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randycupertino

11,859karma·2,447submissions·December 10, 2015
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> Three men have been arrested in connection with a gift card cloning scheme that Texas authorities say netted an estimated $14 million. > Authorities said the men would take gift cards from sto…
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They weren't even deleting the scam ads, that would decrease their revenue. They were just hiding the scam ads from regulators.
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Yuchen Jin called it! https://x.com/Yuchenj_UW/status/1988305476132675675 > Yann LeCun is finally leaving Meta. An outcome that is inevitable after Zuck spent $15B to acq…
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Weak overhead waterfall showerheads are the WORST! They make it hard to wash conditioner out because the water pressure is so weak. Also not everyone wants to get their hair wet every time they show…
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> I'm a big fan of podcasts; this year I've heard multiple podcasts that I listen to say that the bottom fell out of podcast ad sponsorship money and they lost a lot of funding. Many were…
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Pfizer has been resting on their laurels ever since it struck gold with boner pills and Lipitor. Viagra made it rain beaucoup bucks and rewired the entire firm to prioritize commercial sales and marke…
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World War Z the extended cast edition is great with a mixed cast! Also Heft by Liz Moore.
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I was skeptical on Dungeon Crawler Carl and resisted reading it for so long and finally people on reddit constantly recommending it wore me down, even though it's not typically a genre I like I g…
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The best thing for me for 2025 is a Costco heated blanket. It is so soft and cozy and rocks my world. We love it so much we got one for my partner, my mother in law and my mom and they all love it. …
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Does anyone else remember the 12 pains of Christmas? RIGGING UP THE LIGHTS!! Yo-ho, sending Christmas cards. The damn lightS!!! Facing my in laws! One light goes out, they all go out!!!!!!! FiiiiiIIII…
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How about the add-ons/call-backs to Rudolph the Red nosed reindeer: Rudolph the red-nosed reindeer *(reindeer)* Had a very shiny nose *(like a light bulb)* And if you ever saw it *(saw it)* You w…
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Here's to a happy and healthy 2026! Thanks HN for all the thoughtful comments and interesting articles.
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Generally when I post something unflattering about Tesla, Meta or Airbnb it gets flagged. Just a pattern I've noticed. The Tesla ones get flagged the fastest!
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https://archive.ph/g16NX
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I've gotten fooled by these fake-movie trailers before, ones made by AI and ones made of "fan edits" using the actors from other scenes. It's definitely annoying, especially when …
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I had a creepy one like this happen to me with Linkedin. I sold my uncle's guitar on craigslist using a throwaway gmail address to a guy with a very unique, rhyming name that I would never forge…
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