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simonlc··on Asbestosis
They renamed the town, it's called Val-des-Sources now.
simonlc··on Internet Artifacts
Was WASD even around back during doom2?
simonlc··on Hacking Subaru: Tracking and controlling cars via the admin panel
I'm guessing the subscription activates some sim card? I wonder if that's activated anyway and still tracks you if you don't sign up...
simonlc··on Show HN: Apple-like smooth corners for Tailwind CSS
Looks like it doesn't work on firefox.

Cool plugin idea though!

simonlc··on Hacking Subaru: Tracking and controlling cars via the admin panel
Question, if you can remote start a subaru with starlink, does that mean I could start my car from the command line during winter??? I don't pay for starlink, never really looked into it, but it sounds cheaper than installing a remote start system lol.
simonlc··on Sega is delisting 60 classic games from Steam
My guess is licensing, they probably sold exclusive licenses, and part of that is delisting on other platforms.
simonlc··on Doctor-prescribed videogame for ADHD
I guarantee they didn't invent anything new to gaming. It's just like all those studies that claim tetris helps with ptsd, stress, lazy eye, postpartum depression, etc. It's just a game. There's nothing that makes this game, or tetris specifically special.
simonlc··on I lost my love for the web (2022)
Nice bait
simonlc··on Google Promises Unlimited Storage; Cancels; Tells Journalist Life's Work Deleted
If I recall correctly, if you choose to close your adsense account send you your remaining balance even if it is below $100.
simonlc··on Half-Life 25th Anniversary Update
Haha yes! The Black Mesa doc is also very good :D
simonlc··on Half-Life 25th Anniversary Update
One of my favorite documentaries was made by Noclip, which tells the story of Half-Life and Valve. It is soo good, a must watch. Interestingly, though, it features no one from Valve, as they, in typical Valve fashion, ignored their requests. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BQLEW1c-69c

So I'm very excited to watch this new documentary featuring people who worked on the game, made by the same people, such a surprise haha.

simonlc··on Montreal’s new rapid transit line saved millions per mile
The title in metric but the article in imperial had me very confused.
simonlc··on Firefox 1.0 New York Times ad (2004)
I think its ff meta sans or something.
simonlc··on Giving the finger is a ‘God-given right’, Canadian judge rules
Laval is its own city.
simonlc··on Alpine.js
Same, this in my opinion was one of React's biggest "innovations".
simonlc··on Best ecommerce UX practices from mcmaster.com
It also doesn't ship world wide, even to Canada I made an order, with no way to see what shipping was and got an email saying they only ship to commercial or schools. That's a terrible e-commerce experience. Sites like NCIX were way better than this.
simonlc··on US National Debt Tops $31T
Someone tell them to stop buying lattes so they can pay off their debt.
simonlc··on Twitter Notes
Same thing for some of the other links, which they do twitter.com/i/bookmarks for example, instead of twitter.com/bookmarks.

I know this because at one point it was broken in the UI and one of the side links went to a profile instead.

simonlc··on Jack Dorsey leaves Twitter's board of directors
Clearly this person didn't want to do even a simple google search before commenting.
simonlc··on Apple’s Self Service Repair now available
Before I even clicked I knew it was going to have some US only thing.
simonlc··on Why the Black MacBook Cost More
I thought the cpu was faster too?
simonlc··on CSS's !important was added because of laws about font size for some text
I don't know of it's a joke tweet, or a pompous person trying to make other devs feel inferior.

The example or use case they describe doesn't even make sense to me. Nor does it even seem to line up with how CSS specificity or cascade works.

"Here's a paper to write on, oh wait why are you drawing, this is a writing paper, you're doing it wrong!"

simonlc··on Hooks Considered Harmful
News: People don't learn the tools so mistakes are made Author: Because I see mistakes, these tools are bad

I consider your teammates harmful. All this stuff is mentioned in the excellent React documentation.

simonlc··on Apple Studio Display Contains 64GB of Storage, but Only 2GB Used
How does windows hello work?
simonlc··on Koenigsegg's Tiny Electric Motor Makes 335 HP and 443 LB-FT of Torque
Are you serious, they literally just gave you an example lol.

I always hear that argument about "but when will I need it?" If you're using this system then you're always going to use it. It comes up all the time, it's natural so you don't think about it too much.

Does it mean it's better? Well yes, but it doesn't mean other measuring systems aren't good. You don't need it, but you'll want it once you learn it.

simonlc··on Koenigsegg's Tiny Electric Motor Makes 335 HP and 443 LB-FT of Torque
> But - out of curiosity - why is the soda can measured in ml and not in fl oz?

The article is written for an American magazine while the pictures are from Koenigsegg directly, which are European; beverages use ml and l to measure contents.

Take a look at the graph, also provided by Koenigsegg, it uses Nm and kW.

simonlc··on Primel – guess a 5 digit prime number – each guess must be a prime
It's not a 5 digit prime.
simonlc··on Primel – guess a 5 digit prime number – each guess must be a prime
Primel 20 2/6

Edit, I guess HN doesn't like emojis lol

simonlc··on Tetr.io
IIrc they had to drop that game cause of The Tetris Company, and replaced it with a puyo puyo clone?
simonlc··on Tetr.io
> It also has a single preview, no hold piece and no hard drop.

This is also true for TGM 1, TGM 2 adds sonic drop but still only has 1 preview.

But yeah it was just a suggestion since the TGM series is not as popular as NES or Guideline but offers a very different experience!

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