halgir

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   by halgir 5y ago

   > And the simple fact is you are not forced to possess textbooks nor attend the university, no matter how beneficial it may be to do so. This is how people rationalize all forms of crime. This is a good argument. I'll try to speak f
2. 152.▲
   by halgir 5y ago

   I haven't personally drawn a hard line in the question of whether or not IP law as a whole is good or bad. I hate to use this cop-out answer, but it depends. I'm sorry for jacking your analogy, but I think it holds water. Diamonds
3. 153.▲
   by halgir 5y ago

   No, but it justifies artificially creating perfect copies of diamonds.
4. 154.▲
   by halgir 5y ago

   They're not talking about the mole outsourcing his work so he can slack. The whole operation runs at a net loss in order to place the mole in a position to support the financier's goals.
5. 155.▲
   by halgir 5y ago

   Exercise is my favorite example of "anything worth doing is worth doing poorly".
6. 156.▲
   by halgir 5y ago

   To me it sounds like the fact that you're "slacking" for five hours a day is what enables you to complete your work effectively during the other three hours. I expect that if you forced yourself to slack less and do more hour
7. 157.▲
   by halgir 5y ago

   That's far beyond OP's already lofty ambitions, I'm afraid.
8. 158.▲
   by halgir 5y ago

   It sounds like you're the manager in this case, and that your intentions are genuine. But are you entirely sure that your team feels the same? I've done similar, but in local restaurants during working hours. It's unfair to i
9. 159.▲
   by halgir 5y ago

   Surprisingly relevant to my post from last year, actually titled "Fucks are finite": https://halgir.com/fucks-are-finite/
10. 160.▲
    by halgir 6y ago

    Thanks! Old Angry Birds muscle memory probably. Found the high score, 1773.
11. 161.▲
    by halgir 6y ago

    Best $1.99 I spent all morning. Your score disappears on game over, so I didn't get a chance to see my exact high score. Somewhere in the 1,700s I think.
12. 162.▲
    by halgir 6y ago

    I drove through the new tunnel today, and this is exactly what the ventilation looks like. I noticed they spun very slowly, which is likely variable based on detected air quality.
13. 163.▲
    by halgir 6y ago

    Local sentiment is very positive. I'll be making my first trip through the tunnel tomorrow for last minute Christmas deliveries.
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    by halgir 6y ago

    I think "depends" and "hefty" are arguable. The subsidy is currently at ~105M USD (and shrinking) on a GDP of ~3.2B USD.
15. 165.▲
    by halgir 6y ago

    I think he's referring to the fact that this tunnel is constructed by a Norwegian company. Thus return on investment from Norwegian money.
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    by halgir 6y ago

    The Faroe Islands were part of Norway for 800 years until about 200 years ago. Nordic territorial rivalries continue to exist as friendly banter (for now).
17. 167.▲
    by halgir 6y ago

    You're right, there's not a direct and linear increase in demand as price goes up. I concede my Veblen point.
18. 168.▲
    by halgir 6y ago

    Apple gear is, to a degree, a classic Veblen good. [1] [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Veblen_good
19. 169.▲
    by halgir 6y ago

    > Always trying to get the best for the smallest possible price starts to drain you. So true. I've been doing this lately, and have realized how mentally draining it really is to conduct exhaustive research to maximize the value&#x2
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    by halgir 6y ago

    Owning Apple gear signals status among a significant portion of the population. Maybe not for you, me or the majority of HN's clientele. But even for those who don't buy into this definition, adhering to it can still bring tactica
21. 171.▲
    by halgir 6y ago

    I'm sorry, do you mean build the tunnel in an entirely different country?
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    by halgir 6y ago

    It's a matter of economics. Passage will be tolled [1] and this particular tunnel is projected to make economic sense based on expected traffic. Also, there's not much interest in a bridge/tunnel connecting Strendur and Runav
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    by halgir 6y ago

    A Tórshavn roundabout even won the prestigious International Roundabout of the Year award from UK Roundabout Appreciation Society. Wish I could make this up. https://local.fo/torshavns-smiling-roundabout-wins-internati...
24. 174.▲
    by halgir 6y ago

    You're right, found this on NCC's Norwegian website: https://www.ncc.no/vare-prosjekter/undersjoiske-tunneler-far...
25. 175.▲
    by halgir 6y ago

    I don't follow local politics much, so I'm not 100% sure about the following. But my impression is that it's financed by loans, paid for with tolls for using the tunnels. And I think the project is being dug by Norwegians. De
26. 176.▲
    by halgir 6y ago

    It's financed by loans, paid for by tolls: https://www.tunnil.fo/english/pay-toll-charge/
27. 177.▲
    by halgir 6y ago

    > Faroe Islands > Big city Choose one. Though being serious, it takes about five minutes to drive to the hospital from any point in the capital if you have sirens going.
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    by halgir 6y ago

    This article has photographs of the roundabout itself being decorated by a local artist: https://portal.fo/dagur-36150/myndir-listaverkid-hja-trondi-...
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    by halgir 6y ago

    Like others in this thread, I tried using this some years ago. But unfortunately the friction of yet another specialized tool kept me from actively maintaining it, which of course makes it entirely worthless. I've started just using Go
30. 180.▲
    by halgir 6y ago

    Congrats, this looks really slick. My one big worry for this is that you might have built a company around something that might as well be a single feature for someone else with an existing foothold in the industry. For example, most larger