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New comment by castlecrasher2 in "The US is flirting with its first-ever population decline"

castlecrasher2 — Tue, 10 Feb 2026 20:21:01 +0000

Everyone in this thread saying otherwise is wrong, the problem is low testosterone, simple as; there's obviously other factors causing actual health-related low fertility, but as for the lack of having children it's simply low testosterone.

New comment by castlecrasher2 in "MIT Living Wage Calculator"

castlecrasher2 — Mon, 09 Feb 2026 23:12:34 +0000

This isn't intended to be an insult to anyone here but from the responses in this thread it genuinely seems like most here haven't actually lived poor. Cutting costs isn't inhumane, it's reality, and anyone suggesting otherwise must have had very little in the way of hardship.

New comment by castlecrasher2 in "Why more companies are recognizing the benefits of keeping older employees"

castlecrasher2 — Thu, 05 Feb 2026 15:43:28 +0000

The #1 skill good devs need to develop is self-marketing. Would that all managers could recognize talent by output alone but alas we all know that's not the case.

New comment by castlecrasher2 in "Our $100M Series B"

castlecrasher2 — Wed, 30 Jul 2025 14:37:59 +0000

Because good sales staff make a ton of money through a ton of sales. Any other incentive structure is unlikely to attract high performers.

New comment by castlecrasher2 in "Diet, not lack of exercise, drives obesity, a new study finds"

castlecrasher2 — Fri, 25 Jul 2025 14:54:26 +0000

An athlete can outrun a sedentary person's bad diet, actually. It's all relative, of course, but the saying has exceptions.

New comment by castlecrasher2 in "Dull Men’s Club"

castlecrasher2 — Tue, 17 Jun 2025 16:34:23 +0000

You're both saying the same thing. Seemingly dull people become interesting depending on the audience, particularly when the dullee actively interviews the duller.

New comment by castlecrasher2 in "My full statement regarding DOOM Eternal (2022)"

castlecrasher2 — Thu, 15 May 2025 20:29:32 +0000

Yes, Marty's incredibly unprofessional attack on Gordon predates the latter's response by about about three years: https://old.reddit.com/r/Doom/comments/gdg25y/doom_eternal_o...

New comment by castlecrasher2 in "Fewer people want to work in the U.S."

castlecrasher2 — Tue, 13 May 2025 19:05:09 +0000

>Why does the chart stop at 2020.

Lies, damned lies, and statistics.

New comment by castlecrasher2 in "Americans Are Obsessed with Protein and It's Driving Nutrition Experts Nuts"

castlecrasher2 — Fri, 18 Apr 2025 14:27:27 +0000

>The 28-year-old sales representative is big on protein. “I found that if I prioritized protein and half-assed the rest of everything else, it gave me the body I wanted,” he said.

This is all that matters, though. If it works, it works, and for those who use it as a way to eat more candy, nothing will work.

New comment by castlecrasher2 in "The Return of Digg, a Star of an Earlier Internet Era"

castlecrasher2 — Wed, 05 Mar 2025 17:53:35 +0000

>The moderation is hyper partisan on all sides. Not just the left.

It is absolutely just the left. The right-leaning spaces, even /r/conservative, do not ban for "wrongthink" unless it is accompanied with obvious contempt or hostility. Conversely, you'll be banned from a number of subreddits simply for posting in /r/conservative or other labeled-right-leaning subreddits.

New comment by castlecrasher2 in "Ask HN: Can a 5 year old i7 laptop compete with one made today?"

castlecrasher2 — Wed, 23 Oct 2024 15:23:39 +0000

I had a 2019 MacBook Pro until last year when my work issued me an M2. It's noticeably snappier and its battery life is far better than the 2019's was.

New comment by castlecrasher2 in "Pivotal Tracker will shut down"

castlecrasher2 — Thu, 19 Sep 2024 14:54:09 +0000

We've been on Linear for a couple years now and like it a lot.

New comment by castlecrasher2 in "Alexa is in millions of households and Amazon is losing billions"

castlecrasher2 — Wed, 24 Jul 2024 19:05:32 +0000

I'm not sure there is a good means for buying over voice only, and I'd argue it's only possible to know now that users overwhelmingly prefer digitally handling the product (title, pictures, description, reviews) before making even repeat purchases. Similarly, I'm not sure Amazon could convert consumers to a tablet-based purchasing device like they envisioned Alexa; we all have smart phones and tablets already.

New comment by castlecrasher2 in "Impostor Syndrome vs. the Dunning-Kruger Effect"

castlecrasher2 — Fri, 08 Mar 2024 21:45:14 +0000

I suspect I'm spot on, and you're taking personal offence for that reason.

New comment by castlecrasher2 in "Impostor Syndrome vs. the Dunning-Kruger Effect"

castlecrasher2 — Fri, 08 Mar 2024 16:11:26 +0000

Agreed, though I think it's reasonable to say the overuse is somewhat nice as it allows you to quickly identify who suffers from it and ignore them.

New comment by castlecrasher2 in "Gemma: New Open Models"

castlecrasher2 — Wed, 21 Feb 2024 17:57:20 +0000

People try it to see if they can trust it. The answer is "no" for sure, but it's not surprising to see it happen repeatedly especially as vendors release so-called improved models.

New comment by castlecrasher2 in "Billions stolen in wage theft from US workers"

castlecrasher2 — Wed, 14 Feb 2024 21:39:58 +0000

That you're relying on "if you can't find the difference you must be blind!" as an argument proves my point; it's an emotional argument, not a rational one, and there is no functional difference between the two.

New comment by castlecrasher2 in "Billions stolen in wage theft from US workers"

castlecrasher2 — Wed, 14 Feb 2024 21:38:46 +0000

Power imbalance is an emotional response, not a rational one; there is no functional difference between the two.

New comment by castlecrasher2 in "The happiest kids in the world have social safety nets"

castlecrasher2 — Wed, 14 Feb 2024 21:37:22 +0000

>The only thing I want for my kids besides them being happy, is that their happiness does not depend on the misery of other human beings.

Not a single sane person has ever suggested that success depends on the misery of other human beings.

New comment by castlecrasher2 in "Billions stolen in wage theft from US workers"

castlecrasher2 — Mon, 12 Feb 2024 21:09:14 +0000

I don't understand the chord this opinion strikes. Unless you're letting your personal bias get in the way, there's not a distinct difference between the two.