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> Many apps allow people to shake the device to undo and redo certain operations, such as typing or deleting. When initiated in this manner, an alert asks the user to confirm or cancel the undo or redo operation.

zulln··on Jeff Bezos's phone 'hacked by Saudi crown prince'

> what makes people work for nefarius inc?

No idea about nefarius, but when I talked with someone in a similar role the answer was work conditions. It was apparently easier to get a remote role with a flexible schedule at a more "sketchy" company.

zulln··on Ryanair, Hamiltonian Cycles, and using graph theory to find cheap flights (2018)

Not as cool, but https://www.eightydays.me/ is really convenient to book multi-city trips intra-europe.

zulln··on Judge rules that student loan debt is dischargeable in bankruptcy

Did you read the comment? The presumption of that statement was a bad credit to start with.

Aka. bankruptcy vs bad credit, not compared to a good credit score.

zulln··on Lyft’s algorithm is trying to block people with names like ‘Dick’ and ‘Cummings’

> I hear the argument but taxi drivers were always required to show their real name, so the same should apply to Lyft drivers.

You can definitely argue that they should show their real name, but it is not a good argument that because taxi requires it, lyft should as well.

zulln··on Lyft’s algorithm is trying to block people with names like ‘Dick’ and ‘Cummings’

Drivers? Cannot imagine it being a big problem people having really offensive names though, after all you are actually meeting the driver irl and expect them to.. well, drive you.

zulln··on HTML attributes to improve your users' two factor authentication experience

If it is enough with access to the phone number, no password needed, then it is no longer 2FA.

zulln··on Climbing the Wealth Ladder

What is the monthly budget of the average student? I would certainly guess under $2k.

zulln··on Clear backpacks, monitored emails: U.S. students under constant surveillance

Yes, US has a lot of school shootings compared to other countries. But it is not like all those other countries use surveillance to prevent it, the problem is elsewhere.

zulln··on Greensboro Man Creates Dating App Where He's the Only Guy Allowed

If the friend expressed that he wants to date, pressure/suggest dating apps make sense.

If that is not the case I agree with you.

zulln··on Greensboro Man Creates Dating App Where He's the Only Guy Allowed

So you met your wife after a year and call the whole thing a failure?

zulln··on Ask HN: Best Noise Canceling Headphones

Beoplay H9. Had QC35 for years until they broke and have tried Sony’s, but like H9 the best so far.

Cost a few dollars more though.

zulln··on Remember QR Codes? They’re More Powerful Than You Think

And what would the benefit be from that?

That is how HTTPS works today, and does not protect you against phishing at all.

zulln··on The FBI Lost Our Son

Are you using 1.1.1.1 as DNS? That could explain it.

zulln··on Mozilla’s 18-month effort to market without Facebook

How many would you have guessed they were? The number does not stand out for me.

zulln··on Broken

Have you worked at a company of similar size before?

zulln··on The average conspiracy theory is half-true

3.5 GB takes a long time on the current connection. What am I downloading?

zulln··on The Internet Relies on People Working for Free

That would fall under "perceived benefit" and thus not free, according to the parent's definition.

zulln··on A Low-Fare Loophole for International Travelers

That is with bags though, with understandable is more work for them.

zulln··on America’s Buses Need Our Love More Than Ever (2018)

> Interestingly, this has also allowed taxis to have an edge over Uber et. al.

Why is this wanted? We have bus/taxi lanes here as well, but Uber is allowed to go there as well (they require the same taxi license as anyone else).

zulln··on If You Lose Your iPhone, You Can’t Pay Your Apple Card Bill on the Web

How do you pay over phone, what kind of info are you providing them? Not from the US.

zulln··on Ex-Microsoft dev used test account to swipe $10M in store credits

> It's why card skimmers always get caught, too, eventually.

Given how much money actually is estimated to be skimmed and how few that actually get caught I doubt this.

zulln··on A “bike platform” that temporarily swaps one car parking space for ten bicycles

> The avarage bike around here retails for about $1500

Average bike on the street? Do you have any source of similar claim?

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