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13,223karma·911submissions·April 6, 2011
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https://archive.is/TZ2Hs
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It's a choice. I go to the supermarket twice a week, not shopping for much. I switched the store I use three, four months ago, but I can already talk about some of the employees at the store I vi…
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I'm taking a moment to recognize once more the work that user @atdrummond (Alex Thomas Drummond) did for a couple years to help others here. I did not know him, don’t think I ever interacted with…
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Related on the business side, and from the last two years: AI Chip Startup Groq Raises $750M at $6.9B Valuation - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45276985 - Sept 2025 (5 commen…
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There's a lot from @dang about how the site goal is optimizing for curiosity and what that means in practice. https://hn.algolia.com/?dateRange=all&page=0&prefix=true&…
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Maybe that's new? Either way, great to know.
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There's nothing nebulous; there's no workaround for 404media's articles. Tell HN: Paywalls with workarounds are OK; paywall complaints are off topic - https://news.ycombina…
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BDZ is Balgarski Darzhavni Zheleznitsi, Bulgaria's national railway.
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A valid HTML zip bomb - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44670319 - July 2025 (37 comments) I use zip bombs to protect my server - https://news.ycombinator.com/…
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From another article... >The project was completed in less than a year, ahead of schedule, and on budget. >"After more than nine years of planning and work...." >The overpass i…
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I have no issue with simonw's work/comments; I've never gone near it because it's far afield from my non-tech world. He is, though, someone who breaks one HN guideline: >Please…
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'Profound' and 'strange' have distinct meanings. I'd suggest the title be re-edited to either Playing Santa did strange things to Bob Rutan or just the first line of the Esqui…
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>Don't be curmudgeonly. Thoughtful criticism is fine, but please don't be rigidly or generically negative. https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html …
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Oliver Sacks put himself into his case studies. What was the cost? - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46251654 - Dec 13 2025 - (25 comments) Oliver Sacks Put Himself into His C…
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Previously: The Paris Pneumatic Clock Network (2018) - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=19441300 - Mar 2019 (33 comments)…
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At least as of Sequoia, the Settings > iCloud > Drive > Optimize Mac Storage option enables iCloud Drive files to be stored offline. Likewise, right clicking any iCloud Drive files in the Fin…
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Previously: Good conversations have lots of doorknobs - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35874183 - May 2023 (20 comments) Good conversations have lots of doorknobs - https:&…