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thumb··on MS Paint IDE
I can see utility in something like this where someone sent you a screenshot of code and you wish to compile/execute the code in the screenshot. Anything else is a bonus. I dig the project, keep it up!
thumb··on Show HN: Smort.io – Edit, annotate and share articles easily
Nice! Smort!

I'm excited to try it out when I get off work.

thumb··on Ask HN: How can I improve my reading comprehension as a person who has dyslexia?
If you’re not aware already, there is a font face that is designed to aid people with dyslexia. I’m not dyslexic myself, but this font helps me read ebooks substantially.

https://opendyslexic.org/

thumb··on L.A. temporarily suspends Uber’s permit to rent out electric scooters and bikes
the point is: - the government would be knocking down the door of a CEO who may not necessarily have the type of data they're looking for. - the government would have to go through a ton of effort to get anything they needed, rather than having it all up front to begin with. - no data should be given up freely without direct, fair consent (no matter who demands it)
thumb··on Raspberry Pi admits to faulty USB-C design on the Pi 4
Yes, forget due diligence. It's too much work.
thumb··on Slack closes account of an Iranian user living in Canada
That's true, but why does that mean they need to shut down her account just because she visited Cuba? Would that mean a grocery store would then have to refuse to sell you their goods because you visited the country once?
thumb··on Tesla Autopilot and Euro NCAP
I don't know; they seem to be trashing Autopilot plenty in the article.
thumb··on Ask HN: What's the largest amount of bad code you have ever seen work?
This sounds a lot like Walmart's codebase for their POS registers. Except, the kicker is that there are zero unit tests, zero test frameworks, etc. You just have to run it through the shitty IBM debugger and hope that you don't step on anyone else's work. Up until 2016, they didn't even have a place to store documentation. Each register has ~1000 flags, some of which can be bit switched further into testing hell.
thumb··on Apple makes slight progress on diversity while rivals make practically none
I don't understand this either. It's not up to companies to "be the change they want to see in the world". To me, this behavior is nothing but a ploy. No successful company invests money to get the second, third, fourth, etc best return possible.

If anything, it's an insult to the minorities; they only hire them because they are a minority and they fill the minority quota, not necessarily because of their ability.

thumb··on [dead]
Such a tragic thing to read. I hope that his family and friends get through this.

Please reach out if you or someone you know are having suicidal thoughts: 1 (800) 273-8255 National Suicide Prevention Lifeline

thumb··on Ask HN: Social Network for Geeks?
This is the tried and true response. It's been around for 20+ years and chanops enforce channel topics.
thumb··on Ask HN: Social Network for Geeks?
My opinion is that at some point, things will go the way of Facebook. Facebook started as a college-student-only social network, and then eventually became available to the general public. I feel the same will happen with this idea. :/