Hacker News: Beaver117

New comment by Beaver117 in "What hallucinogens will make you see"

Beaver117 — Tue, 06 Jun 2023 06:35:02 +0000

I've done many hallucinogens and have seen great things but "unspeakable horrors" too. It was a legitimately terrifying experience but I came out of it feeling mentally strong and stable.

I can't recommend anyone to try it since not everyone may be able to handle it. But it was an amazing experience I don't regret at all.

New comment by Beaver117 in "Weight loss surgeries rise substantially among adolescents: research"

Beaver117 — Wed, 31 May 2023 18:23:03 +0000

Surgery is just a bandaid on a systemic problem. We still don't even know why we are obese! Certain groups say carbs are the devil (what about Japan, China who eat a lot of rice and keep their obesity rates very low?). Other groups say it's saturated fats (what about the thousands of years history we have of eating fats? Obesity is a very recent problem).

You will probably get fatter living in a suburb driving everywhere rather than say NYC. But that's not enough to explain the difference between countries.

What about pollutants? The food, the water, the air, the feed for animals, the antibiotics, pesticides, seed oils, microplastics?

New comment by Beaver117 in "Experiences won’t make you happier than possessions"

Beaver117 — Sat, 27 May 2023 08:17:53 +0000

Ok but if you have a mansion and no friends or family what's the point? You want the experience of spending time with people you like.

New comment by Beaver117 in "Nearly 1 in 5 graduates from Stanford graduated with a CS degree"

Beaver117 — Wed, 24 May 2023 20:57:46 +0000

Even just 5 years ago you could get great roles without a degree. That era is over

New comment by Beaver117 in "12-Year-Old to Graduate from College with Five Degrees"

Beaver117 — Fri, 19 May 2023 03:12:09 +0000

Yeah, he's going to have a lot of regrets later on socially. But these type of kids would fit in a traditional school anyway so maybe its for the best.

New comment by Beaver117 in "Ask HN: Did anyone land a job in FAANG after layoffs and how is it going?"

Beaver117 — Tue, 09 May 2023 13:10:30 +0000

Just one data point at one company, I passed the final stage with good feedback but after a long delay was told the offer was given to an internal candidate instead as headcount is really low for new hires. So a waste of time

New comment by Beaver117 in "RasaGPT: First headless LLM chatbot built on top of Rasa, Langchain and FastAPI"

Beaver117 — Mon, 08 May 2023 11:29:16 +0000

every meme started as a 4chan meme

New comment by Beaver117 in "Burnout"

Beaver117 — Mon, 08 May 2023 07:04:18 +0000

I get why you ask but it really doesn't matter, when you burn out you have no choice but to quit. The money determines how long you can relax before getting your next job.

New comment by Beaver117 in "Burnout"

Beaver117 — Sun, 07 May 2023 10:58:32 +0000

I burned out last year, luckily I had the funds to quit without anything lined up and been semi-retired ever since. I'd like to work again but modern software jobs ask for too much. Why should I dedicate so much of my life and brainpower to 24/7 oncall and managing development? No amount of money is worth the stress.

New comment by Beaver117 in "Steep enrollment declines in public education in major US cities"

Beaver117 — Fri, 05 May 2023 02:54:21 +0000

Although homeschooling may help with academics, what about socializing? Traditional schools are by far the better option for making friends as a kid

New comment by Beaver117 in "Mach-9 12-passenger jet will fly from New York to Tokyo in one hour"

Beaver117 — Thu, 04 May 2023 13:27:04 +0000

How about if the trip never occured at all and they had a zoom meeting? Does this even need to be a zoom meeting, why not a slack convo?

New comment by Beaver117 in "Google DeepMind CEO says some form of AGI possible in a few years"

Beaver117 — Wed, 03 May 2023 03:09:08 +0000

Definitely already have that. It just has some nasty side effect or expense or something preventing them from using it

New comment by Beaver117 in "PornHub blocks users in Utah, cites state’s age verification law"

Beaver117 — Tue, 02 May 2023 14:51:26 +0000

There are about a gazillion porn websites and legislation only affects the top like 3 of them. Completely pointless unless you have an entire surveillance system like China's firewall

New comment by Beaver117 in "Replika AI: Your Money or Your Wife"

Beaver117 — Tue, 02 May 2023 10:22:06 +0000

I hope I don't get flagged for this, just trying to bring up a somewhat controversial point. I support euthanasia. I think there is a level of suffering where it is unethical to encourage people to keep living, and rather that suicide can be a perfectly rational decision in those moments.

Now who are we to say if a person's suffering is enough or not enough to advocate that method? What if this new era of therapists better understand people?

New comment by Beaver117 in "The Role of Diet on the Gut Microbiome, Mood and Happiness"

Beaver117 — Thu, 27 Apr 2023 01:24:53 +0000

I'm so disappointed at the state of HN. Instead of good faith discussion we have a bunch of keto anti-carb people pushing their narrative. Did you forget that a large number of people are Asian, eat large servings of carbs (rice) every day and live longer and are healthier overall than western people?

Wasn't the standard bodybuilder diet chicken, rice, and broccoli?

All of a sudden carbs are now "crap" and everyone tries to be in ketosis 24/7.

New comment by Beaver117 in "Why I'm not worried about AI causing mass unemployment"

Beaver117 — Mon, 24 Apr 2023 18:32:01 +0000

Cue the wave of replies. Um, akshually, its not sentient yet. It's just predicting the next word. Doesnt matter that it can automate most jobs since its not sentient. We just need to stop sentient AI

New comment by Beaver117 in "Remote work brings hidden penalty for young professionals, study says"

Beaver117 — Mon, 24 Apr 2023 13:00:48 +0000

Why to we "really need to find a way to replicate that magic in the remote environment"?

It simply doesn't exist. Remote work, while great for junior engineers who enjoy slacking off and playing video games during meetings, should only be reserved for senior people

New comment by Beaver117 in "Why unlimited vacation is bad"

Beaver117 — Sat, 22 Apr 2023 04:47:16 +0000

>I watched someone get hired, literally do nothing, and it took 7 months for the company to let them go

If they were "literally" doing nothing, like not even joining meetings or logging in, they could be fired within a week. What you mean is they weren't writing code to the velocity and standard that was expected. Maybe that falls on you for not helping them onboard?

New comment by Beaver117 in "4chan's used car buying guide"

Beaver117 — Thu, 20 Apr 2023 08:36:00 +0000

Because everyone and their mom has been recommending Toyotas for 20 years now, the price of used Toyotas have gone through the roof. They're still good reliable cars, just not cheap anymore like they used to be.

New comment by Beaver117 in "Imgur Updates TOS, Banning NSFW Content"

Beaver117 — Thu, 20 Apr 2023 03:57:26 +0000

Why do advertisers shy away from porn? It's not like iPhone owners don't watch it so what's the problem with Apple putting their ads next to a pair of boobs once in a while?