Hacker News: badwolf

New comment by badwolf in "Apple Intelligence Foundation Language Models Tech Report 2025"

badwolf — Thu, 17 Jul 2025 22:26:04 +0000

That's quite a discount! ;)

New comment by badwolf in "Klein Bottle Amazon Brand Hijacking (2021)"

badwolf — Mon, 23 Jun 2025 20:12:48 +0000

>none of the pharmacies in his city have it. >He lives in Seattle.

Stores may have it, but have it locked up or behind the counter (or just not carry it at all) my (seattle) grocery store carries hand sanitizer, but not on the shelf. You have to find an employee (good luck...) and ask them to go get it from the back/wherever. Or order the same product on Amazon for same-day delivery for the same price or cheaper :-/

New comment by badwolf in "Commonly used arm positions can overestimate blood pressure readings: study"

badwolf — Mon, 14 Oct 2024 23:26:26 +0000

I spent several weeks trying to get a dental procedure, where the dentist flat out refused treatment because my BP was high, and every subsequent rescheduling was higher and higher and higher every time. Got a note from my PCP - my dentist still wouldn't do my crown, and was insisting that my PCP do a full screening and review. My dr just gave me some xanax to take before going to the dentist, and never had a problem since. Recently moved, and just straight up asked if I can sign a waiver or something for them to not take my BP at the dentist - new dentist was like "no problem"

New comment by badwolf in ""Begin disabling installed extensions still using Manifest V2 in Chrome stable""

badwolf — Fri, 11 Oct 2024 19:49:39 +0000

Chrome was bundled with so many installers. Google probably spent billions shoving Chrome into any machine they could.

New comment by badwolf in "Microsoft Says Apple's 30% Fee Makes Xbox Cloud Gaming iOS App 'Impossible'"

badwolf — Tue, 03 Sep 2024 21:53:54 +0000

I thought they were going all-in on doing it as a web app/browser experience?

New comment by badwolf in "The Case for Hypochondria"

badwolf — Mon, 02 Sep 2024 19:21:14 +0000

I'd also point to a lack of third spaces for everyone from kids to elderly folks. Parents wait in a line of cars to drop their kids off at school, then pick them up in the same line of cars to drive them home.

Maybe replacing malls and diners with social media and fortnite isn't the best thing we could be doing.

New comment by badwolf in "Why Americans Stopped Moving"

badwolf — Mon, 02 Sep 2024 03:03:46 +0000

#5 is probably the biggest reason, and the main driver for the previous 4. (housing is too damn expensive)

New comment by badwolf in "Why toilet paper keeps getting smaller and smaller"

badwolf — Mon, 19 Aug 2024 00:04:20 +0000

I do the same. got ~100 ish plain white hand towels/wash cloths that get washed with bleach. Really just used to dry my tushy after using the bidet.

New comment by badwolf in "Panic at the Job Market"

badwolf — Thu, 18 Jul 2024 16:49:42 +0000

People don't stay, because companies don't give raises or promotions.

New comment by badwolf in "Panic at the Job Market"

badwolf — Thu, 18 Jul 2024 14:35:17 +0000

It's extra frustrating because after months of not working, I'm getting rejected for "too much experience" when applying to a lower-level job, getting "not enough" experience for senior-level jobs, etc...

New comment by badwolf in "Apple found in breach of EU competition rules"

badwolf — Mon, 24 Jun 2024 14:46:22 +0000

Have you ... ever dealt with people? This doesn't seem to be the typical reality for most.

New comment by badwolf in "Apple found in breach of EU competition rules"

badwolf — Mon, 24 Jun 2024 14:04:25 +0000

Everyone also conveniently forgets that in many cases, Apple is only charging 15%, not 30 (small business, long-term subscriptions, etc...)

New comment by badwolf in "The Era of the Autodidact Is Here (2018)"

badwolf — Sun, 09 Jun 2024 15:04:23 +0000

As someone in the job market right now, with 15+ years experience but no degree... This is an unfortunately very visible trend. It's Especially boggling to see a job posting wanting 10+ years of experience but still demanding you provide your GPA.

New comment by badwolf in "Cat as a Service"

badwolf — Mon, 03 Jun 2024 01:45:14 +0000

PlaceKitten(.com) is also a similar handy service.

New comment by badwolf in "Meta shuts down Israeli network pushing AI-generated propaganda in U.S."

badwolf — Wed, 29 May 2024 19:41:04 +0000

Iran has those resources, however.

New comment by badwolf in "ICQ will stop working from June 26"

badwolf — Fri, 24 May 2024 16:47:26 +0000

677808. RIP old friend.

New comment by badwolf in "Scarlett Johansson Says OpenAI Ripped Off Her Voice for ChatGPT"

badwolf — Wed, 22 May 2024 16:48:55 +0000

Maybe I'm an outlier, I don't think the voice sounds like Scarlett Johansson. This seems pushed way out of proportion for what it is.

New comment by badwolf in "Google gave investors a $70B buyback,and laid off 12,000 people"

badwolf — Sun, 12 May 2024 13:46:42 +0000

We really should restrict buybacks.

New comment by badwolf in "Amazon owes $525M in cloud-storage patent fight, US jury says"

badwolf — Thu, 11 Apr 2024 15:52:12 +0000

Not directly, but if it can save a university from having to use their endowment or other funds for something they would probably already do anyway, is there fundamentally a difference?

New comment by badwolf in "With Vids, Google thinks it has the next big productivity tool for work"

badwolf — Tue, 09 Apr 2024 18:04:23 +0000

I feel you. I wish PowerPoint's "Design suggestions" could at least be editable. It will often suggest a similar layout that looks nicer, but with some dumb crayon looking lines. Just let me (re)move that stupid line at the very least.