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Adding Weapons to ATM Defenses 14 years ago

Consideration should be given to banning links to subscription only content.

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The Lost Art of Becoming Good at Things 15 years ago

It's definitely a lost art: the page is down.

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Ask HN: How many times did you bump into wikipedia yesterday? 15 years ago

About 5 or 6 times. Didn't realize I was so dependent upon such a dubious source of knowledge.

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Ask HN: Would it be illegal for a UK citizen to work in the US on a tourist visa 15 years ago

That is correct: you cannot enter the USA with the intention of working whilst traveling on a tourist visa.

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Improve computer security by removing unwanted services 15 years ago

These commands don't work on a Linux mint install. Pointers anyone?

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Steve Jobs - Billion Dollar Hippy [bbc iplayer uk only] 15 years ago

This was an excellent documentary even though it relied perhaps too heavily on the recent biography of Jobs. The title 'Billion Dollar Hippy' sums him up nicely and captures his chief contradiction.

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Ask HN: What are you reading? What've you read lately? 15 years ago

Philip Roth's 'Indignation. Julian Barnes 'The sense of an ending'. And a few other novels. Plus I'm reading 'The Price of Civilization: Reawakening American Virtue and Prosperity by Jeffrey Sachs. I would recommend one and all.

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