Why “given” is being discussed
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It feels like their insanely bad phone support is by design. And I think we all know it is. Google's support (and this was over a decade ago) was one of the first times I identi…
by dmqctx · Oct 16, 2026
> That "test bed" description fits Rust way better. This assertion seems rather debatable given Rust's general lack of trailblazing in the language design space. > Rust is in ma…
by aw1621107 · Oct 16, 2026
Not really. Consent has always been required. If a web server happily serves you up news content then you've been given clear consent to use it. Yes means yes. However, a site r…
by win311fwg · Oct 16, 2026
> ProtonMail falls into this as well where allowing email to non-encrypted addresses means there is no encryption. You can send password protected mails that the recipient can r…
by traceroute66 · Oct 16, 2026
Given Blow likes to smear everyone and everything that's not him or his twin I don't feel particularly sorry for him.
by Matl · Oct 16, 2026
Given that the UK has banned this, but as per your numbers 6 percent of the country is Muslim, so it seems that there are other more major factors in this decision than the Isla…
by Yacoby · Oct 16, 2026
Interest
Proportion of Hacker News items mentioning "given" over time.
Mentions
Total number of Hacker News items mentioning "given" over time.
A given is a statement or a condition assumed to be true or known, often to explain or give an example of something; for related topics, see: Read more on Wikipedia