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New comment by throwaway_95283 in "AI uses less water than the public thinks"

throwaway_95283 — Fri, 01 May 2026 20:15:51 +0000

There's not really any NEED to grow almonds. Most agriculture in California is not required to sustain life in CA. However, without AI people wouldn't have jobs that could afford CA rents, so AI is required so people can live. Lets get rid of unnecessary uses like agriculture, unless farmers can justify that the usage is actually required to sustain life.

If you look at water distribution you'll find that its unevenly distributed so farmers should pay a water tax and distribute that water to the less water fortunate. CA has an extremely high water GINI with a few farmers consuming far more than their fair share.

New comment by throwaway_95283 in "Earth Has Tilted 31.5 Inches. That Shouldn't Happen"

throwaway_95283 — Sat, 26 Jul 2025 17:51:13 +0000

0.00000718742 degrees = 31.5 inches / 40,075 km * 360 or 0.000451599142 arcseconds obviously its not very much,

New comment by throwaway_95283 in "I'm starting a social club to solve the male loneliness epidemic"

throwaway_95283 — Fri, 30 May 2025 06:56:52 +0000

It's alive and well in south america. let the haters hate.

New comment by throwaway_95283 in "Ask HN: My CEO wants to go hard on AI. What do I do?"

throwaway_95283 — Thu, 24 Apr 2025 17:04:16 +0000

add AI to the products and features you want to ship, don't add AI to the ones that don't.

You want to start with at least an AI Roadmap that outlines whatever you want to do, and sprinkle in some AI love.

New comment by throwaway_95283 in "US government struggles to rehire nuclear safety staff it laid off days ago"

throwaway_95283 — Sun, 16 Feb 2025 08:29:02 +0000

That's why there is work, no supply of fresh grads.

New comment by throwaway_95283 in "Who killed the rave?"

throwaway_95283 — Wed, 08 Jan 2025 20:57:35 +0000

Chile is awful (Santiago specifically). Sorry if you are from there. High prices, high crime, full of feminists, everything closes early. Might as well move back to the west.

New comment by throwaway_95283 in "Who killed the rave? Late-night dancing falls into global decline"

throwaway_95283 — Wed, 08 Jan 2025 20:54:02 +0000

I can tell you living in south america that this is true. Three drinks esp. caiprinhas even at the expensive places would be about $13, $8 or $9 on promo. Cover for the fancy place is $17. Bottle service is $34.

Plus the bombed out building post war Berlin industrial feel is 1. Real, and 2. free for the promoter and the drinks are cheaper there. Yes, that's real barbed wire, and yes, its really electrified.

New comment by throwaway_95283 in "Who killed the rave? Late-night dancing falls into global decline"

throwaway_95283 — Wed, 08 Jan 2025 20:43:57 +0000

Come to the southern cone of south america (brazil, paraguay, argentina), late night dance is alive and well. Colombia too to a lesser degree.

New comment by throwaway_95283 in "FDA to order Juul e-cigarettes off U.S. market"

throwaway_95283 — Thu, 23 Jun 2022 00:40:12 +0000

Some of us like smoking...

New comment by throwaway_95283 in "Kickstarter Union voted 97.6% to ratify one of the first tech union contracts"

throwaway_95283 — Fri, 17 Jun 2022 18:29:36 +0000

Given that SF is losing people and Boise is gaining them, apparently many people want to make that move.

I guess some people think human excrement on the street isn't very "vibrant", they're probably racists or something for not liking it I'm sure.

New comment by throwaway_95283 in "Kickstarter Union voted 97.6% to ratify one of the first tech union contracts"

throwaway_95283 — Fri, 17 Jun 2022 18:24:26 +0000

> Finally, if unions are so bad, why do many of the largest companies in the world continue to hire from unions?

Because it's illegal not to. I dunno if you know this but if you have a union shop, the company can't just hire non-union employees. (In most cases) Once your company unionizes you can hire union employees, or go out of business.

Realistically what companies do is incorporate a subsidiary in a non-union jurisdiction and outsource the jobs to the subsidiary.

New comment by throwaway_95283 in "Kickstarter Union voted 97.6% to ratify one of the first tech union contracts"

throwaway_95283 — Fri, 17 Jun 2022 18:22:16 +0000

One where people were expected spend more time working than being offended.

New comment by throwaway_95283 in "Kickstarter Union voted 97.6% to ratify one of the first tech union contracts"

throwaway_95283 — Fri, 17 Jun 2022 18:21:38 +0000

Just move the office to a low tax country / state. Union people will refuse to move there.

New comment by throwaway_95283 in "Tim Hortons app violated laws in collection of ‘vast amounts’ of location data"

throwaway_95283 — Wed, 01 Jun 2022 21:02:35 +0000

Yeah I can, the The Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada, Commission d’accès à l’information du Québec, Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner for British Columbia, and Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner of Alberta collectively and individually do not have the power to imprison people. There is no determination they can make under the law that results in people or corporations going to jail.

New comment by throwaway_95283 in "Tim Hortons app violated laws in collection of ‘vast amounts’ of location data"

throwaway_95283 — Wed, 01 Jun 2022 19:19:49 +0000

Yeah Canada isn't the US, we have remedies available to us other than sending people to jail.