<rss version="2.0" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"><channel><title>Hacker News: literallyaduck</title><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/user?id=literallyaduck</link><description>Hacker News RSS</description><docs>https://hnrss.org/</docs><generator>hnrss v2.1.1</generator><lastBuildDate>Tue, 28 Jul 2026 23:20:11 +0000</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://hnrss.org/user?id=literallyaduck" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"></atom:link><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by literallyaduck in "Strengthening our efforts against the spread of non-consensual intimate images"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>Would it not be easy to stop the spread of intimate images through your platform?<p>If you have a platform for "intimate" images maybe have a record on file that shows everyone is of age and consents. If an image, or video providence can not be confirmed you don't put it up for consumption. There is no shortage of "intimate" images and it would not present a hardship or be a barrier to entry to those that want to produce or consume the content. Please, explain how it is ethical to do otherwise.</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 11 Jan 2022 05:17:45 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=29887877</link><dc:creator>literallyaduck</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=29887877</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=29887877</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by literallyaduck in "Is Google Search Deteriorating? Measuring Google's Search Quality in 2022"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>Go to image search and type in "white people" without quotes.<p>Now repeat the search but with "black people" without quotes.<p>Try the same for "white couple" without quotes.<p>Try the same for "black couple" without quotes.<p>Do you have any insight to this phenomenon?</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 11 Jan 2022 05:06:21 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=29887811</link><dc:creator>literallyaduck</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=29887811</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=29887811</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by literallyaduck in "Imagine another American Civil War, but this time in every state"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>Nonconcensual government has no place in modern society. Most people are born into countries and it makes sense to have a regular opt in vote to continue.<p>Most "civilized" people will starve  or die horrible deaths if the current cold civil war goes hot. People who don't know how to grow crops, hunt, fish, or setup logistic pipelines. The side has military backing will end up killing a lot of people until one side gives up and by that time China and Russia will win. An armed conflict is a real loser for everyone. Lots of Americans on either side are armed and obstinate  and it will get ugly fast. It might be time to visit a friendly foreign country until it all blows over, just don't expect much to come back to, wars are ugly things, and civil wars are often worse.<p>The only question is are we going to be flexible enough to let people go their own ways peacefully or try to hug a mountain lion until it hugs us back? The cart is being pulled in two directions and a peaceful legal separation is much better than the alternative.<p>No one is going to counseling and "live and let live" is dead. Irreconcilable differences between at least two factions exist.</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 11 Jan 2022 02:51:32 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=29886762</link><dc:creator>literallyaduck</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=29886762</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=29886762</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by literallyaduck in "U.S. surgeons transplant pig heart into human patient"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>Then could they yeet the old one into the sausage grinder and transplant a fresh one. It could even be a nice 12 year ritual, pay 1 million dollars for the most expensive sausage you'll ever eat.<p><a href="http://www.culinarypen.com/2014/02/pork-heart-sausage.html?m=1" rel="nofollow">http://www.culinarypen.com/2014/02/pork-heart-sausage.html?m...</a></p>
]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 10 Jan 2022 23:44:55 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=29884810</link><dc:creator>literallyaduck</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=29884810</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=29884810</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by literallyaduck in "Google Had Secret Project to ‘Convince’ Employees ‘That Unions Suck’"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>Google/Alphabet needs to be broken apart: "The National Labor Relations Act forbids employers from interfering with, restraining, or coercing employees in the exercise of rights relating to organizing, forming, joining or assisting a labor organization for collective bargaining purposes, or from working together to improve terms and conditions of employment, or refraining from any such activity. Similarly, labor organizations may not restrain or coerce employees in the exercise of these rights."</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 10 Jan 2022 16:46:46 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=29877548</link><dc:creator>literallyaduck</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=29877548</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=29877548</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by literallyaduck in "noDRM's GitHub repo DeDRM_tools is disabled due to Readium's DMCA notice"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>Stop thinking of github as source control. It is source out of your control.<p>Decentralized source code is required.<p>If another entity can take your repo it isn't your repo.<p>If another entity can ninja commit to your repo with a bot it isn't  your repo.<p>If your code can be taken down by a corporation or government, it isn't  your repo.</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 10 Jan 2022 14:27:05 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=29875246</link><dc:creator>literallyaduck</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=29875246</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=29875246</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by literallyaduck in "Chrome Dev Tools Team, can we please have import/export in the Devices list?"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>Can you do it yourself with a pluggin?<p><a href="https://developer.chrome.com/docs/extensions/mv3/devtools/" rel="nofollow">https://developer.chrome.com/docs/extensions/mv3/devtools/</a></p>
]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 07 Jan 2022 14:45:46 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=29839658</link><dc:creator>literallyaduck</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=29839658</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=29839658</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Equifax Forces a Caste System]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>Article URL: <a href="https://theworknumber.com">https://theworknumber.com</a></p>
<p>Comments URL: <a href="https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=29832714">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=29832714</a></p>
<p>Points: 3</p>
