Inconel

54 ms·

1. 481.▲
   by Inconel 10y ago

   I think the parent comment was likely referring to Samsung's perceived dominance in the US market. I'm not sure of the US marketshare breakdowns, although it wouldn't surprise me if Samsung had more than 25%, but I think in t
2. 482.▲
   by Inconel 10y ago

   Bedtime browsing is indeed a huge advantage. I can finally browse HN in bed without pissing off the person trying to sleep next to me. Now Google just needs to get serious about system wide dark themes, as well as dark themes for stock apps
3. 483.▲
   by Inconel 10y ago

   I had no idea the Lumia clock screen did that, it's a simple but brilliant solution to mitigate the problem. I'd love to see more work go into subtly shifting persistent UI elements around to avoid the issue. In particular I'
4. 484.▲
   by Inconel 10y ago

   I'm fairly sure the new OLED displays from Samsung can produce extremely accurate colors. I don't remember exactly where I read so, perhaps AnandTech, but I believe the Samsung displays were considered some of the most accurate sm
5. 485.▲
   by Inconel 10y ago

   From what I've read online the newer generation Samsung displays, those from say the last 1-2 years, have supposedly made big strides in dealing with "burn in". Apparently it's much less of an issue now, although still m
6. 486.▲
   by Inconel 10y ago

   You make a very important point with regards to manufacturing providing jobs for both high and low skill workers. I would add that it can also be a very good way to go from being a low skill worker to becoming a high skill worker on the job
7. 487.▲
   by Inconel 10y ago

   While true, aerospace is still probably one of the best skilled labor/manufacturing jobs available. There are quite a few regulations and certifications that need to be followed/held which makes it more difficult/costly to ou
8. 488.▲
   by Inconel 10y ago

   You're absolutely right that this stigma exists and needs to be challenged but I would add that in my experience one, although certainly not the only, reason for this stigma is that many working class people don't feel that the mo
9. 489.▲
   by Inconel 10y ago

   Thanks for the detailed response, I very much appreciate it. Looking back, I suppose you are correct that my comment didn't add much to the conversation. In my defense though, my comment was a response to another poster who seemed to i
10. 490.▲
    by Inconel 10y ago

    You may not have bought a Mac to be like everyone else but that doesn't necessarily mean that many others aren't buying Apple products at least partially due to brand status and social signaling. Edit: I don't mind the downvo
11. 491.▲
    by Inconel 10y ago

    This is exactly my problem with the Clinton campaign article about Pepe being a white nationalist symbol. I found that article troubling because first, it reads like satire and I am legitimately frightened that this is what a major presiden
12. 492.▲
    by Inconel 10y ago

    Thanks for the response. I agree with you that at best Trump seems hypocritical to denounce the H1B visa program after having employed those holding H1B visas, and at worst much more nefarious for using those immigrants as scapegoats. At th
13. 493.▲
    by Inconel 10y ago

    You are absolutely correct that rape is a violent and sickening crime, and that it is committed by both "natives" as well as immigrants, but I wouldn't be so cavalier in describing it as a "man problem". It certainl
14. 494.▲
    by Inconel 10y ago

    While I too disagree with some of the tax benefits afforded to homeowners, particularly with regard to long time homeowners here in CA, no, I would not consider that unethical. For one, there are probably more homeowners and parents than bi
15. 495.▲
    by Inconel 10y ago

    I'm certain you are correct in that this is what he believes. I too believe that I can perhaps use my taxes more effectively for the causes that I care about rather than handing them over to the US Treasury. Of course, seeing as I don&
16. 496.▲
    by Inconel 10y ago

    I agree that changing tax law would be the best remedy but I'm not entirely sure if tax "avoidance" on a massive scale doesn't have some ethical considerations. When the people engaging in said avoidance have an outsized
17. 497.▲
    by Inconel 10y ago

    While you are correct, most governments would undoubtably find much less productive uses for this money than helping either their own citizens or migrants and refugees, I would still prefer that choice be left up to society and not the whim
18. 498.▲
    by Inconel 10y ago

    You're right, I should have said investing rather than donating, but seeing as there seems to be a moral consideration on his part, I hope the rest of my post is still appropriate.
19. 499.▲
    by Inconel 10y ago

    At the risk of sounding overly cynical, while it's great that Mr. Soros is donating this money to a worthy cause, I wonder if, as long as he's feeling charitable, he might also be willing to stop domiciling his investment vehicles
20. 500.▲
    by Inconel 10y ago

    For a slightly unrelated but perhaps interesting side note, I doubt most billionaires are flying around in $5m private jets. A Gulfstream G650 runs around $66m. Roman Abramovich owns an Airbus A340-300, among other aircraft, that Wikipedia
21. 501.▲
    by Inconel 10y ago

    Correct me if I'm wrong, and I may well be, but I'm under the impression that a significant number of posters on HN have problems with the H1B visa program. I'm not particularly knowledgable on the subject but from the commen
22. 502.▲
    by Inconel 10y ago

    I've read that GM received a taxpayer funded cash infusion of around $49 billion around 2009-10. I've also read that after the Treasury sold it's last shares of GM the final loss to taxpayers was somewhere in the $9.5-$10 bil
23. 503.▲
    by Inconel 10y ago

    Sorry for misunderstanding. Although hopefully the rest of my post still has some value, particularly as I feel it would be rather hard to settle things privately after one party has already made public accusations.
24. 504.▲
    by Inconel 10y ago

    Does "private arbitration" require money? I don't know anything about Mr. Crockford's financial situation but, and this is purely from a self interest perspective, I um, don't have much money to adjudicate such a ma
25. 505.▲
    by Inconel 10y ago

    I have no way of knowing whether the poster you're replying to intended to use the masculine pronoun as a purposeful declaration that all conference speakers are male, but I'm having trouble understanding why you would immediately
26. 506.▲
    by Inconel 10y ago

    I'm curious as to the reasons why you believe only those possessing degrees in engineering can be competent engineers? I understand there are specific things in the course requirements that would be very different between an engineerin
27. 507.▲
    by Inconel 10y ago

    This seems like such an odd move to me seeing as Google has made a much greater effort over the last year in marketing the Nexus line of phones. Sure, the Nexus line still isn't exactly a household name, but I'm sure it's mor
28. 508.▲
    by Inconel 10y ago

    I have an anecdote to add about Fuhu that may shed some light on the management style prevalent there. It should be noted that this is second hand info as it comes from one of my closest friends who worked there for a few months helping to
29. 509.▲
    by Inconel 10y ago

    Based on what you described I found this old Wired article from 2005. It sounds like this could be the case you're remembering. http://archive.wired.com/science/discoveries/news/2005/09/68...
30. 510.▲
    by Inconel 10y ago

    I'm not sure why your comment needs to be so dismissive. The poster made it clear that this is something they heard second hand. I imagine with a company as large as Yahoo we will never get an authoritative answer to exactly how much v