Hacker News: mattymf

New comment by mattymf in "Sao Paulo: A city with no outdoor advertisements (2013)"

mattymf — Thu, 06 Jul 2023 15:45:21 +0000

Constant billboards ruins scenery.

New comment by mattymf in "U.S. Postal Service starts nationwide electric vehicle fleet, buying 9,250 EVs"

mattymf — Thu, 02 Mar 2023 16:32:20 +0000

Great, but they look terrible. I won't enjoy seeing these eyesores.

New comment by mattymf in "Z-Library Returns on the Clearnet in Full Hydra-Mode"

mattymf — Fri, 17 Feb 2023 18:00:55 +0000

They also had a similar response to Telegram banning their bot: Each user gets their own personal Telegram bot.

New comment by mattymf in "Life Is Short (2016)"

mattymf — Tue, 27 Dec 2022 18:01:00 +0000

> one should actively seek out things that matter

After reading the word "bullshit" about 10 times in 5 paragraphs, a beautiful piece of advice emerged.

The "bullshit" avoided in life should be replaced with something meaningful to you! At the end of the day, a proud man has the realities of his past: meaningful work done, love loved, and suffering bravely suffered. Replace the nonsense avoided with things that matter in a 1 to 1 ratio.

New comment by mattymf in "Is Dark Mode Good for Your Eyes? (2020)"

mattymf — Tue, 13 Dec 2022 18:29:34 +0000

If you're saying blue light is actually a leading cause of eye strain, then how can you conclude that dark mode doesn't help with that? A large white background has significantly more blue light than a black or gray background. It is already known that dark text on a light background is easier to read in general, but with all the blue lights shining in your eyes it is certainly worth it to toggle dark mode throughout the day to let your eyes rest. The light text on a dark background should not be difficult to read if the environment outside the screen is bright enough. Your point about fine details becoming washed through dilation is true, but only relevant if you are reading in the dark. In which case turning on a light fixes that issue entirely.

Dark Mode _is_ good for your eyes, especially if you are feeling fatigued from reading so much text in light mode. Get a toggle dark mode reader for your browser! You don't have to choose one or* the other, but rather toggle as your eyes are feeling fatigued, or take a walk.

New comment by mattymf in "I launced a 3-day workweek at Chick-fil-A to help with burnout"

mattymf — Tue, 22 Nov 2022 00:27:15 +0000

I think having a variety of shift options with research on all of them so people can make decisions for themselves would be a cool offering as a company. obviously many other things to consider.

I launced a 3-day workweek at Chick-fil-A to help with burnout

mattymf — Tue, 22 Nov 2022 00:27:15 +0000

Article URL: https://www.businessinsider.com/chick-fil-a-three-day-work-week-employee-burnout-retention-2022-11

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=33700193

Points: 1

# Comments: 1

New comment by mattymf in "Z-library founders arrested in Argentina"

mattymf — Thu, 17 Nov 2022 23:50:27 +0000

I wonder if monetization was the only easy way to prevent abuse from the greedy hyper-thieves. Most people who used Z-Library weren't going to buy the books anyway. The library allowed the hungry to learn while giving the greedy some difficulty. I liked their system. I'm not proud to condone stealing but, in my opinion, people were only stealing from the greedy or the teachers at heart, and the teachers at heart would've given away some of their books for free anyway.

New comment by mattymf in "Just how complicated could it be to register a German company?"

mattymf — Mon, 14 Nov 2022 17:35:37 +0000

Interesting article. This seems like a normal experience for any regulated industry selling abroad. Maybe this is the writer's first professional working experience ever? Maybe I'm overly critical.

New comment by mattymf in "ZLibrary domains have been seized by the United States Postal Inspection Service"

mattymf — Mon, 07 Nov 2022 22:17:24 +0000

Also seized?? 66.212.148.115

New comment by mattymf in "ZLibrary domains have been seized by the United States Postal Inspection Service"

mattymf — Mon, 07 Nov 2022 22:16:56 +0000

Also seized?? 66.212.148.115

New comment by mattymf in "Ask HN: Do people not have hobbies anymore?"

mattymf — Wed, 26 Oct 2022 16:15:57 +0000

yea, apparently not having a spleen is helpful if you are falling 15,000 feet from the sky. considering this operation for myself.

New comment by mattymf in "GTA VI Leak [video]"

mattymf — Mon, 19 Sep 2022 16:04:16 +0000

https://www.reddit.com/r/GTA/comments/xhkc8o/gta_6_a_sorted_...

New comment by mattymf in "GTA VI Leak [video]"

mattymf — Mon, 19 Sep 2022 15:52:12 +0000

Here are some of the leaked videos:

Night club: https://streamable.com/6g87e8 Gun fight debugging(?) session: https://streamable.com/3zw3ed Vice City Metro: https://streamable.com/rx0hed Truck parkour: https://streamable.com/70mre0 Dev adjustments: https://streamable.com/kbp778

New comment by mattymf in "Ask HN: I want a minimalist phone experience"

mattymf — Thu, 07 Jul 2022 23:31:23 +0000

Thanks, I now know these are called 'launchers'. I'm now using the Before Launcher [0]. It is pretty much what I want.

Thanks for pointing me in the right direction.

[0] https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.beforesoft...

Ask HN: I want a minimalist phone experience

mattymf — Thu, 07 Jul 2022 23:05:58 +0000

I like my Pixel 5a but I don't want to see all the colored icons of the apps I have. I only want to see their names.

I'm now using the minimalist phone app [0]. It lets me favorite 3 apps (have 3 apps on my home screen), but there is a lot of wasted space. After the 3 apps are chosen, all others have to be searched for in the alphabetical list. But I want fast access to around 7 apps.

Is there a better solution than this? For someone looking for an optimized and minimalist smartphone experience

[0] https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.qqlabs.minimalistlauncher

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=32020805

Points: 10

# Comments: 4

New comment by mattymf in "Please Stop Using Grey Text"

mattymf — Thu, 19 May 2022 16:30:47 +0000

Sometimes highlighting all the text on a site helps me read and understand faster.

New comment by mattymf in "Show HN: I built a simulator for personal finance"

mattymf — Wed, 20 Apr 2022 19:27:02 +0000

The projections predict I will buy a Tesla and go bankrupt immediately after

New comment by mattymf in "We decided to move 90% of our workload from the cloud to on-prem infrastructure"

mattymf — Fri, 15 Apr 2022 18:46:26 +0000

> After doing the math, We decided to purchase three workstations at a total cost of $17k.

Why not share the math? Isn't this article supposed to answer why it's more economical to use on-prem?

Ask HN: Secure Domain Name Registrars?

mattymf — Wed, 02 Mar 2022 17:25:58 +0000

I stumbled across this FBI training resource the other day, (Lawful Access to Secure Messaging Apps Data)[https://propertyofthepeople.org/document-detail/?doc-id=21114562], and was wondering if some domain registrars were more private/secure than others. I know that generally buying domain names is not very private or secure, but are some registrars better than others?

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=30529926

Points: 19

# Comments: 4