<p># Comments: 1</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 07 Jan 2022 00:14:52 +0000</pubDate><link>https://theworknumber.com</link><dc:creator>literallyaduck</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=29832714</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=29832714</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by literallyaduck in "Ask HN: My boss doesn't think I'm doing good work, how to proceed?"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>Work to specification while you find a new job. Get the requirements via email or send a confirmation email for anything that you believe might be an "offhand remark".<p>The market is hot and jobs are currently plentiful.<p>Realize that a lot of the tech world reads this site so be careful.</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 06 Jan 2022 22:31:21 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=29831387</link><dc:creator>literallyaduck</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=29831387</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=29831387</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by literallyaduck in "My Many Girlfriends"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>A name generator makes the cattle herdable. Humans may remember zombie-wombat-kitten but not 3991. You might not ever interact with the machine directly but if you are hunting down an issue from log files it reduces cognitive load.</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 06 Jan 2022 17:36:58 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=29826699</link><dc:creator>literallyaduck</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=29826699</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=29826699</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by literallyaduck in "New York City will make it mandatory for companies to post salaries on job ads"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>Let's take this nation wide. Why was everyone's time and interview hoops for jobs that don't pay competitive rates? Why should loyal employees stick with pay rates that are less than new hires?</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 06 Jan 2022 17:30:45 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=29826612</link><dc:creator>literallyaduck</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=29826612</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=29826612</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by literallyaduck in "Seattle police faked radio chatter about Proud Boys during 2020 protests"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>Have you demanded Capitol Police Lieutenant Michael Byrd be charged for killing an unarmed woman? Have you demanded equality for the tourists, because previously AOC joined the Sunrise Movement at Pelosi's office:<p>In a response to the protests, Pelosi said in a statement that she was "inspired by the energy and activism of the many young activists and advocates leading the way on the climate crisis."<p>"I have recommended to my House Democratic colleagues that we reinstate the select committee to address the climate crisis," she said in the statement. "We welcome the presence of these activists, and we strongly urge the Capitol Police to allow them to continue to organize and participate in our democracy."</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 06 Jan 2022 14:48:48 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=29824150</link><dc:creator>literallyaduck</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=29824150</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=29824150</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by literallyaduck in "French president says he wants to 'piss off' the unvaccinated"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>Taking people's money then removing their personage reminds me of another historical European country.</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 06 Jan 2022 14:35:33 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=29823972</link><dc:creator>literallyaduck</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=29823972</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=29823972</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by literallyaduck in "Seattle police faked radio chatter about Proud Boys during 2020 protests"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>At the least they should get felony charges and spend a week in jail like the undocumented tourists of the capital.</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 06 Jan 2022 03:37:33 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=29819031</link><dc:creator>literallyaduck</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=29819031</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=29819031</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by literallyaduck in "Facebook collecting people's data even when accounts are deactivated"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>Feds need to raid them and their data centers, and their cloud providers.</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 06 Jan 2022 02:05:20 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=29818213</link><dc:creator>literallyaduck</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=29818213</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=29818213</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by literallyaduck in "Stars may form 10 times faster than thought"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>It is still a long way away from 6,000 years.</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 05 Jan 2022 22:20:00 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=29815896</link><dc:creator>literallyaduck</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=29815896</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=29815896</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by literallyaduck in "Ask HN: How do I write clean and maintainable code"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>From an interviewed side:<p>Ask open ended questions.<p>Examples: Tell me about a time, describe a situation where, what steps have you taken, the more they talk the better chance you have to assess them.<p>From an interviewee side: be prepared to describe situation where you maintained and application what safeguards you put in place, keep everything pleasant and remember to smile as people can hear it in your voice even if there is no video feed. Feign passion if you must. The whole process is a sales pitch and you are selling yourself, toot your own horn and make mountains of every little molehill of a project you have been  part of. Talk about your commitment to testing and know the test pyramid, flip the interview around and ask them questions, it throws them off their guard and they will be impressed. The one who betrays the most information loses.</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 05 Jan 2022 17:01:55 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=29811570</link><dc:creator>literallyaduck</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=29811570</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=29811570</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by literallyaduck in "Ask HN: How do I write clean and maintainable code"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>Maintainable code is a fools errand people just need the lingo for the interview, people don't stay at the same job long enough to really worry about it long term. People ship the one to throw away then the next devs rewrite everything their foredevs wrote. Languages, databases and standards are moving targets and today's best practice is tomorrow's antipattern.<p>If you want to ensure that you hire devs who have longevity in your product only hire devs who have worked in the same place long enough to pay for their coding choices and ask them for specific times they had technical debt and what steps they took to remedy the problem. You will find out more by letting them talk.</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 05 Jan 2022 15:40:49 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=29810315</link><dc:creator>literallyaduck</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=29810315</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=29810315</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by literallyaduck in "Airbnb's experiment in combatting rental bias means swapping names for initials"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>KYC is an unescapable federal requirement, for the home owners who rent out their homes and a non-US based company has no obligation to follow US guidelines around discrimination unless a treaty forces their hand.<p>I wouldn't rent my home out to anyone no matter the skin color, religion, or genders, and frankly it is a bit gross for hotels, hostels and BNBs to exist. If you can't avoid travel camping keeps you at arms length from mingling with other humans filth. Weather might prohibit your options, but I'm a firm believer that "Hell is other people."</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 05 Jan 2022 14:44:48 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=29809541</link><dc:creator>literallyaduck</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=29809541</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=29809541</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by literallyaduck in "Airbnb's experiment in combatting rental bias means swapping names for initials"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>Vrbo, HomeAway, Stayz, Booking.com or others may fill the gap, and some house loaners might attempt to use KYC to identify customers prior to doing business.</p>
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