Hacker News: dijonman2

New comment by dijonman2 in "Weed Is Coming to Circle K Gas Stations in US Next Year"

dijonman2 — Fri, 21 Oct 2022 16:47:28 +0000

The problem is you document your use, which is problematic for those who own firearms, work in information security, etc.

New comment by dijonman2 in "Buzz: Transcribe audio from your microphones in real-time using OpenAI's Whisper"

dijonman2 — Fri, 21 Oct 2022 14:39:32 +0000

Online tools also violate your privacy, as they have the contents of your conversations.

New comment by dijonman2 in "San Francisco is spending $1.7M on one public toilet"

dijonman2 — Fri, 21 Oct 2022 14:04:29 +0000

I worked on a public project in the South Bay and the corruption runs deep.

Spend 15k on Airbnb in a week for one person? Expense approved.

Seems everyone took a cut somehow.

New comment by dijonman2 in "'I have worked from home in 78 different countries'"

dijonman2 — Fri, 21 Oct 2022 13:42:29 +0000

It’s hard when you don’t have enough PTO. I’ll go across the world for 2 weeks and spend 3-4 days “working”.

Everyone knows what’s up, it’s barely classified as work. But it allows me to adjust my body clock and due to the time difference I fuck around for the entire day anyway.

New comment by dijonman2 in "Sending UDP Messages in Node.js Without DNS Lookups"

dijonman2 — Fri, 21 Oct 2022 13:37:51 +0000

I think connect() is for TCP, at least it is in C. As UDP is stateless you have to call send() for each packet.

New comment by dijonman2 in "American men are losing interest in fatherhood"

dijonman2 — Fri, 21 Oct 2022 03:44:07 +0000

Personally I don’t want to marry and lose half my worth, so a child is unlikely.

The courts are heavily biased towards women, and even the general public looks down upon a man alone with children.

I’ve spent time with a girlfriends kids and taken them out, got some nasty looks. Extremely unnerving.

New comment by dijonman2 in "DaVinci Resolve for iPad"

dijonman2 — Thu, 20 Oct 2022 17:00:58 +0000

How does your comment differ from your own judgement?

New comment by dijonman2 in "Office vacancy rate in San Francisco just hit a new high"

dijonman2 — Wed, 19 Oct 2022 05:29:17 +0000

I have a home in an area without an HOA and I have had a 100% resolution rate by just talking and explaining. Being decent and pragmatic goes a long way.

New comment by dijonman2 in "Heart risks, data gaps fuel debate over Covid-19 boosters for young people"

dijonman2 — Wed, 19 Oct 2022 02:44:02 +0000

Open discussion was never acceptable, even here on HN. I was quickly downvoted for saying anything against masking and vaccinations. Not even objecting, mere questions elicited this reaction.

New comment by dijonman2 in "Starlink Aviation"

dijonman2 — Wed, 19 Oct 2022 02:36:56 +0000

I hope not, I do not want to overhear obnoxious phone or video calls.

New comment by dijonman2 in "Office vacancy rate in San Francisco just hit a new high"

dijonman2 — Tue, 18 Oct 2022 15:40:35 +0000

Another reason to avoid HOAs at all costs, over the lifetime of the property the cost is astronomical.

Unfortunately all the newer homes have HOAs in my area. I am stuck with older homes or I have to buy a lot and build to get something modern.

HOAs are also a breeding ground for petty arguments.

New comment by dijonman2 in "Just witnessed a missile strike on Kyiv city"

dijonman2 — Mon, 17 Oct 2022 13:25:48 +0000

The most level headed and logical response I’ve seen regarding this conflict. It always comes down to money.

New comment by dijonman2 in "Ask HN: What's your checklist for when you hand your laptop in for repair?"

dijonman2 — Mon, 17 Oct 2022 13:20:42 +0000

I always refuse and they seem to be upset but the repair has always been completed.

Apple should be ashamed of themselves.

New comment by dijonman2 in "Ask HN: What's your checklist for when you hand your laptop in for repair?"

dijonman2 — Mon, 17 Oct 2022 13:19:07 +0000

Never give your password to Apple. They make it sound like your machine will be wiped if you dont, but I always refuse and I’ve never lost data.

I back it up just in case. Never ever give your data away.

New comment by dijonman2 in "California legalizes digital license plates for all vehicles"

dijonman2 — Thu, 13 Oct 2022 13:05:52 +0000

Why does this even exist? More explicit tracking and more ads.. plus:

> monthly fee of about $7.

Just another tax.

New comment by dijonman2 in "What “diversity and inclusion” means at Microsoft"

dijonman2 — Tue, 11 Oct 2022 23:51:58 +0000

It absolutely is racist and dividing the country more and more. It’s not ok to hate white people.

New comment by dijonman2 in "What “diversity and inclusion” means at Microsoft"

dijonman2 — Tue, 11 Oct 2022 23:32:39 +0000

I’m in the same boat.

New comment by dijonman2 in "What “diversity and inclusion” means at Microsoft"

dijonman2 — Tue, 11 Oct 2022 23:31:24 +0000

It doesn’t exist. Curiously my company employs few folks of Asian descent but I never see this raised anywhere in D&I material.

New comment by dijonman2 in "What “diversity and inclusion” means at Microsoft"

dijonman2 — Tue, 11 Oct 2022 23:28:01 +0000

As a hiring manager I have substantial pressure to hire incompetent people to meet quotas. I confronted my recruiter in front of witnesses and was partially shunned.

I have been hiring for many years, and I truly pay no attention to gender or ethnicity. Now I am forced to.

It’s an insult to those who earned their position. It’s an insult to me as I am less and less likely to get a new job because I won’t fit quotas.

There is resentment all around.

I feel bad for the minorities who have worked hard to earn their positions, you are right that it undermines their work and trivializes their commitment to their work.

It’s gone way too far.

New comment by dijonman2 in "AI-driven thermal cameras used to obtain passwords"

dijonman2 — Tue, 11 Oct 2022 13:25:11 +0000

Grease films are typically detected by the user. Better to dust the keys with a UV sensitive powder and inspect the ATM after pin entry.