Hacker News: ianceicys

New comment by ianceicys in "People are having fewer babies: Is it the end of the world?"

ianceicys — Thu, 21 Aug 2025 00:20:34 +0000

You can’t out-negotiate biology, and it doesn’t take polls. People don’t consciously think ‘time to repopulate,’ they think "let's sleep together'.

Tonight is really as good a time as any to make a baby.

New comment by ianceicys in "How can RPA help with your work or task?"

ianceicys — Mon, 15 Jul 2024 22:29:16 +0000

Have you seen Power Automate self-healing AI selectors?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=61uF7SNUpP4

New comment by ianceicys in "HP's CEO spells it out: You're a 'bad investment' if you don't buy HP supplies"

ianceicys — Fri, 19 Jan 2024 20:56:36 +0000

I canceled my Instant Ink subscription last month $5/month at $60 a year is worth going to costco and picking up a Cannon Laser printer for $200.

New comment by ianceicys in "Google Cuts Jobs in Engineering and Other Divisions"

ianceicys — Thu, 11 Jan 2024 21:30:04 +0000

Salesforce just announced a hiring freeze and word on the street is that in the next 30 days they are going to be cutting staff.

New comment by ianceicys in "Salesforce and Slack implement hiring freeze"

ianceicys — Wed, 10 Jan 2024 21:21:25 +0000

So much for that hire 3,000 people! Hiring Freezes ALWAYS come 1 to 2 Quarters BEFORE layoffs. Freeze are one of the few levers companies have before layoffs, the challenge is that attrition is a real thing and existing employees are over worked.

New comment by ianceicys in "Ask HN: Did you have kids later in life, how did it do for you?"

ianceicys — Wed, 03 Jan 2024 17:58:44 +0000

Had twins last year, am 45, they make EVERYTHING worth it.

https://youtu.be/x2mS3uDqQL4?si=gRFn6XL9aMTg4sFA

The way to think about it is simply this: Who do you want at your funeral and what do you want them to remember you for?

New comment by ianceicys in "Figma and Adobe abandon proposed merger"

ianceicys — Mon, 18 Dec 2023 14:44:17 +0000

Tell that to Too BIG to FAIL banks…look at the Billions given from the government to lobbying companies.

New comment by ianceicys in "Figma and Adobe abandon proposed merger"

ianceicys — Mon, 18 Dec 2023 14:42:38 +0000

Look at the corporate raiders of the 1980s. Firing people, loading up a company with debt. And taking them bankrupt makes a ton of money for private equity. No product required, immensely profitable!

New comment by ianceicys in "Figma and Adobe abandon proposed merger"

ianceicys — Mon, 18 Dec 2023 13:39:05 +0000

Look at the corporate raiders of the 1980s. Firing people, loading up a company with debt. And taking them bankrupt makes a ton of money for private equity. No product required, immensely profitable!

New comment by ianceicys in "Figma and Adobe abandon proposed merger"

ianceicys — Mon, 18 Dec 2023 13:36:27 +0000

You are mistaken.

The purpose of a company is to make a profit and provide a good or service. In that order. Everything else is a hobby.

New comment by ianceicys in "Ask HN: Any Experience with Microsoft Fabric Lakehouse?"

ianceicys — Mon, 30 Oct 2023 16:58:16 +0000

Pricing - "Actual pricing may vary depending on the type of agreement entered into with Microsoft, date of purchase, and the currency exchange rate."

From the azure pricing calculator - contact an Azure sales specialist for more information on pricing or to request a price quote.

https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/contact/pricing/#contact-s...

Pick up the phone and you'll find an INCREDIBLY competitive price quote for Microsoft Fabric Lakehouse, as pricing is subject to change monthly/daily/hourly.

New comment by ianceicys in "The Cloud Computer"

ianceicys — Thu, 26 Oct 2023 18:47:32 +0000

Dumb question: How is Oxide different than AWS Outposts or Azure Stack HCI?

https://azure.microsoft.com/mediahandler/files/resourcefiles...

New comment by ianceicys in "Is anyone still using/making money with MS Access in 2023?"

ianceicys — Thu, 19 Oct 2023 17:56:36 +0000

There are F500 companies that have built Decades old businesses that to this day run on MS Access. See the move to PowerPlatform.com for access workloads. One of the largest maintenance/cleaning companies for hospitals across the US still has 1,000s of forms submitted in access every day.

New comment by ianceicys in "Microsoft might want to be making Windows 12 a subscription OS, suggests leak"

ianceicys — Fri, 06 Oct 2023 15:49:19 +0000

The problem with Amortization in the consumer space is the lifetime of the device. Sure, you can keep running a computer for year 6 instead of the standard 5 years...but 90% of consumers don't - What machines from 2016 are you using today? If you do, let's get serious you're already looking to upgrade in the near future, no?

New comment by ianceicys in "Microsoft might want to be making Windows 12 a subscription OS, suggests leak"

ianceicys — Fri, 06 Oct 2023 14:25:31 +0000

You are already paying a subscription for an OS. How old is your computer, 4 years-5 years old? Take $200 (cost of OS) and it's $40 or $50 a year or $3-4 dollars a month. Same applies for Apple Mac OS you just pay the $200 in the price of the $2,000 computure.

New comment by ianceicys in "[dead]"

ianceicys — Tue, 03 Oct 2023 14:50:47 +0000

$50M of opportunity for the founders to next time burn $500M on their friends. ;-)

New comment by ianceicys in "Caleb Olson's Baby Sleep Coach [video]"

ianceicys — Mon, 25 Sep 2023 14:41:44 +0000

I am playing with this tonight, but I have twins! So i'm curious about trending difference between babies - so meta! Very cool!

New comment by ianceicys in "Salesforce is hiring over 3k people, despite axing 10% of staff"

ianceicys — Fri, 15 Sep 2023 14:04:06 +0000

Rinse and Repeat. Rinse and Repeat during next year's 2024 recession.

New comment by ianceicys in "Ask HN: Is it feasible, in 2023, to run your own email service for personal use?"

ianceicys — Mon, 10 Jul 2023 18:35:52 +0000

Hosting your own email has gotten worse not better.

New comment by ianceicys in "Wendy’s, Google Train Next-Generation Order Taker: An AI Chatbot"

ianceicys — Tue, 09 May 2023 14:45:14 +0000

If drivers are on their phones and hit an attendant, than that'd be a nice payout from the driver's insurance \ negligence.