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New comment by theGimp in "Science’s Pirate Queen"

theGimp — Fri, 09 Feb 2018 01:33:41 +0000

Does money not exist in Europe?

New comment by theGimp in "Airbus A380, Once the Future of Aviation, May Cease Production"

theGimp — Mon, 15 Jan 2018 20:39:21 +0000

Cheap shot, but I'll take it.

All 14 days of 2018? :)

New comment by theGimp in "Books from 1923 to 1941 Now Liberated"

theGimp — Wed, 11 Oct 2017 06:35:18 +0000

How does this tie into post-scarcity?

New comment by theGimp in "Safari Should Display Favicons in Its Tabs"

theGimp — Fri, 11 Aug 2017 23:28:49 +0000

This is amazing. I thought I was efficient at using my browser, but I clearly have ground to cover. Thank you!

New comment by theGimp in "US diplomats mysteriously go deaf, Cuba suspected of using sonic weapons"

theGimp — Thu, 10 Aug 2017 15:13:09 +0000

The Cuban regime is despicable, but I don't see what they have to gain by targeting diplomats -- particularly US diplomats.

I'm inclined to believe the theory that the damage is inadvertent.

New comment by theGimp in "Apple Watch sales up over 50% since last year"

theGimp — Thu, 10 Aug 2017 13:07:16 +0000

I stand corrected!

New comment by theGimp in "How to confirm a Google user’s specific email address"

theGimp — Thu, 10 Aug 2017 12:02:30 +0000

It's probably in a Facebook iframe, which is a different story.

IncludeOS: a unikernel for C++ applications

theGimp — Thu, 03 Aug 2017 01:20:23 +0000

Article URL: https://lwn.net/Articles/728682/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=14916211

Points: 2

# Comments: 0

New comment by theGimp in "Apple Watch sales up over 50% since last year"

theGimp — Wed, 02 Aug 2017 02:56:54 +0000

If you don't mind wearing a big fitness tracker, the Fitbit Blaze has been great in my experience. It's a bit old now, and the new bigger fitbits are the Surge and the Charge 2, but I still love my Blaze.

New comment by theGimp in "Why I Choose Delphi"

theGimp — Tue, 01 Aug 2017 07:41:55 +0000

What is the purpose of the parent comment? To score a point? To show us all the commenter is smarter than the vulgus?

It passes the "gratuitous negativity" test to me. The same point could have been made without the condescension.

New comment by theGimp in "Why I Choose Delphi"

theGimp — Tue, 01 Aug 2017 05:28:06 +0000

Be civil. Don't say things you wouldn't say in a face-to-face conversation. Avoid gratuitous negativity.

https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html

New comment by theGimp in "Juicero Plans to Lower Prices and Cut 25% of Staff"

theGimp — Fri, 14 Jul 2017 23:52:20 +0000

Different strokes for different folks, I suppose. The biggest reason I watch AvE is for his hilarious delivery.

You and I can disagree of course. I'm not finding issue with your opinion -- just offering mine.

I should also mention I'm Canadian and pretty much nobody talks the way AvE does. His accent and vocabulary are purposely exaggerated.

New comment by theGimp in "Airbnb host must pay $5,000 for canceling reservation based on race"

theGimp — Fri, 14 Jul 2017 17:53:06 +0000

State laws and regulations still apply, no matter who's president. Also, the federal government has faced resistance from citizens and states and lost legal battles. The current political climate is extraordinary, but to say that standards are not being held is a stretch.

New comment by theGimp in "Juicero Plans to Lower Prices and Cut 25% of Staff"

theGimp — Fri, 14 Jul 2017 17:23:57 +0000

Hah. Yeah, it's quite the spectacle.

I've gotten used to AvE's unboxing by now and in fact look forward to it, but I remember it being jarring the first few times.

New comment by theGimp in "Juicero Plans to Lower Prices and Cut 25% of Staff"

theGimp — Fri, 14 Jul 2017 17:12:46 +0000

AvE also did a teardown. It's 40 minutes long, and evidently I watched the whole thing according to YouTube. https://youtu.be/_Cp-BGQfpHQ

New comment by theGimp in "SFO near miss might have triggered aviation disaster"

theGimp — Tue, 11 Jul 2017 06:28:05 +0000

Good observation. If you're wrong, you suffer a brief moment of embarrassment. If you're right, you might prevent a disaster.

Speaking up is a no-brainer.

The Linux Security Circus: On GUI Isolation (2011)

theGimp — Sat, 08 Jul 2017 16:23:06 +0000

Article URL: http://theinvisiblethings.blogspot.com/2011/04/linux-security-circus-on-gui-isolation.html

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=14725943

Points: 3

# Comments: 0

New comment by theGimp in "Afghanistan's All-Girl Robotics Team Can't Get Visas to the US"

theGimp — Sun, 02 Jul 2017 21:41:30 +0000

You can ask and claim whatever you want. That was never in question. What I do question is whether you're serious or just trying to bait a response.

As for the moral premise you're presuming I hold, please spare me your intellectual gymnastics.

Explain to me how Afghan society would be changed by allowing a small group of girls into the United States for a few days -- so they can participate in a robotics competition.

This veneer of non-interventionism and pragmatism is no more than a facade you hide behind.

New comment by theGimp in "Afghanistan's All-Girl Robotics Team Can't Get Visas to the US"

theGimp — Sun, 02 Jul 2017 19:45:25 +0000

What an ugly thought. I don't know where to begin addressing you.

First, why must we help the oppressed when their local oppressors aren't concerned? Is this what you're asking? You can't possibly be serious.

Second, just because a majority of Afghani men believe something doesn't mean they all do. Those girls presumably had some support in pursuing robotics. It's more than likely the men in their family are supportive.

If there's one thing I would expect everyone to agree on, it's that helping those girls is a noble goal. They are competing on an international level despite living in an environment that stifles their creativity and freedom.

New comment by theGimp in "Intel Skylake/Kaby Lake processors: broken hyper-threading"

theGimp — Sun, 25 Jun 2017 19:32:34 +0000

The contempt for users. I know what I do when a user files a real bug: respond to them, acknowledge it's a problem, tell them when it's fixed.

The fact that Intel does not do that with a bug of this magnitude shows how much respect they have for their users.