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Re:Ask HN: Something you’ve done your whole life that you re... by DontchaKnowit on Monday January 30, 2023 @11:50AM (#34582480)
This is so funny. That same friend of mine came over a few months prior and was like "HOLY SHIT how do you live with that noise its driving me crazy"

I'd been living here for like 5 months at that point and had completely blocked out the noise of a dead fire alarm in my basement.

Re:Ask HN: Something you’ve done your whole life that you re... by switchbak on Monday January 30, 2023 @12:08PM (#34582832)
I think there's a metaphor for putting up with crappy code in there somewhere.