<rss version="2.0" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"><channel><title>Hacker News: electricviolet</title><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/user?id=electricviolet</link><description>Hacker News RSS</description><docs>https://hnrss.org/</docs><generator>hnrss v2.1.1</generator><lastBuildDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2026 10:50:01 +0000</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://hnrss.org/user?id=electricviolet" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"></atom:link><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by electricviolet in "Oops HBO, using real user data in your software integration tests?"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>An integration test is a type of software test that makes sure different parts of a system work properly together.<p>So HBO has some integration tests that make sure their system can send email properly. The way it does this is by sending some test emails to a test email list.<p>Except somehow, someone made a mistake today and the test email got sent to the real email list of all the subscribers.</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 18 Jun 2021 05:25:07 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=27547622</link><dc:creator>electricviolet</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=27547622</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=27547622</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by electricviolet in "I Have Resigned from the Google AMP Advisory Committee"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>It's funny, I usually have the opposite experience. I try to use DDG as much as possible for ideological reasons, but I find myself coming back to Google search most of the time because I get better results.</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 18 Dec 2020 17:16:33 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=25469319</link><dc:creator>electricviolet</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=25469319</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=25469319</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by electricviolet in "'Person in jetpack' spotted flying again near LA airport"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>Absolutely, but you write like we don't have startup CEOs doing stupid immature things [1] frequently...<p>[1] <a href="https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1026872652290379776" rel="nofollow">https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1026872652290379776</a></p>
]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 15 Oct 2020 17:32:55 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=24791261</link><dc:creator>electricviolet</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=24791261</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=24791261</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by electricviolet in "Loss of smell could be a 'highly reliable indicator' of Covid-19, research says"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>Not sure about anyone else, but I lose my sense of smell regularly when I get a cold. (Not due to being stuffed up -- even when I inhale through my nose I smell nothing.)</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 02 Oct 2020 18:08:19 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=24665293</link><dc:creator>electricviolet</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=24665293</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=24665293</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by electricviolet in "Loss of smell could be a 'highly reliable indicator' of Covid-19, research says"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>Does this <i>not</i> happen to most people with regular colds?<p>For at least the past 5-10 years, I've noticed that whenever I get more than a very mild cold, I completely lose my sense of smell for a few days. (I'm talking 100% loss, like holding bananas under my nose and inhaling and smelling nothing.)<p>I thought that was normal, but everyone making such a big deal out of the loss of smell makes me wonder if I'm unusual for experiencing it with regular colds.</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 02 Oct 2020 18:06:37 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=24665276</link><dc:creator>electricviolet</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=24665276</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=24665276</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by electricviolet in "The Airline Industry's Meltdown"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>Why do you only care about the lifestyles of people living in developed countries?<p>Also, even if we decide that we don't care about 4/5 of the world, increased flooding and wildfires are already affecting hundreds of thousands of people each year in North America.</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2020 17:03:01 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=24640948</link><dc:creator>electricviolet</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=24640948</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=24640948</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by electricviolet in "The Airline Industry's Meltdown"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>Can you imagine the misery and chaos if someone on the flight desperately needs the restroom and there isn't one?</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2020 14:52:23 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=24639308</link><dc:creator>electricviolet</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=24639308</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=24639308</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by electricviolet in "Removing email registration improved retention"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>I've heard it called the foot-in-the-door phenomenon.<p><a href="https://www.simplypsychology.org/compliance.html" rel="nofollow">https://www.simplypsychology.org/compliance.html</a></p>
]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 10 Sep 2020 22:09:53 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=24437073</link><dc:creator>electricviolet</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=24437073</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=24437073</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by electricviolet in "America Has Two Feet. It’s About to Lose One of Them"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>In many (most?) European languages the day is spoken before the month.<p>e.g. le dix-huit août, deux mille vingt</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 31 Aug 2020 03:25:56 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=24328258</link><dc:creator>electricviolet</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=24328258</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=24328258</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by electricviolet in "Rideshare operations are being suspended in California"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>> Being a driver isn't predicated on mistakenly calculating your odds of winning big<p>Not exactly, but there are parallels. Most drivers don't take into account the costs of wear and tear on their cars, which can be significant, and Uber isn't transparent about how drivers should anticipate those costs. So part of your wages as a driver are essentially borrowing against the future value of your car. And it can take years before the wear and tear becomes apparent, so many current drivers may not have run up against that reality yet.