<rss version="2.0" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"><channel><title>Hacker News: staringforward</title><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/user?id=staringforward</link><description>Hacker News RSS</description><docs>https://hnrss.org/</docs><generator>hnrss v2.1.1</generator><lastBuildDate>Fri, 15 May 2026 08:50:15 +0000</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://hnrss.org/user?id=staringforward" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"></atom:link><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by staringforward in "Google broke reCAPTCHA for de-googled Android users"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>> Tor does it by being so painfully slow an unreliable<p>I do 95% of my web browsing via Tor Browser and it is very tolerable, most circuits are fast enough for 1080p video (Youtube, Twitch livestreams, etc) without any buffering.<p>Here is a speedtest I ran just moments ago, I would hardly consider this "painfully slow": <a href="https://www.speedtest.net/result/19172283165.png" rel="nofollow">https://www.speedtest.net/result/19172283165.png</a><p>Of course this is a single tor circuit with an exit node, so speeds are slower when going directly to .onion sites, but the only real slowness comes from the latency and not throughput.</p>
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<p>Good riddance</p>
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<p>What's the point of making murder and rape illegal if people are still going to do it?</p>
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<p>> Might be time to get a paintball gun<p>Just wait until you find out that paintball guns are considered firearms are require licensing in the aforementioned region.</p>
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<p>Article URL: <a href="https://www.reuters.com/sustainability/boards-policy-regulation/west-virginia-says-it-has-sued-apple-over-iclouds-alleged-role-distribution-2026-02-19/">https://www.reuters.com/sustainability/boards-policy-regulation/west-virginia-says-it-has-sued-apple-over-iclouds-alleged-role-distribution-2026-02-19/</a></p>
<p>Comments URL: <a href="https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47084009">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47084009</a></p>
<p>Points: 3</p>
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<p>> no one is forced to drive anything. I don't own a car.<p>Cut him some slack, it is hard for an American to imagine anybody living without a car.</p>
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