Inconel

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   by Inconel 9y ago

   Wonderful anecdote about Smith getting his start in Daniel's workshop, I had never heard that before. It seems like the late 90's and 2000's saw somewhat of a renaissance in independent watchmaking. You've had people lik
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   by Inconel 9y ago

   Somewhat related to this, the US Navy did operate the SOSUS[1] network at one point. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SOSUS
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   by Inconel 9y ago

   I'm going to echo your sentiments regarding "Watchmaking" by George Daniels[1]. Anyone even remotely interested in watchmaking should order that book immediately. I hate to be overly pedantic, this is HN after all, but Roger
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   by Inconel 9y ago

   To add to your comment, from what I know of the independent watch industry, it's exceedingly difficult to branch off on your own as a watchmaker and survive long term. Those apprentices need salaries after all. It seems to take not jus
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   by Inconel 9y ago

   I'm currently using a 2013 MacBook Pro and my only interaction with the Force Touch trackpads has been in Apple stores, but what do you dislike about them? I haven't had a chance to try them for long enough to form an opinion and
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   by Inconel 9y ago

   Isn't iOS marketshare outside of the US and Europe essentially non-existent? Even in Europe iOS is far less prevalent that the US. I imagine most of WeChat's global expansion would be centered around other parts of Asia, South&#x2
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   What happened with the A10X?(techspecs.blog)

   4 points by Inconel 9y ago|0 comments
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   by Inconel 9y ago

   mean-spirited concept invented since about the middle ages. I'm unsure if this is hyperbole or not. With regards to it's use, in my observation I don't think it's used so much as a weapon against an argument as much as
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   by Inconel 9y ago

   I get what you're saying and agree it would be nice, but so long as we're wishing for stuff, I wish we could all, even those of us who are less successful, be able to declare our failures without it affecting our future job prospe
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    by Inconel 9y ago

    Thanks for the reply, specifically in relation to people in control of deploying infrastructure abiding by different policies. The bit about acting as social glue makes some sense to me, although to be honest it still seems somewhat problem
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    by Inconel 9y ago

    I work in aerospace and we have a ton of machinery around that can cause serious injuries so this kind of environment would never work here, but what's the attraction of a workplace that allows alcohol? Don't get me wrong, I like
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    by Inconel 9y ago

    I'm not necessarily disagreeing with you, but what in your opinion makes the menu systems in digital cameras so crappy? I have an older Canon digital SLR, and while the rear LCD isn't as big, bright, or high res as newer cameras,
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    by Inconel 9y ago

    Years ago, when I got the original Nexus One smartphone, I'm fairly certain the box it came in contained a small card with instructions on it that was made from limestone. I can't remember the name of the company responsible but I
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    by Inconel 9y ago

    I'm going to echo the chorus of praise from others, your writing is great and you should definitely consider blogging about your experiences. I'd also like to point out how great it is that we have such varied commenters here on H
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    Play Store downloads show Google Pixel sales limited to 1M units(arstechnica.com)

    3 points by Inconel 9y ago|0 comments
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    Google Hires Key Apple Chip Architect to Build Custom Chips for Pixel Phones(variety.com)

    7 points by Inconel 9y ago|1 comments
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    by Inconel 9y ago

    I imagine after being in that kind of environment most "crises" at your civilian work seem quite mundane. I appreciate your response and if you ever feel like sharing more I'm sure most here wouldn't mind the occasional
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    by Inconel 9y ago

    I don't mean to turn this into a CoD/Splinter Cell nerdfest, but while I've seen many vets post on HN, I don't recall anyone from JSOC doing so, do you mind sharing anything about your experiences? Assuming there is anyt
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    Gamer chat tool Discord secretly raised ~$50M as insiders cashed out(techcrunch.com)

    1 points by Inconel 9y ago|0 comments
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    Apple Has Made Its 'iPhone Calibration Machine' Available to Repair Shops(motherboard.vice.com)

    7 points by Inconel 9y ago|1 comments
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    by Inconel 9y ago

    I stand corrected then. Just to be clear, I wasn't meaning to blindly come to the defense of Foxconn, I don't know enough about them to form an educated opinion, although if I'm being honest it would not surprise me if they h
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    by Inconel 9y ago

    I'm not an expert on suicides so I'm going to take your word for that as it seems logical to me. You've piqued my interest though and I'd love to learn where most suicides take place, I would assume at home. With that be
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    by Inconel 9y ago

    I don't wish to make light of any suicides or potential worker mistreatment at Foxconn, but it's important to keep in mind that when the Foxconn suicide nets made the news there were 14 reported suicides that year. Foxconn has som
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    by Inconel 9y ago

    I believe the leakers stated that they are not current employees of Foxconn, perhaps they are former employees, but they have access to multiple sources and sell the information they obtain to market analysts.
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    IAMA Foxconn insider with information on next 12 months of hardware updates(reddit.com)

    2 points by Inconel 9y ago|0 comments
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    by Inconel 9y ago

    I would assume most of their employees in NZ hold NZ citizenship although I'm unsure exactly how NZ handles ITAR. They have engineers/technicians based in the US as well and I would assume most of those are US Persons (US Citizens
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    by Inconel 9y ago

    >while all the engineering, design, manufacture, operations, etc. are in NZ I'm not sure how Rocket Lab splits design/manufacturing but they just moved into an pretty sizable facility in Hungtington Beach, CA a few months ago a
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    EU states approve plans to make social media firms tackle hate speech(uk.reuters.com)

    4 points by Inconel 9y ago|0 comments
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    by Inconel 9y ago

    Ah yes, I could definitely see it coming more into play with streetwear. I could elaborate on some of the racial dimensions of the "hipster", though, if you'd like. It's not a topic I know much about, so yes, I'd
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    by Inconel 9y ago

    If you have time would you mind expanding on your point about the racial dimensions of workwear? Aren't most urban "hipsters" white, as are most rural working class people?