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arsmoriendi | 24 days ago | on: Ask HN: Please restrict new accounts from posting

There was also Dr. Abuse, a Spanish language chatbot created in 1992. I remember it being quite popular here in Argentina.

arsmoriendi | 4 years ago | on: SafeDollar ‘stablecoin’ drops to $0 following DeFi exploit on Polygon

For anyone interested in what backs DAI: https://backeddai.makerdao.network/What-backs-my-Dai-9b5ce66...

arsmoriendi | 5 years ago | on: Tell HN: Thank You Dang

Thank you, dang!

arsmoriendi | 6 years ago | on: Auto-Antonyms

Slightly related: Homographic homophonic autantoyms http://www.qwantz.com/index.php?comic=1104

arsmoriendi | 7 years ago | on: A Vault containing seeds for virtually every edible plant

It depends. Some seeds last 32,000 years, apparently[0].

[0] https://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2012/02/120221-olde...

arsmoriendi | 7 years ago | on: A Vault containing seeds for virtually every edible plant

I think they meant if they have to be stored under special conditions like an dry, cool and low-oxygen environment.

arsmoriendi | 8 years ago | on: Ask HN: What books have made the biggest impact on your mental models?

Yes. I found this to be true in general, and not just with books but also film, music and even programming languages.

arsmoriendi | 9 years ago | on: Ask HN: How can a front-end developer dive into machine learning?

Thanks! There is a live session now (started 34 minutes ago), as every friday. He's apparently coding a Minesweeper. It seems like a really good resource.

arsmoriendi | 9 years ago | on: LibreTaxi – A free and open source alternative to Uber and Lyft

I think Uber accepts cash in Argetina too. At least in Buenos Aires.

arsmoriendi | 9 years ago | on: Ask HN: Why are SIM cards still a thing?

I'd love to study a piece of software like M-Pesa.