That software box on the shelf at Babbage’s is a cherished memory—a tangible oddity of software distribution prior to broadband, now just a relic in memory. Most of us assumed it would last forever. We get our software at the click of a button now, but we traded something for that.
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spacebacon commented on Show HN: I am relaunching the app I made to talk to my Danish girlfriend menerdu.com/... · Posted by u/lil_csom
Hey, as it's a freemium tool, I've decided to include ads that are while full page, easy to close - to make back some of the free tokens used. I figured this would be OK - but if it gives off such an impression, then I might remove it.
Or are you talking about the recommendation to add it to the phone home screen? I added that as I did that to access the website when I use it a bit easier and figured I could maybe nudge users gently, to do so if they want - more like as a reminder.
You know very well this is not acceptable. The ad network chosen and the click jack tells me you have tarnished your romance with bottom barrel scraping baddies.
spacebacon commented on Show HN: I am relaunching the app I made to talk to my Danish girlfriend menerdu.com/... · Posted by u/lil_csom
Menurdu popped up an "install this" box. Malware alert.
Download ready, click to proceed for me. Clicking the X on the second time I loaded the site click jacked the ad itself.
I'm sure airports will really appreciate half-mile tethers, or whatever length you need for full-sized cargo planes, flopping about the runways (I assume they're aiming for full size because their little graphics doesn't show a little GA thing)
Even assuming a full size one doesn't fatigue off the tail of the lead plane, presumably any time a plane towing one gets into difficulty, the first thing they'll do is cut the towed thing free.
Also the website sounds like it was written by an over-caffeinated estate agent.
I agree, I don’t see this working on existing commercial cargo planes without significant engineering challenges. I also don’t see this working for existing air control systems. I do see it working for private airfields designed for it and tow planes designed for it but that is out of scope. I wonder if they get their own adsb signal?
spacebacon commented on The Crete Fleet – Concrete Tugs and Barges from WWI thecretefleet.com... · Posted by u/surprisetalk
This is super interesting, but why were we building concrete boats and are not doing it anymore? Was it more or less just a experiment?
In short it seems like a combination of high labor cost, high corrosion risk (concrete chips and salt water erodes the rebar inside) and technological advancement (fiberglass). Also the steel shortage that birth these in the first place was short lived.
spacebacon commented on Vercel CEO meets with Netanyahu to discuss AI education twitter.com/rauchg/status... · Posted by u/cramsession
I know one, can you elaborate?
Pay to open this room option. Allow a sponsor URL.
if u missed its here's a taste/shameless begging for more cloud credit
Create premium object properties that make premium objects more fun maybe. Object properties and rate limits may be enough to get payments flowing in.
I hope the right person sees this :)
Many right people definitely already have. They are waiting for your next move … one or two may help ferry you across the channel but I would expect they are mainly waiting for your next move! Get busy.