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> ... do they really offer abandoned babies to just anyone...? NO - the 2nd sentence of the article says that the adoptive-father-to-be had "a good job in social care". In the same juris…

And the Atlantic is "just" salty water.

With only one person needed. And denting can usually be done with an old-fashioned can/bottle-opener, to minimize the chance of cracking the glass jar.

First reaction - Men whose "young adult" days were well back into the last century also want to open jars. If you're willing to use a tool or two, it's still easily done. Maybe t…

Harsh Old Geezer Take: - You either ignored your history education, or (more likely) you are yet another victim of the systematic gutting of history education over the past half-ish century. (Which o…

For those unfamiliar with the Curta - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Curta

A decent welder should be able to turn out a trailer hitch <=> outboard motor bracket in under 15 minutes. It's not like you'll need much more than a modest fishing outboard to get th…

> Examination of pigeon bones from Late Bronze Age Hala Sultan Tekke, Cyprus indicates they were already semi-domesticated as early as c. 1400 BCE, pushing back direct evidence for pigeon domestica…

> [...] with the right “persona” prompt, advanced AI can pass as human in live chats. > Without persona prompting, performance dropped sharply. Suggestion: Compare the prompted AI's to hum…

> By aligning the incentives right, it will mean good cops will force out the bad cops quickly. While that would be nice, it seems like extremely wishful thinking. Maybe ask a wrongful terminatio…

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wishcycling Some accounts I've seen emphasized the "don't check it, don't think about it, don't look bad, don't feel b…

Article fails to mention that the new pipeline will run less than 100 miles from Iran. In theory, a pipeline might be easier to defend (from drone weapons) than a series of tankers. In practice, esp…

I'd attribute that to (1) consumer preferences for (some might say addictions to) ever-more-complex graphical animations on screens, and (2) Apple managers needing to "do something" to …

Why? They're erasing the kids' futures, then boasting about doing so. (Or close enough, from the kids' PoV.)

Dad was in occasional contact with neighbors and their families, and other people at the little town's Methodist church, and at least some of the other townspeople - plausibly on the order of 1…

Before invoking any moral or philosophical principals, I'd consider the PoV of wildlife & natural area professionals. They know the public can react strongly to situations proximate to chari…

> [...] I'm harrowingly lonely. [...] > I work for a fully remote company. I am married and I have the normal amount of friends. I have a great relationship with my family, who lives nearby…

The problem is that complexity is both a human status signifier, and an extremely convenient weapon for "haves" who are inclined toward "embrace, extend, and extinguish" strategies…

Yes, I'm sure Germany has plenty of problems that need addressing. But - > Nvidia’s market capitalisation ($5.7 trillion) has overtaken Germany’s GDP ($5.45 trillion). - is about like sayin…

Not that I'm an Azure expert, or trust Microsoft to tell the truth...but any privilege with "backup" in its name strikes me as security-critical. Any experts care to comment?

Henry Ford, for all his faults, seems to have wanted society to be high-functioning, with broad-based prosperity. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_Ford I'd say those idea…

Guess: screen readers and such.

> There were a few people who went in to defend us, saying, "Look, they're a small business. They just wanted to be more creative." I appreciate those comments, but certainly the neg…

> had to wait months to get the roof fixed. In economic theory, that's an obvious business opportunity. In the real world.., might you know what barriers a small roofing repair business would …

578 points and 504 comments back in 2016 and 2017 - https://news.ycombinator.com/from?site=moreisdifferent.com …

> I cannot wrap my mind around why people think finding vulnerabilities is bad. The code already was broken before somebody published the vulnerability. The difference now only is that you know abo…

> Carry a rain slicker or poncho with you in case ... Add a pair of rubber boots and a walking stick. The latter both to check the depth of water, and to brace yourself when there's bad footi…

> IMO the EU needs a nuclear arsenal. What's wrong with the British and French nuclear arsenals? And where are the "EU" armed forces, and nuclear weapon supply chain, and military an…

> I don't think there's convincing my dealer... How far do you live from Massachusetts, and how do your feel about driving vacations?

Didn't UChicago just recently gut a load of their humanities programs? Plus, their financial management may leave much to be desired: https://chicagomaroon.com/40486/news…