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New comment by I_dream_of_Geni in "Ford AI hiccups push carmaker to rehire ‘gray beard’ inspectors"

I_dream_of_Geni — Thu, 25 Jun 2026 16:58:46 +0000

Oh grand! And I bet that these rehires are going to be FULLY emotionally invested and fully loyal for the future. just stupid all the way around...

New comment by I_dream_of_Geni in "Boeing 787 Dreamliner Loses Door at Remote Pacific Airport, Puzzling Engineers"

I_dream_of_Geni — Fri, 05 Jun 2026 23:07:10 +0000

"The recent incident of this nature occurred on May 29, 2026, when a LATAM Airlines Boeing 787-8 (registration CC-BBD) had its L2 passenger door torn off by an air-stairs vehicle on Easter Island "

There. Fixed it for you.

New comment by I_dream_of_Geni in "The real cost of owning a home"

I_dream_of_Geni — Tue, 26 May 2026 19:47:08 +0000

Yikes! I know that this is "normal" here in the U.S., but the guy paid over $26K just to sell his home. We sold our home with a "quit-claim deed" and only paid a lawyer $600 to write it up and make it kosher. Buyer was THRILLED not to have to pay all the ridiculous fees a normal sale entails... (and yes, I know that a bank might have a hard time creating a loan for that type of sale, but it worked for us)

New comment by I_dream_of_Geni in "The real cost of owning a home"

I_dream_of_Geni — Tue, 26 May 2026 19:38:42 +0000

Sounds exactly like car insurance. If you don't "move around", they keep pricing it higher every year until you wake up...

New comment by I_dream_of_Geni in "The real cost of owning a home"

I_dream_of_Geni — Tue, 26 May 2026 19:35:27 +0000

To be fair, there's piles of sh*tty renters too, who abuse the system and ruin the experience for everyone. If you have ever been a landlord, especially in certain market areas, it pays to be that "lazy asshole", otherwise you'll lose your shirt (and more). Ask me how I know....

New comment by I_dream_of_Geni in "Don't post generated/AI-edited comments. HN is for conversation between humans"

I_dream_of_Geni — Thu, 12 Mar 2026 03:16:30 +0000

...except that "snarky, rude, and tone-deaf" generally gets the downvoting (flagging?) mob to come in and "phoosh".

New comment by I_dream_of_Geni in "Don't post generated/AI-edited comments. HN is for conversation between humans"

I_dream_of_Geni — Thu, 12 Mar 2026 03:11:40 +0000

Yes, these are MY questions and feelings too. In the past, if I just HINTED at asking these kinds of questions, I was downvoted into oblivion (in other accounts. I have to say THAT specifically because some people here dive in to my account and get super anal about my age, my previous comments, my moniker, ad nauseum)

New comment by I_dream_of_Geni in "Guinea worm on track to be 2nd eradicated human disease; only 10 cases in 2025"

I_dream_of_Geni — Thu, 05 Feb 2026 05:05:12 +0000

And (weirdly, I think) a few years back they called alcoholism and smoking diseases, which, well, really??

New comment by I_dream_of_Geni in "Guinea worm on track to be 2nd eradicated human disease; only 10 cases in 2025"

I_dream_of_Geni — Thu, 05 Feb 2026 00:40:29 +0000

Honest question here: how is a worm (parasite) considered a "disease"? I Googled this question two different ways and got two different responses.

New comment by I_dream_of_Geni in "Guinea worm on track to be 2nd eradicated human disease; only 10 cases in 2025"

I_dream_of_Geni — Thu, 05 Feb 2026 00:36:29 +0000

This cracked me up...

New comment by I_dream_of_Geni in "Apple introduces new AirTag with longer range and improved findability"

I_dream_of_Geni — Tue, 27 Jan 2026 17:05:20 +0000

You obviously didn't Google this, since there are states in America where the people are PROUD to show off the guns and gun racks in their trucks. Yes, they proudly display these guns. (Texas, looking at you)

New comment by I_dream_of_Geni in "A giant ball will help this man survive a year on an iceberg"

I_dream_of_Geni — Sat, 13 Dec 2025 19:34:28 +0000

"The capsule is strong enough to survive a storm at sea or getting crushed between two icebergs."

The first part is probably true. The second part is folly. "Remember the Titanic".

New comment by I_dream_of_Geni in "After Windows Update, Password icon invisible, click where it used to be"

I_dream_of_Geni — Thu, 04 Dec 2025 20:25:05 +0000

I guess you have a point. I just use core system applications and a few browsers other than Safari. Sorry you guys have so much pain.

New comment by I_dream_of_Geni in "After Windows Update, Password icon invisible, click where it used to be"

I_dream_of_Geni — Thu, 04 Dec 2025 20:23:29 +0000

Thanks, friend. ;-)

New comment by I_dream_of_Geni in "After Windows Update, Password icon invisible, click where it used to be"

I_dream_of_Geni — Thu, 04 Dec 2025 20:23:11 +0000

Tahoe 26.1

New comment by I_dream_of_Geni in "After Windows Update, Password icon invisible, click where it used to be"

I_dream_of_Geni — Thu, 04 Dec 2025 20:22:48 +0000

Nice. Yours didn't work, yet mine did. Sorry mine works, bro.

New comment by I_dream_of_Geni in "After Windows Update, Password icon invisible, click where it used to be"

I_dream_of_Geni — Tue, 02 Dec 2025 17:12:01 +0000

Interesting take. I've used MacOS for 30+ years, and for the last 20 years have had zero problems with updating immediately... For that matter, iOS has been flawless also.

New comment by I_dream_of_Geni in "The last-ever penny will be minted today in Philadelphia"

I_dream_of_Geni — Wed, 12 Nov 2025 22:19:34 +0000

The mighty penny is dead. Long live the penny!!

New comment by I_dream_of_Geni in "The last-ever penny will be minted today in Philadelphia"

I_dream_of_Geni — Wed, 12 Nov 2025 22:13:25 +0000

The mighty penny is dead. Long live the penny!!

New comment by I_dream_of_Geni in "iPhone Pocket"

I_dream_of_Geni — Tue, 11 Nov 2025 20:25:31 +0000

Gee... And I thought $5 spent at Starbucks was outrageous...