<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: mschild</title><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/user?id=mschild</link><description>Hacker News RSS</description><docs>https://hnrss.org/</docs><generator>hnrss v2.1.1</generator><lastBuildDate>Fri, 17 Apr 2026 09:45:28 +0000</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://hnrss.org/user?id=mschild" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"></atom:link><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by mschild in "Mozilla Thunderbolt"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>I get 80mb for reddit on firefox.<p>That number can be down to any number of different factors on reddit itself. Having an autoplay video running, etc.</p>
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<p>> whenever a team is trying "agile" in some way but hate it AND are given the choice, they drop it ASAP<p>Isnt that in itself "agile"? And I specifically dont mean following a religous ceremony plan etc but recognizing that a part of their process isnt working and then changing it. To me thats the entire point of actual agile. You try a process, it doesnt work, you analyze, and adapt.</p>
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<p>> is it really that hard to just change the native alarm by a minute for someone that was interested in this?<p>Not OP. In theory? No. Takes a second to change it. To be quite honest, its yet another thing to keep track off and do. I know, for myself, I would remember to do it for a few days and then forget.<p>Its a tiny thing but the more I can outsource the better. My brain is occupied with enough other stuff.</p>
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<p>Most movies and tv shows are available for similar prices on blue rays, often in 4k versions.<p>While the resolution may be higher on streaming, the bitrate is often significantly worse. Beyond that Netflix has done upscaling in the past with middling success.<p>Nevermind the horrendous AI upscaling they tried last year.
<a href="https://futurism.com/netflix-ai-upscaling-old-shows-horrific" rel="nofollow">https://futurism.com/netflix-ai-upscaling-old-shows-horrific</a></p>
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<p>I loved the Xiaomi Mi Mix 3 slide mechanism.<p>The front camera was hidden and you would slide the back up to expose it. Was not motorized and functioned using magnets. Very similar to what old dumb phones used. Super reliable and easy to use.</p>
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<p>Why not purchase used then?
66% discount for a mint condition sounds like a steal.</p>
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<p>Fines like these are simply considered Cost of Doing Business. Part of the reason why I love the GDPR fine structure so much (percentage base).<p>It has to hurt.</p>
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<p>That's a fair point and I agree with you on both counts.<p>As you said, in this particular case, the respective judicial entities purposefully released the personal information with the intent of arresting both. Whether that is successful or not remains to be seen but that's a different story.<p>For me personally, I understand doxing to be the release of personal information with malicious, indirect intent. For example, hoping that an angry mob will find the home of a person and attack them, send the person death threats through the post, etc.<p>Assuming a decently functional justice system, I don't consider an arrest warrant a malicious intent.</p>
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<p>"Doxing" has negative connotations.<p>Its almost always associated with a private person (ie not police or anyone of a judicial system) releasing personal information with malicious intent.<p>As the person above you said, semantics are important. This is a judicial system specifically searching for a person they believe to have caused severe criminal harm.</p>
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<p>> ...also, Germany has 84,000,000 people, so definitely not half of Iran.<p>I think OP meant land mass not people with the country comparison.</p>
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<p>Fair. Depends on the game to be honest.<p>I switched from Windows 10 to Fedora recently. Most of the games I play work without issue but I know there are some which categorically refuse to work (mainly some specific anti-cheating software reasons).</p>
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<p>> And since they will still have some residual value 5 years from now.<p>I dont know any private person in my circle that actually sold their laptop until it wasnt broken or so painfully old that the used value was mostly for spare parts. That may change a bit with the skyrocketing pc part prices but still.</p>
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<p>I find Teams is often simply picked because of cost reasons.<p>A lot of companies are paying for office and teams comes bundled with it. Why pay extra when its included?</p>
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<p>The other thing is availability of alternatives.<p>Most standard users simply dont have an option. Mac Neo brought Apple into a lower price range, but requires a new device. Linux is there (and frankly fantastic at this point) but good luck getting the average person through the setup process.</p>
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<p>> Right now China is building reactors at 6-7 years per reactor.<p>Thats China. In Europe, this building speed isnt going to happen anytime soon. The knowledge to build nuclear at that scale isn't in the coutry/continent anymore. You'd have to reteach an entire generation of engineers.<p>Besides that, part of the point of switching away from oil and gas is at least some independence. Europe isnt known for its nuclear fuel supply so now you're reliant on another country again.<p>Yes, most solar is produced in China but its about as low maintence as it gets and there is still enough knowledge to produce in Europe.</p>
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<p>The US Department of Defense went quite a bit further. They created the Condor Cluster in 2010 which was comprised of 1760 PS3s. At the time it was placed 33rd worldwide for a supercomputer.<p><a href="https://phys.org/news/2010-12-air-playstation-3s-supercomputer.html" rel="nofollow">https://phys.org/news/2010-12-air-playstation-3s-supercomput...</a></p>
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<p>Convenience is king.<p>I get where you are coming from. I try to buy unprocessed as much as possible, but there are days where I want something that I could do myself or buy premade from the grocery store. On days like that, I'm glad I have the option to buy premade even if my self-made version tastes better, is healthier, and often cheaper.<p>Besides that, its a good tool to get the general omnivore to reduce meat consumption. A friend of mine does eat meat but is lowering her consumption of it. Having a convenient alternative that she doesn't have to think about and can just get prepackaged helped her half her meat consumption in a effectively a few weeks.</p>
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<p>Based on my bubble, vegans, vegetarians, and meat eaters that do want to decrease their meat consumption.<p>At this point, in Germany at least, discounter brands like Lidl and Aldi have beaten Beyond Meat at their game though. They produce alternatives that taste as good or better, for significantly less money.</p>
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<p>> Is tossing stuff over the fence considered ok now?<p>Has been for a long time unfortunately. AI didn't create this behaviour but certainly made it easier for the other side to do it.<p>> Review the slop with the person that submitted it.<p>Alternatively, mark them as "Needs Work" if you can. But yes, put the ball in their court by peppering them with questions. Maybe they will get the hint.</p>
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<p>Yes and no.<p>I started my career with a graduate program from a larger company. I stuck around in that company for close to 5 years and would have liked to stay longer. My reason for leaving were the absence of a career progression. The first 3 years, the company had a great career progression path. Clear outlines what it needs for a promotion, fair and transparent pay, etc.<p>That changed and despite hitting/exceeding my goals, I was denied a promotion twice with no good reason. My boss, who is fantastic, told me that he cannot give me a good reason because he himself did not receive one. So I left.<p>Generally speaking, my cohort of the program was part of the company much longer than most employees. I don't think a single person left in the first 3 years. Attrition only started now that there was a general shift in the companies culture and communication.</p>
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