GalenErso

13 ms·

91.
by GalenErso 4y ago
SDDs can be destroyed by EMP events, whereas HDDs are safe. So I could see HDDs become prized by preppers and governments for critical purposes.
92.
by GalenErso 4y ago
The SEC is regulating public companies too much. This leads to higher compliance costs, which decrease shareholder returns, and to more and more companies opting to remain privately held rather than going public, which is siphoning sophisti
93.
by GalenErso 4y ago
https://youtu.be/X5TZVhKDwpk
94.
by GalenErso 4y ago
All the anonymous posts on HN, Blind and Reddit about how SWEs only perform 10 hours of real work a week with a full salary must have made their way up the chain of command.
95.
Office vacancies in San Francisco jump to a record 33%(therealdeal.com)
97 points by GalenErso 4y ago|104 comments
96.
by GalenErso 4y ago
Half (50%) of Americans would be more willing to date someone if they had a dog, while only 9% would be less willing to do so. Women are more likely to be interested in a partner with a dog (54%), compared to 46% of men. Americans are split
97.
Half of Americans would be more likely to date someone if they had a dog(today.yougov.com)
3 points by GalenErso 4y ago|2 comments
98.
by GalenErso 4y ago
> Without moving your hands, curl your right knuckles up, so that they point toward the ceiling. Under pressure from Juan de Fuca, the stuck edge of North America is bulging upward and compressing eastward, at the rate of, respectively,
99.
by GalenErso 4y ago
Obligatory reading. https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2015/07/20/the-really-big... > Take your hands and hold them palms down, middle fingertips touching. Your right hand represents the North America
100.
by GalenErso 4y ago
The DoD really dropped the ball by granting access to this information to such a wide group of people, according to the article. "Thousands of people". What happened to need-to-know?
101.
by GalenErso 4y ago
A recent Ipsos survey showed that China was the country with the highest proportion of happy people, at 91%.[1] A 2020 survey by Harvard researchers showed similar results. [2] People living in autocracies are far less dissatisfied with the
102.
by GalenErso 4y ago
> Does NK just get free reign to fire missiles towards other countries? As long as North Korea's regional neighbors and the United States do little more than condemning the launches, yes. We know these launches pose a risk to civili
103.
by GalenErso 4y ago
An equal share of men and women are single (31%), but among 18-29 year olds, 51% of men are single, while only 32% of women are. What gives? People don't necessarily partner with people in their age group (e.g. a 27 yo woman partnered
104.
by GalenErso 4y ago
You're not alone (pun intended). Record numbers of Americans, men and women alike, are single. > Nearly 118 million Americans, or about 46% of those over 18 years old, are single, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. But that percen
105.
by GalenErso 4y ago
Until the prophecy is fulfilled and Google voluntarily shuts itself down, in the ultimate twist of irony.
106.
by GalenErso 4y ago
I'm down for corporations offering to pay me to use their products, ngl. For $25 a month I'd set Bing as my default search engine.
107.
by GalenErso 4y ago
Will the Pandemic Horde Alliance retaliate against them?
108.
by GalenErso 4y ago
Farmers also need to understand animal biology (for those who raise animals) and reproduction, the local, state, and national commodities market (and sometimes the international market too), pests and invasive species (plants, insects, and
109.
by GalenErso 4y ago
Regardless of your personal view of Ken Griffin, he is a Harvard alumni. Giving back to your alma mater is an American tradition followed by many before him. I would love to be able to donate $300M to my alma mater too. Also, I would rather
110.
by GalenErso 4y ago
There will always be demand for human interaction. Humans in lieu of computers will be a premium product that people will pay for. Hell, being served by humans instead of machines will become a status symbol. "In this rural Massachuset
111.
by GalenErso 4y ago
Maybe a human will double check the AI's work in those cases.
112.
by GalenErso 4y ago
Scientific theories about the origins of the Universe, such as the one that this post is about, are equally nonfalsifiable.
113.
by GalenErso 4y ago
Thanks, I'll check it out.
114.
by GalenErso 4y ago
Yes. It's not going to erode my faith, since I'm loyal to Christian values and principles more than any individuals, but the things some of these people in power have done are unacceptable, immoral, and fundamentally un-Christian,
115.
by GalenErso 4y ago
God, as creator of time, is outside of time. Since therefore He has no beginning in time, He has always existed, so doesn't need a cause. I long wrestled with the idea that the Universe could have existed forever, as a way to solve the
116.
by GalenErso 4y ago
I know HN hates religion, but after being an atheist all my life, and graduating with a STEM degree (the 'S' part) from a top tier institution, I've started in the last year or so to turn to the church (Roman Catholic) and th
117.
by GalenErso 4y ago
> interestingly, scores in spatial reasoning went up Wild guess: video games. More Americans play or used to play video games than ever. And 3D games require players to understand an environment to navigate it.
118.
by GalenErso 4y ago
That would be illegal. Private property is private property. It belongs to the individual, not the state. The state can use eminent domain if it wants to build a road for example, but not to retaliate against a person leaving.
119.
Leaked Documents Suggest Ukrainian Air Defense Is in Peril If Not Reinforced(nytimes.com)
1 points by GalenErso 4y ago|0 comments
120.
Seabed Espionage Variant of Virginia Class Submarine in Development(thedrive.com)
1 points by GalenErso 4y ago|0 comments

More ›