Hacker News: CodeTheInternet

New comment by CodeTheInternet in "Tesla Recalls Every Single Cybertruck over Stainless Steel Trims Falling Off"

CodeTheInternet — Sun, 23 Mar 2025 21:59:48 +0000

The front fell off

New comment by CodeTheInternet in "Python in Excel – Available Now"

CodeTheInternet — Tue, 17 Sep 2024 00:19:15 +0000

What is the benefit of running Python in Excel vs using Pandas for example?

New comment by CodeTheInternet in "G1 AR Glasses"

CodeTheInternet — Tue, 23 Jul 2024 00:59:23 +0000

You would still be holding eye contact (mostly) with the speaker. If the text were above or below, you would see to be looking off into space, which may be worse from the speaker's perspective.

New comment by CodeTheInternet in "SpaceX to deliver vehicle to deorbit International Space Station"

CodeTheInternet — Thu, 27 Jun 2024 18:06:30 +0000

Filming location for Waterworld 2 at Point Nemo?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pole_of_inaccessibility#Oceani...

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spacecraft_cemetery

New comment by CodeTheInternet in "The Presidential Nuclear "Football" from Eisenhower to George W. Bush"

CodeTheInternet — Mon, 29 Apr 2024 22:23:41 +0000

Thank you. Heard so much about this film and have never seen it.

New comment by CodeTheInternet in "The worst possible way to be rejected for a job"

CodeTheInternet — Tue, 05 Mar 2024 00:58:21 +0000

I'll take it. Better than email rejection after email rejection. At least you can elicit some feedback on a phone/video call.

New comment by CodeTheInternet in "Our Generation Ships Will Sink (2015)"

CodeTheInternet — Sun, 14 Jan 2024 17:34:44 +0000

Assuming the need is due to a catastrophe with Earth and not the Sun, why leave the solar system? If we can build a ship with resources that lasts generations, park it in Earth's (or another Sol planet's) L4 or L5. Going in search of another star seems foolish.

New comment by CodeTheInternet in "Writing books remains a tough way to make a living"

CodeTheInternet — Wed, 10 Jan 2024 20:42:43 +0000

Use Midjourney for a cover and ChatGPT for a synopsis

New comment by CodeTheInternet in "ProtonMail Complied with 5,957 Data Requests in 2022 – Still Secure and Private?"

CodeTheInternet — Sat, 19 Aug 2023 16:16:56 +0000

I use it expecting they will not sell my data to third parties or use it for things like AI training. I'd expect Google, Microsoft, etc to do this.

New comment by CodeTheInternet in "Texas rules requiring water breaks for construction workers will be nullified"

CodeTheInternet — Mon, 19 Jun 2023 07:13:43 +0000

I'm confused why there is even a law for this. Is there a law for bathroom breaks as well? Do t let any company treat you as less than a human being.

New comment by CodeTheInternet in "Scientists Identify How Many Trees to Plant and Where to Stop Climate Crisis"

CodeTheInternet — Mon, 30 Sep 2019 15:14:08 +0000

Is Western China really so mountainous to have that large area with relatively no trees?

New comment by CodeTheInternet in "Goodreads Is Broken"

CodeTheInternet — Sun, 08 Sep 2019 03:45:40 +0000

The Kindle ads are worse. I don't mind at all opening up my Kindle and seeing a book recommendation ... if its at LEAST in the genres I read. You would think Amazon would be on top of it.

New comment by CodeTheInternet in "Mazda is purging touchscreens from its vehicles"

CodeTheInternet — Thu, 27 Jun 2019 20:12:28 +0000

Go to your dealer. I wasnt notified but they had a type of limited warranty where they knew about it. The sensors were not installed correctly in some units. They replaced it for free.

New comment by CodeTheInternet in "“The books will stop working.”"

CodeTheInternet — Thu, 27 Jun 2019 20:11:16 +0000

My library has the option of "checking out" ebooks. They will "purchase" them and have a set "number of copies". I put all of these things in quotes as I'm not sure how its handled for essentially a digital file vs a physical paper book, or how the author/publisher/etc makes money in this deal.

New comment by CodeTheInternet in "Apple recalls older generation 15-inch MacBook Pro over fire risk"

CodeTheInternet — Fri, 21 Jun 2019 17:28:36 +0000

Link to apple.com information https://support.apple.com/15-inch-macbook-pro-battery-recall

New comment by CodeTheInternet in "Mazda is purging touchscreens from its vehicles"

CodeTheInternet — Mon, 17 Jun 2019 15:35:07 +0000

They introduce other problems than just distracted drivers.

I took in my Mazda3 to have the screen replaced. There was an issue with the sensors that mistakenly thought someone was touching the screen. At low speeds, when the toch screen re-activates, it would start navigating on its own; from changing music stations to calling people and changing GPS waypoints. Drivers trying to stop this will be more distracted than they otherwise would be. This happens at stop signs, red lights and slow-moving traffic.

New comment by CodeTheInternet in "Lego collecting delivers huge and uncorrelated market returns"

CodeTheInternet — Thu, 17 Jan 2019 20:06:42 +0000

Being originally from Chicago, I remember when the Sears Tower was in the process of the name change to Willis Tower. There was a Lego kit to make the Sears Tower (marked as such) and it was re-released with the Willis Tower naming. I believe we paid $19.99. We bought it purely for nostalgia purposes and keep it on the shelf unopened.

This article caused me to look into the kit. According to BrickLink[0], the average selling price is $148.83 One sold this month for $193

[0]: https://www.bricklink.com/v2/catalog/catalogitem.page?S=2100...

New comment by CodeTheInternet in "Anti-vaccination stronghold hit with worst chickenpox outbreak in decades"

CodeTheInternet — Wed, 21 Nov 2018 16:26:57 +0000

"religious immunisation exemptions"

God, apparently.

New comment by CodeTheInternet in "US F-22 fighter jets intercept Russian bombers near Alaska"

CodeTheInternet — Thu, 13 Sep 2018 17:14:36 +0000

Russian bomber runs near Alaska have been ongoing since the Cold War

New comment by CodeTheInternet in "McDonald's Says Goodbye Cashiers, Hello Kiosks"

CodeTheInternet — Tue, 24 Jul 2018 20:18:30 +0000

I never worked in food service. I worked in retail (sales and stocking), delivery services, freight (un)load, construction trades and the military. Every one of those still exists, is not going away any time soon and qualifies as entry-level.