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yoube··on NPM has seemingly wiped all or a large portion of access tokens without warning
NPM has seemingly wiped all or a large portion of access tokens without warning. Status page (https://status.npmjs.org/):

> Investigating - We are investigating issues with access tokens, in the meantime user can recreate new tokens to unblock themselves.

yoube··on Email from Jeff Bezos to employees
BWS is actually an Australian liquor store brand. Beer-Wine-Spirits. Memorable enough once you get used to it as well.
yoube··on Climate threats now dominate long-term risks, survey of global leaders finds
I mean, it's literally the replacement population. 2 parents die, 2 children remain.
yoube··on Uber’s self-driving car could not detect pedestrians outside of a crosswalk
Umm, have you lived in any non-car dominated city/country? Multimodal public transport is a thing.
yoube··on Dissatisfied with Docker
Have you tried running the Vscode + Linux Subsystem + Docker on Windows stack? It's been pretty good so far (a good writeup on this is at https://nickjanetakis.com/blog/setting-up-docker-for-windows...)
yoube··on Are Men Singing Higher in Pop Music?
It's already a video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qJT2h5uGAC0
yoube··on The fungus that devastates the Cavendish banana has now arrived in Latin America
Then don't call yourselves anti-GMO?
yoube··on How Sydney destroyed its trams for love of the car
Melbourne isn't just the CBD, though.

> They are free

In the free tram zone, sure, which is an area of less than 2 by 3 km. The longest tram route is 23 km long.

yoube··on The Law Isn't Ready for Psychedelic Medicine
Why is tech infested with know-it-all libertarians? Honestly, do you think we'd all be better off in a lawless anarchy?
yoube··on How Sydney destroyed its trams for love of the car
That's horseshit. Granted, peak hour trains from Flinders are packed and using a laptop is a bit difficult since your elbows keep bumping into the next person sitting, but not being able to use a phone? People are always on their phones, reading, or knitting.
yoube··on How Sydney destroyed its trams for love of the car
As someone who lives in Melbourne (and usually just uses a bicycle to commute), buses suck. They don't follow timetables, get noticeably slower during peak hours and get faster during school holidays. The reason people avoid using them is that they're unreliable. If I occasionally use the bus to get to/from work the trip can take anywhere from 30 minutes to 45.
yoube··on Why the doors to America are closing for Chinese tech students
English is a huge advantage. I don't see the rest of the world clamouring to learn Mandarin any time soon. It's a benefit, sure, but not a necessity.
yoube··on Ask HN: One-person SaaS apps that are profitable?
Just an FYI, the site is blocked under Sophos.
yoube··on A Cult Japanese Retailer Making Billions Breaking All the Rules
I guess it really depends on the actual location. The one I went to in Iwate was awesome, not multi-storey but a one-floor, jungle-like layout. Very good food section, bought a rug, travel neckpillow, and some crockery, I'm still using them now after months.
yoube··on A Cult Japanese Retailer Making Billions Breaking All the Rules
> And they come anytime they please, since all locations stay open 24/7

Not quite right, they do open till very late but the one I've been to (in Iwate) closed at around 3 am.

yoube··on Why Bother with What Three Words?
Not necessarily. While Ulaanbaatar does have street numbers and such, they're not well-known and are basically never used when giving out directions/advertising. It's more like: The "yellow building to the right side of the big department store". Official addresses also rarely use street names, it's more like: Flat #5, Apartment #2, Microdistrict #4, Sukhbaatar District.

So in reality everyone just uses Post Office Boxes for mail, who often just call you and say mail's arrived and charge 400 tugrug.

That said, no-one I know has even heard about what3words, aside from those who read the initial press release. And I'm from Mongolia.