Hacker News: pcr0

New comment by pcr0 in "Apple MacBook Pro order deliveries delayed until mid March"

pcr0 — Wed, 28 Jan 2026 03:04:42 +0000

Add USA in title? I'm in HKG and MBPs are still available with next day shipping.

New comment by pcr0 in "DOJ proposal would require Google to divest from AI partnerships with Anthropic"

pcr0 — Fri, 22 Nov 2024 04:41:33 +0000

On the flip side, if default placement was eliminated and browsers asked users which search engine they'd like on first launch...I still believe most users would pick Google anyway and the main loser would be Firefox as search engine placement is the majority of their revenue.

Furthermore, ChatGPT reaching 100m users in 2 months also suggests that browser placement isn't the biggest factor into where users send their queries.

New comment by pcr0 in "9 Out of 10 People Are Willing to Earn Less Money to Do More-Meaningful Work"

pcr0 — Wed, 19 Jun 2024 13:46:50 +0000

I wonder what the difference is between what people will claim on surveys vs actual behavior.

Here's a study that says the opposite (unless you make >100k/yr) https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/cutting-edge-leaders...

New comment by pcr0 in "NYC landlords must post FDNY safety bulletin warning of e-bike battery fires"

pcr0 — Mon, 28 Nov 2022 18:06:08 +0000

There's a lot more ebike manufacturers than phone and laptop manufacturers, and some of them might not have the best quality control in light of the heavy competition.

New comment by pcr0 in "Around one-in-three children globally suffer from lead poisoning"

pcr0 — Tue, 25 Jan 2022 13:57:01 +0000

Leaded fuel is still widely used in piston engine airplanes (most small airplanes).

https://www.nbcnews.com/business/business-news/leaded-gas-wa...

New comment by pcr0 in "Stackoverflow Is Down"

pcr0 — Tue, 08 Jun 2021 10:01:22 +0000

Caused by Fastly outage https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=27432408

Fastly Outage

pcr0 — Tue, 08 Jun 2021 09:57:37 +0000

Article URL: https://fastly.com/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=27432408

Points: 1255

# Comments: 694

New comment by pcr0 in "Amazon, Apple and Google Cut Off Parler"

pcr0 — Mon, 11 Jan 2021 13:31:24 +0000

Thanks, I haven't heard of this.

New comment by pcr0 in "Amazon, Apple and Google Cut Off Parler"

pcr0 — Sun, 10 Jan 2021 07:17:53 +0000

Crypto is its own banking system but going from fiat to crypto falls within the current banking system, unless you're willing to buy crypto with bundles of cash and risk getting mugged.

New comment by pcr0 in "Ask HN: What are you surprised isn’t being worked on more?"

pcr0 — Tue, 29 Dec 2020 04:39:49 +0000

https://sandstorm.io/

This is the closest project I can think of.

New comment by pcr0 in "Visa and MasterCard Are Trying to Dictate What You Can Watch on Pornhub"

pcr0 — Wed, 16 Dec 2020 12:04:19 +0000

Technically, one can still buy cryptocurrency using a Visa/MC card and then use that to pay for PornHub. They've made it more inconvenient certainly but I don't see why card companies should be forced to directly do business with anyone.

New comment by pcr0 in "Slack wanted to stay independent, but was unable to compete with tech giants"

pcr0 — Sat, 12 Dec 2020 00:19:15 +0000

The fact that they shut down the API and Android app.

New comment by pcr0 in "Singapore approves lab-grown 'chicken' meat"

pcr0 — Wed, 09 Dec 2020 10:59:40 +0000

Depends on the motivation for being vegan. I think vegans who used to eat meat but stopped for environmental/ethical reasons would. Whereas people who never ate meat (e.g. religious reasons) would probably avoid it since they have no motivation to eat meat and it seems too similar (uncanny valley) to something they've always avoided.

New comment by pcr0 in "Pixel 5 review: Google spends its bill-of-materials budget unwisely"

pcr0 — Tue, 10 Nov 2020 12:17:27 +0000

Wireless charging is typically included on waterproof phones.

You can take an IP68 phone for a swim in the sea just fine but afterwards the charging port becomes unusable for at least half a day as the phone's moisture sensor will disable the charging port to prevent short circuits until it's completely dry. Not a problem with wireless charging.

New comment by pcr0 in "U.S. Exits Paris Climate Accord"

pcr0 — Wed, 04 Nov 2020 14:28:33 +0000

I assume consumption and population growth have declined due to COVID19, which also greatly reduce emissions. Even after it ends, it will take years before we return to pre-pandemic levels.

New comment by pcr0 in "Jio’s phone will run Android and cost about $54"

pcr0 — Thu, 24 Sep 2020 15:08:08 +0000

Jio has produced cheaper phones for ~$20. What's different according to the article is that the upcoming smartphone will run Android, unlike Jio's current phones which run KaiOS.

I'm skeptical that they'll be able to run Android tolerably on a device that cheap.

New comment by pcr0 in "DuckDuckGo Charitable Donations (2020): $750k to Organizations Worldwide"

pcr0 — Sat, 12 Sep 2020 02:46:57 +0000

While they might not track your search history, their business is still built on ads in search results served by Bing.

New comment by pcr0 in "Has Elon Musk's Tesla already won?"

pcr0 — Mon, 24 Aug 2020 01:04:14 +0000

One is an annual snapshot of revenue and the other is number of shares * current share price. I see how it helps with comprehending the amount, but it's a very apples-to-oranges comparison.

If they compared Saudi Aramco's revenue with Hong Kong's annual GDP, that would make a bit more sense since they're both annual figures.

New comment by pcr0 in "Trump gives nod to Oracle buyout of TikTok in US"

pcr0 — Wed, 19 Aug 2020 09:18:32 +0000

They've banned US transactions with the company. This means TikTok can no longer publish to Play Store/App Store. Android users could sideload an APK but that's still a huge blow. Lastly a social media app operating in the US that can't sell ads to US marketers is pointless.

As an alternative, Trump proposed letting a US company buy TikTok to get around the ban. As you'd expect, TikTok's investors are looking for a sale so they don't lose their investment.

New comment by pcr0 in "Gmail, Contacts, Assistant and Messages apps no longer support sending money"

pcr0 — Tue, 28 Jul 2020 11:35:42 +0000

I've used Google Pay for years but all it does is let you add a credit card and use your phone at merchants that support contactless cards or for in-app purchases on Android. I've never heard of using it to send money or store a balance.