Compare the tweets now versus the profile from a few years ago: https://x.com/tokipona vs https://web.archive.org/web/20220511012717/https://twitter.c...

Other links: https://tokipona.org/ https://bsky.app/profile/tokipona.org

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> We have pulled the story over concerns that it may have gone against our content policies. I locked the comments, and I'm going to lock this one too, we need some time. We are doing an investigation right now to figure out exactly what happened.

- MiniDiscs are easier to write/re-write than CDs if you have a NetMD capable device, just load up https://web.minidisc.wiki/ in your browser and MP3s will get converted for the disc. - Smaller and more robust than CDs - Feels very "RetroFuturistic" compared to cassettes and records, if MP3 players hadn't taken off, it could have easily been the next big format

https://www.sfgate.com/hawaii/article/hawaii-home-built-on-w...

It’s great that it has been resolved, but I’m still baffled by a number of things:

1) Why would redeeming a bad gift card result in a complete shut-down of the account? 2) Why is it seemingly impossible to get any support now unless you drum up a ton of press? 3) Should companies be restricted from growing too large where they can’t support their customers?

In my personal and professional experience, banks are the only companies that seem to actually know how to handle these issues appropriately when it comes to fraud or access. Rather than move to outright banning the account, there are intermediate steps that can be taken. Personal example, my Facebook account was recently banned because a hacker accessed my account uploaded a bad ID when FB requested an ID verification. Despite the request coming from a country I have never visited and would likely be on any high-risk list, my 20 year old account was banned literally overnight without having any recourse. There’s no number or even any email to use. Maybe I can see if the Register will write it up… (I do have all the info from my Facebook account download to show how it was compromised, and any internal support should have been able to see the same… if they cared.)

But this makes a lot more sense, can DIY, and uses the full body with the embedded touchscreen.

That said, like a lot of other content subscriptions, it can be quite anxiety inducing to make it seem like you're getting your money's worth. I've gotten the sub via my work, and I think the labs and videos are quite good, plus the occasional opportunities to do live-chats with the authors. But you have to sift through a lot of content and dedicate a lot of hours to use them. For most folks, I think buying a few technical books a year as needed would be a much better use of time and money.

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45883855

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Also in the footer: "Everything on this website—emdash and all—is created by a human."

- The bolded part doesn’t track with locking out the entire team without notice or explanation.

- “Thanks for the hard work, the adults will take it from here” rarely works out.

I don’t think we’ll scrap it and there are certainly ways to speed up the problematic aspects of querying the catalog, but I’m also rooting for DuckLake to make it a lot more approachable by not completely shying away from the database as an idea.

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44505892

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