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by sonofhans 6mo ago
Well said. This is better written and more sensible than the article itself.
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by sonofhans 6mo ago
I’ve had similar experiences. After watching it for a decade I think it’s a mostly over-active pattern recognition combined with a flood of incoming information. I believe I’m careful with the information I consume, but compared with 25 yea
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by sonofhans 6mo ago
I feel like we had a golden opportunity, years ago, to do something about Ticketmaster. In 1994 Pearl Jam, one of the biggest bands in the world at that point, boycotted and sued Ticketmaster. I wished at the time more bands had stood up an
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by sonofhans 6mo ago
I’m convinced that 1 of 100 babies sleeps miraculously, magically, the true sleep of the just, right out of the box. Some lucky parents of those genetic freaks think, “Our sleep technique works! We should write a book!”
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by sonofhans 6mo ago
Like, what did “the elderly” ever do for us? Aside from literally creating the civilization around us, and the infrastructure necessary to support it? Seems perfectly reasonable to expect reward for that, rather than pollution and increased
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by sonofhans 6mo ago
Thank you for replying. I understand your perspective — the subscription is a signal that you will maintain the app long-term, and to provide the revenue for it. Also, it looks cheap. A few counter-points, while we’re talking: > For an a
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by sonofhans 6mo ago
I am the target audience for this, from a UX and tech perspective. It addresses a problem I have and for which I periodically audition solutions. A subscription for a menu bar, though, kills it for me. I have apps on Macs that are over 20 y
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by sonofhans 6mo ago
Wow, that’s some pretty farfetched speculation. I’ve been using double-dash as punctuation since I started writing on a computer in the 1980s. I like that MacOS connects them for me. Consider for a moment how different your assumptions are
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by sonofhans 6mo ago
This is sarcastically-stated but an excellent point, and an honest answer will come up with a vanishingly small list. We geeks may think we care about Important Things, but our industry cares for nothing but money and power — morality is a
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by sonofhans 6mo ago
Believe it or not, back in the mists of time we had these things called “public institutions” which were at least notionally chartered to, and in fact somewhat did, act in the public benefit. The BBB was one of those — not always perfect, b
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by sonofhans 6mo ago
Careful. The crossover from “I’m showing my kid CS2” to “I’m getting easily deleted by my kid in CS2” is pretty fast :)
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by sonofhans 6mo ago
Rats are sentient beings. If we have a choice, it’s not ethical to risk their lives to meet our own goals.
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by sonofhans 6mo ago
You can teach a kid to change a tire without saying a word. It’s the same thing. Rats are very smart and very social. Rats that were good at teaching Rathood to their little ones had more that survived. Put food in a maze and I’m sure rats
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by sonofhans 6mo ago
Perhaps your question answers itself.
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by sonofhans 6mo ago
I’ve taken the quiz but not been compelled to sign up. The site feels manipulative, e.g., the “show me all the questions” link is tiny and hidden between two larger boxes, and even then it only shows 2 questions with a signup CTA. Maybe tha
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by sonofhans 7mo ago
> “why not just stop” Because most regular people will never choose to turn them back on, that’s why. We already know what the world looks like when millions of computers run an unsecured OS. Last I heard, a stock Windows 98 machine last
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by sonofhans 7mo ago
The iPod made the world a worse place? I’m skeptical; I see very little bad about iPods. Do you think the quote what about the iPhone?
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by sonofhans 7mo ago
I see you. These folks trying to talk you into liking MacOS are missing the point. You’re being perfectly clear about not liking it, and why — it’s not built for you. And that sucks, ‘cause their hardware is top-notch. It’s true pain. Apple
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by sonofhans 7mo ago
You know, I agree with everything you said, and I still wish this discussion weren’t happening on HN.
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by sonofhans 7mo ago
No, it does not. For one thing, we don’t have access to all the data, just what’s being told us. For another, it at best shows that Waymo is safer than average. Safer than an attentive London Cabby? I bet not.
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by sonofhans 7mo ago
“Safer” == “Safer than all other human drivers in the same city.” By their own admission, this is not a straightforward comparison. If they could do the math for the same routes, times of day, and conditions … maybe I’d believe it. Otherwis
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by sonofhans 7mo ago
I get your idea, but it does rather sound like asking a 4,000lb death robot to follow you around closely and hope that it doesn’t screw up …
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by sonofhans 7mo ago
He’s replying here in good faith and continuing the conversation. You cannot ask for more than that.
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by sonofhans 7mo ago
I feel you, I really do. I’ve worked with architects. Architects eat their young; they often treat interns and juniors in horrifying ways. Good on you for trying to find a better way. To me it seems the answer involves more direct connectio
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by sonofhans 7mo ago
> The fight that proved it worked: 2 weeks ago, a licensed architect attacked the bot, trying to prove my business model harms the profession. The AI (DeepSeek-R3) completely dismantled his arguments. It was hilariously caustic. I’ve rea
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by sonofhans 7mo ago
Yes, this is what I thought, too. I did program in Perl because it was beautiful. No other computer language compares so favorably with human language, including in its ambiguity. Not everyone considers this a good feature :)
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by sonofhans 7mo ago
Ward said it succinctly, as was his wont: “The best way to get the right answer on the Internet is not to ask a question; it's to post the wrong answer." https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Cunningham%27s_Law
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by sonofhans 7mo ago
You are suggesting that it is a separate question. I am suggesting that it is not.
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by sonofhans 7mo ago
Control. If you can centralize all voting results in a single place you can control distribution of them. If you are the only entity able to read the results then everyone else has to take your word for it. Paper ballots with physical marks
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by sonofhans 7mo ago
I must say, the irony of this comment in a thread about Apple moving down-market without losing quality is … well, it burns. Along with the arrogance: “Anyone who can’t afford 8GB isn’t worthy of being my customer,” is literally the opposit

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