Hacker News: torgian

New comment by torgian in "Amsterdam to use “noise cameras” against too loud cars"

torgian — Sun, 20 Aug 2023 18:08:34 +0000

Indeed! It would help a lot.

New comment by torgian in "Amsterdam to use “noise cameras” against too loud cars"

torgian — Sat, 19 Aug 2023 16:29:54 +0000

I think they’re missing the point of noisy cars / motorcycles.

Sure, there are the minority who have noisy vehicles.

But the real culprit are the tires.

Tell me, when you walk by a highway or a road, what do you hear? That sound that is vaguely like an ocean lapping against the shores, just louder and artificial and annoying right?

You never really hear the engine, even at a short distance away.

The tires make a LOT more noise than the engines and exhaust do! And it carries farther than an engine does.

Tired need more regulation, and roads need to be built with quieter materials.

New comment by torgian in "‘Baldur’s Gate 3’ Prepared for 100k Concurrent Players, They’ve Gotten 700K"

torgian — Sun, 06 Aug 2023 17:36:07 +0000

This is something I wish could come back. Ultima was a great series, and I even liked the trash heaps that were Ultima 8 and 9.

Unfortunately, EA still holds the rights. The new mmo-ish game that Garriet made is one I have not really dived into yet

New comment by torgian in "Ask HN: The collapse of web programming jobs"

torgian — Mon, 31 Jul 2023 12:48:43 +0000

I mean, kinda?

New comment by torgian in "Ask HN: The collapse of web programming jobs"

torgian — Mon, 31 Jul 2023 12:47:10 +0000

The comment about remote workers is nothing new; think of the effects this has had in the past 20 years alone.

Businesses are just now starting to understand that hiring people from overseas is not necessarily the best move. Better to hire in your time zone where it’s easy to communicate, than it is to rely on a constant stream of email messages.

And yet, this still tends to be a problem. One of my jobs has that issue of communication, and it’s basically made me shift from programming to managing the boss and the project.

So… no easy answers to any of this.

New comment by torgian in "Red algae proteins grafted into tobacco double plant growth"

torgian — Sun, 30 Jul 2023 01:45:20 +0000

Far Cry Six anyone?

New comment by torgian in "Iron fuel shows its mettle"

torgian — Sat, 24 Jun 2023 07:57:24 +0000

I mean, then you’re gonna have dunces who try to run electricity through salt water. Which created a very bad gas that humans cannot breathe.

The issue is you’re going to need distilled water in order to create hydrogen particles.

New comment by torgian in "Ask HN: Is it time to resurrect a Usenet clone?"

torgian — Sat, 10 Jun 2023 10:21:00 +0000

Shit I would be on that in a heartbeat. But it can’t be free in todays world. Pay to play, so to speak, and I would happily pay a hundred a year to do so

New comment by torgian in "Presence of nicotine and antidepressants detected in Antarctic waters"

torgian — Fri, 02 Jun 2023 02:58:17 +0000

I’d be depressed too if I had to work there

New comment by torgian in "Chief executives cannot shut up about AI"

torgian — Fri, 02 Jun 2023 01:03:28 +0000

"AI" now is the machine learning of yesterday, and everyone was talkign about that for years. It's been solving problems for years. It's just that now we have ChatGPT, which makes it easier for execs to understand. Unfortunately this also brings up unrealistic expectations.

New comment by torgian in "I won’t spend more than $250 on a new smartphone"

torgian — Fri, 12 May 2023 03:46:27 +0000

I don’t get the point of this article other than “buy cheap phones”.

I’ve bought cheap phones before. My first was a Samsung galaxy. I think it cost about 400usd at the time. Can’t remember. It was ok.

Lasted me for about 2 years before I got an htc phone for about 200usd. The Samsung shattered, so I needed a new one. Decided to go cheap because, why spend the money on glass?

Turns out that HTC is as sooooo bad. Could barely type a sentence. Reception was bad, and it was slow just to use Line app.

Ended up getting a iPhone 6s.

I’m typing this comment now on that very same 6s. My wife is using my iPhone 12 since hers broke.

Conclusion? Buy an expensive phone (within reason) and use it for five years. Or longer.

Too bad androids don’t receive security updates past two or three years.

New comment by torgian in "Texas moves to create gold-backed digital currency"

torgian — Tue, 09 May 2023 11:01:40 +0000

lol what? Seriously? Where is all that gold gonna come from? How are they going to back it?

When 1 TexanGoldUnit eventualy devalues to 1000 TGU, does that mean my gold becomes dust too?

New comment by torgian in "Ask HN: Who wants to be hired? (May 2023)"

torgian — Tue, 02 May 2023 09:38:27 +0000

Location: Tokyo, Japan, but willing to relocate back to the States (I'm a US citizen) or Europe or other countries

Remote: Willing, hybrid also ok

Willing to relocate: Yes

Technologies: Vue, Vuetify, Nuxt, Frontend stuff, Typescript, Javascript, Python, Docker, GIT, React, PHP, Laravel

Email: nihongotraveler@icloud.com

I'm a mostly frontend dev with 6 YOE that also has a bit of backend experience. I'm trying to make a move into more data heavy stuff, so that I can do some more data visualization.

Github: https://github.com/torgian Sensor Jupitor: https://github.com/Torgian/sensor-jupitor

New comment by torgian in "Ask HN: Who is hiring? (May 2023)"

torgian — Tue, 02 May 2023 07:05:48 +0000

Love cycling and all things related to cycling. THrowing my CV in the mix, why not?

New comment by torgian in "Ask HN: Who is hiring? (May 2023)"

torgian — Tue, 02 May 2023 05:45:56 +0000

FYI, there aren't any openings on your website. Personally, I'll shoot you an email

New comment by torgian in "VR Airplane Deicer Simulator"

torgian — Fri, 10 Mar 2023 05:34:36 +0000

When you make an expansion called "Plane Wash simulator" where you're cleaning all the little nooks and crannies in -10 degree weather, call me.

I'll be happy to relive my nightmares in the military XD

New comment by torgian in "Temple Student Strike Turns Ugly as School Ends Some Tuition Aid"

torgian — Fri, 10 Feb 2023 02:05:14 +0000

Temple University is one of the worst universities to go to. They have one in Japan, and the locals _know_ its a terrible university, yet people still got o it for some reason.

No idea how they're still around. Good marketing I guess?

New comment by torgian in "Ask HN: Who is hiring? (February 2023)"

torgian — Mon, 06 Feb 2023 01:20:01 +0000

By the way, I tried to make a login for trunk.io, but I'm stuck at the "Create an organization" screen. No matter what I type, it says it is unable to create it.

New comment by torgian in "Ask HN: Who is hiring? (February 2023)"

torgian — Mon, 06 Feb 2023 01:18:33 +0000

Looks challenging. I'm gonna try and apply :)

New comment by torgian in "Ask HN: Who is hiring? (February 2023)"

torgian — Sat, 04 Feb 2023 02:05:27 +0000

Your company looks like it has an excellent mission.