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sgroppino··on If You Can't Buy the Keyboard You Want, Build It Instead
That one only has 24 I/O ports... how is he multiplexing all the keys?
sgroppino··on SoftBank’s WeWork Bailout Draws Investor Concern
But how come they are usually upvoted so much to end up in the top 10?
sgroppino··on EasyDNS threatened with criminal complaint if client data not disclosed
Agree - they can't roll back something like this if they get it wrong...
sgroppino··on Jack Dorsey has account hacked
Specially if coming from high profile politicians and CEOs...
sgroppino··on Setting Up an Ad-Blocking VPN with WireGuard and Pihole
What happens if you set your firewall to block 8.8.8.8 and 8.8.4.4?
sgroppino··on Setting Up an Ad-Blocking VPN with WireGuard and Pihole
This is terrible. What prevents them from doing the same to android phones and tablets?
sgroppino··on Gatwick Airport: Drones ground flights
Affecting 100K passengers... how come this is not top 10 in HN?
sgroppino··on Gatwick Airport: Drone sightings cause delays
You can jam GPS, but then it'll probably mean planes can't fly, either...
sgroppino··on An open letter to FB, Twitter, Instagram regarding algorithms and my son's birth
It'd be depressing if they tried to sell you a funeral service after you let them know of your misfortune... Just avoiding this would be a big win.
sgroppino··on The Game Engine Black Book: Doom
Are there no other publishing platforms that do this for a flat fee? Apart from taking payment and applying DRM, what else is involved? Checks to ensure the author is the legal owner of the copyright?
sgroppino··on There is more to high house prices than constrained supply
But there are other factors like tax. In the UK for example you generally won't need to pay capital gains tax when selling your main home...
sgroppino··on Companies struggling to fill jobs 'should try paying more,' Fed's Kashkari says
In this case these businesses should invest in tools that make fewer workers more productive.
sgroppino··on H-1B: As immigration furor roils Silicon Valley, Canada smooths way for techies
It will be interesting to see if this is true, or whether they will go down and the local workforce will be negatively impacted as a result. Conversely, it will be interesting to see whether salaries for US techies will go up, or older people will have more opportunities. I guess we'll have to wait and see.
sgroppino··on Uber Scam in Brazil – Drivers Have ‘Challenges’ Ending Trips
Or is it not possible for you to say the trip is ended when you get off (and see if the driver disputes it)?
sgroppino··on Facebook Is Giving Advertisers Access To Your Shadow Contact Information
, beach
sgroppino··on Your Face Is Not a Bar Code (2003)
Every breath you take, every move you make... I'll be watching you. Oh can't you see? You belong to me... The Police
sgroppino··on Popular iPhone apps caught sending user location data to monetization firms
This may not apply to TrueWeather in particular, but other apps could have the same policy and send the app requests to other services that do collect personal information... so, for the policy to be clear it would have to say "At time of publishing TrueWeather nor any of the services used by TrueWeather collect any personal information"... just my humble opinion on this complex topic.
sgroppino··on $600 Chromebooks are a dangerous development for Microsoft
Thanks. I find $550 a bit expensive. Linux Mint runs flawlessly on a Lenovo S120 (11.6"/4GB RAM/32GB SSD) but I can't upgrade the SSD and that's a bummer. Can't complain, though, it was $170 new from Amazon...
sgroppino··on $600 Chromebooks are a dangerous development for Microsoft
Which Xiaomi laptop is good with Linux Mint? Are they better than Lenovo?
sgroppino··on Insured, but Still Owing $109K for a Heart Attack
Sounds like a good plan. They should add that to the bottom of the bill "Pay with <credit card co> and get a free ticket to Fresno!".
sgroppino··on Everything Is Booming Except for Wages
I think there is wage increase, but not as paying more for the people that keep doing the same thing as yesterday. Companies are forced to pay more for the skills in short supply. Google "angular dev salary" vs "java dev salary" - the wage difference is essentially that increase you're looking for.
sgroppino··on Ask HN: Which types of tech jobs are best for people that can't handle stress?
Probably the lowest paid ones.
sgroppino··on Sydney airport seizure of phone and laptop 'alarming', say privacy groups
But are you not supposed to give them the pin?
sgroppino··on False Advertising for College Is Pretty Much the Norm
This would be an amazing topic for a blog - whether you can (and how long it takes to) recover from bankruptcy in different countries.
sgroppino··on False Advertising for College Is Pretty Much the Norm
It is pure economics, supply and demand.
sgroppino··on Facebook has asked U.S. banks to share financial information about customers
or bitcoin?
sgroppino··on Show HN: Polyhedra Viewer
Excellent stuff!! It'd be great if you could flatten the shapes to printable A4 paper so kids can cut and build real models (and paint them, etc).
sgroppino··on ThinkPad X220 MacOS High Sierra Installation
Linux Mint 18.3 is amazing. People should really try it out... I recently got a new Lenovo 120S, replaced its Windows 10S with Linux Mint and everything worked out-of-the-box. CPU @ 2-3%, RAM < 550MB on a 11.6" laptop for £129 with zero issues restored my faith on Linux as a viable desktop OS.
sgroppino··on Q. Why is it so hard to swat a housefly? A. It sees you coming in slow motion
I always thought it was because of the air pressure as you try to smash them... that's why fly swatters are perforated?
sgroppino··on Apple was overtaken by Huawei in global smartphone sales
Or the Honor 9 lite which BTW also belongs to Huawei. Amazing value for money.
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