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New comment by coffee_beqn in "Stable Diffusion based image compression"

coffee_beqn — Tue, 20 Sep 2022 05:40:30 +0000

And how much compute time/power does “decompressing” take compared to a jpg?

New comment by coffee_beqn in "Subprime loans for college hiding in plain sight"

coffee_beqn — Mon, 19 Sep 2022 03:18:58 +0000

Besides I think they’d be more well rounded working a well paying trade for example than going tens to hundreds of thousands in debt hanging out in echo chambers and coming out with no marketable skills.

New comment by coffee_beqn in "Gen Z never learned to read cursive"

coffee_beqn — Sun, 18 Sep 2022 15:33:14 +0000

Cursive is optimized for fountain pens I believe. As long as we have pencils and ballpoint pens, using cursive is just a holdover from olden times with no actual pros compared to simpler writing methods

New comment by coffee_beqn in "Gen Z never learned to read cursive"

coffee_beqn — Sun, 18 Sep 2022 15:30:49 +0000

I do wonder is cursive really that hard to read without any lessons? It’s still English just with a awkward font. Writing cursive has a lot of rules but I would think most GenZers could read the constitution albeit slowly

New comment by coffee_beqn in "Wegmans ends self-checkout app after too much shoplifting"

coffee_beqn — Sun, 18 Sep 2022 04:48:07 +0000

I mean the store is making you do their very low paid tedious job for free on an inferior machine. It’s not exactly a barrel of laughs.

I usually self checkout but I have an issue at least 70% of the time

New comment by coffee_beqn in "Ask HN: Inherited the worst code and tech team I have ever seen. How to fix it?"

coffee_beqn — Sun, 18 Sep 2022 02:10:37 +0000

Also go work somewhere close to your standards. From experience I can tell you that this is a battle you can’t win in a reasonable time table. There’s a reason it is the way it is and you can’t change those people.

New comment by coffee_beqn in "Welcome to Your Airbnb, the Cleaning Fees Are $143 and You’ll Still Have"

coffee_beqn — Sat, 17 Sep 2022 20:59:56 +0000

I thought we were over this in like June 2020. Do they still have that policy? Trust the science!

New comment by coffee_beqn in "GPU mining no longer profitable after Ethereum merge"

coffee_beqn — Fri, 16 Sep 2022 18:42:46 +0000

I mined for a few weeks out of curiosity and I figured it would work as a heater downstairs since it was winter. I would think that the best move was to sell your GPU about a month before it all ends since the actual mining doesn’t make enough money to offset the resale value plummet.

New comment by coffee_beqn in "GPU mining no longer profitable after Ethereum merge"

coffee_beqn — Fri, 16 Sep 2022 18:40:18 +0000

Finally we beat inflation

New comment by coffee_beqn in "Ask HN: Why do I have to call for cancellation?"

coffee_beqn — Fri, 16 Sep 2022 04:35:53 +0000

I had that a few years ago on those scummy up sell warranty plans they trick you into buying at car dealerships. I had to fax a signed cancellation form. Thankfully there are Web services that allow you to send pdfs but it was obnoxious.

New comment by coffee_beqn in "Ask HN: Have tech salaries been stagnant for the past decade?"

coffee_beqn — Thu, 15 Sep 2022 12:03:50 +0000

True but you also get more “free” services for your tax payments - especially if you have kids.

New comment by coffee_beqn in "A method to promote sleep in crying infants using the transport response [pdf]"

coffee_beqn — Thu, 15 Sep 2022 03:33:34 +0000

None of my kids would ever even take a pacifier. There are so many different babies that there is certainly no one true method.

New comment by coffee_beqn in "Google employees alarmed that the company suddenly expects them to do work"

coffee_beqn — Thu, 15 Sep 2022 01:20:46 +0000

If they lowered their hiring bar I’d be happy to do Jack shit all day too

New comment by coffee_beqn in "What makes a senior engineer? Writing software vs. building systems"

coffee_beqn — Tue, 13 Sep 2022 03:02:32 +0000

It’s also dumb since I’ve had that title for almost 10 years now but I’m easily 3-5x better at my job than when I initially got it. I do get paid more which is nice and work at a better company. I still mainly like to code and system design so I’m not planning on becoming a professional meeting-goer.

New comment by coffee_beqn in "Choosing happiness"

coffee_beqn — Mon, 12 Sep 2022 03:22:39 +0000

There’s a baseline of material that can be quite high before you get diminishing returns. Moving to a nicer neighborhood or a bigger place instead of having a 3 person household in a studio apartment where you get stabbed on your way in etc. Eating healthy and well made food instead of cheap hot dogs and macaroni every night.. being able to get a level of medical care that puts your mind at ease and prevents long term issues. Having the financial freedom to take extended time off your work and go somewhere enjoyable.

These all have very real effects on your stress, well-being and happiness in the short and long term.

New comment by coffee_beqn in "Bank tells customers to disable updates and not upgrade to iOS 16"

coffee_beqn — Sat, 10 Sep 2022 17:09:14 +0000

At least you get a crappy android now. Not too long ago they were peddling gold encrusted dumbphones as some kind of a tasteless luxury item

Edit: they still have those too https://www.vertu.com/products/signature-v-black-gold-diamon...

New comment by coffee_beqn in "Flat-to-curved screens have an identity crisis"

coffee_beqn — Thu, 08 Sep 2022 15:54:09 +0000

I believe some driving sims support extra wide field of view so that you see the sides of the car interior. I’ve seen that with a multi monitor “curved” set up but I’m not sure if a true curved monitor is curved enough for that illusion. Mine is pretty subtle, maybe 15-20 degrees total

New comment by coffee_beqn in "IRS will look into setting up a free e-filing system"

coffee_beqn — Thu, 08 Sep 2022 05:28:02 +0000

Because they like money ?

New comment by coffee_beqn in "Amazon putting a three-day pause on reviews for Rings of Power"

coffee_beqn — Tue, 06 Sep 2022 03:31:26 +0000

That would be my main worry that it starts splintering off too much. Maybe they’ll merge or kill off some of the storylines. The hobbit and the elf outpost seem like plot devices that might go away to keep it a bit more focused.

New comment by coffee_beqn in "Amazon putting a three-day pause on reviews for Rings of Power"

coffee_beqn — Tue, 06 Sep 2022 03:27:31 +0000

I seriously missed some weird angry mob. I watched the first two episodes yesterday out of curiosity and it was the most compelling TV show I’ve seen in years. I’ve read the books a long time ago and enjoy fantasy. I thought this was a great start for a fantasy series.