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New comment by MerelyMortal in "Ask HN: How do I search the web in the age of enshittified search engines?"

MerelyMortal — Sun, 01 Dec 2024 02:58:08 +0000

That is how I always did Google searches, even from 20 years ago, and I still get garbage results.

New comment by MerelyMortal in "[dead]"

MerelyMortal — Thu, 28 Nov 2024 15:30:03 +0000

Vouched because it's interesting.

New comment by MerelyMortal in "Exercising to lose weight? Science says it rarely works."

MerelyMortal — Thu, 28 Nov 2024 15:26:18 +0000

It is easier to not consumer calories than it is to burn them. It really is that simple. Both take willpower though, and that's the hard part (excising and dieting).

New comment by MerelyMortal in "Ask HN: Things to Do on My Phone"

MerelyMortal — Thu, 28 Nov 2024 14:11:03 +0000

Maybe some of the older ones. The problem with TED, is that is mostly the 'E' these days - 'Entertainment'. It has developed into a meme...

Thanks for coming to my TED Talk.

New comment by MerelyMortal in "Ask HN: Things to do on my phone"

MerelyMortal — Thu, 28 Nov 2024 14:08:55 +0000

> find a game

I highly recommend "Backgammon NJ for Android" by Jimmy Hu - well worth the price. It has the best computer opponent I've seen (one that can usually beat me on the hardest setting, all of the computer opponents on the free backgammon games I tried years ago were a joke).

New comment by MerelyMortal in "Ask HN: Things to Do on My Phone"

MerelyMortal — Thu, 28 Nov 2024 14:08:26 +0000

> good games

New comment by MerelyMortal in "First Council of Nicaea"

MerelyMortal — Sun, 31 Mar 2024 18:07:42 +0000

The only person here inciting a flamewar is you. Nice attempt at "concern trolling"

Your trolling in the other comments is the problem that you claim to be against. Everyone else seems to be having a rational discussion without letting their emotions influence their writing except for you.

Be a better person.

New comment by MerelyMortal in "Tell HN: LinkedIn has one of the worst dark patterns I have seen on the web"

MerelyMortal — Mon, 13 Nov 2023 19:14:43 +0000

I'm pretty sure that's a violation of the U.S. Can Spam Act, so I always mark emails that do that, as spam (after verifying there is no other unsubscribe link).

New comment by MerelyMortal in "Tell HN: LinkedIn has one of the worst dark patterns I have seen on the web"

MerelyMortal — Mon, 13 Nov 2023 19:12:38 +0000

I've unsubscribed from them in the past, then 6 months later they start spamming me. I unsubscribe again, then 6 months after that they start spamming me again.

Whomever is doing this at LinkedIn is despicable scum.

New comment by MerelyMortal in "Tell HN: LinkedIn has one of the worst dark patterns I have seen on the web"

MerelyMortal — Mon, 13 Nov 2023 19:10:55 +0000

The "?trk=" URL tracking element says "Officekey". I wonder if the keycombo works on machines without Office installed.

New comment by MerelyMortal in "Reasons to fight cashless contagion"

MerelyMortal — Wed, 01 Nov 2023 22:48:05 +0000

With Monero, the fees get smaller (sub 0.01 USD) the more transactions there are.

Why aren't banks subject to taking the money and running? Banks could handle crypto.

Reversable transactions could probably be programmed in certain conditions.

Banks/laws/policy/etc.

I wouldn't try Bitcoin either. Monero is a lot better, but even then it's just a stepping stone of what could come if enough people cared.

New comment by MerelyMortal in "Toyota EV with a Manual Transmission"

MerelyMortal — Tue, 31 Oct 2023 15:55:35 +0000

I hope it's a toggle available to the user. I had an early CVT that did not "shift", and it was great.

New comment by MerelyMortal in "Drugmakers are set to pay 23andMe to access consumer DNA"

MerelyMortal — Tue, 31 Oct 2023 01:08:03 +0000

I feel bad for the children whose parents post about their medical conditions on social media, your comment reminds me of that travesty.

New comment by MerelyMortal in "Drugmakers are set to pay 23andMe to access consumer DNA"

MerelyMortal — Tue, 31 Oct 2023 00:56:37 +0000

Just because you value something as worthless, does not mean everyone else values it as worthless.

New comment by MerelyMortal in "Ask HN: What companies have blown you away with their customer support?"

MerelyMortal — Mon, 30 Oct 2023 20:22:55 +0000

Not in my ecperience, although my many interactions with them were 10 years ago, so they might have gotten better. It still leaves a sour taste in my mouth.

New comment by MerelyMortal in "Tell HN: Automatic fraud detection is making my life hell"

MerelyMortal — Sat, 28 Oct 2023 10:12:08 +0000

or even 'All American citizens have a USA taxpayer ID'

New comment by MerelyMortal in "Tell HN: Automatic fraud detection is making my life hell"

MerelyMortal — Sat, 28 Oct 2023 10:09:47 +0000

I believe Galveston, TX has lettered half streets, example: 123 A ½ St

New comment by MerelyMortal in "Tell HN: Automatic fraud detection is making my life hell"

MerelyMortal — Sat, 28 Oct 2023 09:06:30 +0000

As of 2018 when I last used Google Fi, my number was still being blocked by services that block VOIP numbers, even after having that number in Fi for years.

New comment by MerelyMortal in "Android 14's user-profile data bug"

MerelyMortal — Fri, 27 Oct 2023 22:11:41 +0000

FYI there is a toggle in Settings to switch between the power button either bringing up the shutdown/reboot prompt or the Google Assistant.

New comment by MerelyMortal in "SpaceX Starship Super Heavy Project at the Boca Chica Launch Site"

MerelyMortal — Wed, 25 Oct 2023 19:16:14 +0000

A copper nail, specifically (drill a hole first).