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New comment by rorykoehler in "Qatar Airways grounds 13 Airbus A350s as fuselage degrading"

rorykoehler — Sat, 07 Aug 2021 18:33:14 +0000

When I raced mountain bikes I always found the feel of aluminium frames to deaden after a few years. They would be super responsive at first and then slowly lose that snappiness and with it trail feel as the years went by.

New comment by rorykoehler in "Firefighters bring large battery fire near Geelong under control"

rorykoehler — Tue, 03 Aug 2021 12:58:07 +0000

You get downvoted because the question is redundant. It's like asking who is paying for the next gen iPhone or whatever. You buy the product as is and when a new better generation of the same product comes out you don't get a free upgrade because you bought the old version.

New comment by rorykoehler in "Fourth police officer who responded to Jan 6 attack dies by suicide"

rorykoehler — Tue, 03 Aug 2021 11:21:34 +0000

It pretty obvious police protect capital not people. Sure many of the police officers didn't realise this until it was too late and they had committed but I think that would have a bigger detriment on their mental health than being vilified by fringe groups.

New comment by rorykoehler in "Apple closing down internal Slack channels where employees debate remote work"

rorykoehler — Sat, 31 Jul 2021 08:27:28 +0000

I’m not sure this applies to companies like Apple. Plenty of people will jump at the chance to replace those who quit Apple over a wfh stalemate. If you don’t have Faang on your cv you’d be foolish not to bite the commute bullet and take the role.

New comment by rorykoehler in "Billions in 'unknown' funds flowing into Canada's housing market [video]"

rorykoehler — Fri, 30 Jul 2021 10:10:06 +0000

I'm from Dublin and Dublin's problem is two fold. First of all, many of the politicians are landlords so have a massive conflict of interest. Second is zoning laws are outrageously bad. Urban sprawl is the name of the game.

New comment by rorykoehler in "Billions in 'unknown' funds flowing into Canada's housing market [video]"

rorykoehler — Fri, 30 Jul 2021 09:25:07 +0000

It's good and I wouldn't complain if this was an outcome however better yet would be a system that allows people to buy their own homes. One of the major pitfalls and imo systemic national security risks in Europe are the high income tax rates. This coupled with foreign investment in the property market means that regular Europeans are effectively priced out of the market with no way back in. Long term this is a crazy risk to run for the sake of maintaining inefficient bureaucracies that don't remotely cater to the pressing needs of citizens.

New comment by rorykoehler in "Billions in 'unknown' funds flowing into Canada's housing market [video]"

rorykoehler — Fri, 30 Jul 2021 08:45:31 +0000

There is no space for that without radical rezoning and densification. The alternative is every city turning into massive urban sprawl which is entirely undesirable. If you are suggesting forcing private investors to make their properties available to public housing stock then I’m not sure why that would be an improvement without serious rent caps in place.

New comment by rorykoehler in "Billions in 'unknown' funds flowing into Canada's housing market [video]"

rorykoehler — Fri, 30 Jul 2021 08:19:11 +0000

There should be a global rule that non-residents can't buy property. Homes should be prioritised for living not investments. It's a drag on the global economy with so much money being tied up in unproductive assets which in turn soak up even more money through rent seeking.

New comment by rorykoehler in "Technical debt is not debt; it’s not even technical"

rorykoehler — Fri, 30 Jul 2021 08:13:58 +0000

It's not poor code it's just code that prioritises shipping now over writing for some hypothetical future state.

New comment by rorykoehler in "Launch HN: Sane IT; mobile mechanics; chat teams; Zoom events; spas and beauty"

rorykoehler — Fri, 30 Jul 2021 08:06:30 +0000

>You'd be the employee we're trying to get rid of. If you're lying about participation in things, saying you attended meetings when you didn't, I'd fire you.

