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Comment · 3 years ago
Comment · 4 years ago
Perhaps not specifically what you're looking for, but I've always found Wikipedia's current events portal to be a good source for info on major events.
Comment · 4 years ago
Also you can completely block domains, and pin to the top of the results.
I just started using Kagi, and they definitely seem to be doing a lot of stuff right.
Comment · 4 years ago
> I run my own mail server, create a unique address for each vendor and ban the address if it is abused
I do the same and it's immensely useful!
I find it's also a great indicator of how well that vendor protects my info... if there's a sudden surge of spam to an address only that vendor knows, there's a chance they leaked/sold my info and I know it's time to change passwords and/or reassess my relationship with the vendor.
Comment · 5 years ago
I can't fathom why Google decided to do this, it's profoundly irritating!
Looks like Vinegar fixes this (even in apps other than Safari). $2 very well spent.
Comment · 5 years ago
It's hard to tell from images available online, but it may have been anthracite or bituminous coal, which are both surprisingly hard - more like a brittle rock than, say, the charcoal you'd use in a BBQ.
Comment · 5 years ago
The "Ian Knot"[0] (which, I just discovered, was invented by the author of that site) is quite possibly the coolest and fastest way to tie your shoes.
Comment · 6 years ago
For those who are required (or prefer) to use a Chromium-based browser, you might want to give ungoogled-chromium [0] a shot.
I switched recently based on a recommendation from a HN reader, and so far it has been a surprisingly seamless transition. I have yet to encounter any issues aside from being unable to install extensions directly from the Chrome Web Store, which was easily remedied by first installing the chromium-web-store extension [1].
My biggest gripe is that there are no 'official' binaries, so you'd either have to build your own or trust the user-submitted builds, though apparently the project owner is currently working on setting up an official build server [2].
[0] https://github.com/Eloston/ungoogled-chromium
[1] https://github.com/NeverDecaf/chromium-web-store
[2] https://github.com/Eloston/ungoogled-chromium/issues/1198
Comment · 7 years ago
The intro video on the homepage shows the actual software in action at around 53 seconds (mouse over the video to unveil the seek bar).
Comment · 9 years ago
A: "I don't know, and I don't know why I don't know why I don't know."
B: "I don't know what you're talking about."
A: "Well I don't know what you're talking about either, so now we're two."
Would you please elaborate on this?