Tronno

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by Tronno 4y ago
What do the ATMs take?
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by Tronno 4y ago
OP probably means this episode: https://pca.st/episode/7bd3ca34-cbde-4ebf-94aa-23083172efde
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by Tronno 4y ago
I was curious how much the Phoenix missile itself cost. Some sources state a development cost of $167M, and a unit cost of ~$500k (with ~5000 built), adding up to about $2.5B, some of which was recouped by sales to Iran. It's impossibl
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by Tronno 4y ago
Apologies, I thought your post was in a different thread. Point stands though.
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by Tronno 4y ago
People do their utmost because of mutual respect, and because of the expectation of conducting repeat business - not because of honor. Try telling your elderly parents' social worker you want to gauge their performance, because you&#x2
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by Tronno 4y ago
Competence is not measured by one's ability to drop a leetcode solution on command. It is tempting to think otherwise if you have spent effort cultivating that ability. But anyone with better things to do would be justified to read it
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by Tronno 4y ago
The whole point of tents is to protect you from the elements. Sounds like you had a poor quality tent, or it was set up in a low spot that pools water.
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by Tronno 4y ago
Consider reading Adult Children of Emotionally Immature Parents , by Lindsay Gibson. The loneliness you feel may be rooted in your upbringing, and learning more about this can give you a deeper way to understand your feelings. Meanwhile, a
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by Tronno 4y ago
I'm not being ironic. Your article says he composed two pieces and his instrument skills were "modest". I suspect most people are modest at the hobbies they dabble in. That doesn't make a "universal genius".
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by Tronno 4y ago
I find your statements hard to accept at face value. Does a "polymath" have infinite time to develop excellence in every conceivable discipline? How good was Benjamin Franklin at, say, composing sonatas?
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by Tronno 4y ago
The problem is not interrupting someone with a request to talk. The problem is doing so without specifying what we need to talk about. BAD: Hey, can we talk? (spooky, puts receiver "on hold", slow async communication) GOOD: Hey,
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by Tronno 4y ago
Are you implying that Apple would openly flaunt US sanctions for the benefit of a Chinese company? I find that hard to believe. DJI themselves have publicly blamed "the compatibility strategy between the DJI App and Google Play Store&q
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by Tronno 4y ago
DJI Fly is still listed on the Apple App Store. Would the same laws not apply?
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by Tronno 4y ago
A reminder that DJI's mobile flight control app ("DJI Fly") was removed from the Google Play store over 1.5 years ago. The company officially wants you to sideload an APK downloaded from their website. No clear explanation ha
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by Tronno 4y ago
I have encountered it as building insulation recently. In my neighborhood, millions of styrofoam beads blew away from a construction site, then settled like snow on grass fields, in gutters, and in other nooks and crannies. I reported it t
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by Tronno 4y ago
The glass back of my phone was smashed by a grocery store turnstile without ever leaving my pocket. Assigning user error all the time is a mistake - sometimes the product is just fragile.
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by Tronno 4y ago
I'm not sure I follow. What's the wisdom encoded in those statements? In what situations would it apply? I would love to see an example.
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by Tronno 4y ago
Pretty disappointed to see these boomer-style "wife bad" jokes on HN. Have you considered that being comfortable admitting fault is a skill which some people never learned while growing up, regardless of gender? And can you imagin
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by Tronno 4y ago
> Iron Man and Batman have taught an entire generation of moviegoers about incredibly shitty corporate behavior. This rings true, and I would like to extend it to more general behavior. Many of these tropes are common in superhero films:
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by Tronno 4y ago
Inexpensive outdoor activities like biking, skateboarding, ball sports, etc, all accomplish the same thing. In purchasing supplies for these activities, you're essentially signing them up for something that will consume their time and
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by Tronno 4y ago
Arcane's visuals are indeed stunning, but I strongly disagree about story, mainly because the characters have zero depth. Vi and Jinx are defined by childhood trauma and little else. Jayce is a charming inventor. Viktor is trying to cu
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by Tronno 4y ago
You have personally used at least one tool, language, or framework without reading its code or understanding it beyond a surface level. You've done this because some text on some website claims it gets the job done. And you probably
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by Tronno 4y ago
Wait, are you saying it's reasonable to radically restructure the next few years of one's life just to protest internet prices?
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by Tronno 4y ago
As with most things, the real answer is somewhere in the middle. Obsess over extremes of design or performance if that's what you need. Cheap out on the dollar store version if it gets the job done. Buy the middle-of-the-road version i
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by Tronno 4y ago
Nutritionally and chemically, oat and cow milk are completely different. Cow milk has 4x more protein, 2x more fat, and 1/2 the carbs. Oat milk contains 50% more sugar. It also doesn't produce the same results when used in, for ex
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by Tronno 5y ago
Truth and fiction are indistinguishable on social media. The medium itself encourages this. Falsehood is built-in and inseparable. Of course "journalists" sometimes spread "stories" based on random social media posts. Wh
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by Tronno 5y ago
I'm not sure how 2.5k for an x-ray and antibiotics is anything less than outrageous. Perhaps that's pocket change for this crowd? And that's after insurance. The full price is unthinkable to me - most people would be ruined f
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by Tronno 5y ago
If it's too good to be true, it isn't. Sellers seek the highest price the market will bear. If the price is unusually low, it's either a scam or there's something wrong with the item. There are some rare exceptions, but
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by Tronno 5y ago
The Endurance (2000): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kr5r3qV78hI
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by Tronno 5y ago
You consciously misrepresent how much time is required to do well. You could run a fair competition by stating clear requirements. Instead, you reward those who are most willing to burn through extra personal time. That is not respect.

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