Hacker News: muse900

EU calls VPNs "a loophole that needs closing" in age verification push

muse900 — Sat, 09 May 2026 05:52:12 +0000

Article URL: https://cyberinsider.com/eu-calls-vpns-a-loophole-that-needs-closing-in-age-verification-push/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48072190

Points: 291

# Comments: 213

New comment by muse900 in "Valve releases Steam Controller CAD files under Creative Commons license"

muse900 — Thu, 07 May 2026 06:46:45 +0000

Really?

I mean are we forgetting about kids gambling lootboxes in CS and Valve doing nothing to regulate it?

I mean yes compared to the rest of the gaming companies that are long way gone like Blizzard etc, Valve seems to be the better, but its not like they are saints...

It always amazes me how us as people forget the past (which is not even far away).

Salesforce Currently Down

muse900 — Tue, 01 Oct 2024 09:28:04 +0000

Wanted to say that obviously it affects my business , don't know if you guys are affected also.

We get a message that its down for maintenance, their status page shows nothing https://status.salesforce.com/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=41706287

Points: 2

# Comments: 1

Germany green light for €5B in aid for chip plants

muse900 — Tue, 10 Sep 2024 18:12:36 +0000

Article URL: https://4imag.com/why-germanys-green-light-for-e5-billion-in-aid-for-chip-plants/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=41503819

Points: 1

# Comments: 0

Adyen defends hiring spree as shares tumble 20%

muse900 — Thu, 17 Aug 2023 10:19:40 +0000

Article URL: https://www.ft.com/content/53b5099c-4f59-499e-9713-09c04a452c18

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=37159547

Points: 4

# Comments: 1

New comment by muse900 in "Want to found a startup? Work at one first"

muse900 — Wed, 31 Aug 2022 14:09:15 +0000

I agree with plenty of what you are saying, at the same time I believe that joining problematic start-ups or failing start-ups can teach you plenty on how not do things.

Remember that before succeeding you have to fail and improve in a cycle of n times until you succeed. If you succeed without failing then there is a high probability of luck being involved.

New comment by muse900 in "Why I left Google: work-life balance"

muse900 — Wed, 11 May 2022 13:56:13 +0000

agree, for me mostly for some reason its the fear of not finding another job...

But well if you are depressed at your job... how bad can it get?

And can really the money you make from a job make back for the depression? My personal opinion is NO!

New comment by muse900 in "Why I left Google: work-life balance"

muse900 — Wed, 11 May 2022 07:44:32 +0000

Usually its the extremes that are having the same effects.

Atm I am in a super demanding job, requiring me to overwork, make decisions on the spot, work on problems etc.

On my free time while I want to sit down and watch some TV, go for running, enjoy a nice dinner or whatever... I FEEL EMPTY!

I am fixated with my work... its not healthy and its creating low motivation for me. It feels like work has taken away all pleasures in life for me. It is not HEALTHY at all (I am currently seeing professionals about it)

Generally anything in moderation is key...

P.S. I do overwork myself for someone else to enjoy the fruits of my labour... sad story.

New comment by muse900 in "Stripe updates pricing on cross-border fees between UK and EU"

muse900 — Tue, 05 Apr 2022 13:39:06 +0000

"So stripe here would charge an EU card from its EU entity, US from the US, GB from GB etc etc, regardless of where the merchant is actually located. Maybe there is something fundamentally different with the workings of Visa / MC payments and clearing though that means this is not possible?"

Not really. The transaction happens on the country the merchant Operates.

If you are a merchant within the EU and stripe accepts a txn on your behalf, if that txn is from a card issued by a UK institution you will be charged the extra fee.

New comment by muse900 in "Maybe you should do less 'work'"

muse900 — Mon, 28 Mar 2022 13:35:23 +0000

Personal experience has taught me that there is a MAXIMUM amount of COMP that you will receive as an employee, no matter how much hard work you put into your company.

So basically what is happening, is that you are working hard for some achievements, that someone else is going to benefit off.

New comment by muse900 in "Ask HN: Please stop writing tutorials/tech articles on Medium"

muse900 — Fri, 30 Oct 2020 14:30:56 +0000

Although I use incognito mode as a workaround (if you open the article on incognito it shows it without the paywall, at least it does for me), I find Medium tutorials badly written or written by people with limited technical knowledge.

I'd say 95% of my process with medium goes like this:

1) Finds a blog with a tutorial or something relevant. 2) Opens it and sees a paywall 3) Opens it in incognito mode 4) Browses through the article 5) Leaves the page and learned nothing

New comment by muse900 in "Ask HN: What is your favorite motto?"

muse900 — Fri, 11 Sep 2020 11:58:44 +0000

“Time is money friend” - greedy goblin in world of Warcraft

No but seriously that’s a precious advice. Don’t waste your time, our time in this earth is limited, better make the most of it!

