Hacker News: hnxs

New comment by hnxs in "Declining quality of consumer-grade products – 2009 fridge compressor autopsy"

hnxs — Mon, 15 Aug 2022 05:09:40 +0000

my vitamix is turning six. i would love to buy the equivalent of a vitamix for anything whenever possible

New comment by hnxs in "Launch HN: Taro (YC S22): Private career growth community for software engineers"

hnxs — Sat, 06 Aug 2022 02:32:52 +0000

At first glance, I like the idea. But after thinking about it, there is something I really dislike. So much that it would make me want to lurk exclusively.

I will be paying you money for the privilege of posting questions (content) to your platform.

These questions will generate answers and discussions (more content). You now own this content, and it will be used to lure future customers by giving them an enticing preview, followed by a paywall. Once they are past the paywall, this content, that I helped create, and that you now own, will be something that adds value to your product.

I am assuming that the people providing advice during early stages are primarily paid seeders, and/or contributors with other incentives, such as shares in your company.

I assume that the long-term plan is that both sides will consist of paid subscribers.

I’m sure there are people who will pay to freely provide you with ownership of their advice for others. They might not even need the money. They will be content with receiving access to a community that is paywalled, unanonymous, and heavily moderated, in exchange for the subscription fee and their efforts.

But that’s not how I feel. So my question is, where’s my cut?

New comment by hnxs in "Settling in for the long haul"

hnxs — Sat, 30 Jul 2022 02:35:59 +0000

Is this due to long covid?

New comment by hnxs in "Crafting Interpreters: A Review"

hnxs — Wed, 22 Jun 2022 17:46:43 +0000

FYI there is a second edition of CODE coming out at the end of August.

I will check out Three Easy Pieces! Thanks for the rec.

New comment by hnxs in "The lucrative economics of expert witnesses"

hnxs — Mon, 13 Jun 2022 17:41:21 +0000

Does serving as an expert witness violate employment agreements with typical tech employers (eg FAANG)? Assuming you are being paid and you’re witnessing for an entity other than your employer.

New comment by hnxs in "It costs $110k to fully gear up in Diablo Immortal"

hnxs — Sun, 05 Jun 2022 20:41:48 +0000

How?

New comment by hnxs in "Seven Teslas have caught fire in the last four days"

hnxs — Tue, 24 May 2022 05:17:19 +0000

oof it’s been years since i saw such a blatant red herring

New comment by hnxs in "“What if it changes?”"

hnxs — Sun, 22 May 2022 22:48:08 +0000

good code is code that gets you promoted, increases your networth, and helps you retire faster

depending on your work environment, good code may actually be bad code.

New comment by hnxs in "Coinbase warns that bankruptcy could wipe out user funds"

hnxs — Wed, 11 May 2022 15:30:02 +0000

What happens if ledger goes out of business? I recall users being able to access their funds when Ledger had a systems outage some time in the past few years.

New comment by hnxs in "Ask HN: How can I learn macroeconomics properly?"

hnxs — Tue, 03 May 2022 18:20:41 +0000

Do you have any recs? I currently use VTWAX, VTIAX, and VTSAX as my index funds. Even split between all three. I would appreciate any recommendations on what to change in terms of allocation.

New comment by hnxs in "Ask HN: What are your favorite examples of elegant software?"

hnxs — Mon, 02 May 2022 21:25:33 +0000

xcode

haha just kidding!

New comment by hnxs in "Pushing back against contract demands is scary but please try anyway"

hnxs — Sun, 24 Apr 2022 22:01:36 +0000

It’s both. There’s literally no downside for the employer. Someone who abuses it is underperforming. You just fire them if it becomes a problem.

New comment by hnxs in "Ask HN: What has been your experience with bigger tech companies in London?"

hnxs — Thu, 17 Mar 2022 14:53:38 +0000

no one calls it that

i see more and more people dropping the amazon A though

New comment by hnxs in "Spending more on retaining developers reduces the cost of hiring developers"

hnxs — Mon, 14 Mar 2022 15:45:28 +0000

> Making people fungible dehumanizes them.

that’s just capitalism

New comment by hnxs in "Car stolen with homemade GPS tracker in backseat"

hnxs — Wed, 23 Feb 2022 19:16:28 +0000

You could just hire someone for repossession (aka “repo”)

New comment by hnxs in "Dune: Spice Wars"

hnxs — Fri, 18 Feb 2022 17:21:20 +0000

“the original” isn’t even an RTS, you’re thinking of Dune 2

New comment by hnxs in "Akamai to Acquire Linode"

hnxs — Wed, 16 Feb 2022 02:36:59 +0000

nope, I remember starting my first tech job in 2013, and the only people in tech who cared about it were libertarians, which was a very small subgroup of tech

New comment by hnxs in "Google Search Is Dying"

hnxs — Tue, 15 Feb 2022 17:18:34 +0000

They’re more likely to be real when they’re 6+ years old.

New comment by hnxs in "U.S. states file updated antitrust complaint against Google"

hnxs — Sun, 14 Nov 2021 05:05:45 +0000

Can you explain how Costco is relevant here when they make most of their money off membership fees and not sales?

New comment by hnxs in "Architect Resigns in Protest over UCSB Mega-Dorm"

hnxs — Fri, 29 Oct 2021 16:00:01 +0000

do you live in an office?