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I would recommend the 2021 three-part Acquired podcast series on Berkshire. Episodes are long, though there are transcripts if you prefer reading over listening. https://www.acquired.fm…
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Among others... https://apolloarchive.com/apollo_gallery.html https://apollo.im-ldi.com https://www.flickr.com/photos/projectapolloarchive/albums…
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>It's an age-old convention.... Bonus points for the wordplay.
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Good chance that's what captures our different Siri experiences. The few times I've done it spoken was always with AirPods and I always waited for the Siri reply (been a while; is it, "…
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My Siri-initiated timers are always done with my phone, probably 50 or more each week (work stuff). The only time I get a failure is when I release the side button too quickly. I've made certain …
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Activate Siri and then say the amount of time you'd like on the timer. For me, that's holding the side button then only saying, "20 minutes." The one caveat is that once the time…
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Previously: Cartographers Have Been Hiding Covert Illustrations Inside Swiss Official Maps - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=22490017 - Mar 2020 (22 comment) Cartographers Hav…
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Previous and related: Hong Kong's Famous Bamboo Scaffolding Hangs on (For Now) - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44080549 - May 2025 (65 comments) Bamboo Scaffolding in H…
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Previous and related: how come a company founded over 100 years ago has the fastest site - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=41883419 - Oct 2024 (15 comments) McMaster-Carr: A r…
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The podcast Criminal did an episode about Ghostwatch this past Halloween. https://thisiscriminal.com/episode-338-ghostwatch-10-31-2025 …
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Just a reminder that HN has a similar function with its 'past' link in the header/nav bar shown on most pages. For example, here is 15 years ago to the day: https://news.ycom…
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Related: Spaghetti-Tree Hoax - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=34572174 - Jan 2023 (95 comments) Spaghetti-Tree Hoax - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=30…
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Previous discussions: The Untold History of Arduino - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=29252121 - Nov 2021 (6 comments) The Untold History of Arduino - https://news…
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Actual title: Mapping the future with 3D‑printed titanium Apple Watch cases
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Actual title: How to Enable iPad Features like MultiTasking & Stage Manager on iPhone via MobileGestalt
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Also: Reverse Engineering the Miele Diagnostic Interface - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44593975 - July 2025 (4 comments)…
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Radiotrophic fungus - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=20342750 - July 2019 (63 comments)
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The issue is not tolerance, or intolerance; it's the site goal of pursuing "anything that gratifies one's intellectual curiosity" and doing so while we all, among other things, >…
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This site deteriorates when any of us put a personal belief above the beliefs detailed in the guidelines.
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>I’ve made a couple of nasty comments about Elon Musk recently. I’m unlikely to change the way I speak about him. Writing like this is covered in the site guidelines: "Edit out swipes"…