Hacker News: HomeGear

New comment by HomeGear in "Is DuckDuckGo, DuckDuckDone?"

HomeGear — Thu, 26 May 2022 15:22:30 +0000

He doesn’t want to use Startpage because “I really don’t like their purple colour scheme.” Interesting.

In terms of DDG, I wonder if a non-invasive search engine is viable. I can’t think of a company (Apple?) would has the resources to do it.

New comment by HomeGear in "Mental illness, mass shootings, and the politics of American firearms (2015)"

HomeGear — Thu, 26 May 2022 05:48:30 +0000

Now run the numbers on gun deaths. Chicago has 30+ a weekend at times.

New comment by HomeGear in "Bolt announces layoffs"

HomeGear — Wed, 25 May 2022 20:46:08 +0000

I think OP is saying, “This kind of message [would feel] more authentic to me…”

New comment by HomeGear in "Ask HN: How worried are you about the upcoming recession?"

HomeGear — Wed, 25 May 2022 14:35:35 +0000

It looks like you’ve been voted down, but I agree regarding housing. The housing market is absolutely absurd. It’s time for a reset there. Majorly.

New comment by HomeGear in "Tell HN: Job interview canceled due to looming recession"

HomeGear — Wed, 25 May 2022 13:23:35 +0000

It’s hard to say if your experience is isolated to a single job. No?

New comment by HomeGear in "Volkswagen CEO says car giant will overtake Tesla on electric vehicle sales"

HomeGear — Wed, 25 May 2022 13:14:12 +0000

“A lot of people” are returning their Teslas due to no messaging and game support? Unlikely.

New comment by HomeGear in "Seven Teslas have caught fire in the last four days"

HomeGear — Tue, 24 May 2022 05:12:22 +0000

US resident here. I’ve never seen a handle like [0]. Every car I’ve been in has handles like [1]. I don’t know if I’d be able to get out of [0] in the event of an emergency without being made aware of it prior.

New comment by HomeGear in "Lofi.co – Relax and Focus"

HomeGear — Mon, 23 May 2022 02:43:08 +0000

Same. In fact, lofi seems to really disrupt my focus. There are times where a beat/kick is so loud it becomes disruptive. I also like background sounds and true ambient music.

New comment by HomeGear in "Useless Use of "dd" (2015)"

HomeGear — Mon, 23 May 2022 02:39:46 +0000

>“Well why does the entire internet say to use dd then?” Because they copy from each other just like you copied from them.

Great statement. This brings me some much needed internal clarity on my own thoughts and actions.

New comment by HomeGear in "California’s economy may seem healthy. Just wait for the next recession"

HomeGear — Sun, 22 May 2022 20:26:59 +0000

>With tech in full meltdown

The stock market does not reflect the reality - in fact, you might say the market is coming back to reality. There’s been small layouts but to call it a “meltdown” is a bit much.

New comment by HomeGear in "The Verge is so bad they have me defending Apple [video]"

HomeGear — Sun, 22 May 2022 14:02:08 +0000

While I have no data to support this, I don’t think “regular people” are purchasing OEM parts, renting tools for a $1,200 deposit, and risking self-repair. To me, the idea is almost absurd.

New comment by HomeGear in "Judge orders trial in Tesla autopilot manslaughter case"

HomeGear — Fri, 20 May 2022 14:03:42 +0000

Here’s an important part:

>Riad had initially set his car’s speed to 77 mph; he then set it to 78 mph, and then finally changed the speed to 75 mph. At the time of the crash, the car was going approximately 74 mph.

For me, I’d convict. This isn’t a case of ‘autopilot’ as much as it’s a case where a person purposely (with intent) set his speed above legal limits and did not maintain the attention while doing so.. causing the death of two individuals on their first date.

Tragic.

New comment by HomeGear in "Some online businesses thrived during lockdown – how are they doing now?"

HomeGear — Wed, 18 May 2022 04:09:03 +0000

Fitness.

New comment by HomeGear in "I want an iPhone Mini-sized Android phone"

HomeGear — Tue, 17 May 2022 15:22:11 +0000

> For Apple, 10m phones is peanuts. But for an independent company 10m units per year would be spectacular. If Apple kills the Mini, those people will need a new home.

Hm, I’d suspect most of the customers are more attached to the Apple iPhone than the form. I’m one, but, I could be wrong!

New comment by HomeGear in "Taking a break from social media makes you happier and less anxious"

HomeGear — Tue, 17 May 2022 14:40:25 +0000

If that’s the case, why come back at all?

New comment by HomeGear in "Some online businesses thrived during lockdown – how are they doing now?"

HomeGear — Tue, 17 May 2022 02:04:49 +0000

I worked for a company that was saved from bankruptcy due to COVID (i.e. product was instantly of high demand). Instead of using this “gift” to stabilize the company, management used it to raise their wages, hire outside consultants, and further invest in our out losing strategy.

New comment by HomeGear in "Ask HN: Is it true that any community that grows big enough, gets ruined?"

HomeGear — Mon, 16 May 2022 14:55:03 +0000

I’m strongly in favor of gatekeeping. I know that’s a bad word to some but that’s how you retain focus and purpose. It used to be the “normies” that you’d shield your group from, now it’s the “normies”, griefers, and the perma-offended.

New comment by HomeGear in "Introduction to Microsoft Excel (1992) [video]"

HomeGear — Sun, 15 May 2022 19:29:58 +0000

I’d agree that it’s in the top 3 non-kernel/os pieces of software. The part it plays in finance, accounting, and engineering is staggering.

New comment by HomeGear in "Ask HN: Why are people in real life so different?"

HomeGear — Sun, 15 May 2022 19:21:53 +0000

>The main reason is that almost all content online comes from people who are mentally ill.

I wasn’t brave enough to say this, but since you have, I want to agree. Gaming, Discord, forums, etc - filled to the brink with mentally ill individuals.

New comment by HomeGear in "CEO pay is up 78% over the past decade"

HomeGear — Sun, 15 May 2022 19:05:04 +0000

CEOs need to be compensated on business metrics - not all financial. The metrics should account for short- and long-term growth, employee retention, public relations, etc. If you tank the company, you walk away with nothing.