Hacker News: JeffreyKaine

New comment by JeffreyKaine in "From SaaS idea validation in 1 day to 150+ Beta signups"

JeffreyKaine — Tue, 10 Dec 2019 19:59:06 +0000

The author themselves said this was their first time writing long form. I chalk most of your complaints up to this and the fact that english is his second language.

New comment by JeffreyKaine in "A Growing Problem in Real Estate: Too Many Too Big Houses"

JeffreyKaine — Thu, 20 Jun 2019 19:01:06 +0000

What would you use all of the extra rooms for? One room for each person to sleep, a laundry room, a couple bathrooms, and a great room with living, dining, and kitchen is all you ever really need right?

New comment by JeffreyKaine in "Canada Plans to Ban Single-Use Plastics, Joining Growing Global Movement"

JeffreyKaine — Tue, 11 Jun 2019 19:40:13 +0000

I find it's best to look at laws like this as social trends. Look at the way that same sex marriage or legal marijuana spreads through the united states. One or two progressive states adopt the policy, it gains steam, and soon it's the new norm nationwide.

I like to think that the same thing can happen on a global scale.

New comment by JeffreyKaine in "Lime and Bird are growing rapidly"

JeffreyKaine — Tue, 04 Dec 2018 00:35:06 +0000

It's just standing for 37 minutes. I suppose you engage your core a bit here and there, but it really isn't an exercise like biking would be.

I love these scooters BTW, super convenient!

New comment by JeffreyKaine in "Facebook Considered Charging for Access to User Data"

JeffreyKaine — Thu, 29 Nov 2018 00:49:03 +0000

I'd actually be down with this, but only if facebook gave user's the ability to lock their own data down at fair market price. That way the user pays for a product, or decides to be the product. It's clean and cut & dry; and there wouldn't be any illusions of a "free" service.

New comment by JeffreyKaine in "Why do all websites look the same?"

JeffreyKaine — Fri, 09 Nov 2018 22:29:49 +0000

This is a case where an Artist has confused themselves with a designer. Designers solve problems, often by using existing conventions to help an interface/tool/object/room be instantly usable and understandable.

An artist flexes their creativity and communicates thoughts through imagery/experience/sound.

New comment by JeffreyKaine in "Police that collect more in fees and fines are less effective at solving crime"

JeffreyKaine — Mon, 24 Sep 2018 19:44:55 +0000

Choosing to enforce a speeding law is still subjective though, so this wouldn't change much. We speed all over California, police choose to go after the most dangerous (or least conforming to community standards, or... some other even less good measure, like race).

Most policing is subjective.

New comment by JeffreyKaine in "'Mindful people' feel less pain"

JeffreyKaine — Fri, 07 Sep 2018 22:17:30 +0000

it might be more accurate to describe suffering as an optional subconscious process. You suffer by default, but you can choose to not suffer with the right amount of mindfulness. As for the cat, again, the cat might not have the mental fortitude to set aside the suffering.

New comment by JeffreyKaine in "'Mindful people' feel less pain"

JeffreyKaine — Fri, 07 Sep 2018 22:14:47 +0000

They might not have the ability to ignore things quite as well as a human can, but the same concept applies. Many dogs will ignore their own pain to help another in need. Not indulging in pain takes a discipline of mind that most animals are incapable of in most situations.

New comment by JeffreyKaine in "Insured, but Still Owing $109K for a Heart Attack"

JeffreyKaine — Tue, 28 Aug 2018 19:16:40 +0000

Is anyone working on an app that can do this? There were those parking ticket negotiating apps for a bit. I wonder if there is a way to systemize the negotiation process here. I bet you could charge people up to 10% of the money you save them.

New comment by JeffreyKaine in "14-year-old boy uses legal quirk to run for Vermont governor"

JeffreyKaine — Mon, 13 Aug 2018 22:56:20 +0000

I love this kid! We need more like him, who are willing to put their ideas into action :)

New comment by JeffreyKaine in "Evolving Floorplans"

JeffreyKaine — Tue, 31 Jul 2018 18:34:55 +0000

Weaver birds, beavers, bees, ants, termites, etc... Hell, we could even call shelled animals like snails and turtles mobile buildings :P

New comment by JeffreyKaine in "Looking Glass – A new type of holographic interface"

JeffreyKaine — Tue, 24 Jul 2018 19:50:00 +0000

I really want this in an arcade cabinet for a streetfighter-esque game, or side scroller!

New comment by JeffreyKaine in "Ask HN: Why do we (hackers) suck at design?"

JeffreyKaine — Tue, 26 Jun 2018 22:11:13 +0000

Design is how something works. Glass rectangles are currently the best solution for mobile computing. This is how design works, Someone innovates, the industry copies the design, minor tweaks are made until another breakthrough happens (usually driven by tech, not design).

Designers don't suck a design, designers solve problems, and often the best solutions all look the same until there is a real tech break-though.

New comment by JeffreyKaine in "The Pain Refugees: The forgotten victims of America’s opioid crisis"

JeffreyKaine — Wed, 20 Jun 2018 04:00:16 +0000

There are a bunch of accounts of marijuana working for pain. Try something high in CBD, ideally an indica.

New comment by JeffreyKaine in "The Pain Refugees: The forgotten victims of America’s opioid crisis"

JeffreyKaine — Wed, 20 Jun 2018 03:58:16 +0000

I depend on it for the pain, but it isn't addicting. No cravings or anything like that.

New comment by JeffreyKaine in "The Pain Refugees: The forgotten victims of America’s opioid crisis"

JeffreyKaine — Tue, 19 Jun 2018 23:57:27 +0000

Marijuana is a great alternative to opioids for pain management. I got a couple long term injuries in college (permanently broken L5 vertebrae, a shoulder that continually dislocates) and was on opioids for quite a while. I was noticing a dependence and quickly looked for alternatives. Weed has been a godsend. I can sleep through the night, and mostly operate pain free these days. I've been smoking weed for 7+ years and I'm feeling great!

Disclaimer: I work for Eaze.

New comment by JeffreyKaine in "Sucking carbon dioxide from air is cheaper than scientists thought"

JeffreyKaine — Thu, 07 Jun 2018 23:21:24 +0000

There is definitely an argument made. It might not be in the form that you're looking for, but the argument is there. The graph clearly points to a high correlation between the industrial revolution and a fast and huge (relative to other changes) rise in temperatures. How is this not an argument?

New comment by JeffreyKaine in "Sucking carbon dioxide from air is cheaper than scientists thought"

JeffreyKaine — Thu, 07 Jun 2018 22:37:01 +0000

XKCD has a long history of citing their work, why can't an effective argument be made with visuals? I don't understand why the medium of the argument matters here.

New comment by JeffreyKaine in "Sucking carbon dioxide from air is cheaper than scientists thought"

JeffreyKaine — Thu, 07 Jun 2018 22:35:28 +0000

I think what you're missing here is that climate change activists aren't concerned with "saving the earth" they are REALLY concerned with saving humanity and the current set of flora and fauna on the planet. Yes, Earth has had higher concentrations of CO2, but that was before mammals existed, so, why is that even relevant? I have a hard time believing that you think we'll all be ok if our atmosphere resembles that of the carboniferous period...