I'm stuck in a captcha loop...
If you're using Cloudflare (1.1.1.1) as your upstream DNS or Firefox's DoH (which defaults to Cloudflare as its resolver) then archive.is links won't work. See https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=19828702 for context.
Readit NewsSmilliam commented on Jon Stewart Returns to 'The Daily Show' wsj.com/arts-culture/tele... · Posted by u/impish9208
Any other external filter lists that are useful?
Not software dev specific, but I also use Peter Lowe's ads and trackers blocklist (https://pgl.yoyo.org/adservers/serverlist.php). Note that this one can be a bit aggressive (blocks url shorteners and clickthroughs on google ads even if they are the correct place you want to visit because, well, tracking), but it is well maintained and generally a fantastic addition to the default ublock origin lists imo
It's gotten so bad that there's now an ad blocker filter list that removes the StackOverflow clones from search results.
I'm not OP, but for those of you who saw this comment and were hoping for a link, the one that I use is https://github.com/quenhus/uBlock-Origin-dev-filter
What's a "basic Asian sauce"?
I'm not trying to be critical, but am genuinely curious as someone who's lived more than half the years since 1997 in Taiwan without hearing that term before.
Not OP, but I am half Asian and worked in various Asian restaurants growing up in the US. When I read the term "basic Asian (brown) sauce" I'd assume some combination of soy sauce, brown sugar, oyster sauce, and chicken/beef broth. With options for garlic, ginger, sesame oil, and rice wine, plus whatever else to tailor towards the dish.
I'd wager that having spent so long in Taiwan you've probably never heard the term because there it would just be "sauce" :P (or less tongue-in-cheek, it's just something that is implicitly and silently understood and recognized rather than having some kind of formal name).
Smilliam commented on Notice of termination of Twitter merger agreement sec.gov/Archives/edgar/da... · Posted by u/coloneltcb
Read The Creature from Jekyll Island: A Second Look at the Federal Reserve. Might change your mind about what is arguably the most powerful institution in your life.
Admittedly the title alone kind of tells you they have a bias.
Edit: Why are you apologizing for people that do not care about you and also rule over your life?
I'm not sure that a book by an infamous conspiracy theorist should be taken very seriously regarding "the most powerful institution in your life." As with many things (and conspiracies especially), there may be nuggets of truth buried between the lines, but you're guaranteed to come out of it covered in a lot of excrement.
Smilliam commented on Iceland stops using Moderna Covid-19 vaccine www-visir-is.translate.go... · Posted by u/busymom0
> Vaccine is the only thing that can (and does) make this pandemic manageable.
This is false. There are treatments available, like monoclonal antibodies, they just have not been publicized as much.
Somebody, somewhere made a choice to push the vaccines and not the monoclonal antibodies. As an interesting fact, before the pandemic the knowledge to produce the nanolipid capsule existed in only 2 small companies worldwide. Big scale facilities for producing the nanolipid particles necessary for the mRNA vaccines were non-existent, they had to be built. Just as well, facilities for producing monoclonal antibodies en-masse could have been built, but were not.
AFAIK, monoclonal antibodies are a valid and approved treatment, but a vaccine is much more of a prophylactic measure. Part of managing a pandemic is avoiding a huge crunch on the medical system (like we're currently living). Vaccines help keep people out of the hospital to begin with.
Even if we were interested in using monoclonal antibodies as a prophylactic, the current monoclonal antibody treatments that we have available are delivered via IV infusion. That's much more time-consuming and resource intensive than two vaccine shots imo.
Smilliam commented on Five Oregon counties vote to leave state, create 'Greater Idaho' upi.com/Top_News/US/2021/... · Posted by u/rmason
Genuine question: what's wrong with banning plastic straws?
Edit: I know that paper straws are a pain to drink through, my question was more: why is banning plastic straws an example of "faith-based science denialism"?
Hypothetical answer: A ban on plastic straws can unintentionally make life more difficult for individuals with motor disabilities.
Paper straws break down relatively quickly and can lose suction effectiveness as a result. Reusable metal straws can cause chipped teeth or gum damage if bitten down on by someone with poor fine motor control. No straws at all can leave an individual unable to ingest liquids entirely. Reusable soft plastic straws would be ideal, but the tradeoff is that now we've placed yet an extra burden on an impaired person (or their caretakers) in our society because now they'll need to maintain a supply of clean, reusable straws that they need to transport with them. Disposable plastic straws are "soft" enough to not damage someone's teeth or gums too severely when bitten down on, but are more durable than paper straws to ensure reliable suction over time, and they do not require any upkeep or maintenance for proper hygiene due to their disposable nature.
Smilliam commented on Dropbox to cut 11% of its global workforce cnbc.com/2021/01/13/dropb... · Posted by u/champagnepapi
The high performers, the people who make money for the company, are rarely the first to be let go.
Correct, which is why it's not ideal to allow folks to volunteer for severance as the GP suggested. The company wants to choose who to let go to avoid putting themselves in a worse spot afterwards.
[1]https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buy_American_Act