Hacker News: false_kermit

New comment by false_kermit in "Of OnlyFans and Intimacy at Scale?"

false_kermit — Tue, 10 Nov 2020 23:35:19 +0000

Just want to give a shoutout to the author for giving a fairly unbiased take here. Sex work is stigmatized way more than it should be, and with places like OnlyFans making it a (relatively) safe option there's a lot of people who are able to make money while maintaining autonomy. I've noticed especially among people working in tech there's quite a bit of sex-work shaming that goes on. Hopefully this article helps break some of that programming.

New comment by false_kermit in "AudioMass – free, open source, web-based Audio and Waveform editor"

false_kermit — Thu, 28 May 2020 23:28:55 +0000

Very cool! I tried doing some signal processing stuff back in the day and got absolutely discouraged after discovering how much linear algebra was involved.

I particularly appreciate the ability to preview compression. Compression is probably what I use most when I'm editing audio and having that at my fingertips without loading Audacity or Ableton would be super nice for quick, rough changes.

One thing that I'd really like to see would be a de-essing plugin, or even better a multiband compressor.

New comment by false_kermit in "A third of Americans now show signs of clinical anxiety or depression"

false_kermit — Wed, 27 May 2020 23:22:22 +0000

My therapist told me that a lot of her anxious clients are actually doing really well with all this, because now everybody is anxious and it feels less alienating.

New comment by false_kermit in "Show HN: Turn your fancy, expensive computer into a stupid typewriter"

false_kermit — Fri, 22 May 2020 17:29:34 +0000

I definitely think that the worst part about typing on a computer is how easy it makes it to not draft. I write about music on the side, and if I spend 15 minutes planning what I'm going to write prior to actually writing it (for a 500 word piece) then everything turns out much more cohesive at the end. I can pretty much type as fast as I can think, but my thoughts are pretty garbage unless I get a chance to organize them first.

New comment by false_kermit in "MacOS Catalina: Slow by Design?"

false_kermit — Fri, 22 May 2020 17:25:23 +0000

I just ran the same script on iTerm2 and had no delay.

New comment by false_kermit in "Deep Learning for Guitar Effect Emulation"

false_kermit — Mon, 11 May 2020 16:29:53 +0000

+1 Valhalla makes some of my favorite reverbs!

New comment by false_kermit in "Ask HN: Any good FOSS alternative to Google's reCAPTCHA?"

false_kermit — Wed, 06 May 2020 23:07:35 +0000

doubt this very much since google is currently getting waaaaay too much free ML training data from captcha, and most users are blissfully unaware and happy to continue filling out their puzzles.

New comment by false_kermit in "Ask HN: Any good FOSS alternative to Google's reCAPTCHA?"

false_kermit — Wed, 06 May 2020 22:59:40 +0000

I just want a version of captcha that isn't tied to my google account. This is particularly an issue on anonymous message boards like 4chan. If google wanted to, they could tie pretty much every 4chan post to a google account.

New comment by false_kermit in "Extremely disillusioned with technology. Please help"

false_kermit — Tue, 05 May 2020 00:35:58 +0000

My experience is limited, but what you're listing above to me sounds an awful lot like some fundamental issues with capitalism and not fundamental issues with technology. I can't speak to the rise and fall of your company, but I can speak with some confidence on your experience at a Tech Giant(tm) and a unicorn startup, having some experience with both and certainly many friends who work at both types of company.

Any Tech Giant office is going to be an absolutely miserable working environment. I had one interview with a larger company and I was struck by how openly bored my interviewers were. Obviously, YMMV and some places may be better than others. But having enough friends, even newly minted college graduates with a "six figs or bust", burn out after 6 months in a development role, it was enough to pretty much convince me to avoid them forever.

Furthermore, the "unicorn" startup is going to be extremely similar to a tech giant but with more desperation. You're joining a team of people who, in all likelihood, have very little attachment to the product and have read a few HN articles about how this is going to be the next big thing. Plus you have the young, fratty egos in play. A lot of these places are going to cover up the fact that it actually sucks to work there with "hey free keg at lunch!! haha don't have more than four ;)"

This might be too hot of a take for HN, but there is, in fact, NO job that you can work at and be valued as a person. You're appreciated for whatever value you bring into the company, but don't fool yourself into thinking that there is anything but a monetary string tying you together. You're not looking at anything wrong, you don't need an attitude shift, the system is broken from the ground up and we're forced to be participants, otherwise we won't make rent.

Find something you don't mind doing; I'd recommend looking at smaller companies with leaders who worked a long time at larger companies. In all likelihood, these companies were founded after the leaders experienced something similar to what you did. But it is your birthright as an American (citizen at least) to be perpetually unfulfilled.