<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: JohnFen</title><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/user?id=JohnFen</link><description>Hacker News RSS</description><docs>https://hnrss.org/</docs><generator>hnrss v2.1.1</generator><lastBuildDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2026 09:58:24 +0000</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://hnrss.org/user?id=JohnFen" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"></atom:link><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by JohnFen in "Brain on Poverty: Why Poor People Seem to Make Bad Decisions (2013)"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>In my experience, rich people make just as many bad decisions as poor people, but their wealth tends to protect them from the consequences of their decisions.</p>
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<p>> we have't evolved since stone age<p>On the contrary, we have been continually evolving since the stone age.</p>
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<p>> I do not install apps for anyone for any reason.<p>I'm genuinely surprised that isn't an option in their poll. It's what I would answer.</p>
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<p>This. I switched to a laser printer many years ago, and have yet to have any sort of problem at all.</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 13 Apr 2026 13:58:09 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47752066</link><dc:creator>JohnFen</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47752066</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47752066</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by JohnFen in "Most people who ride bikes have no idea how to shift gears"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>It was hard for me to believe that most people don't know how to shift gears. Every bicyclist around here learned on a bike with multiple gears and learning to use them was just part of learning to ride a bike.<p>But your comment gave me clarity. I've lived in very hilly/mountainous areas where having multiple gears on your bike isn't really optional. Not everyone lives in such terrain.<p>I'm not sure that the bike shops around here even carry single-gear bikes. The closest I remember seeing are three-speed children's bikes. Very interesting peek outside my bubble here.</p>
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<p>I don't. Listening to people talk is the worst way for me to learn anything (reading and doing are the best), and podcasts are entirely worthless to me on that count. So I stopped bothering with them.</p>
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<p>Disagree. Video+audio is too information-sparse to give any sort of actual insight into those things. Unless the video were many hours long, maybe.<p>I'm also pretty sure that nearly nobody will devote the time needed to watch the video unless they were very interested in you to begin with.</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 10 Apr 2026 19:50:19 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47722827</link><dc:creator>JohnFen</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47722827</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47722827</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by JohnFen in "Ask HN: How many keystrokes do you type per day?"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>I could have stated that more clearly. I'm aware that there is software I could install to track this. I was just saying that (like, I imagine, the vast majority of people) I haven't installed such software, so don't have any basis on which to even hazard a guess.<p>I could certainly install such software, but have no need to do so.</p>
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<p>I would be hesitant to reach any conclusions about the hardware/software in question as a result of what the FCC is saying. There might be a real problem, but it's at least equally likely that this is all just about politics.</p>
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<p>> Am I thinking correctly, or am I overreacting?<p>I guess it depends on the details of your employment contract, but typically (and by common sense) any work you do that you are being paid for, or was done using company equipment or resources, belongs to the company and not you. Based on what you've said here, I'd say that your stance is incorrect.</p>
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<p>I'm not sure that voluntary labeling like this would be effective, because people will lie and claim "no AI" when that isn't true.</p>
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<p>This is easily the most corrupt and damaging administration in my lifetime.</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 09 Apr 2026 14:18:16 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47704092</link><dc:creator>JohnFen</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47704092</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47704092</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by JohnFen in "Ask HN: How many keystrokes do you type per day?"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>I have no way to even estimate that.</p>
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<p>It is a can of worms indeed. Sadly, the President may be able to break the law without any repercussions. However, the same isn't true for the people under him.</p>
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<p>I remember this little tidbit in economics class. This was a long time ago, so I don't know if it's still the case, but I'd be surprised if it wasn't.<p>The odds are better than 50% that someone who reaches the upper-middle/lower-upper wealth brackets will be bankrupt within 5 years.</p>
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<p>> it is selectively applied for national security.<p>This is true. The US gets creative when it wants to avoid adhering to the law. But international law is established through treaties, and the terms the US agrees to in treaties <i>is</i> US law.</p>
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<p>> Option 2 is unthinkable under any circumstances.<p>Too many unthinkable things have come to pass in the last decade or so for me to find that reassuring.</p>
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<p>International law is also US law.
<a href="https://repository.law.umich.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=3588&context=mlr" rel="nofollow">https://repository.law.umich.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article...</a></p>
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<p>Don't forget that Israel has nukes as well.</p>
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<p>So he's graduated from simply threatening war crimes to threatening genocide. We are the baddies.</p>
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