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New comment by paublyrne in "Is Internet Addiction Real?"

paublyrne — Sat, 21 Aug 2021 12:23:37 +0000

I believe that there are many in between the two extremes you mention for whom the draw of connection is far from benign, which is why I would not be so dismissive of addiction concerns.

New comment by paublyrne in "Is Internet Addiction Real?"

paublyrne — Sat, 21 Aug 2021 09:47:08 +0000

> Why would anyone want to spend time trawling obscure library database systems only to find the library doesn't stock the right books or that someone has taken it on loan for an unknown period of time ?

You're setting up a bit of strawman, I don't see anyone arguing the internet is inferior to the library, but that library usage (for example) doesn't trigger the dopamine release cycle in the way refreshing a frequently changing webpage does.

New comment by paublyrne in "Amazon Gets Record $888M EU Fine over Data Violations"

paublyrne — Fri, 30 Jul 2021 13:25:32 +0000

If it's already not allowed to use data in this way - thus the fine - what purpose would allowing and revoking the right to do so serve. It's already prohibited.

1997: Achaea

paublyrne — Thu, 22 Jul 2021 11:16:52 +0000

Article URL: https://if50.substack.com/p/1997-achaea

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=27917573

Points: 44

# Comments: 7

New comment by paublyrne in "Nepalese student learns HTML, JavaScript, CSS using just a mobile phone"

paublyrne — Wed, 21 Jul 2021 16:23:08 +0000

I'm in a train station in Berlin right now and every billboard is Apple.

New comment by paublyrne in "Acer disables BIOS for laptops sold through Amazon? (2020)"

paublyrne — Thu, 01 Jul 2021 19:57:31 +0000

> Citation needed?

Op is making a bet not a claim.

New comment by paublyrne in "Fastly Outage"

paublyrne — Tue, 08 Jun 2021 11:20:21 +0000

I don't see how it's so traumatic for the engineers involved, unless the company culture in Fastly is really awful and there are punitive repercussions, or attempts to pin responsbility on individuals rather than systems, which I doubt.

Many here have been responsible for web service outages albeit on much smaller scales, and in my experience it feels awful while it's happening but you quickly forget about it because so does everyone else.

New comment by paublyrne in "FaceTime is coming to Android and Windows via the web"

paublyrne — Tue, 08 Jun 2021 05:44:01 +0000

> If it weren't for the value of the bundle I'd likely not care as much though.

Surely being paid to use Spotify would represent even better value.

New comment by paublyrne in "Moderna to take mRNA flu and HIV vaccines into Phase 1 trials this year"

paublyrne — Tue, 25 May 2021 08:50:02 +0000

> Is it for people that are exposing themselves to potential carriers in unsafe ways?

It's this largely. The most obvious group in the UK are MSM men. It has to be taken more or less all the time by people who expect they may have encounters in which they could potentially be exposed, similar to the birth control pill.

New comment by paublyrne in "Why do older individuals have greater control of their feelings?"

paublyrne — Wed, 12 May 2021 11:31:14 +0000

We're too tired to get upset about things.

New comment by paublyrne in "SSD makers start warning that mining products like ChiaCoin will void warranty"

paublyrne — Sat, 01 May 2021 05:45:23 +0000

> It has produced poor people easily to be able to store their wealth something that they can both afford and isn't constantly being debased

I can't get excited about people too poor to have access to banking putting their money into something as severely volatile as crypto currency.

There is room for new financial companies supporting mobile banking and banking in the developing world, but I don't see why crypto needs to be involved.

New comment by paublyrne in "Gitlet.js – Git implemented in 1k lines of JavaScript (2015)"

paublyrne — Tue, 13 Apr 2021 06:42:54 +0000

I don't see why it couldn't be removed from a future release after a period of deprecation.

New comment by paublyrne in "Hit songwriters ask pop stars to stop taking credit for songs they didn't write"

paublyrne — Wed, 31 Mar 2021 18:59:13 +0000

There is a lot more to making good quality recordings then having good equipment. There's arrangement, mic placement, room acoustic treatment, mixing and EQ, mastering.

New comment by paublyrne in "Phones and apps reduce your ability to focus even when they don’t distract you"

paublyrne — Thu, 25 Mar 2021 19:39:10 +0000

> Also, if your waking hours are say 0800-2300 then you can easily work late and move your leisure time to the morning without changing your sleep schedule.

Not necessarily. Early birds like me find it difficult to work in the evenings, despite being technically awake. I find it way easier to get up early than to stay up late, which can actually feel like torture sometimes.

As for the split, I've read it's more like 10% for each extreme with the majority in the middle, though I can't find a reference, and I suspect it's very hard to actually know.

New comment by paublyrne in "New Alan Turing £50 note design is revealed"

paublyrne — Thu, 25 Mar 2021 10:24:01 +0000

I would assume the criteria is what mixture of denominations will require the least regular servicing. An area where the average daily withdrawal is high - ie a wealthy area - will run out more quickly if it's giving out small denominations, but in an area where smaller amounts will quickly be unable to provide the requested amounts if they're serviced with mostly higher ones.

New comment by paublyrne in "Why You Should Take Any Vaccine"

paublyrne — Thu, 04 Mar 2021 07:07:32 +0000

Not sure where this number is from. One of the main challenges of vaccine takeup in France and Germany (including health staff) is more about having a preference for the higher efficacy vaccines over the AstraZenica.

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-56242617

New comment by paublyrne in "Ask HN: Who wants to be hired? (March 2021)"

paublyrne — Mon, 01 Mar 2021 20:15:05 +0000

Location: Berlin

Remote: Yes

Willing to relocate: Possibly

Technologies: Ruby on Rails, React, Elixir

Résumé/CV: https://www.linkedin.com/in/paulgsbyrne/

Email: paulgregorybyrne@gmail.com

New comment by paublyrne in "Trader Joe's, Dollar General And Others Are Paying Workers To Get Vaccines"

paublyrne — Thu, 21 Jan 2021 15:57:10 +0000

Not sure if this the case yet. Any examples? But I can see it becoming the case in the future ...

New comment by paublyrne in "Why do they still make car alarms? (2015)"

paublyrne — Wed, 20 Jan 2021 08:44:04 +0000

> I'm sorry, in future I will humbly accept the advice of the self righteous with a doff of my cap

They are not the only two options. Parent just suggested sharing your perspective without the aggressive tone and expletives.

New comment by paublyrne in "Tell HN: Dropbox now requires access to contacts for Google login"

paublyrne — Fri, 15 Jan 2021 11:57:20 +0000

You should be still able to log in with the same email with user/password, without being asked for a new permission.