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New comment by MafellUser in "The Secretary Problem"

MafellUser — Fri, 19 Aug 2022 09:39:34 +0000

Most old council estates are privately owned now. Many newer ones are also being sold as shared ownership.

New comment by MafellUser in "Wet/Dry Vacuum Buying Guide (2019)"

MafellUser — Thu, 11 Aug 2022 12:40:51 +0000

This is where Europe labelling and certification make more sense. L, M , H and H asbestos. Having a HEPA filter is like saying your clothes is 100% polyester, doesn't really say anything useful.

High-Throughput, Thread-Safe, LRU Caching (2011)

MafellUser — Tue, 09 Aug 2022 12:18:36 +0000

Article URL: https://tech.ebayinc.com/engineering/high-throughput-thread-safe-lru-caching/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=32396833

Points: 2

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New comment by MafellUser in "UK's largest tunnel cutting head lowered into its London shaft"

MafellUser — Fri, 05 Aug 2022 10:03:55 +0000

That's false, Blackwall tunnel is completely banned for non-motor traffic. The pedestrian path way is for emergency use only and it's blocked off at both ends. Going down there with a bike is suicidal and also prohibited. During my 7 years commute on the A2 I have never seen a single bicycle down the tunnel.

You sure you're not mistaken for Rotherhithe tunnel?

edit: I see you're referring to Greenwich tunnel. Fair points.

New comment by MafellUser in "Hyundai rolls out 27 heavy-duty hydrogen trucks in Germany"

MafellUser — Thu, 04 Aug 2022 13:03:38 +0000

All good but you know that every single hydrogen car contains a generator that powers an electric motor, right?

If batteries take so much space how comes EVs have FRUNKs while no ICE does? Oh because there's no need for a massive engine block, center diff, etc.

If you want to beat the efficiency, why not have everything nuclear powered?

New comment by MafellUser in "Klipper – open-source 3D Printer firmware"

MafellUser — Wed, 03 Aug 2022 09:45:48 +0000

The software (firmware) is great but the community especially over on Discord leaves a lot to be desired. They have this sanctimonious holier-than-thou attitude towards beginners and anyone dared to question their approach. Check out Thomas Sanladerer's saga with them, it's quite eye-opening.

New comment by MafellUser in "After bus fire, CT pulls electric fleet from service"

MafellUser — Tue, 26 Jul 2022 17:31:30 +0000

Similar to a burning petrol bus.

New comment by MafellUser in "Ask HN: How to keep water-obsessed autistic child from wasting water?"

MafellUser — Fri, 22 Jul 2022 11:48:38 +0000

In the UK you can install a remote stopcock, it's almost a DIY job:

https://www.screwfix.com/p/surestop-remote-stop-cock-push-fi...

New comment by MafellUser in "Coinbase does not list securities. End of story"

MafellUser — Fri, 22 Jul 2022 10:39:39 +0000

Are Forex ETFs considered regulated or unregulated, in your view?

New comment by MafellUser in "Electric Cars – fuel duty and road tax: how to replace £35B annual revenue"

MafellUser — Wed, 20 Jul 2022 12:35:05 +0000

Completely absence from this are the loss due to lower Benefit in Kind (BIK) for Electric vehicles, and First Year Allowances for EV purchases. Driving an EV means only paying 1-2% per year tax compared to 30-40% for a locally polluting vehicles. First Year allowances mean you claim back 100% of the cost of the EV to offset any taxable income.

These business rates mean owning an EV outright as a normal employee is very dumb. Would you rather pay £300 per month for a PCP on a Zoe, or £150 a month for a Taycan as a company car?

New comment by MafellUser in "Electric Cars – fuel duty and road tax: how to replace £35B annual revenue"

MafellUser — Wed, 20 Jul 2022 12:17:11 +0000

On top of that, it is ILLEGAL to sell and install dumb EVSEs. Does not apply to third party resales but if you can't find someone to install it, it's a moot point.

New comment by MafellUser in "Electric Cars – fuel duty and road tax: how to replace £35B annual revenue"

MafellUser — Wed, 20 Jul 2022 12:15:25 +0000

You will NEVER catch the perpetrator. Period. Also the cost of enforcement will quickly outpace any revenue gained, as council's parking enforcements has shown.

Even when caught says on CCTV, there's no guarantee you can find and fine the driver. There are over half a million uninsured cars on the UK streets at any time. Twice that many uninsured drivers. Even getting them to pay for insurance is hard enough, how difficult do you think it'd be to get them to pay £10k fine?

New comment by MafellUser in "Apple to Pay $50M Settlement over MacBook Butterfly Keyboard Lawsuit"

MafellUser — Wed, 20 Jul 2022 09:39:08 +0000

Only for residents in 7 states in the USA, the lawyers take $15M from the $50M settlement. As usual they're the true winners.

New comment by MafellUser in "SIM Cards Are Going Away. Why That’s a Good Thing"

MafellUser — Mon, 18 Jul 2022 13:54:16 +0000

In the UK for the networks that support eSim, to switch provider you only need to send 2 SMS's, the eSim will then be downloaded to your phone. After a few hours it's ready to go. You keep the same phone number (if you want).

This article from uSwich explains the advantages better than the article:

https://www.uswitch.com/mobiles/guides/what-are-esims-what-d...

New comment by MafellUser in "Woman who lay dead in London flat for 2 years"

MafellUser — Mon, 18 Jul 2022 12:53:34 +0000

While this is factual, the majority of Met police's funding comes from the Home office, which the Tory controls, and they've been in power since 2010.

New comment by MafellUser in "Woman who lay dead in London flat for 2 years"

MafellUser — Mon, 18 Jul 2022 12:48:07 +0000

That's simply not true. Being very involved with Neighbourhood Watch and a CBV for the Met myself, I can tell you how many times residents reported drug dealings (with legitimate proofs and intel) vs the number of time the police actually did anything.

There are 4 PCSOs, 1 PS and 1 PO covering over 17,000 household where I live. Effective policing is simply not possible, drug related or not.

New comment by MafellUser in "In esports media, layoff season is in full swing"

MafellUser — Fri, 15 Jul 2022 10:05:54 +0000

Could someone explain what the article means by "Endemic esports media outlets" and "Endemic news site"? I'm thoroughly confused.

New comment by MafellUser in "Tell HN: Banned from LinkedIn for Reporting Wickr Drug Spam"

MafellUser — Thu, 16 Jun 2022 10:45:25 +0000

Sorry can't, not everyone lives in fantasy land like you do.

New comment by MafellUser in "Tell HN: Banned from LinkedIn for Reporting Wickr Drug Spam"

MafellUser — Thu, 16 Jun 2022 08:12:25 +0000

OP's wording could have been better but you can understand he means images of illegal drugs. Very kind of you to nitpick this, how else could people have known?

New comment by MafellUser in "El Salvador's Bitcoin Buys Tracker"

MafellUser — Wed, 15 Jun 2022 17:57:30 +0000

Did they interview the tourists and ask if tourists came because of the Bitcoin adoption?

Quoting an article where someone's confounding causation and correlation does not absolve you from the sin of committing the same.