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  1. Tell HN: If you use Verizon, opt out of “Custom Experience”

    I just got this text: > VZ Msg: Introducing Verizon Custom Experience. VZ content & offers are more relevant using web browsing & app usage info. For info or to opt-out: m.vzw.com/CE And all I can say is: fuck that.

    272 points 112
  2. Ask HN: Non-cloud-based home cameras

    We’re looking for a camera (specifically for a baby monitor) that can be accessed on the local network, but which isn’t exposed to the internet and doesn’t use cloud functionality. Does such a thing even exist nowadays?

    21 points 11
  3. Locked Out of ‘God Mode,’ Runners Are Hacking Their Treadmills (wired.co.uk)
    5 points 0
  4. Ask HN: Is there any way that using pinch-to-zoom could change/add pixels?

    Context is here, talking about using an iPad to zoom in on video. [0] My initial thought is no, it just makes existing pixels bigger and blurrier. But then I saw this expert’s testimony[1] and I’m wondering if I’m…

    16 points 20
  5. Some new HP printers won't function without internet access and an HP account (old.reddit.com)
    5 points 0
  6. The Mulford Act (en.wikipedia.org)
    1 points 0
  7. China winner of Olympics (after claiming medals won by Hong Kong, Taiwan, Macau) (dailymail.co.uk)
    2 points 1
  8. Hong Kong crowd booing China's anthem sparks police probe (bbc.com)
    165 points 164
  9. How a Berkeley Eccentric Beat the Russians–Then Made Useless, Wondrous Objects (alumni.berkeley.edu)
    6 points 1
  10. It’s Time to Ditch Chrome (wired.co.uk)
    100 points 55
  11. The Lab-Leak Theory: Inside the Fight to Uncover Covid-19’s Origins (vanityfair.com)
    8 points 1
  12. 5 years prison for attending Tiananmen Massacre vigil, 1 year for publicizing it (hongkongfp.com)
    25 points 1
  13. The Chinese “Value Tariff” (twitter.com)
    3 points 0
  14. We’re hitting a vaccination wall, so open everything (nationalreview.com)
    9 points 10
  15. Ask HN: Do you use Plaid and give them your banking login info?

    It seems like such a horrible idea. I want to send money (to buy a Tesla, or to fund a Coinbase account, or whatever), and so I have to... give a random company the login credentials for my bank? Give them access to all…

    7 points 15
  16. China Makes It a Crime to Question Military Casualties on the Internet (npr.org)
    10 points 1
  17. GameStop Stock Explodes Following Board Member's McDonald's Ice Cream Cone Tweet (kotaku.com)
    4 points 0
  18. SpaceX SN9 Explodes on Landing (twitter.com)
    326 points 316
  19. Livestream of SpaceX Starship SN9 Launch (youtube.com)
    2 points 0
  20. DJI Pocket 2 camera forces users to download phone app and register device (youtube.com)
    2 points 0
  21. The Eruption of Mount Edgecumbe (April Fool's Day 1974) (hoaxes.org)
    1 points 0
  22. Ask HN: Is it possible to buy a .er (Eritrea) domain name?

    Everything I’ve read online says that it is not possible, but everything I’ve read is years out of date. I’m really hoping there’s a way to happen, because I have a good name in mind ending with .er

    2 points 3
  23. Dalibor Farny manufactures new Nixie tubes (daliborfarny.com)
    2 points 0
  24. Rules of Hate Speech and the First Amendment (reason.com)
    2 points 0
  25. Interferon and the Coronavirus (blogs.sciencemag.org)
    2 points 0