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New comment by bluntfang in "They Just Moved to Austin. Now They Want to End One of Its Traditions"

bluntfang — Wed, 24 Mar 2021 15:10:49 +0000

One thing to consider, since this post is about Texas...visiting your neighbors with a complaint in a strong castle doctrine state can be intimidating.

New comment by bluntfang in "Suez canal blocked by a massive ship"

bluntfang — Wed, 24 Mar 2021 12:12:12 +0000

The exif data is on that photo, but i recognized it as castle island, and the exif confirmed. really nice park to watch sea and air ships.

New comment by bluntfang in "Hockey goalies are too big now"

bluntfang — Fri, 12 Mar 2021 14:33:40 +0000

>If a player was on a breakaway, I’d also try to do stuff like this (as the goalie), which of course makes opponents stay far away from you.

I played soccer as a goalie at a high level in my youth, and this was my strategy on breakaways as well, completely legal move as long as I tackled the ball and not the player. I was a very intimating and athletic goalie at 6'5" ~220. Players did not like to be near me.

New comment by bluntfang in "Uber and Lyft to swap data on banned drivers"

bluntfang — Thu, 11 Mar 2021 22:02:50 +0000

what else are they sharing? who wants to bet their next paycheck that they're colluding on fixing wages?

New comment by bluntfang in "Launch HN: Charge Running (YC W21) – Social running app with real-time coaching"

bluntfang — Tue, 09 Mar 2021 19:49:45 +0000

>Why are these apps costing the price of a gym, with none of the access to equipment.

At least in tech, the biggest cost center is employee wages, it's possible that this is what's happening here, the cost of employees (coaches) is probably their biggest cost.

New comment by bluntfang in "Replaying real life: how the Waymo Driver avoids fatal human crashes"

bluntfang — Tue, 09 Mar 2021 14:29:26 +0000

Have you considered reflecting on your driving behavior? I'm personally rarely (i honestly don't remember when I've had to do this, but let's say less than once a year) had to accelerate quickly to get out of a tight spot.

New comment by bluntfang in "Shops return to rural Sweden but are now staff-free"

bluntfang — Tue, 09 Mar 2021 14:12:31 +0000

>Police is in many cases at least 30 minutes away, if not more, and have no resources to investigate the theft of 10L of milk.

Just for reference [0], NYC police's response times for "serious" and "non-critical" 911 calls are close to or over 10 minutes. Responses to "alarms" (which I assume would be things like B&E to a shop after hours) is over 30 minutes.

[0] https://www1.nyc.gov/site/911reporting/reports/end-to-end-re...

New comment by bluntfang in "Remembering Allan McDonald, who refused to approve the Challenger launch"

bluntfang — Mon, 08 Mar 2021 14:31:41 +0000

Have you considered the value that an astronaut represents? AFAIK, they are basically genetic anomalies along with extreme learned discipline and intelligence. They're like an asset. Replacement cost of an engineer in tech is estimated to something like 3x their pay, think about how much money it costs to replace an astronaut.

New comment by bluntfang in "Beyond Meat signs global supply deals with McDonald’s, KFC and Pizza Hut"

bluntfang — Tue, 02 Mar 2021 21:46:46 +0000

My toddler did the same thing! Just threw it off their high chair trey!

New comment by bluntfang in "In-car touchscreens are dangerous"

bluntfang — Fri, 26 Feb 2021 22:54:07 +0000

Is there an entity out there trying to solve the design issue around cars? Like, why is it possible to do the erratic behavior you describe when you leave room for the car ahead of you? How can we change the design of either cars or roads to inhibit dangerous behavior? I'm sure most people who read this have driven on an American highway and observe dangerous behaviors from other drivers. It's curious why, as a society, we ignore this as a given for independent transportation.

New comment by bluntfang in "Share of U.S. workers holding multiple jobs is rising"

bluntfang — Thu, 18 Feb 2021 20:22:25 +0000

I think you make a good point here that a lot of people miss: we have things like cheap groceries because as a society we prey on vulnerable people. When do we accept that the reason we get to have avacados and limes year round everywhere in the country is because we are all collectively taking advantage of people? And we have to accept that if we want to take advantage of people less, our day to day will be more expensive.

New comment by bluntfang in "Reddit valued at $6B on a $250M round"

bluntfang — Tue, 09 Feb 2021 15:18:11 +0000

>Most of the country based subreddits are hijacked by the political ideologies of just 1-2 moderators.

even city based subreddits. /r/boston's biggest right wing troll /u/mitchfromboston is known to be an alt account of one of the moderators.

New comment by bluntfang in "Bitcoin powers towards $50K as Tesla takes it mainstream"

bluntfang — Tue, 09 Feb 2021 15:02:22 +0000

>But perhaps someone focussed on 401(k) matching isn't a great fit at every workplace.

That's a really good point. An argument could be made that this is rooted in age discrimination. I'm willing to bet my paycheck that older people are more concerned about 401k match. Anecdata: as i've gotten older 401k match is more important to me.

New comment by bluntfang in "Accused murderer wins right to check source code of DNA testing kit"

bluntfang — Mon, 08 Feb 2021 20:32:09 +0000

Wow, think about what it takes to be an elected official (Sheriff) and not only perjure, lie, and coerce witnesses, but be outed for all of those crimes, and then continue to run for election and continue your tenure for decades. How does someone live with themselves knowing they purposely put an innocent man on death row, and then CONTINUE YOUR CAREER, probably thinking yourself as successful?

The guilt I feel when I introduce a software bug that effects my corporate customers can sometimes burn my motivation for WEEKS. Who are these people?!

New comment by bluntfang in "Resignation"

bluntfang — Fri, 05 Feb 2021 22:09:27 +0000

>people who make personal boundaries mistakes should never have jobs again.

(without having a personal comment on this article ) Is there a more nuanced approach here? Having a job is really different from being in a leadership position at a company that has global reach and impact, no?

New comment by bluntfang in "Police Say They Use Facial Recognition Despite Bans"

bluntfang — Fri, 05 Feb 2021 13:25:02 +0000

Yes, and that period has had a lasting impact on the black community for 200 years.

New comment by bluntfang in "Zero arrests in 6 months of health care professionals replacing police officers"

bluntfang — Fri, 05 Feb 2021 13:17:37 +0000

I think it's more along the lines of one anecdote doesn't invalidate Occam's razor, and the Occam's razor in this scenario is that psych facilities are acting in good faith.

New comment by bluntfang in "Want to Get Out Alive? Follow the Ants"

bluntfang — Thu, 04 Feb 2021 20:00:35 +0000

and this thought process is why we take off our shoes at airports

New comment by bluntfang in "Police Say They Use Facial Recognition Despite Bans"

bluntfang — Fri, 29 Jan 2021 15:26:15 +0000

I definitely agree that nothing has such a simple answer, but isn't it a little dishonest to ignore the fact that the US was built on the back of slave labor?

New comment by bluntfang in "Learning to Suffer"

bluntfang — Tue, 19 Jan 2021 14:43:57 +0000

> Soreness? Fatigue? Sure. But rarely pain, unless I’ve made a mistake.

A big part of this is that people inexperienced with pushing themselves will mistake the soreness and fatigue for pain and quit. It's easy for you to say this because you claim to be "fairly fit". You have experience beyond average (at least in the US).