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New comment by europoorean in "Keyboard differences between Windows and Macs"

europoorean — Fri, 09 Oct 2026 09:03:17 +0000

Pinky + index for control C etc

Also Pinky finger to crouch in Medal of Honor, etc :-)

Control has always been in the bottom left corner (until certain laptops started putting Fn there)

New comment by europoorean in "Ask HN: Are others seeing Google's reCAPTCHA rejecting Firefox users?"

europoorean — Fri, 04 Sep 2026 15:50:28 +0000

Yes. I use Firefox in Linux, with or without private window. Switch to Chrome to test and voilà, all good.

New comment by europoorean in "Coconut oil jet fuel matches kerosene's efficiency in engine tests"

europoorean — Sun, 23 Aug 2026 18:26:59 +0000

> a wealth transfer to support poor rural American communities

My immediate reaction to this is: it's probably a wewlth transfer to the few landlords owning the land and probably charging higher rent, not to the communities.

Of course I haven't analysed the data. If I am wrong, hopefully someone will feel compelled to correct me.

New comment by europoorean in "U.S. economy lost 23,000 jobs in July, a sudden reversal"

europoorean — Fri, 07 Aug 2026 14:44:29 +0000

As a physicist, I always shed a tear when looking at data without error bars.

As a data scientist/generic programmer now, I don't really see them anywhere. I remember a colleague during my postdoc saying 'don't worry, no error bars in industry' when I asked about regression with ML lol

New comment by europoorean in "Extreme Heat conference cancelled due to extreme heat warning"

europoorean — Wed, 24 Jun 2026 11:31:29 +0000

The wealthiest Americans have a life expectancy similar to that of the poorest Europeans in western European countries

https://www.brown.edu/news/2025-04-02/wealth-mortality-gap

Heat related deaths affect the oldest more than the young. The old Europeans dying during a heatwave do so because they are alive. The old Americans that would have died in a heatwave were already dead.

I hope the USA can fix its healthcare system.

New comment by europoorean in "Extreme Heat conference cancelled due to extreme heat warning"

europoorean — Wed, 24 Jun 2026 09:04:22 +0000

Heat affects the old disproportionately. Europeans have years of extra life expectancy (look at the Mediterranean countries, affected by the heat). It is not unexpected that more, older Europeans die during a heatwave. The Americans that would have died during a heatwave are already dead due to other causes.

The AC debate is not an honest one (or just an ignorant take). I really hope Americans can.fix their healthcare system.

New comment by europoorean in "Extreme Heat conference cancelled due to extreme heat warning"

europoorean — Wed, 24 Jun 2026 08:59:56 +0000

A quick google shows Greece has a life expectancy ~83 years, while Nevada's is at ~76. A 7 year difference.

Heat death affects disproportionately those of old age. Everyone dying at 76 for other reasons is not going to die at 83 due to heat.

While it is true that Europeans don't have air conditioning at home for the most part, it's also true that those old Europeans that die during heatwaves would already have been dead in the USA. I am 99% confident that 98% of the difference in heat deaths can be explained in this way at the 95% CL (!)

Gun related deaths are simply a way for Americans to cope, I suppose! A bit of ragebait. I honestly hope you fix your health system.