</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2020 21:03:57 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=24228942</link><dc:creator>electricviolet</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=24228942</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=24228942</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by electricviolet in "Rideshare operations are being suspended in California"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>A couple of years ago, the Quebec government introduced additional restrictions on ridesharing companies. Uber got up on their soapbox and said they were pulling out of Quebec. The government called their bluff and basically said "Okay, bye" and Uber backpedaled. I wouldn't be surprised if the same thing happens here.</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2020 19:19:39 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=24227507</link><dc:creator>electricviolet</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=24227507</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=24227507</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by electricviolet in "Rideshare operations are being suspended in California"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>MLM companies continue to be popular, despite the fact that the majority of people lose money by participating.<p>I agree that portions of the left can be paternalistic sometimes, but that doesn't mean Uber and Lyft aren't exploitative.</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2020 19:16:49 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=24227463</link><dc:creator>electricviolet</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=24227463</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=24227463</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by electricviolet in "One-third of New York’s small businesses may be gone forever"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>It sounds like the main issue you're addressing is that mortgages need to keep getting paid. New York City suspended mortgage payments however, so how were they able to do that without causing all the problems you're describing?</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 03 Aug 2020 17:12:18 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=24040458</link><dc:creator>electricviolet</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=24040458</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=24040458</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by electricviolet in "We Don’t Need to Work So Much (2015)"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>Most of the people for whom $700/month for health insurance is unattainable are not spending $700/month on car payments. There's bound to be some overlap, sure, but let's keep the focus on the fact that expecting everyone to pay $700/month in order to not go bankrupt from health expenses is insane.</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 28 Jul 2020 15:11:55 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=23976610</link><dc:creator>electricviolet</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=23976610</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=23976610</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by electricviolet in "Facebook sues EU antitrust regulator for excessive data requests"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>It's possible they're exaggerating to get a good sound bite to get people on their side -- "medical information" could refer to health insurance enrollment forms, and "financial records" could refer to paystubs or benefits information.</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 27 Jul 2020 22:13:43 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=23970037</link><dc:creator>electricviolet</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=23970037</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=23970037</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by electricviolet in "The international student bait-and-switch"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>They lose their status when the school goes online, since they are not currently enrolled in in-person classes. They will probably have to apply to reinstate their status in order to return.<p>Even if those applications are likely to be accepted, dealing with immigration bureaucracy is an absolute nightmare and anyone who is even slightly an edge case is gonna go through hell.</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 14 Jul 2020 02:59:00 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=23828009</link><dc:creator>electricviolet</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=23828009</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=23828009</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by electricviolet in "I Know What You Download on BitTorrent"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>If your internet provider dynamically assigns IP addresses, they may have been downloaded by people who previously had your current IP address.</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 13 Jul 2020 15:51:24 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=23822068</link><dc:creator>electricviolet</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=23822068</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=23822068</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by electricviolet in "The largest unknown Bitcoin wallet moved nearly $1B for $0.48 in fees"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>you've got a typo there, one of your millions should say billion</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 30 Jun 2020 15:12:26 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=23690862</link><dc:creator>electricviolet</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=23690862</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=23690862</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by electricviolet in "The death of the private citizen?"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>Journalists are ethically obligated to keep sources anonymous once they have <i>promised</i> anonymity.<p>They are <i>not</i> obligated to offer anonymity to every source.</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 24 Jun 2020 01:41:09 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=23622945</link><dc:creator>electricviolet</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=23622945</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=23622945</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by electricviolet in "Facebook takes down Trump ads 'for violating our policy against organized hate'"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>For the record, the WH response is false -- the red triangle is not a symbol used by antifa.</p>
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