You have it backwards. If this was happening in my team I would look at why there is a misalignment between company expectations and employee behaviour. If an employee needs to create a script to pretend to do something then there is most likely a deep cultural issue coming top down from management. It highlights an opportunity to refine and improve work practices and culture. The fact that an employee would lie is already a huge red flag that there is something wrong with the culture. Sure 5% of the time the employee is actually not fulfilling their duties but you will know this without the call logs because you would miss them on the call.

New comment by rorykoehler in "No-code startup Bubble raises $100M"

rorykoehler — Thu, 29 Jul 2021 06:05:21 +0000

Having that background is what trained me to be able to think logically like you do to build systems which is the hard part. I wasn't born knowning this stuff either. In fact I only learned it properly in my late 20's.

New comment by rorykoehler in "No-code startup Bubble raises $100M"

rorykoehler — Wed, 28 Jul 2021 17:41:14 +0000

I use nocode tools all the time, just not for building products. They’re great but they are also limited. If you hit any kind of success with your prototype you have to be ready to do it for real.

New comment by rorykoehler in "No-code startup Bubble raises $100M"

rorykoehler — Wed, 28 Jul 2021 16:34:37 +0000

I already know all those things and learned them for pleasure. Once you know it, nocode vs code is like the difference between using a GUI with a mouse or learning the keyboard shortcuts and using the command line. GUI with mouse just slows you down and is less flexible in general. Fine for lots of things but it's hardly a substitute for complex apps. Nocode apps are basically approximations.

New comment by rorykoehler in "No-code startup Bubble raises $100M"

rorykoehler — Wed, 28 Jul 2021 16:22:24 +0000

If you can solve your issues with a google form then use a google form. I would never start a simple project as an app. All my coded projects are more complex than that. Some might be able to be done with no code tools but it would definitely be a pita to execute.

New comment by rorykoehler in "No-code startup Bubble raises $100M"

rorykoehler — Wed, 28 Jul 2021 10:50:54 +0000

I think nocode won't compete with code but more with internal workflow and non-public apps. Basically what we do in Google Sheets to track internal company stuff atm.

New comment by rorykoehler in "No-code startup Bubble raises $100M"

rorykoehler — Wed, 28 Jul 2021 10:42:21 +0000

I just looked through there website and I fail to see how it would be quicker or better than spinning up a quick rails app with a bootstrap template. Most of my time developing is thinking about the domain model and workflows. Once I've decided on that it takes a matter of minutes to code features and then you are not restricted in your ability to adjust and enhance after the fact.

New comment by rorykoehler in "Launch HN: Atmana (YC S21) – An app to help cut down on compulsive porn usage"

rorykoehler — Wed, 28 Jul 2021 05:28:44 +0000

My kid goes through phases. We don't restrict or give any special attention to the device and he is free to use it as he wishes apart from just before bedtime. He will go through phases of using it more or less or sometimes not at all. There have been months where he never turned it on once. Given that computing is such a massive tool for life I'm not sure why you think your kids using a computer is a negative thing?

New comment by rorykoehler in "Mercedes-Benz teases super-efficient EV with over 1,000km of range"

rorykoehler — Tue, 27 Jul 2021 13:48:57 +0000

Tesla should make a trailer with a huge battery in it for those with range anxiety for camping trips etc. You could haul your gear and never charge that way.

New comment by rorykoehler in "China bans for-profit school tutoring in sweeping overhaul"

rorykoehler — Sun, 25 Jul 2021 16:16:08 +0000

It's both highly flawed and highly logical. It's a major failing of the nation state model.

New comment by rorykoehler in "China bans for-profit school tutoring in sweeping overhaul"

rorykoehler — Sun, 25 Jul 2021 07:55:05 +0000

> The policy-makers are just cutting off the shaft and ignoring the arrow.

OT: That’s a super analogy. Is it colloquial in China?

Regarding the apartments in good school districts, how many of these exist? Are the prices this high due to these neighbourhoods being very elite/limited in supply or has Beijing property market gone crazy?