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r87··on Show HN: Feels Like Paper
I’m the opposite end of spectrum. I really disliked the frosted glass look on images as they loaded and left the page before finishing reading due to how off-putting I found it to be.
r87··on Ask HN: How do you use userscripts?
I use one to clip coupons automatically. The store my wife and I get most of our groceries from issues a ton of coupons, and wants you to click them individually.

I have some RSI issues so manual was a non starter.

r87··on Ask HN: Are height adjustable desks worth it?
Yes, just like an ergonomic keyboard was important for my hand, wrist, and forearm pain my sit/stand desk making it actually possible to change my body position when I’m stuck in several hours of meetings helped with my back, neck and shoulder pain.
r87··on ViewStats – YouTube Channel Statistics
Why?
r87··on Why is RC Cola popular in Tajikistan?
I grew up rural in the US and love it too! I can’t find it anymore after moving to the burbs.
r87··on Oil sector is lobbying for inefficient hydrogen cars to delay electrification
I’d expect that, but would have assumed it is due to there being more old gas vehicles on the road. Is that data normalized for age of the cars driven?

I assume that my neighbors 30 year old gas guzzler is more likely to catch fire than my 1 year old PHEV for example (or maybe I’m more likely since I have both a lithium battery and a gas tank).

r87··on C uses "&" for the address-operator because 'ampersand sounds like "address"'
Odin uses ^ because pointers are pointy.
r87··on Zap – Fast backends in Zig
Rust is more of a c++ successor, yes.

It’s very much a kitchen sink language.

r87··on Arizona Mom Fights Abusive Prosecution by Department of Child Safety
Not all towns have bus service.
r87··on Base salaries offered to software engineers in SF, NYC, and Seattle
Total comp is in that range at Google, not salary.
r87··on The Google Cemetery – A list of dead Google products and why they died
I mean, that's the point of why the code of conduct was expanded from just "don't be evil". Everyone's definition of evil is different.
r87··on The Google Cemetery – A list of dead Google products and why they died
This is a popular meme for some reason, but "And remember... don't be evil, and if you see something that you think isn't right - speak up!" is literally the last line in the code of conduct.