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throwaway744678··on Nepenthes is a tarpit to catch AI web crawlers
I suspect AI crawler would also (quickly learn to) respect it also?
throwaway744678··on Pragtical: Practical and pragmatic code editor
A bit of context: Motivation about Pragtical Text Editor [0]

[0] https://github.com/pragtical/pragtical/issues/6#issuecomment...

throwaway744678··on X ordered to pay €550k to Irish employee fired after yes-or-resign ultimatum
You don't even need to join to get access to the support.
throwaway744678··on Apple introduces M4 chip
This is a revolution
throwaway744678··on There are too many damn honeypots
That's what a honeypot would say.
throwaway744678··on Only 90s Web Developers Remember This (2014)
> and went way into the 2010s.

Unfortunately, it is still used for html formatted emails

throwaway744678··on Nearly Cheating
Perhaps: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/word-off/id1610878606
throwaway744678··on We have reached an agreement in principle for Sam to return to OpenAI as CEO
As far as I understand, they knew and agreed to that before committing their $$$.
throwaway744678··on Lasers enable satellite internet backbone, might remove need for deep-sea cables
Or 1 million people sold $1 worth of Apple. If you want to execute a large trade, you'd probably have to buy from several sellers, and (my limited understanding of the market is that) you'd do so by matching sell orders in ascending order, thus pushing the market value up.
throwaway744678··on Android’s emergency call shortcut is flooding dispatchers with false calls
Looking through the settings, I reckon one can set a message to be sent automatically to your "emergency contacts", along with your location when you use the mentioned feature. A possible use case: coming home late at night, you get followed by a sinister looking guy; you can discreetly ask for help without pulling your phone.
throwaway744678··on XML is the future
Don't sweat it, it was a joke (turning your sample into LISP)
throwaway744678··on Harvard dishonesty expert accused of dishonesty
Pretty sure Francesca Gino identifies as a she! But then, who knows?

[0] https://twitter.com/francescagino

throwaway744678··on Full Time
Not sure what you mean: (in a rdms) a table is a relation.
throwaway744678··on Radiation-hardened Quine (2014)
I struggled a bit too long to build it: don't forget the `-w` flag (disable all warnings):

    cc -w chia.c -o chia
throwaway744678··on The Rise and Fall of Evidence Based Medicine (1998) [pdf]
At a personal level, why would one care? Their medical issue went away!
throwaway744678··on Try Galaxy: A web app to demo Samsung’s OS on an iPhone
As said in a sibling comment, you can try it in a desktop browser (Chrome instructions below):

- open developer tools, Toggle device toolbar, pick an iPhone dimension

- Network > More network conditions ("wifi" icon) > User-agent > Custom > "iPhone Safari"

- in Sources, set a breakpoint on the 1st line, refresh the page, when the debugger breaks, type "window.navigator.standalone = true" in the Console, and continue

throwaway744678··on Banana Equivalent Dose
Sample size of one: I have eaten bananas, and I'm not dead.
throwaway744678··on Remove “This incident will be reported.” from user warnings
Ha, ha! Same here... The classical joke here was to send an xkill command: next mouse click will terminate whatever window was under the cursor.
throwaway744678··on We glued together content moderation to stop soccer pirates
Or, perhaps:

1. Switch to another provider

2. No second step.

throwaway744678··on The Undeniable Street View
It is very well possible that it happened through discrete diplomatic channels (and then someone forgot to post it on HN)
throwaway744678··on Ventura has changed app quarantine with a new xattr
I thought it was some kind of rain coat
throwaway744678··on Why Python keeps growing, explained
Eh, I type basic operations in Spolight or Google, whichever is lying on my screen!
throwaway744678··on Where has all the Chartreuse gone?
And another one here as well! Was wondering how many of us are browsing HN...
throwaway744678··on Nokia launches DIY repairable budget Android phone
It's supposed to never leave your pocket or your hand. Besides, if someone gets your credit card number and purchases something, you can charge it back. The vendor is supporting the risk, not you.
throwaway744678··on Rovio delists original Angry Birds from PlayStore because it's still too popular
Even more true for Nokia: people bought Nokia phones (3210, 3310, etc.) because of Snake!
throwaway744678··on Software 2.0 (2017)
My bullshitometer was ringing strongly reading this article.
throwaway744678··on ChatGPT launches boom in AI-written e-books on Amazon
Nothing will change unless they (Koko, your AI, whatever) gets legal personality.
throwaway744678··on A Docker footgun led to a vandal deleting NewsBlur's MongoDB database (2021)
Software following the path of least surprise is a good rule of thumb.
throwaway744678··on A Docker footgun led to a vandal deleting NewsBlur's MongoDB database (2021)
Fail2ban is a good mitigation strategy, blocking the IP address after N failed attempts (obviously, it does not protect completely from a determined attacker controlling a network of bots but it raises the bar significantly)
throwaway744678··on Launch HN: Lago (YC S21) – Open-source usage-based billing
Don't sweat it, your answer reads fine.
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