<rss version="2.0" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"><channel><title>Hacker News: HNfriend234</title><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/user?id=HNfriend234</link><description>Hacker News RSS</description><docs>https://hnrss.org/</docs><generator>hnrss v2.1.1</generator><lastBuildDate>Fri, 04 Sep 2026 11:40:46 +0000</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://hnrss.org/user?id=HNfriend234" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"></atom:link><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by HNfriend234 in "Fossil fuels doomed in New York as regulator blocks new gas power plants"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>articles like this sound good until you realize that the grid often interconnects over multiple states. With pipeline infrastructure lacking. My guess is these gas plants are going to be built in states like Pennsylvania close to where gas is being produced. Easier to convert the shale gas into electricity closer to where it is produced.</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 01 Nov 2021 07:03:20 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=29063784</link><dc:creator>HNfriend234</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=29063784</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=29063784</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by HNfriend234 in "Google and Facebook mandate vaccines for employees at U.S. offices"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>Correct me if I'm wrong, but doesn't the JnJ vaccine use the old vaccine technology compared to the newer Mrna vaccines?</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 29 Jul 2021 07:59:24 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=27994027</link><dc:creator>HNfriend234</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=27994027</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=27994027</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by HNfriend234 in "Restaurant workers quit at record rate"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>The truth though is that when the generous pandemic stimulus ends, the labor shortage will also end.</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 21 Jul 2021 07:00:27 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=27903156</link><dc:creator>HNfriend234</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=27903156</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=27903156</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by HNfriend234 in "FINRA Orders Record Financial Penalties Against Robinhood"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>Robinhood is expected to go public (IPO) soon. What does everyone think of the company now? I was going to invest but now I'm having second thoughts on it. Seems like the brand has been permanently tarnished by this situation overall.</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 05 Jul 2021 07:29:04 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=27735448</link><dc:creator>HNfriend234</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=27735448</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=27735448</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by HNfriend234 in "Modular Homes for Under $50k"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>I live in So cal and this is a super good idea. What many people don't know is that the cities have been big advocates for building Accessory Dwelling Units (ADU). These are smaller homes that are basically built in people's backyards. It is seen as a way to increase housing units without doing any significant rezoning of traditional zoning.<p>I was looking on google maps satellite view and noticed that the vast majority of homes with large backyards do not have an ADU so the potential here for investment is pretty significant I would say.<p>We are also in a housing crisis and rents are soaring.</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 30 Jun 2021 17:32:35 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=27691260</link><dc:creator>HNfriend234</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=27691260</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=27691260</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by HNfriend234 in "Canada to make online hate speech a crime punishable by fine"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>This law is simply guised as fighting "hate speech" but in practice it is designed to eliminate political enemies.</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 28 Jun 2021 05:48:31 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=27658526</link><dc:creator>HNfriend234</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=27658526</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=27658526</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by HNfriend234 in "Canada to make online hate speech a crime punishable by fine"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>My opinion is to abandon these "traditional" parties and go back to the fundamentals of what makes a society free and prosperous. Then vote based on that.</p>
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<p>Still happening today. Except we call it cancel culture instead.</p>
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<p>This is something that authoritarian regimes do to eliminate their political enemies through color of law. They create vague laws that only get applied to their political enemies.<p>Really unfortunate to see this is the path Canada has gone.</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 28 Jun 2021 05:44:03 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=27658503</link><dc:creator>HNfriend234</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=27658503</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=27658503</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by HNfriend234 in "YouTube takes down Xinjiang videos, forcing rights group to seek alternative"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>The conspiracy nuts are crazy, I agree, but they are also opposed to oppression so they are our allies.<p>Be wary of the "divide and conquer" strategy when it is being used by oppressive regimes and various governments.</p>
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<p>True but it is also possible that he was assisnated. People get assisnate all the time for political reasons.</p>
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<p>Voters shouldn't be able to influence private landowning anyways since it violates private property rights. The whole point of owning land is so you can decide what to do with the land. If you want to decide what to do with someone's private property then work a deal with them instead.</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 18 May 2021 21:34:51 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=27201518</link><dc:creator>HNfriend234</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=27201518</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=27201518</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by HNfriend234 in "Wealthy use debt to buy future cash flow everyone else uses debt to buy stuff (2020)"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>Just another scam like MLM where you get idiots to buy "equipment/inventory" to start their "business". The person doing the pitching is often just a sales man for the company they're saying to buy from.</p>
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<p>Problem with gold is that it is also inflationary only difference is it is mines that "print" more gold instead of a central bank.<p>Cryptocurrencies are better since they have geometric decay built into the algorithm to make them deflationary by default.</p>
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<p>This is true but it is imperative that citizens have a reliable currency to use to do transactions. This is why I think it is imperative that we transition over to cryptocurrencies that are based on strong fundamentals that make money reliable.<p><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Money" rel="nofollow">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Money</a></p>
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<p>I'm surprised no one else has mentioned it but I would say a bigger problem is that the stimulus is encouraging people to not work which discourages production of goods/services. A lot of the inflation I've experienced it directly from less people providing goods/services so those who are producing have more pricing power and simply raise their prices. I recently got quotes for some construction work and all of these contractors say they're booked out for MONTHS!<p>We need to start rolling back on all of the stimulus and COVID rules we've implemented to encourage people to return back to work.<p>Once this happens, I believe production will increase and inflation will dissipate quicker.</p>
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<p>except these people do go to other places and then people tell ISPs and the such to block those websites...see 8chan.<p>Look at the controversy over platforms like parler and gab as well.<p>This is why I think the ultimate solution is to have platforms that are fully encrypted, anonymized (TOR) and decentralized. This is the only way to ensure people can exercise their freedom of speech without harassment. Basic implementations have already been built, bitmessage, for example but that technology needs to be expanded into more of a reddit-like website. Make posters/comments/upvotes burn CPU cycles to participate and pay rewards to the people hosting/mining.</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 05 May 2021 20:45:18 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=27055553</link><dc:creator>HNfriend234</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=27055553</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=27055553</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by HNfriend234 in "“About one-third of Basecamp employees accepted buyouts today”"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>There are non-profit organizations or similar private organizations that are better suited for political activity. The workplace is not the correct place. I was also harassed by the "silence is complicit" attitude. Some other employees I work with would go up to me and ask me questions like "we want to know where you stand on xyz political issue".....and I'm like.....it is really none of your business. They then take that response as you "being part of the problem" and then start going after you personally. Like who the heck does that? Especially to coworkers.</p>
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<p>Our work implemented a similar policy as well because politics was being brought up all the time and it was becoming a nuisance and some employees were basically harassing other employees.<p>I have no problem with people being activists in their private life but when you go to work, you have to work. You can't be an activist while at work and causing a hostile work environment for others.<p>I agree with the policy and think every company should do the same. Since the policy has been implemented, our work environment has improved significantly.</p>
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<p>Maybe figured that coinbase IPO would dominate crypto news for the day and any reporting on this would be drowned out, possibly?</p>
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