Hacker News: fires10

New comment by fires10 in "BMW Group to deploy humanoid robots in production in Germany for the first time"

fires10 — Thu, 05 Mar 2026 00:17:25 +0000

I have seen this way to often in other areas. That is the push here as well AI can sort through it. Too many people are held to account for not meeting what amounts to made up numbers.

New comment by fires10 in "Local First Htmx"

fires10 — Sat, 08 Nov 2025 12:57:42 +0000

?? Since day1?

New comment by fires10 in "MinIO stops distributing free Docker images"

fires10 — Wed, 22 Oct 2025 12:40:36 +0000

I do this frequently. To prevent vendor lock in and allow us to easily pivot if pricing gets out line. We pay to support the project and get technical support when needed. Considering how little we use technical support. It should be a good deal for the company.

New comment by fires10 in "Deaths are projected to exceed births in 2031"

fires10 — Mon, 15 Sep 2025 21:50:39 +0000

Why? I don't understand why they would be bad? Some people can't naturally have children. It is a risk to a woman to be pregnant.

New comment by fires10 in "How well does the money laundering control system work?"

fires10 — Thu, 21 Aug 2025 15:40:03 +0000

I generally like having these systems in place, because I find when dealing with certain vendors and businesses that following these helps me weed out many scammers when dealing with large amounts of money. Every transfer required a discussion with the teller asking questions about transfers and if the transaction is suspicious. Yes, criminals will find a way, but I find it provides me an easier screening to ensure some businesses are more likely legit.

New comment by fires10 in "Leonardo Chiariglione – Co-founder of MPEG"

fires10 — Thu, 07 Aug 2025 11:40:31 +0000

I don't do video because I don't work with it, but I do image compression for fun and no profit. I do use some video techniques due to the type of images I am compressing. I don't release because of the minefield. I do it because it's fun. The simulation runs and other tasks often I kick to the cloud for the larger compute needs.

New comment by fires10 in "Tesla reports 14% decline in deliveries, marking second year-over-year drop"

fires10 — Wed, 02 Jul 2025 15:16:53 +0000

For some people it isn't 'just politics'. They feel threatened by potential loss of freedom and life. If it was just a disagreement on tax rates or some government spending it would be different. His views are against someone else's existence.

New comment by fires10 in "The Fed says this is a cube of $1M. They're off by half a million"

fires10 — Tue, 01 Jul 2025 17:37:34 +0000

I do not understand the claim the Fed is not a government agency?

New comment by fires10 in "Libxml2's "no security embargoes" policy"

fires10 — Thu, 26 Jun 2025 00:45:30 +0000

SOAP is used far more than most people realize. I deal extensively in "cutting edge" industries that rely heavily on SOAP or SOAP based protocols. Supply chain systems and manufacturing.

New comment by fires10 in "Cysteine depletion triggers adipose tissue thermogenesis and weight loss"

fires10 — Thu, 05 Jun 2025 18:10:19 +0000

I agree with your understanding of physics, but when you put human decision making in the loop you have to account for that in any solution. For some "eating less and moving more" can have other consequences. O was always taught good engineering requires an understanding of human behavior. I would prefer to eat less and move more.

New comment by fires10 in "High-school shop students attract skilled-trades job offers"

fires10 — Sun, 11 May 2025 20:22:13 +0000

I have worked in the trades as an electrician and then became an estimator/Project Manager. Most are small businesses that are barely hanging on. It is often not a path to wealth. Many of the smaller businesses are being bought up by private equity now to drive up prices. The tradesmen are not getting wealthy and typically will not become wealthy. Licensing a business is different than the license a tradesman gets. Rules vary by state and are often require the approval of your would be competitors, regardless of demonstrated skill and time in the trade.

New comment by fires10 in "Federal cuts disrupt repairs to iconic U.S. trails"

fires10 — Mon, 07 Apr 2025 00:48:46 +0000

Are the libertarians and right wingers going to not use the services they don't want to pay for? Or receive the benefits? Are they going to leave the educated society and start their own somewhere else?

New comment by fires10 in "Something weird is happening with LLMs and chess"

fires10 — Fri, 15 Nov 2024 11:52:01 +0000

Recognize and hand over to a specialist engine? That might be useful for AI. Maybe I am missing something.

New comment by fires10 in "Trump wins presidency for second time"

fires10 — Wed, 06 Nov 2024 19:08:16 +0000

I don't think it's the economy or anything else. All this seems like rationalizing to me not an understanding of what happened. Trump was able to motivate more people to vote than Harris was. I have yet to meet anyone who truly rationally made a choice that they had not already made to begin with other than after the fact rationalization. It is all about perception and what the other person believes. Reality and facts do not matter as much as we would like them to. There is no interest in anyone want to actually change their views. What argument or evidence would actually cause you to change your view? It would take extraordinary evidence for me to change my vote. I suspect that is the same for most voters, it's more of an issue of who can motivate better.

New comment by fires10 in "How a Gas Compressor Station Works"

fires10 — Wed, 09 Oct 2024 21:47:49 +0000

Gas distribution systems are often shut off in my area during natural disasters. That's why I usually install a propane or diesel generator. They run off a tank.

New comment by fires10 in "Michelle's List: A free, anonymous landlord review site"

fires10 — Mon, 20 May 2024 02:01:06 +0000

You still have to move. It's the same effect as evicting someone. It often takes months to find and get into a rental in my area. Then you get hit with first, last, and deposit which takes time to save up for. Moving costs are also on top of that.

New comment by fires10 in "Michelle's List: A free, anonymous landlord review site"

fires10 — Sun, 19 May 2024 16:15:24 +0000

Yes, they can decide not to renew or extend a lease often with 30 days or less notice.

New comment by fires10 in "Michelle's List: A free, anonymous landlord review site"

fires10 — Sun, 19 May 2024 16:03:01 +0000

I was looking at the prospect of renting out a second house that I have. The risks with a bad tenant are too high for me. I fully understand why a large number of people are not rented too. The risk is staggering unless you are well funded. I can't afford six months of mortgage payments to evict someone or the potential of the tenant to trash the place. My mortgage payment is quite low comparatively speaking, but there isn't enough gross profit to take the risk. Income subsidized units in this area leave too little in the incomes of most people to be anything other than teetering on the edge of financial ruin. The housing market is fundamentally broken. (I am speaking from Southeastern US perspective).

New comment by fires10 in "Family Dollar to close almost 1,000 stores"

fires10 — Wed, 13 Mar 2024 15:28:34 +0000

Aldi's or another store is often very far away. I go to them because they are close and available. Most of us know they are more expensive. Time and travel need to be taken into account. Nearest grocery store is a minimum of 25 minutes one way. Family Dollar was 5 minutes away.

New comment by fires10 in "The case for single-stair multifamily"

fires10 — Fri, 19 Jan 2024 01:47:51 +0000

I have minimum lot size of 5 acres. Can't see the wisdom in that one. I also have a minimum square footage size. $20,000 impact fee just to build a house and I receive no utilities or city/ county services.