Hacker News: BayAreaEscapee

Things I Learned in 2022

BayAreaEscapee — Sun, 04 Dec 2022 07:32:55 +0000

Article URL: https://medium.com/magnetic/52-things-i-learned-in-2022-db5fcd4aea6e

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=33851458

Points: 5

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Hackers sniff opportunity as banks permit more data sharing

BayAreaEscapee — Fri, 02 Dec 2022 10:56:28 +0000

Article URL: https://www.americanbanker.com/news/hackers-sniff-opportunity-as-banks-permit-more-data-sharing

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=33828949

Points: 2

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New comment by BayAreaEscapee in "I’m Often Wide Awake at 3 A.M. How Do I Get Back to Sleep?"

BayAreaEscapee — Mon, 28 Nov 2022 18:20:02 +0000

That's actually a reasonable amount, comparable to what your body normally produces.

I can't understand why all the OTC pills seem to come in doses of 3-5 mg. It's really unnatural and probably messes with your system.

Did you find pills with your 500 ug dose? Or do you cut them or use volumetric dosing?

Underrated Reasons to Be Thankful

BayAreaEscapee — Thu, 24 Nov 2022 17:10:07 +0000

Article URL: https://dynomight.substack.com/p/thanks-2

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=33733648

Points: 1

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New comment by BayAreaEscapee in "Poll: Which IDE/text editor do you use?"

BayAreaEscapee — Tue, 22 Nov 2022 18:20:21 +0000

Slickedit. Great product, has vi and emacs editing modes.

https://www.slickedit.com/

New comment by BayAreaEscapee in "Ask HN: What is the thing you've did as a manager that you regret the most?"

BayAreaEscapee — Mon, 21 Nov 2022 09:29:50 +0000

When I was a new manager, I had a problem employee. He was very bright, but very lazy. He wasn't self-motivated and was always doing everything in a mediocre way.

I ignored the problem for a long time, which caused friction within my team.

I eventually had to fire him when the situation got very severe.

The mistake I made was not addressing it right away.

I think that now, how to fire (or better stated, "manage up or out") your first employee as a new manager is one of the most important things you have to figure out how to do right.

The next time I had a problem employee, I got on it right as soon as the problem was clear. Saved me and everyone around me lots of grief.

Leeds schoolboy, 11, achieves highest possible score in Mensa IQ test

BayAreaEscapee — Mon, 21 Nov 2022 09:05:59 +0000

Article URL: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11422971/Leeds-schoolboy-11-achieves-highest-possible-score-Mensa-IQ-test.html

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=33690447

Points: 1

# Comments: 1

What Your Dog's Behavior Means

BayAreaEscapee — Mon, 21 Nov 2022 09:05:12 +0000

Article URL: https://www.nytimes.com/2022/05/12/well/dog-behavior.html

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=33690436

Points: 2

# Comments: 2

‘Priceless’ Stradivarius violin looted from Poland during WWII found in Paris

BayAreaEscapee — Tue, 08 Nov 2022 19:37:53 +0000

Article URL: https://www.thefirstnews.com/article/priceless-stradivarius-violin-looted-from-poland-during-wwii-found-in-paris-34270

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=33523261

Points: 3

# Comments: 0

New comment by BayAreaEscapee in "A 23-byte “hello, world” program assembled with DEBUG.EXE in MS-DOS"

BayAreaEscapee — Mon, 31 Oct 2022 08:27:21 +0000

Debug ships with DOS itself, so it's available on every system.

Masm and other assemblers have to be obtained and installed separately.

Some People Are Mosquito Magnets, and They’re Stuck That Way

BayAreaEscapee — Thu, 20 Oct 2022 14:24:28 +0000

Article URL: https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/some-people-really-are-mosquito-magnets-and-theyre-stuck-that-way/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=33275124

Points: 1

# Comments: 0

Putin Tried for Years to Stop Military Using Western Parts and Mostly Failed

BayAreaEscapee — Sat, 15 Oct 2022 09:00:59 +0000

Article URL: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-10-14/putin-tried-for-years-to-stop-his-military-using-western-parts-and-mostly-failed

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=33213107

Points: 3

# Comments: 0

New comment by BayAreaEscapee in "Ask HN: Is it still possible to live in a terminal?"

BayAreaEscapee — Fri, 14 Oct 2022 20:49:50 +0000

When I saw this subject I thought it was about living in an airport terminal, like Mehran Karimi Nasseri did in Paris for 18 years.

https://allthatsinteresting.com/mehran-karimi-nasseri

Do blind people hear better?

BayAreaEscapee — Thu, 06 Oct 2022 11:03:51 +0000

Article URL: https://www.cell.com/trends/cognitive-sciences/fulltext/S1364-6613(22)00212-1

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=33106766

Points: 1

# Comments: 1

Lookism in TikTok

BayAreaEscapee — Tue, 27 Sep 2022 17:49:51 +0000

Article URL: https://medium.com/@enryu9000/lookism-in-tiktok-3def0f20cf78

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=32998683

Points: 4

# Comments: 0

Denmark and Germany now building the longest immersed tunnel

BayAreaEscapee — Sat, 24 Sep 2022 05:24:17 +0000

Article URL: https://www.cnn.com/travel/article/fehmarnbelt-longest-immersed-tunnel-cmd/index.html

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=32959926

Points: 1

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New estimate for the total number of ants on Earth is 20 quadrillion

BayAreaEscapee — Wed, 21 Sep 2022 06:08:22 +0000

Article URL: https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/2022/09/19/ants-population-20-quadrillion/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=32921324

Points: 1

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Fire ant rafts form because of the Cheerios effect, study concludes

BayAreaEscapee — Wed, 21 Sep 2022 05:40:38 +0000

Article URL: https://arstechnica.com/science/2022/09/fire-ant-rafts-form-because-of-the-cheerios-effect-study-concludes/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=32921183

Points: 2

# Comments: 0

Customers are stealing shopping baskets instead of buying bags in New Jersey

BayAreaEscapee — Tue, 20 Sep 2022 07:28:50 +0000

Article URL: https://www.nj.com/news/2022/08/customer-are-stealing-all-the-shopping-baskets-instead-of-buying-bags-nj-supermarkets-say.html

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=32908756

Points: 8

# Comments: 9

New comment by BayAreaEscapee in "Head-On Crash: 2009 Chevrolet Malibu vs. 1959 Bel Air (2009)"

BayAreaEscapee — Thu, 15 Sep 2022 07:07:10 +0000

Every time I drive on highway 17 I always notice how many black bumper swipe marks are on the median barriers. I think: every single one of those marks prevented someone from heading straight into the oncoming traffic lanes!

Wow, how many lives were saved!