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xtat··on Stripe Identity
Really confused why this blew up so big when there are so many such KYC options. Someone enlighten me?
xtat··on How to circumvent Sci-Hub ISP block
TIL that the UK has gone down a slippery slope
xtat··on Sorry everybody, I failed with you
This is the argument for UBI
xtat··on We’re all paying for someone else’s 4-hour work week, not ours
Usually I am sympathetic to this kind of thing but I felt so much bad faith reading this I couldn't finish it.
xtat··on Replit used legal threats to kill my open-source project
Holy shit on so many levels. Repl.it needs new management and the old management should take a year off to reflect.
xtat··on Apple’s tightly controlled App Store is teeming with scams
The illusion of security is worse than no security, etc
xtat··on Apple-Developer Relations
Apple's tenure is over. They are the definition of rent-seeking incumbency.
xtat··on Apple asks staff to return to office 3 days a week starting in early September
Time to quit
xtat··on Wikipedia is swimming in money–why is it begging people to donate?
I just took a look and laughed-- you think $200-300k for an exec is _high_ ???
xtat··on It's time for us in the tech world to speak out about cryptocurrency
Read the comments on HN and you will understand how early we are.
xtat··on Pwned passwords, open source in the .NET foundation and working with the FBI
"Incorporated by Microsoft" feels like an important detail to me.
xtat··on Pwned passwords, open source in the .NET foundation and working with the FBI
Ah yes, experts in open source... Microsoft
xtat··on Yamaha MOTOROiD
IIRC there is research that hearing loud vehicle sounds raise your blood pressure and and cause release of stress hormones.
xtat··on Online Antipiracy firm sending copyright notices for downloading Ubuntu ISO
As I understand it bad faith is one of their core values.
xtat··on Online Antipiracy firm sending copyright notices for downloading Ubuntu ISO
Glad to see these idiotic notices are working out as expected.
xtat··on Than Average
This exact thing is in my idea file :D
xtat··on DOOM Captcha
this is beautiful
xtat··on How the UK's online safety bill threatens Matrix
> These are, quite frankly, steps towards an authoritarian dystopia.

Says it all.

xtat··on Ask HN: Favorite purchases of last two years?
Most people think im nuts but i sleep really well on a futon
xtat··on Ask HN: Favorite purchases of last two years?
5 arlos here and I love the hardware but the software is so bad and unreliable, especially mobile that I regret going this direction. I'd probably go with unfi if I did it all over.
xtat··on Ask HN: Favorite purchases of last two years?
used for at least a decade and never happened to me
xtat··on FBI Has Gained Access to Sci-Hub Founder's Apple Account, Email Claims
I was skeptical that apple was doing it for positive privacy publicity in the SB case and it continues to be the case. Many well meaning people think they have their back as a result. The illusion of security is worse than no security, etc etc
xtat··on Coin Carbon Cap – PoW cryptocurrencies ranked by energy efficiency
Uhh, Bitcoin SV is super sketch though and this chart feels like a veiled shill for it.
xtat··on The mortifying ordeal of pairing all day
I feel like in 2021 I can roundly refuse to engage in pairing and question the experience of anyone suggesting it.
xtat··on Dear EU: Please Don't Ruin the Root
This is brilliant ^
xtat··on Apple brass discussed disclosing 128M iPhone hack, then decided not to
Yep this. It's also standard operating procedure among Bay Area tech. They're great at feel good marketing but when it comes down to actions it's all about numero uno.
xtat··on Show HN: Control your Bose headphones from your Mac's menubar
came here to say this- dont understand why this is so upvoted
xtat··on Apple TV 4K Gets A12 Bionic
Wait they had 4k already right?
xtat··on Ask HN: How can a unhireable person get a job?
If you're getting to the interview stage and that's where things go wrong, go through a practice interview with a friend who can be honest and I think it will be obvious to them what's going on. I can't pinpoint it from this but it sounds like it could be behavioral.
xtat··on Signal adds a payments feature with a privacy-focused cryptocurrency
That's cool but... mobilecoin?
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