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beardyw

10,034karma·5,272submissions·February 10, 2014
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He says he has sort of thought what might happen if he won, and there being no mainstream opponent it could happen. Hartlepool did elect a monkey, perhaps to make up for the one they hung as a French …
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“Campaigns are full of lies, OK, ” Rinaldi told the Guardian in an interview. “What I’m saying is that I’m not doing anything different than anybody else.”
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https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39953514
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Maybe there's a day when only Aussies and Kiwis get daylight. It would only be fair.
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I am no friend of the Daily Mail but the story seems basically sound, just hyped up as usual.
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"The paint is sold through Semple’s brand, Culture Hustle, and remains explicitly unavailable to Anish Kapoor or his affiliates"
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The problem is the world is too big. If you could get a rough fix on where your user is and start with a focus on their local area you might get some engagement. Allow just how big it is to be somethi…
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I have always understood that life insurance cannot be taken out except by those with more to lose, particularly the person themselves. I wonder if these markets will support that? Let's hope not…
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"Wildfire survivors call fire-prediction markets “morally reprehensible” and worry they could increase the risk of arson."
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Well yes, otherwise they would have to delete my humourous though also amazingly insightful replies. The future would thank no one for that.
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> dug into it and thought about what was missing Got bitten by it. A fixed input at the top of the screen just disappeared. Needed an entry in the page meta to sort it.
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Chinese don't want to use it (see multiple stories today) and Anthropic don't want them to. Seems like everyone should be happy.
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Even DevTools doesn't pop up a keyboard when you type. That has a significant effect on the page and fails to present a realistic expectation.
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This is nostalgia for an era which existed for only 10 years at most. Much like bringing back flower power it's a nice idea but it's time is over.
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My guess "People familiar with the matter", are Anthropic's marketing department.
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How is this different from the built in DevTools support?
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Feels like a pointless rant. Now retired, I have been laid off 3 times in my career and the UK mandated employer support I got was very important to me with a family to support and a mortgage to pay. …
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Your title would be considered misleading if you linked directly to your app. A link in your text would be absolutely fine.
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Well why on earth didn't you provide a link to it?
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isn't this a bit dangerous?
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It will get much worse before anyone wakes up to this problem.
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