Hacker News: joejerryronnie

New comment by joejerryronnie in "FCC fines robocaller a record $300M after blocking billions of their scam calls"

joejerryronnie — Thu, 03 Aug 2023 22:23:39 +0000

Friends and neighbors are the primary people I don’t answer the door for.

New comment by joejerryronnie in "Apple reports third quarter results"

joejerryronnie — Thu, 03 Aug 2023 22:18:09 +0000

Apple also controls all methods of transportation to the mall.

New comment by joejerryronnie in "It’s not only NY, LA, San Francisco. Retail crime has hit Kansas metropolis"

joejerryronnie — Sat, 08 Jul 2023 06:12:29 +0000

The only link between organized retail crime and any other illicit activity is money. If a group is into organized retail crime, chances are they are into other illegal money making schemes, as well. That doesn’t mean the different activities are somehow intrinsically linked together.

New comment by joejerryronnie in "Escape from Silicon Valley (alternative visions of computation)"

joejerryronnie — Tue, 13 Jun 2023 20:47:20 +0000

Idk, I highly value speedy pizza delivery

New comment by joejerryronnie in "New superbug-killing antibiotic discovered using AI"

joejerryronnie — Thu, 25 May 2023 17:43:31 +0000

I’m worried about the 10,000,000x version which may emerge organically at some point in time.

New comment by joejerryronnie in "Maybe treating housing as an investment was a mistake"

joejerryronnie — Mon, 06 Mar 2023 19:10:30 +0000

If this is not worth it for you (maybe it is because of amenities), couldn’t you just buy a place closer to where your parents live?

New comment by joejerryronnie in "FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried to be released on $250M bail"

joejerryronnie — Fri, 23 Dec 2022 05:38:32 +0000

As a TSA-precheck member, I’ve never felt like part of the ruling class until today. Bow before me and tremble!

New comment by joejerryronnie in "FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried to be released on $250M bail"

joejerryronnie — Fri, 23 Dec 2022 05:26:13 +0000

You are correct. The parent’s home plus some assets of two other individuals probably totaling a max of $5 million but nowhere close to $250 million - which was a stupid amount to set in the first place. Either require a reasonable bond amount or deny bail.

New comment by joejerryronnie in "Apple to move 40-45% iPhone production to India"

joejerryronnie — Sun, 04 Dec 2022 19:03:25 +0000

That’s why Banana Stands will never lose their popularity.

New comment by joejerryronnie in "Is this the end of social networking?"

joejerryronnie — Fri, 12 Aug 2022 02:34:02 +0000

Idk, this article seems hopelessly naive. So, the author would essentially like to go back in time to a less morally ambiguous internet when people (i.e. techies and nerds) had engaging, thoughtful, and respectful conversations where each emerged a better person. Not gonna happen. The future of social networking looks a lot more like Twitter (but meaner) than it does to the halcyon days of IRC.

New comment by joejerryronnie in "Critique of Techno-Feudal Reason"

joejerryronnie — Sat, 07 May 2022 20:46:59 +0000

I don’t believe the goons would be operating on the principle of your moral right to the furs, rather they would be taking the more practical approach of believing you can provide them with a better quality of life than the next guy (and that they don’t have the skills to acquire furs on their own)

New comment by joejerryronnie in "Critique of Techno-Feudal Reason"

joejerryronnie — Sat, 07 May 2022 20:34:04 +0000

If the bodyguards had the ability to expropriate greater quantities of wealth, they wouldn’t be bodyguards.

New comment by joejerryronnie in "Critique of Techno-Feudal Reason"

joejerryronnie — Sat, 07 May 2022 20:31:40 +0000

Sure you can overpower me and steal everything I have - once. Or you can join me and I’ll provide you a better living than those others for the rest of your life.

New comment by joejerryronnie in "Critique of Techno-Feudal Reason"

joejerryronnie — Sat, 07 May 2022 17:04:51 +0000

As a group expands in size, don’t the opportunities for an individual to amass wealth, and then translate that to power, also increase significantly?

New comment by joejerryronnie in "Ask HN: How to Make Passive Income?"

joejerryronnie — Sat, 07 May 2022 16:51:17 +0000

My peasants do net fairly sizable tax revenue (largely in sheep, some gold as well) but I would hardly call that “passive”, what with all the galloping around the countryside with my pikemen and all!

New comment by joejerryronnie in "Getting hired after fifty"

joejerryronnie — Sat, 30 Apr 2022 19:53:08 +0000

The age of the coder is directly proportional to the number of comments included in the code.

New comment by joejerryronnie in "Getting hired after fifty"

joejerryronnie — Sat, 30 Apr 2022 19:50:04 +0000

Aka, let me introduce you to why the Democrats are going to get pummeled in the upcoming midterms.

New comment by joejerryronnie in "Canada bans foreign home buyers for two years"

joejerryronnie — Tue, 19 Apr 2022 21:45:24 +0000

Yeah, I can imagine if it’s for a legit reason (especially in a hot market like the other poster pointed out), the seller would probably try to work something out. I would feel like a jerk if I took someone’s $10K and then turned around and sold my house the next day.

New comment by joejerryronnie in "Canada bans foreign home buyers for two years"

joejerryronnie — Tue, 19 Apr 2022 14:29:30 +0000

This would simply drive rents up across the board. Unintended consequences are the primary result of punitive tax measures.

New comment by joejerryronnie in "Canada bans foreign home buyers for two years"

joejerryronnie — Tue, 19 Apr 2022 14:25:52 +0000

But you’re sacrificing the flexibility of renting. While I agree the benefits of home ownership far outweigh long term renting, there are some trade-offs.