New comment by muse900 in "An abandoned seaside town in Cyprus is about to reopen"

muse900 — Sat, 01 Aug 2020 01:16:30 +0000

While Erdogan is behind the wheel, Turkey will keep suffering his power-plays. Its very unfortunate that he doesn't want any conflict resolution, just power games (don't forget blocking social media sites in Turkey etc). I have a feeling that Turks do want to progress and be part of the westernized world but he is keeping them behind. A week ago he converted a highly valuable world heritage monument into a mosque knowing it will damage his relationships with Europe. Reopening Famagusta is only gonna make things worse.

Generally speaking the area has been conflicted from all sides, e.g Israel-Palestine etc, and it feels like noone really wants to fix things up and let the area heal for generations to come? I mean come on people we are in 2020 and we act like we are 70 years ago... we should be thinking out of the box.

Although I am biased on this subject as I legally own land that I can't use or visit in Famagusta, I thought I'd share my opinion.

New comment by muse900 in "Startups are pummeled in the ‘great unwinding’"

muse900 — Sun, 05 Apr 2020 01:04:56 +0000

Small-medium hotel owner here, that used to write code for a living.

What just happened in my industry, is forcing me to go look for a job. I don't think we are going to open for summer season or even if we do its not gonna make enough to live by.

Hundreds or thousands of years ago, a few had all the wealth and then most people were poor. We even had slaves.

I can't believe that in 2020 and with all the knowledge we've acquired as humanity we've allowed a few people to acquire all the wealth.

I am gonna struggle with paying any tax coming my way this year, or even supporting my employees who they very much need the job. And on the other hand, there are corporation that don't need to pay much tax through their umbrellas and then again they pay their employees peanuts so they can have a CEO that is worth in the hundred of billions of $. Sad to see that humanity hasn't improved at all.

New comment by muse900 in "Amazon Relief Fund"

muse900 — Thu, 19 Mar 2020 23:56:35 +0000

must be fake, from the whois I cannot see amazon being registered, its just hidden which is not normal by such a huge organization. I might be wrong but just from the whois I wouldn't believe its amazon.

New comment by muse900 in "Ask HN: Are we overreacting to coronavirus?"

muse900 — Thu, 19 Mar 2020 23:41:36 +0000

To add to that, I was listening to an expert from Standford saying that the data set we currently have is not correct and we don't have the full picture.

We might be seeing X deaths in china but that might not be true, due to less testing etc currently, so the mortality rate is a bit skewed.

New comment by muse900 in "Ask HN: Have you been laid off?"

muse900 — Thu, 19 Mar 2020 23:34:01 +0000

Want to wish you well, and its quite nice after all this sorrow to see that there are still nice ideas out there that are capable to not only survive but prosper.

New comment by muse900 in "Amazon to hire 100k warehouse and delivery workers"

muse900 — Tue, 17 Mar 2020 00:03:51 +0000

That's the principle, but it doesn't reflect to the reality around us, or at least my reality.

I am in the tourism industry, owning a small-medium hotel.

If I stop paying any loans and generally I am left out of cash-flow I am pretty much screwed for the next few years, if not closing down.

I know though a few people around my area with massive resorts and a debt over 100mil that have already stopped paying quite a few loans themselvs and they are getting away with a slap on their wrist. The gov gets involved cause the debt is enough to damage a bank, and the people that are going to be left without a job are enough to cause a mini crisis. Then the bank itself... well for them its not just about ceasing the asset as its gonna be a hard thing to sell or manage.

Meanwhile the owners are taking out massive salaries + bonuses for their personal accounts and don't care about their balance sheet being a mess and their debts growing.

New comment by muse900 in "Coronavirus: Some scientists say UK virus strategy is 'risking lives'"

muse900 — Sun, 15 Mar 2020 17:23:14 +0000

I would like to see if Gov officials apply the same 'herd immunity' tactic to themselves and their relatives as well.

Would be great to see if Boris Johnson and his cabinet and their close ones are staying home or not.

New comment by muse900 in "Google's ambitious push into gaming is floundering"

muse900 — Mon, 02 Mar 2020 06:37:16 +0000

I wouldn't say that directly applies to what Google is trying to do.

I think what Google is doing is just re-investing back into x amount of companies/ideas where even if 1-2 of those companies bounces back and becomes profitable they make up their investments + they make profit.

I think they do realise how much money there is to be made in the gaming world and such. Its just time and money against profit for them.

Throw eggs in the wall and see what sticks or not.

Personally I don't like that model and thats why I use google services less and less. Even gmail is a huge no-go for me due to their nonexistent support.