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New comment by alphaomegacode in "I'm Eric Ries, author of "The Lean Startup" and new book "Incorruptible" – AMA"

alphaomegacode — Wed, 10 Jun 2026 20:38:18 +0000

Thank you. Going to buy your books to read up first. Thanks again for the AMA and all your thoughtful responses for the HN crowd

New comment by alphaomegacode in "I'm Eric Ries, author of "The Lean Startup" and new book "Incorruptible" – AMA"

alphaomegacode — Wed, 10 Jun 2026 15:47:54 +0000

I'm about to launch a startup, do you do consulting for small companies with what I'd like to think is a big mission (likely similar to all startups lol)? In other words, is there some way to contact you and do you work with non-billion dollar startups if you find it worthwhile? Or is it more in line with 'read my books and call me when you raise your first million'?

New comment by alphaomegacode in "Ex-girlfriend of former Google CEO Eric Schmidt ordered to pay him $10M"

alphaomegacode — Wed, 03 Jun 2026 14:07:53 +0000

One of the best things about HN is a fairly troll-free environment. My politics is/was different than Clinton but I don't think he was convicted of that crime.

Chrome iOS Broken on HN etc.

alphaomegacode — Mon, 18 May 2026 05:01:50 +0000

Anyone else notice Google Chrome on iOS disappears the nav controls like Back, etc on their iPhone?

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48175751

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New comment by alphaomegacode in "Universal child care can harm children"

alphaomegacode — Thu, 06 Nov 2025 05:06:11 +0000

Norway, Finland, Sweden, Germany, Japan, New Zealand all have universal childcare and seem to have a lot less teen violence than the US that has no universal childcare.

New comment by alphaomegacode in "Detroit is hitting 'pause' on electric cars"

alphaomegacode — Tue, 27 Aug 2024 20:54:56 +0000

The article mostly details the move by many legacy automakers to delay electrifying more of their fleet and touches on the aspect of gas stations and recharges. However, what it doesn't mention is that it appears that internal combustion engine vehicles cost about 40% more in service costs which obviously affects dealers. Here's an article I remember from MotorTrend a few years ago https://www.motortrend.com/news/government-ev-ice-maintenanc...

New comment by alphaomegacode in "UK government can't kick consultancy habit despite promises"

alphaomegacode — Sat, 24 Aug 2024 19:00:39 +0000

Not just the UK govt but same with the US govt. Loss of domain-specific knowledge is a real problem is one problem. When project deadlines slip, government departments have no choice but to pay whatever the cost for extending the contract since the specific knowledge lies with the contracting company.

New comment by alphaomegacode in "Windows Recall demands an extraordinary level of trust Microsoft hasn't earned"

alphaomegacode — Wed, 05 Jun 2024 13:43:25 +0000

For MS to even think Recall was a good idea is quite worrisome.

Financial services, government departments (including things like criminal cases), healthcare - talk about a privacy and confidentiality nightmare.

It should be interesting to hear the inside story about how this was championed inside the company and how it got the greenlight from the higher ups.

New comment by alphaomegacode in "What Chinese Outrage over '3 Body Problem' Says About China"

alphaomegacode — Tue, 09 Apr 2024 04:05:05 +0000

Well-written article and interesting series.

New comment by alphaomegacode in "What Would IT Take to Convince Americans That the Economy Is Fine?"

alphaomegacode — Thu, 15 Feb 2024 03:14:23 +0000

From my understanding, over 50% of inflation is due to corporations increasing prices to make more profits. https://www.epi.org/blog/corporate-profits-have-contributed-...

I think that is something that needs to be talked about much more. I'm not an economist so not sure how things like that are addressed. Anti-trust enforcement? I honestly don't know but I'm sure there are more informed readers in HN that can comment.

New comment by alphaomegacode in "US Federal Reserve says its goal is 'to get wages down' (2022)"

alphaomegacode — Wed, 14 Feb 2024 03:26:46 +0000

Excellent idea. Let's start with lowering wages across the board at the Federal Reserve.

Forensics Gone Wrong: When DNA Snares the Innocent (2016)

alphaomegacode — Wed, 24 Jan 2024 15:57:51 +0000

Article URL: https://www.science.org/content/article/forensics-gone-wrong-when-dna-snares-innocent

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39118866

Points: 98

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New comment by alphaomegacode in "Post Office lied and threatened BBC over Fujitsu dev whistleblower"

alphaomegacode — Fri, 12 Jan 2024 22:29:54 +0000

Seems one of the former senior executives of Fujitsu now runs a gov't agency that handles contracts to digital services vendors like...Fujitsu.

Not sure how the legal authorities work in the UK but people have to be held accountable, regardless of political party. One would think the government's legal authorities have to act on behalf of the citizens not just in holding persons criminally responsible but also compensating victims.

https://democracyforsale.substack.com/p/tory-donor-fujitsu-p...

New comment by alphaomegacode in "Boeing wants FAA to exempt MAX 7 from safety rules to get it in the air"

alphaomegacode — Sat, 06 Jan 2024 04:40:45 +0000

I am definitely not a business expert but am I reading it correctly that Boeing has a -48% tax rate?

https://www.google.com/finance/quote/BA:NYSE?sa=X&ved=2ahUKE...

New comment by alphaomegacode in "Real Wages Have Declined Under Joe Biden's Presidency"

alphaomegacode — Thu, 21 Dec 2023 18:07:13 +0000

Corporate decisions to increase prices have taken a lot out of paychecks.

Not sure what any President could do without control of Congress and passing legislation against millions in lobbying by corporations.

https://thehill.com/business/economy/4057722-greedflation-is...

US utility firms offer builders cash/trips to fit new homes with gas appliances

alphaomegacode — Thu, 21 Dec 2023 17:59:17 +0000

Article URL: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/dec/21/new-home-builder-contractor-fossil-fuel-utilities-natural-gas

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=38724030

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New comment by alphaomegacode in "Canada uses WW2 housing program to boost home construction"

alphaomegacode — Tue, 12 Dec 2023 18:52:04 +0000

It'll be interesting for many countries to see how this program fares. From anecdotal evidence on my part speaking to friends in Europe, Canada and some places in South America, it seems housing has become very expensive.

New comment by alphaomegacode in "US Labor Board Files a Complaint Against Mozilla for Refusing to Hire Apple"

alphaomegacode — Wed, 06 Dec 2023 03:38:33 +0000

Wait.

So, she had "the impression" that she was the company's first choice for the job? And as the interviews went on, they decided to not hire her and she's suing?

It must be amazing to realize oneself as so fabulous a colleague and fit and perfect at all skills that a company is obliged to hire someone.

New comment by alphaomegacode in "'Walk on water' or return to the office, Broadcom CEO says amid layoffs"

alphaomegacode — Sat, 02 Dec 2023 00:43:02 +0000

This be the same Broadcom that wouldn't provide Linux drivers forever for laptops and such in the early-to-mid 2000s?

Don't know much about their management style and I'm pro-hybrid/work-from-home for jobs that can be done as such but their holding back drivers just as wifi was becoming pervasive seemed pretty low to many if I remember correctly.

New comment by alphaomegacode in "Google agrees to pay $100M per year to news companies in Canada"

alphaomegacode — Wed, 29 Nov 2023 20:29:52 +0000

This is a positive step by Google and a real positive for local journalism and journalism jobs.