Hacker News: throwaway21856

New comment by throwaway21856 in "It's hard to justify buying a Framework 12"

throwaway21856 — Sat, 30 May 2026 17:36:38 +0000

I'd partly count. I've always run a mix of Windows and Linux (these days mostly through WSL), but for whatever reason I find MacOS bothersome compared to a Linux desktop.

Strictly speaking, I'm not yet ready to move off x86 either, but it's getting harder to find high quality hardware in the PC world.

New comment by throwaway21856 in "Silicon Valley's "Pronatalists" Killed WFH. The Strait of Hormuz Brought It Back"

throwaway21856 — Tue, 17 Mar 2026 15:12:25 +0000

I've been out of luck unfortunately. My experience is somewhat specialized, and the intersection of adjacent jobs with WFH all seem to want a different experience.

New comment by throwaway21856 in "Silicon Valley's "Pronatalists" Killed WFH. The Strait of Hormuz Brought It Back"

throwaway21856 — Tue, 17 Mar 2026 14:15:39 +0000

One WFH scenario I've never seen brought up is trying to hold a career while needing to care for elderly family members. That's not something people can just choose not to do, if family cultural norms require it.

New comment by throwaway21856 in "Local Journalism Is How Democracy Shows Up Close to Home"

throwaway21856 — Tue, 13 Jan 2026 18:40:56 +0000

In this case, the area in question very much does not lean in one specific direction. Which makes it unclear what journalists that do lean far in one direction are trying to accomplish in such an area.

New comment by throwaway21856 in "Local Journalism Is How Democracy Shows Up Close to Home"

throwaway21856 — Tue, 13 Jan 2026 17:18:49 +0000

How else would you suggest communicating to a population that fundamentally does not share your views, other than with neutrality?

As a Bucks County native, the Beacon is not at all representative of the median voter. Oh, certainly there are some aligned with it, but there are just as many with the opposite views, and most are in between. Journalists that don't respect those people in the middle, that disagreement, have no chance of being listened to by them. They have every right to voice their opinions, but if journalists only respect the people who already agree with them, then we're all just going to stay in our bubbles.