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New comment by ramphastidae in "Mac Mouse Fix"

ramphastidae — Mon, 31 Jul 2023 02:25:10 +0000

I read the website but can’t tell — does it support pinch to zoom? Would make life easier when using Figma - I currently have to take my hand off of my mouse and put it on my laptop, which is on a stand :-/

New comment by ramphastidae in "Critics are getting less cruel. Alas"

ramphastidae — Sun, 23 Jul 2023 23:49:18 +0000

The value is in finding a critic who aligns with your tastes. Once you’ve found them, you can learn about (or avoid) all kinds of art you wouldn’t have known about before.

New comment by ramphastidae in "Twitter is now blocking Matt Taibbi from search results"

ramphastidae — Sun, 09 Apr 2023 17:01:58 +0000

Based on blunder after blunder since taking over, it has become so obvious that Elon isn’t qualified to run a company. So how has Tesla and SpaceX succeeded?

New comment by ramphastidae in "Yellen earned millions in speaking fees from Wall St, tech firms (2021)"

ramphastidae — Wed, 22 Mar 2023 13:32:00 +0000

Can you explain why? Obviously the current system isn’t producing competent ones either.

New comment by ramphastidae in "Yellen earned millions in speaking fees from Wall St, tech firms (2021)"

ramphastidae — Wed, 22 Mar 2023 13:24:30 +0000

We’ve know for decades - take money out of politics and make it about civil service. To do so requires campaign finance reform (limits on spending and sources of $) as well as making lobbying illegal

New comment by ramphastidae in "All the streaming boxes suck now"

ramphastidae — Wed, 08 Mar 2023 14:56:49 +0000

What are you looking to do with Apple TV that you can’t do?

New comment by ramphastidae in "All the streaming boxes suck now"

ramphastidae — Wed, 08 Mar 2023 14:12:17 +0000

How do you switch the Home Screen to TV guide? I googled this but couldn’t find it.

New comment by ramphastidae in "Let It Fail"

ramphastidae — Sat, 25 Feb 2023 17:54:17 +0000

> Michael Jordan is an interesting example because he eventually did stop playing for the Bulls (because he retired) and then it took the Bulls six years before they made the playoffs again.

I don’t see how this is a counterpoint. 100/100 NBA fans, players, and executives would take paying MJ and winning six in a row if the trade off was not making the playoffs for six years after. Are you saying it would have been better for the Bulls to not pay MJ, not win any championships, but consistently make the playoffs for 12 years instead?

New comment by ramphastidae in "Let It Fail"

ramphastidae — Sat, 25 Feb 2023 12:58:12 +0000

Pay the heroes what they’re worth. Imagine if the Bulls let Michael Jordan join another team because they wanted to discourage heroism.

New comment by ramphastidae in "It’s time for Alphabet to spin off YouTube?"

ramphastidae — Fri, 24 Feb 2023 17:38:08 +0000

Doesn’t seem to be working?

New comment by ramphastidae in "Reckless American 777 Pilots Refuse NTSB Interviews"

ramphastidae — Sat, 11 Feb 2023 20:27:42 +0000

Ok, sorry about that.

New comment by ramphastidae in "Ask HN: Whatever Happened To Freelancing?"

ramphastidae — Fri, 10 Feb 2023 14:32:22 +0000

What incentive do these companies have to circumvent their standard hiring procedures for you? I freelanced for nearly a decade. My guess is that they’re just not that interested in you. If you bring something valuable to the table, they will go out of their way to hire you as a freelancer directly on your terms. If you go to them and say “hire me, except FYI I’m working on my own time, schedule, and fee structure” but don’t bring much much more to the table than their FT folks, why should they?

New comment by ramphastidae in "Gitlab to lay off 7% of staff"

ramphastidae — Thu, 09 Feb 2023 14:19:16 +0000

In a way. Kind of like how burlap sacks and starvation were fashionable during the Depression era.

New comment by ramphastidae in "The rise of universities’ diversity bureaucrats (2018)"

ramphastidae — Mon, 06 Feb 2023 03:44:45 +0000

You first?

New comment by ramphastidae in "The plateauing of cognitive ability among top earners"

ramphastidae — Sat, 04 Feb 2023 17:59:25 +0000

> I know people well into 8-figures who were never anything more than blue-collar grinders.

Can you elaborate? I don’t see how that’s possible unless they started work in their early 20s, have been maxing their retirement, never had an accident or have been unemployed, made incredible investment decisions, and are now 60+? Even then I dont see how it’s possible for blue collar folks. Well into 8 figures is like … at least 30 million.

New comment by ramphastidae in "Layoffs Are Cruel and Don't Work"

ramphastidae — Sat, 04 Feb 2023 02:25:41 +0000

People have been saying that for 50 years and it hasn’t happened in the US. Upward pressure on wages will result in interest rate increases to manufacture unemployment and keep wages down.

New comment by ramphastidae in "Astonishingly strong US jobs report sends stocks wavering"

ramphastidae — Fri, 03 Feb 2023 15:00:13 +0000

So tired of hearing how America is a free market. Supply / demand doesn’t matter here. We’re all owned by the banks, and ultimately the Fed and government pick the winners and losers.

New comment by ramphastidae in "Is remote work bad for the economy?"

ramphastidae — Wed, 01 Feb 2023 14:20:49 +0000

That’s not evident at all, just your biases talking LOUD.

New comment by ramphastidae in "Steve Wozniak used to tip from printed sheets of $2 bills"

ramphastidae — Mon, 30 Jan 2023 03:22:26 +0000

I thought he was a billionaire too but according to my Google searches his net worth is actually closer to $100m.

New comment by ramphastidae in "Steve Wozniak used to tip from printed sheets of $2 bills"

ramphastidae — Sun, 29 Jan 2023 15:49:57 +0000

I for one wish there were fewer people around chiding others with tired platitudes for not living their day-to-day lives like someone with $100m in their pocket.