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  1. Amazon appends reference code to every search: nb_sb_noss_2

    Every time I do any search on Amazon - the resulted URL appends "nb_sb_noss_2" ref code: https://www.amazon.com/s?k=stainless+steel+bar&ref=nb_sb_noss_2 It seems impossible to get rid of this behavior no matter if i…

    3 points 1
  2. As a business, what do you hide from your customers?

    Example: We are offering unlimited storage or data transfer. But we don't tell customers that we are throttling them.

    2 points 1
  3. Auto NO answer to “know your location”, “send notifications”, “accept cookies”?

    Any good way to auto-get-rid of these distractions?

    1 points 1
  4. Ask HN: “Contact us for pricing” nonsense

    I am looking to purchase advanced communication device manufactured by specific vendor - but every single website has this "Contact us for pricing" links. This certainly is an invitation to sales dance and subsequent…

    70 points 72
  5. Uber cheats their customers and pockets $15/mo AMEX credits (thepointsguy.com)
    4 points 2
  6. Hawaii false missile alert button pusher fired (cnn.com)
    2 points 3
  7. Namecheap changed their UI and ignoring users (community.namecheap.com)
    8 points 11
  8. Ask HN: Blocker to prevent auto-playing of videos and audio clips?

    Number of websites including majors like CNN are trying to boost their stats of audience engagement by forcing autoplays. This of course brings all sort of inconveniences, wasted bandwidth and sometime embarrassments to…

    1 points 0
  9. Ask HN: Recommend service/firm to file provisionary patent?

    I have a basic description of an idea and looking for the least expensive way (excluding of doing it myself) to file provisional patent. I do not need to do any patent search or any extras, basically just want someone…

    1 points 0
  10. Ask HN: How to track everything about myself?

    I want to track everything (as much as possible) about myself in automated fashion and in as private/secure way as possible. Movements, sleep patterns, coffee and alcohol consumption, expenses, etc... I working on…

    9 points 7
  11. Ask HN: Renting house in SF / Bay area?

    Arriving from Canada, having job offer and monthly budget around $4-4.5k - need to rent 3 bedroom something within 40 minutes of driving to SF downtown. What do I need to have (paperwork?) and whats the best way to…

    1 points 1
  12. Evolution of Zerobins?

    I wonder why zerobins - servers that has no knowledge of stored content is not that widely used? Ref: http://sebsauvage.net/wiki/doku.php?id=php:zerobin

    1 points 0
  13. Best bang for a buck – i7/8GB/1TB laptop as a desktop replacement

    I want to get laptop and set it as my dying desktop replacement. I'm in Canada. Specs are: Intel i7 + 8GB RAM + 1TB hard drive. I don't care how bulky, heavy, ugly looking or how miserable the battery life of it is.…

    2 points 4
  14. The most useful sites you visit every day?

    Mine are: http://c.gg/yc/ http://c.gg/regex/ http://c.gg/code http://c.gg/cs http://c.gg/bs http://c.gg/ip ============= Let me know yours - I want to plug the best ones into http://C.GG/ shortener

    2 points 1
  15. Learn to swim before climbing the roof (edition.cnn.com)
    1 points 0
  16. Why can't we have webapps coded in just a few source file?

    There is a growing tendency in web frameworks to separate code into zillions of puny source code files, each with just a couple of lines of code spread in dozens to hundreds of folder trees. Result is the code where to…

    3 points 7
  17. $new_salary = fn($current_salary); //?

    // Actual email conversation with recruiter Recruiter: This position offers great pay and competitive benefits... Me: Could you describe "great pay" in more details please? Recruiter: The pay will depend on what you are…

    1 points 2