [...] people merely used the site legitimately to register accounts and use its features"

https://sfconservancy.org/blog/2021/oct/21/trump-groups-viol...

qkqk··on Google Pixel 6 Launch [video]
You've made a lot of comments about "blacks" for someone who doesn't "give a flying rat"
qkqk··on Google Pixel 6 Launch [video]
That or the art director thought it communicated the brand effectively.

> the literal opposite of diversity

Were you worried we'd think it was the figurative opposite if you didn't say "literal?"

qkqk··on Co-founder of Snopes was writing plagiarized articles under a fake name
And the reply in the other direction mentions Hunter Biden. I don't understand why! (We're still pretending we don't know that people are insinuating Snopes has a liberal bias right?)

If Trump makes a huge number of false statements during his tenure as the president he's going to get the attention of fact-checking sites...

qkqk··on Co-founder of Snopes was writing plagiarized articles under a fake name
Huh, the article where they say "Trump did not explicitly tell people to 'storm' or 'breach' or 'break into' the Capitol" and instead “peacefully and patriotically” march does't fit the mold of "pure, unadulterated bias."

https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/trump-tell-supporters-stor...

I'm so confused!

qkqk··on Co-founder of Snopes was writing plagiarized articles under a fake name
That is false, and I linked to a new, different article, not a "retconned" one. They didn't change their stance, they criticize those that do, and reference a medical journal article from 1.5 years ago as evidence.

As you said, you agree with the evidence they cite...

qkqk··on Co-founder of Snopes was writing plagiarized articles under a fake name
Right, you can tell by the publication date (it's in the URL), why I say "they reference a medical journal article from 1.5 years ago as evidence."

What you said is not true, and their position hasn't shifted (they're critical of those that did). https://www.snopes.com/news/2021/07/16/lab-leak-evidence/

qkqk··on Co-founder of Snopes was writing plagiarized articles under a fake name
> the logical fallacies are hurting my brain

Like your "they don't omit references ever" straw man?

"This one case" meaning one of the most significant and contested events of the US election? Surely their far-left agenda would prevent them from publishing this?

This isn't "Ted Cruz is the Zodiac Killer" level of insignificance.

qkqk··on Co-founder of Snopes was writing plagiarized articles under a fake name
Snopes didn't, they reference a medical journal article from 1.5 years ago as evidence. Which presumably you agree with...oops! [1]

Back on topic: why didn't they omit those references and reasoning regarding the Capitol?!

https://www.snopes.com/news/2021/06/02/covid-19-why-the-lab-...

qkqk··on Co-founder of Snopes was writing plagiarized articles under a fake name
Remind me of their narrative again? They say that

> "Trump did not explicitly tell people to 'storm' or 'breach' or 'break into' the [US] Capitol."

and included the reasoning that

> the president called on supporters to “peacefully and patriotically” march or walk to the Capitol

...but wait, their far-left narrative! Why didn't they omit those references and reasoning?!

https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/trump-tell-supporters-stor...

qkqk··on Co-founder of Snopes was writing plagiarized articles under a fake name
Really? So you think Trump was wearing his pants backwards at this rally?

https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/trump-wear-pants-backwards...

Snopes says he wasn't, and shows evidence why. That's just "pure, unadulterated bias" though, right? His pants are on backwards?

Otherwise "I see Snopes as pure, unadulterated bias" would be such a broad generalization it's meaningless!

qkqk··on Twitter's new font, Chirp, is apparently giving some users headaches
That or brand managers want branding.

Do you have real-world examples of the hypothetical you invented?

qkqk··on Twitter's new font, Chirp, is apparently giving some users headaches
Branding! And licensing costs, design, UI consistency, obvious reasons covered by Apple and Google when they updated their platforms to use them.
qkqk··on Twitter's new font, Chirp, is apparently giving some users headaches
Nope, but major brands benefit from their own typeface in numerous ways, so Twitter may need their own typeface.
qkqk··on Google may cut pay of staff who work from home
Then the money Google saves on HVAC, restrooms, facilities, support staff and office space should be going directly into the pockets of the employees that convert to fulltime remote, right?

> Your compensation is made up of what the company expects for you to spend _because_ you're working in a particular location.

That's Google's model?! I can live 10 minutes away from the office or 1 hour away by train, I still live in the same city.

If I move my apartment 50 minutes closer to the office, I'm still going to the same office, but my rent will go up. I should get more compensation right? My compensation is based on what I'm expected to spend by location.

qkqk··on Is it time to ditch the design grid?
No, of course, not, grid is a fundamental structure in graphic design. It will vary on the design of course, but https://gridless.design uses a design grid for a very clear purpose.

The most interesting question being asked is: should we move to container-based media queries instead of viewport-based? Yes. Sometimes we should. That's why they're being added to the spec.

> One of these tricks exploits negative dimension values against some threshold

> min-width: calc((100% - var(--gap-spacing)) / var(--items));

no, no, no. Remember "top: 50%; transform: translateY(-50%);" to vertically center things before Flexbox and Grid? We're not going back to those days!

Renaming the column-gap property to --gap-spacing doesn't mean you're "not using a grid."

qkqk··on Launch HN: BlackOakTV (YC S21) – Netflix for black people
If you read more than the headline it might better your understanding.

Racism is the belief that different races are distinctly inferior or superior to one another. [1] I don't see anything in the author's post or the product that indicates they believe Black people are racially superior.

Segregation, specifically in context of what King was fighting for, means spatial or institutional separation of the races. [2] Clearly not the case here, they are pushing for more representation of Black people in media, not less.

(There are other civil rights leaders you can invoke besides MLK when you're feigning outrage btw)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Racism

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Racial_segregation

qkqk··on Turn your old, cracked Android phone into a backup server
Why does a USB C port mean you don't need ADB or help with a cracked screen?