Hacker News: OldManRyan

New comment by OldManRyan in "I stopped buying new laptops (2020)"

OldManRyan — Sun, 09 Jul 2023 13:31:06 +0000

That's great that whoever makes your device(assuming Apple) has stores where they can do repairs. Having a repairable device doesn't mean you have to repair it yourself, it just means you can.

New comment by OldManRyan in "I stopped buying new laptops (2020)"

OldManRyan — Sat, 08 Jul 2023 17:55:51 +0000

Quick aside: This should have a (2020) tag.

The keyboard and mousepad on my Thinkpad have died twice. I've replaced it twice for 30 dollars each time. I would have had to buy a new laptop if I had something else. The conclusion about this being a hack and not a new economic model is why I'm hoping Framework seems success. Unfortunately I think my Thinkpad is on the way out for good and I plan to replace it with the Framework 16 when it is available, which I hope will last me just as long as my Thinkpad

New comment by OldManRyan in "If PEP 703 is accepted, Meta can commit three engineer-years to no-GIL CPython"

OldManRyan — Sat, 08 Jul 2023 12:57:01 +0000

You not reading the thread is problematic. Meta is pledging 3 years of engineer time not money.

New comment by OldManRyan in "Top suspect in 2015 Ashley Madison hack committed suicide in 2014"

OldManRyan — Fri, 07 Jul 2023 23:31:46 +0000

This is what I'm referring to for the most part. There are other things like Disney+ carrying pro wrestling in other countries like Indonesia.

New comment by OldManRyan in "Top suspect in 2015 Ashley Madison hack committed suicide in 2014"

OldManRyan — Fri, 07 Jul 2023 22:18:43 +0000

Disney+ is a different animal in countries that aren't the US.

New comment by OldManRyan in "Excellence is a habit, but so is failure"

OldManRyan — Fri, 07 Jul 2023 14:12:49 +0000

I enjoy them. It's a paragraph or so of easily digestible information. Not everyone has read something like Atomic Habits so the value is relative. Worst case scenario it acts as an excuse to kick off discussion.

New comment by OldManRyan in "Toyota Is Right: We Need More Hybrid Cars and Fewer EVs. Here’s Why"

OldManRyan — Thu, 06 Jul 2023 21:11:56 +0000

Why is it geographically infeasible to expand bus service in a city? Most medium to large US cities are designed with a grid system which would fit more buses perfectly. My city recently expanded one of the main roads to 6 lanes when they could easily done a BRT instead.

New comment by OldManRyan in "Toyota Is Right: We Need More Hybrid Cars and Fewer EVs. Here’s Why"

OldManRyan — Thu, 06 Jul 2023 20:23:37 +0000

The amount of hoop jumping people go through to avoid saying we should invest more in public transit is insane. You see it on HN every time someone mentions density or transit. No one is saying you can't have a car or should live in a downtown apartment, we just shouldn't build everything around having a car.

New comment by OldManRyan in "France passes bill to allow police remotely activate phone camera, microphone"

OldManRyan — Thu, 06 Jul 2023 14:36:53 +0000

The idea behind the phrase is that cops are either bastards or they sit by and let other cops be bastards and are themselves bastards. Any cop who doesn't sit by and let other cops abuse citizens isn't a cop for very long.

New comment by OldManRyan in "Ask HN: What boosted your confidence as a new programmer?"

OldManRyan — Wed, 05 Jul 2023 21:03:24 +0000

When you find out let me know. Almost 10 years in and I don't know what I'm doing most the time.

New comment by OldManRyan in "A curated list of uBlock origin filters"

OldManRyan — Tue, 04 Jul 2023 13:09:48 +0000

Didn't know this extension existed, thank you. I don't actually subscribe to any Youtube channels and mainly search for what I want at the time but this may be a healthier way to use Youtube.

New comment by OldManRyan in "A curated list of uBlock origin filters"

OldManRyan — Tue, 04 Jul 2023 12:38:05 +0000

I use the extension BlockTube to filter out videos by channel and I think it works pretty well since I only need to right click on a video and can block the entire channel. That means you have to trust another extension.

That being said, it is an understatement to say I can't tolerate the internet without uBlock Origin. I get so much value out of this project I would donate 10-20% of my salary to the project if they allowed donations.

New comment by OldManRyan in "DeltaTouch, a community created client for Ubuntu Touch"

OldManRyan — Mon, 03 Jul 2023 17:26:15 +0000

Can you create a category just for Delta Chat messages? I've never used Delta Chat but in Gmail you can create categories and tabs so I would be able to create a category just for Delta Chat messages. Is there some sort of thing like that in Thunderbird or whatever email provider you use?

New comment by OldManRyan in "Get a personal teacher"

OldManRyan — Sat, 01 Jul 2023 14:09:27 +0000

I think you're equating teacher with lecturer because of how classes are taught in school. They are not the same thing. A teacher can just be someone that gives you feedback and corrects you when you make missteps. If I recall correctly, this way of teaching is the idea behind Montessori schools.

New comment by OldManRyan in "Get a personal teacher"

OldManRyan — Sat, 01 Jul 2023 13:41:55 +0000

You can learn most things on your own and be "fine." But having a teacher accelerates your rate of learning beyond that.

New comment by OldManRyan in "Get a personal teacher"

OldManRyan — Sat, 01 Jul 2023 13:36:35 +0000

Everyone learns better with a teacher because no matter how you think you learn best, getting feedback from someone who actually knows what they are talking about is required.

New comment by OldManRyan in "Fidelity deepens valuation cut for Reddit and Discord"

OldManRyan — Fri, 30 Jun 2023 15:40:25 +0000

The artist you enjoy might not be but the streaming service you use to listen to them absolutely is.

New comment by OldManRyan in "Fidelity deepens valuation cut for Reddit and Discord"

OldManRyan — Fri, 30 Jun 2023 13:04:05 +0000

Everything plays into attention economics and thinking otherwise is naive. Video games are optimized for play time and content, video streaming services try to keep you watching for as long as possible, music streaming services want you listening all day.

New comment by OldManRyan in "Goodreads has no incentive to be good"

OldManRyan — Fri, 30 Jun 2023 13:01:10 +0000

Not the person you are responding to but I also believe Power of Habit is better than Atomic Habits.

New comment by OldManRyan in "Apple joins opposition to encrypted message app scanning"

OldManRyan — Wed, 28 Jun 2023 13:17:18 +0000

I wouldn't trust most tech workers to pick roses let alone pick government policy.