Hacker News: cad1

New comment by cad1 in "Kirkland Roundabouts"

cad1 — Wed, 17 Jun 2026 19:57:53 +0000

Do this one! https://maps.app.goo.gl/wmwjQctXpRtXAdKS7

New comment by cad1 in "Disney, Netflix, and more are fighting FTC's 'click to cancel' proposal"

cad1 — Thu, 13 Jul 2023 14:07:49 +0000

I was going to mention this dark pattern too. So many sites have no way of removing a payment method. It should really be illegal, but until then I will use virtual card numbers.

New comment by cad1 in "The Barbie-Oppenheimer Double Feature Is Happening, Data Shows"

cad1 — Wed, 12 Jul 2023 18:08:03 +0000

Maybe consumers are starved for anything that doesn't involve a super hero?

New comment by cad1 in "Tesla engineers were on-site to evaluate the Twitter staff’s code, workers said"

cad1 — Sun, 30 Oct 2022 13:22:08 +0000

“Almost every software development organization has at least one developer who takes tactical programming to the extreme: a tactical tornado. The tactical tornado is a prolific programmer who pumps out code far faster than others but works in a totally tactical fashion. When it comes to implementing a quick feature, nobody gets it done faster than the tactical tornado. In some organizations, management treats tactical tornadoes as heroes. However, tactical tornadoes leave behind a wake of destruction. They are rarely considered heroes by the engineers who must work with their code in the future. Typically, other engineers must clean up the messes left behind by the tactical tornado, which makes it appear that those engineers (who are the real heroes) are making slower progress than the tactical tornado.” ― John Ousterhout, A Philosophy of Software Design

New comment by cad1 in "Bumble bees play, according to new research"

cad1 — Fri, 28 Oct 2022 18:32:04 +0000

There used to be a bumble bee that, I was convinced, would come around to play with my dog, a Labrador. It was entertaining to watch. When the dog was outside the bumble bee would hover near his face to get his attention. Once he noticed the bee he would growl, jump, and bite at the bee but not in an aggressive manor. It was in his playful tone, the same as when I played with him and his toys. Every time he lunged at the bee it would dart back and always stay just out of reach. Then the bee would zoom in closer and they would repeat this for a few minutes until one of them would get distracted. As far as I know they never made direct contact. RIP good boy

New comment by cad1 in "Why are there so few dead bugs on windshields these days?"

cad1 — Mon, 24 Oct 2022 12:44:12 +0000

Think of a food chain, bugs are near the bottom meaning they are a food source for many other creatures like birds, reptiles, small mammals, fish. Fewer bugs means less food for mice, that means fewer mice, leads to less food for snakes, leads to fewer snakes, leads to less food for birds of prey, leads to fewer birds of prey. There are many chains like this where bugs are a vital source of food. If there were zero bugs then these chains would collapse. Also, bugs are needed to pollenate many fruit bearing plants.

New comment by cad1 in "The container orchestrator landscape"

cad1 — Wed, 24 Aug 2022 12:48:57 +0000

Maybe it is implied by being on lwn.net, but the list is limited to open source orchestration platforms. In a broader discussion I would expect to see AWS ECS mentioned.

Ask HN: Are you on-call after business hours?

cad1 — Sat, 09 Jul 2022 18:40:03 +0000

I'm a software engineer with 20 years experience, 8 years at my current employer. I am happy with my position and employer. That is until recently. I was notified I would have to start taking a week long 24/7 on-call rotation with 5 other team members. So, I am on-call 1 week out of 6 weeks. The alerts are generated from DataDog/New Relic monitors. I have never handled on-call after hours and I'm not excited to start at this point in my career with many family obligations and a desire for clear work/life boundaries. I was offered no additional compensation for the added responsibilities. I find being on-call invasive and disruptive, not only for me but also my family. When on-call, I sleep in a separate room from my wife so that her sleep is not disrupted. I also have a hard time falling asleep knowing that an alert could go off at any time.

I'm curious to hear how common this is in the industry. Are you on-call? Was it part of your initial hire responsibilities or added later? Did you receive any compensation for your duties? Am I going to be in the same situation if I change jobs/companies?

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=32038044

Points: 2

# Comments: 3

New comment by cad1 in "Elon has decided not to join our board"

cad1 — Mon, 11 Apr 2022 12:31:22 +0000

An absolutist wouldn't have an issue with a teenager posting public flight data about his jet. Given his maturity level, it wouldn't surprise me if the entire stock purchase started as an attempt to shut down @elonmuskjet.

New comment by cad1 in "Why does NBC make it so difficult to watch the Olympics?"

cad1 — Mon, 26 Jul 2021 14:57:08 +0000

It really is a mess. I subscribed to Peacock to watch the Tour de France and planned to the cancel when it was finished. The TdF coverage was good, so I decided I would keep the subscription to watch Olympic events. I wanted to watch USWNT last Saturday morning so I startup Peacock and find out it is not available on Peacock. I do some googling and find out it is on NBC Sports Network. I install NBCSN app and discover I can watch 30 minutes of the game until I must pay to join NBCSN. I gave up, deleted NBCSN and canceled Peacock. As you mention the <10 minutes clips are frustrating. On top of that, I didn't see anything that was streaming live. All of the content was 'Replay on date/time' at least 24 hours after the results were already in.

New comment by cad1 in "Airbnb Is Spending Millions of Dollars to Make Nightmares Go Away"

cad1 — Tue, 15 Jun 2021 14:38:14 +0000

Tomorrow's headline: "AirBnB Partners with Citizen App: Will Offer gig Security in All AirBnB Rentals"

for additional fee

New comment by cad1 in "A group of Google workers have announced plans to unionize"

cad1 — Mon, 04 Jan 2021 15:14:18 +0000

Unions are involved in more than pay negotiations. Sure I can work hard and earn a promotion and pay raise. Working hard cannot, for example, get me out of signing a non-compete agreement. Unionized employees could collectively bargain to ban non-compete agreements.

New comment by cad1 in "The largest cave owner in the U.S."

cad1 — Mon, 22 Jun 2020 12:59:45 +0000

Years ago I visited Mammoth Cave, KY. There I learned about cave explorer Floyd Collins. He was trapped in a cave in 1925 and the incident attracted wide attention. I started reading about Collins and this is still one of the most terrifying reads for me. I cannot imagine being trapped so tightly, underground with no light and for so long.

https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/544782/1925-cave-rescue-...

Ask HN: Could Google create a Covid-19 risk score for locations?

cad1 — Wed, 06 May 2020 14:11:02 +0000

When searching for a business on Google, the results will usually include how busy the location is historically and currently. It will also include the average amount of time a person spends at the location. I assume this data is collected from mobile devices somehow.

My question is, couldn't Google take the number of unique visitors and the average amount of time each spends at a location (maybe even the local infection rate) and calculate a risk score that you could view before visiting the location?

I can see why Google would not want to label customers as high risk, but I think this information would be helpful for the public.

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=23091121

Points: 7

# Comments: 1

New comment by cad1 in "SWAT-Team Nation: The Militarization of the U.S. Police"

cad1 — Fri, 09 Aug 2013 17:05:08 +0000

To me the most blatant depiction of how rapidly this change has occurred, is to watch action movies from the 80s even the 90s. In many, the police wear suites and only carry a revolver to apprehend the perps. Granted it is fiction, but it is a reflection of the current state of law enforcement.