<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: reverend_gonzo</title><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/user?id=reverend_gonzo</link><description>Hacker News RSS</description><docs>https://hnrss.org/</docs><generator>hnrss v2.1.1</generator><lastBuildDate>Wed, 13 May 2026 18:26:49 +0000</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://hnrss.org/user?id=reverend_gonzo" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"></atom:link><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by reverend_gonzo in "Today I've made the difficult decision to reduce the size of Coinbase by ~14%"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>I would disagree. I am among the oldest on our team and also the most in tune with AI.<p>I see AI-native as those who have embraced it, and are learning to leverage it appropriately.</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 05 May 2026 23:28:37 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48030150</link><dc:creator>reverend_gonzo</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48030150</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48030150</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by reverend_gonzo in "A psychedelic medicine performs well against depression"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>It is outrageous that both cannabis and psilocybin are scheduled 1 drugs and also completely legal to buy in certain locales.</p>
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<p>Pretty sure donors line their pockets a lot more than the voting poor.</p>
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<p>I’ve been using SonoPhone and SonoPad.<p>It now works instantly. Even my customsd sources work, and they work better than the previous app too.<p>Only thing is I had to go to the desktop app to get the customsd sources working on a new network.<p>I  haven’t used the official
App in months now.</p>
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<p>I have a airsonic (fork of subsonic, which I used for a long time) server running on a vps. I’ve probably had this for coming on 20 years now.<p>It works phenomenally.<p>At some point I was going to mirror it locally, but never got around to it.<p>It is all backed up in dropbox</p>
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<p>Not quite. 
You can sell the vacation home, you can (usually) rent it out.<p>It’s your property; within zoning restrictions, you can do whatever you want with it.<p>Not true with a timeshare.</p>
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<p>I know people with 20y that can’t do that.</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 28 Jul 2023 11:14:45 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=36905276</link><dc:creator>reverend_gonzo</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=36905276</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=36905276</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by reverend_gonzo in "All foster kids in California can now attend any state college for free"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>The ruling elite don’t go to public school. They already pay for their children’s food.</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 23 Jul 2023 22:26:25 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=36840569</link><dc:creator>reverend_gonzo</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=36840569</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=36840569</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by reverend_gonzo in "The Accidental HFT Firm (2018)"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>It’s all about intent. If you place a bonafide order with the intent of it getting, but at a later time (1ms is fine) decide that is no longer a good price, you are cancel it.<p>However, if you place an order that you do not intend to get filled to make the market think there is demand when there actually isn’t, that is illegal.<p>So, how do they prove this? Well, proving intent is hard, unless you’re dumb enough to send emails saying, for example, you want a smart order type that won’t get filled.</p>
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<p>I’d say it’s more like the Fed opened up a “Free ammo and cocaine store”. Most banks came by, got their free coke and went on their way. SVB came alone and said “well let’s have a fucking party: get rocked up and play some Russian roulette.” And every other bank that might’ve been eyeing that ammo realized “holy shit this is for reals.”</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 26 Mar 2023 19:23:44 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35318484</link><dc:creator>reverend_gonzo</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35318484</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35318484</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by reverend_gonzo in "How to lose $950 quickly on Airbnb"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>I am a host and an often traveler.<p>AirBnb doesn’t necessarily side with one side or the other, but rather, there, customer service is outsourced to the Philippines and they just don’t care. The side you wins is the side you can say the magic words that specific agent wants to hear.<p>I’ve had guests stay at our place and get a refund at the end by lying, and even admitted to me, he knows how Airbnb support works so knew what to say to them.<p>I’ve been able to get damage claims paid by Airbnb when guests refused.<p>Looking at this host though and reading the reviews, this looks like a complete scam. Claire, for one, is definitely not real. Also anything under 4.7 on Airbnb is generally not good. I generally only rent 4.8 and up. The first review (I hough it may not have been up when he booked) mentions being hit up for money, bad checking, etc, lol of which point to a scam.<p>Had it been me, I wouldn’t have cancelled and would have just said I’ll stay there and been done with it.</p>
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<p>Inexperienced engineers simply don’t have the experience to make good hiring decisions. Having them being involved in the process is fine, but they should be shadowing someone more senior.</p>
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<p>The point is at some did they not discuss “we will sell you a unit for $x?”<p>If not, why not?</p>
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<p>Given there are hft firms built on Java…</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 23 Oct 2022 23:58:06 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=33311494</link><dc:creator>reverend_gonzo</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=33311494</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=33311494</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by reverend_gonzo in "Investors bought a quarter of US homes sold last year"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>Of the two additional properties I own, marked as investment and vacation, they are 3.5% and 3%, refinanced, and bought during the pandemic.  The former, five years prior, was marked as non warrantable, as in no bank would even give a loan for it.<p>So, while investors don’t get the same rates as homeowners, they still got very good rates. If I had had capital, I would have bought a dozen more units at that time.<p><5% == Free money.</p>
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<p>Levine is suggesting that they don’t have the balls to enforce those penalties.<p>And by history, he may very well be right.</p>
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<p>> Basically this means that in modern dating, if you are short, you are very likely to die alone and this trend will only get worse in the future.<p>This is his claim. I call bullshit.</p>
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<p>If you are complaining about anything, then yes, that energy is better spent elsewhere.</p>
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<p>I’m 5’8”, Asian, married to an American, and have a family, and I got all this after social networks and tinder, et al came along.</p>
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<p>Sounds like a forever aloner.<p>I know multiple tall, classically good looking men who, while they can can get dates, can not maintain them because they have zero relationship skills, and I know just as many short men who have a relationship whenever they want.<p>While height might be an early filter, it is by no means the only source of attraction. Men would do well to build the rest of their personalities to stand themselves out rather than complain about something they have no control over.</p>
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