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New comment by CrazedGeek in "Why Stephen Fry is arguing against political correctness (2018)"

CrazedGeek — Tue, 30 Aug 2022 15:02:57 +0000

Both and neither? The language itself isn’t the core issue, it’s the overt repudiation of someone’s identity. The biology bit is just an excuse, made worse by it being wrong: https://blogs.scientificamerican.com/voices/stop-using-phony...

New comment by CrazedGeek in "Why Stephen Fry is arguing against political correctness (2018)"

CrazedGeek — Tue, 30 Aug 2022 14:50:51 +0000

You do realize that you’re in the second group, yeah? That’s wildly hateful. It’s the exact same discrimination-based position but on gender identity instead of race.

New comment by CrazedGeek in "NumWorks: An open-source graphing calculator (with Python and Rust support)"

CrazedGeek — Fri, 26 Aug 2022 20:40:25 +0000

There’s a forked version of the OS called Omega that’s really nice: https://github.com/Omega-Numworks/Omega

And apparently a jailbreak for Epsilon 16+: https://phi.getomega.dev/

New comment by CrazedGeek in "Amazon is not going to make a bid for Electronic Arts – sources"

CrazedGeek — Fri, 26 Aug 2022 15:02:49 +0000

Embracer Group, too

New comment by CrazedGeek in "Commercials make us like TV more (2010)"

CrazedGeek — Sun, 21 Aug 2022 00:30:14 +0000

They've been trying to pare down that list ever since that tier was introduced. At this point, the only show on it is Grey's Anatomy.

Remembering

CrazedGeek — Thu, 18 Aug 2022 21:43:35 +0000

Article URL: https://www.dirtyfeed.org/2022/08/remembering/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=32515252

Points: 2

# Comments: 0

A darker side to London's mysterious American candy stores

CrazedGeek — Mon, 15 Aug 2022 14:53:27 +0000

Article URL: https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/londons-oxford-st-overrun-american-candy-stores-rcna38845

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=32470443

Points: 3

# Comments: 0

New comment by CrazedGeek in "I want to hate this new classic lit reading app but I do not"

CrazedGeek — Mon, 15 Aug 2022 03:32:40 +0000

To save others the trouble, the App Store link: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/serial-reader/id1077180804

New comment by CrazedGeek in "Plant-based ‘beef’ reduces CO2 but threatens ag jobs"

CrazedGeek — Mon, 08 Aug 2022 14:59:35 +0000

Neither Impossible nor Beyond use palm oil in anything. Please stop spreading FUD.

New comment by CrazedGeek in "52% of YouTube videos live in 2010 have been deleted"

CrazedGeek — Thu, 14 Jul 2022 17:18:22 +0000

That specific video actually predated YouTube itself: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Badgers_(animation)

And it’s still up on YouTube: https://youtu.be/EIyixC9NsLI

New comment by CrazedGeek in "Ask HN: Why did you quit learning programming?"

CrazedGeek — Tue, 12 Jul 2022 21:04:23 +0000

Honestly, I hated the people around me trying to learn the same. CS was my original major in university (around 2011), and every interaction I had with my classmates was bizarrely bro-y and negative. Made me afraid that that type of person would be who I’d be working with for the rest of my life, and the thought scared me enough to switch majors into a more businessy/managerial direction.

New comment by CrazedGeek in "Ask HN: Are you cutting back on subscription services?"

CrazedGeek — Tue, 12 Jul 2022 20:12:40 +0000

Halfway —- I’m keeping my subs to indie or inexpensive things (Dropout, CuriosityStream/Nebula) or comped things (Disney Bundle via Amex Plat), and I just recently picked up a couple library cards for Kanopy, Hoopla, Freegal, and PressReader (as well as books). Got rid of Crunchyroll, Apple One, and YouTube Premium.

New comment by CrazedGeek in "Meta Accounts: A New Login for VR"

CrazedGeek — Thu, 07 Jul 2022 17:45:05 +0000

Officially: no, you need an Oculus account to even get a Quest set up to do streaming, and you need to separately make your account a developer account to unlock sideloading.

Accident Report on “Icarus – The First Flight”

CrazedGeek — Wed, 06 Jul 2022 13:46:38 +0000

Article URL: http://messybeast.com/dragonqueen/icarus-accident.htm

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=32000811

Points: 2

# Comments: 0

New comment by CrazedGeek in "Tell HN: Brother printers now locking out non-OEM paraphernalia"

CrazedGeek — Fri, 24 Jun 2022 11:44:45 +0000

Not sure about the laser side, but for inkjets, the Epson EcoTank line is the best at not fucking you - it uses ink bottle refills, no cartridges in sight.

New comment by CrazedGeek in "Ask HN: What prompted you to convert from non-vegetarian to vegetarian?"

CrazedGeek — Wed, 01 Jun 2022 11:29:38 +0000

Guilt —- I was coming out of a lifelong emotional fugue state and starting to critically examine who I was, and I realized how wretched I felt for contributing to animal suffering. Started as vegetarian in February, went vegan a few weeks ago.

New comment by CrazedGeek in "Ask HN: What's your use case for iPads/Android pads?"

CrazedGeek — Tue, 31 May 2022 20:40:47 +0000

I’ve got mild insomnia, and I do most of my video watching to wind down before I go to sleep, so I usually use it while I’m laying down on my side (and I flip every now and again, so I can’t just set up a TV on one side of the bed).

New comment by CrazedGeek in "Ask HN: What's your use case for iPads/Android pads?"

CrazedGeek — Tue, 31 May 2022 20:12:01 +0000

My iPad is my main book reading and video watching device, with a little light gaming sometimes, too.

The proof: six Eurovision juries cheated and voted for each other

CrazedGeek — Thu, 19 May 2022 19:49:37 +0000

Article URL: https://eurovisionworld.com/esc/here-is-the-proof-of-the-eurovision-voting-scandal-six-juries-cheated-and-voted-for-each-other

Hacker News: CrazedGeek

New comment by CrazedGeek in "Why Stephen Fry is arguing against political correctness (2018)"

New comment by CrazedGeek in "Why Stephen Fry is arguing against political correctness (2018)"

New comment by CrazedGeek in "NumWorks: An open-source graphing calculator (with Python and Rust support)"

New comment by CrazedGeek in "Amazon is not going to make a bid for Electronic Arts – sources"

New comment by CrazedGeek in "Commercials make us like TV more (2010)"

Remembering

A darker side to London's mysterious American candy stores

New comment by CrazedGeek in "I want to hate this new classic lit reading app but I do not"

New comment by CrazedGeek in "Plant-based ‘beef’ reduces CO2 but threatens ag jobs"

New comment by CrazedGeek in "52% of YouTube videos live in 2010 have been deleted"

New comment by CrazedGeek in "Ask HN: Why did you quit learning programming?"

New comment by CrazedGeek in "Ask HN: Are you cutting back on subscription services?"

New comment by CrazedGeek in "Meta Accounts: A New Login for VR"

Accident Report on “Icarus – The First Flight”

New comment by CrazedGeek in "Tell HN: Brother printers now locking out non-OEM paraphernalia"

New comment by CrazedGeek in "Ask HN: What prompted you to convert from non-vegetarian to vegetarian?"

New comment by CrazedGeek in "Ask HN: What's your use case for iPads/Android pads?"

New comment by CrazedGeek in "Ask HN: What's your use case for iPads/Android pads?"

The proof: six Eurovision juries cheated and voted for each other

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