Hacker News: t34543

New comment by t34543 in "All Sonos products will continue to work past May"

t34543 — Fri, 24 Jan 2020 14:22:14 +0000

Secret sauce is source control. You can get a matrix switcher and come up with your own controls but smart remotes like URC and Control4 are way more expensive and IMO are less reliable.

Surround speakers need a priority switch if you want matching amp profiles in the home theatre.

I have in ceiling speakers each pair connecting to a sonos amp. Outdoors, in garage, etc. It’s great - for me. I have Play:1s in bathrooms without mics and it can all sync.

Guests can also control it via phone.

What pisses me off:

- Lack of auto firmware updates at night

- Latency with external sources unless you use a sound bar, maybe fixed with port? The connect sucked

- Spotify premium required

- Cost

New comment by t34543 in "23andMe lays off 100 people as DNA test sales decline"

t34543 — Thu, 23 Jan 2020 19:17:04 +0000

That’s exactly why I’ll never use them.

New comment by t34543 in "My fridge has an RFID chip in the water filter, so a generic filter doesn't work"

t34543 — Thu, 23 Jan 2020 18:59:16 +0000

You can’t even really get genuine warranty claims addressed. There’s always a catch: labor not included, part in order, no fridge for 4 days until tech can return.

New comment by t34543 in "Seattle-area voters to vote by smartphone in district election"

t34543 — Thu, 23 Jan 2020 16:02:18 +0000

Politics is theatre, I don’t think anything ever gets done. It just gives people a forum to complain and they can feel like they’re making a difference.

Although this appears to be something local so there’s a chance it’s not entirely useless.

New comment by t34543 in "Is a supermarket discount coupon worth giving away your privacy?"

t34543 — Wed, 22 Jan 2020 08:55:11 +0000

I also used 555-1212 etc but I used to shop at Harris Teeter and they flagged me. They knew who I was even when paying cash. I would get them to use the store card on occasion but they were strict and it was at manager discretion.

To sign up for their crappy card they copied your ID, something I’m not ok with.

New comment by t34543 in "A new obstacle to landing a job after college: getting approved by AI"

t34543 — Sat, 18 Jan 2020 18:25:04 +0000

Uh, what kind of companies are using AI to screen candidates?

New comment by t34543 in "Adult site leaks data of cam models"

t34543 — Thu, 16 Jan 2020 21:07:56 +0000

2257 record compliance can be done with a custodian.

New comment by t34543 in "Show HN: Cantools – an extensive set of CAN bus tools"

t34543 — Tue, 14 Jan 2020 14:56:22 +0000

Beautiful - I’ve been using Intrepid Vehicle Spy for awhile but the cost is hard to justify for a hobbyist.

New comment by t34543 in "What I think what we need to do to keep FreeBSD relevant (2019)"

t34543 — Tue, 14 Jan 2020 02:56:50 +0000

You’re correct. I should’ve replied to a different thread.

In my experience gettimeofday() as a vsyscall is a substantial performance benefit to PHP web applications.

I read the list and added that in thinking it’s relevant to growing the FreeBSD user base.

New comment by t34543 in "What I think what we need to do to keep FreeBSD relevant (2019)"

t34543 — Sun, 12 Jan 2020 15:56:06 +0000

Don’t forget vsyscalls.

New comment by t34543 in "Two women quietly reading books in an SF bar started an introvert revolution"

t34543 — Sun, 12 Jan 2020 14:47:01 +0000

I know better, but auto correct on my phone doesn’t. I gave up fighting with it long ago. Latest iOS seems to correct things twice before giving up which really pisses me off!

My fingers are larger than average so it helps more than it hurts, for now.

New comment by t34543 in "Two women quietly reading books in an SF bar started an introvert revolution"

t34543 — Sun, 12 Jan 2020 03:28:42 +0000

Bars in places you least expect them can feel like an oasis. I recently discovered many Nordstrom’s have bars, with rather tasty cocktails. I’m happy to oblige the occasional shopping trip now.

New comment by t34543 in "Uber stops upfront ride pricing in response to California worker law"

t34543 — Sat, 11 Jan 2020 10:04:43 +0000

I completely agree. It should be a fixed price, incentivizing the driver to take the most efficient route.

I also don’t want my driver to see where I’m going, because not all rides are big fares. Sometimes I must get somewhere close and I don’t want a hassle.

Uber has gotten a lot of bad press lately and I think unfairly so.

What’s worse is Amazon’s gig program. Let’s say your doing jobs like assembling BBQs and Treadmills for customers. They don’t pay trip time to the job, so you can drive 40 miles only to find out half the screws are missing. You must get the customer to request the parts, come back, only to find it’s wrong again.

You take a big hit refusing the job but you have to take all the shitty work to get the chance of a real profitable gig.

Much worse than ride share semantics, IMO.

Anyway - another reason to use Lyft.

New comment by t34543 in "Boeing Employees Mocked FAA in Internal Messages"

t34543 — Fri, 10 Jan 2020 02:49:18 +0000

Everyone is human. Dehumanizing all work interactions sounds pretty depressing.

I think the real problem is considering conversations in jest as evidence. We should all use key base for gossip but not all of us are technical.

If we were then keybase would be included in regulation.

Can’t win.

New comment by t34543 in "Installing air filters in classrooms has large educational benefits?"

t34543 — Fri, 10 Jan 2020 01:59:01 +0000

Mini splits still need to be cleaned and evaporator coils collect mold/mildew/contaminates just the same.

Regardless of what you have periodic maintenance is what makes a difference.

New comment by t34543 in "Installing air filters in classrooms has large educational benefits?"

t34543 — Fri, 10 Jan 2020 01:57:53 +0000

You have duct board. It can’t be cleaned, only replaced. If you want to spend a lot look at double wall sheet metal ducts and never let your house sit without dehumidification.

New comment by t34543 in "Lawmakers Prod FCC to Act on SIM Swapping"

t34543 — Fri, 10 Jan 2020 01:09:04 +0000

It will likely go too far, if something like that ever comes to fruition.

New comment by t34543 in "Judge orders Google to turn over a full year of actor’s data"

t34543 — Thu, 09 Jan 2020 14:48:16 +0000

I met with someone from a privacy focused search engine and a line from his deck stuck with me: “you tell your search engine things you wouldn’t tell your friends or spouse”

New comment by t34543 in "Ring Fired Employees for Watching Customer Videos"

t34543 — Wed, 08 Jan 2020 22:48:48 +0000

I think the best thing is to avoid Ring products

New comment by t34543 in "Unable to unlock gunman’s iPhones, the FBI (once again) asks for Apple’s help"

t34543 — Wed, 08 Jan 2020 17:28:57 +0000

Just another PR move by the feds to try and sway public perception to accept intentionally weakening encryption.