Hacker News: sir0010010

New comment by sir0010010 in "Becoming a dad changes men's brains"

sir0010010 — Tue, 23 Jun 2026 07:56:37 +0000

So you think you would've hang glided into a music festival and shot at all the young people dancing? Or you would've done this: https://saturday-october-seven.com/ ?

New comment by sir0010010 in "Job application asked for my SAT scores"

sir0010010 — Tue, 23 Jun 2026 06:17:40 +0000

No, but it'd probably be okay if the pilot flunked their SATs.

New comment by sir0010010 in "Job application asked for my SAT scores"

sir0010010 — Tue, 23 Jun 2026 06:14:08 +0000

I guess the question is: would you rather hire someone with poor SATs and god-tier Leetcoding skills or vice-versa?

New comment by sir0010010 in "Job application asked for my SAT scores"

sir0010010 — Tue, 23 Jun 2026 06:10:27 +0000

You've never met a smart high school student that didn't study? You've also never met someone who became more disciplined later in life?

New comment by sir0010010 in "I believe there are entire companies right now under AI psychosis"

sir0010010 — Sat, 16 May 2026 02:19:16 +0000

As a SWE that has only ever worked for an employer or on his own projects, this makes me wonder: how would someone even get such a contract? Did this person already have a consulting business? Do you just call up random hospitals and ask if you can demo an inventory management system for them? Did this person already know people at the hospital? I know technical folks that do independent consulting, but even with a vibecoded product, how is it that anyone can just get such a contract?

New comment by sir0010010 in "Microsoft Israel chief leaves amid ethical controversy"

sir0010010 — Mon, 11 May 2026 19:47:46 +0000

Nuseirat in Gaza on 2026 May 8

New comment by sir0010010 in "I did no work for a year and no one noticed"

sir0010010 — Mon, 27 Apr 2026 18:17:37 +0000

> I’m glad you finally quit and I hope you never apply for or are offered a job again.

Never is a long time. Do you not think it's possible that this person could end up in a different environment and be very successful as an employee and be a great asset to her employer? Is there a reason you personally wouldn't want this to happen at any point in the future?

New comment by sir0010010 in "The U.K. Smoking Ban Is Illiberal"

sir0010010 — Sun, 26 Apr 2026 02:45:10 +0000

An important caveat I would argue is that your fellow citizens' bodily autonomy gives them the right to prevent you from smoking if it would cause them to breath in the toxic, addictive and carcinogenic smoke you would be producing secondhand.

New comment by sir0010010 in "Smoking ban for people born after 2008 in the UK agreed"

sir0010010 — Wed, 22 Apr 2026 10:27:01 +0000

Citation needed

New comment by sir0010010 in "Smoking ban for people born after 2008 in the UK agreed"

sir0010010 — Tue, 21 Apr 2026 16:01:57 +0000

Weed and tobacco smoking are also easy to detect by people who don't want secondhand smoke. And if it were illegal, they could report it.

New comment by sir0010010 in "Smoking ban for people born after 2008 in the UK agreed"

sir0010010 — Tue, 21 Apr 2026 15:44:33 +0000

Taking away smoking still solves the secondhand smoke issue.

New comment by sir0010010 in "Smoking ban for people born after 2008 in the UK agreed"

sir0010010 — Tue, 21 Apr 2026 15:43:34 +0000

A smoking ban could easily be enforced by allowing anyone bothered by secondhand smoke to report it.

New comment by sir0010010 in "US appeals court declares 158-year-old home distilling ban unconstitutional"

sir0010010 — Tue, 14 Apr 2026 03:29:44 +0000

It's not about the smell. Secondhand marijuana smoke carries many of the same harmful compounds as cigarette smoke [1]. The issue is involuntary exposure in shared living spaces. And ballot measures are typically all-or-nothing: you can't vote yes on edibles but no on smoking in your apartment complex.

[1] https://www.cdc.gov/cannabis/health-effects/secondhand-smoke...

New comment by sir0010010 in "US appeals court declares 158-year-old home distilling ban unconstitutional"

sir0010010 — Mon, 13 Apr 2026 19:00:03 +0000

It's not just because marijuana "smells bad". Secondhand marijuana smoke contains many of the same toxic chemicals as secondhand cigarette smoke and likely is similarly deleterious to your health [1]. I also believe everyone should have the right to be able to open their windows and have clean air come through. Smoking on balconies denies people this right. Edibles only effect the user and therefore should be permitted.

[1] https://www.cdc.gov/cannabis/health-effects/secondhand-smoke...

New comment by sir0010010 in "US appeals court declares 158-year-old home distilling ban unconstitutional"

sir0010010 — Mon, 13 Apr 2026 16:52:16 +0000

I personally would be okay with having it legal if smoking could still be banned in multifamily complexes. I don't care if my neighbors are using edibles, but since I know that legalized weed means more smoke coming from my neighbors' balconies, I will always vote "No" when marijuana legalization is on the ballot in my location.

New comment by sir0010010 in "New Washington state law bans noncompete agreements"

sir0010010 — Tue, 31 Mar 2026 16:29:47 +0000

For most tech jobs with non-competes in the US, the non-compete is unpaid. Which is different than other industries such as finance.

New comment by sir0010010 in "Addressing Antigravity Bans and Reinstating Access"

sir0010010 — Sat, 28 Feb 2026 17:55:25 +0000

I've run into services that will flag specific tlds as invalid.

New comment by sir0010010 in "OpenAI fires an employee for prediction market insider trading"

sir0010010 — Sat, 28 Feb 2026 15:07:51 +0000

Though Manifold only uses their non-withdrawable play currency Mana.

New comment by sir0010010 in "AIs can't stop recommending nuclear strikes in war game simulations"

sir0010010 — Wed, 25 Feb 2026 21:36:04 +0000

Anthropic Principle

New comment by sir0010010 in "Physicists prove the Universe isn't a simulation after all"

sir0010010 — Sun, 07 Dec 2025 03:58:40 +0000

Another thing to think about: if we are here, and assuming we experience things - that is we are not biological robots - and if the universe is indeed a simulation, then how are our conciousnesses any different from the ones that exist in the parent universe?