CrippledTurtle

Ask HN: What phone should I buy?

Posted by CrippledTurtle on Sunday October 29, 2017 @12:52PM
from the ask-hn dept.

Hi HN, I am looking to buy an Android phone. I don't need it to be the latest greatest thing with the best camera or anything, I'm looking for a simple phone that satisfies the following requirements:1) No bloatware2) Will be supported for 2+ years (security updates, OS gets upgraded, etc), strong preference for 3+ years]3) Has a headphone jackThat's about it. It seems really hard to find a...

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Re:The House just voted to wipe out the FCC’s landmark Internet privac... on Tuesday March 28, 2017 @08:07PM (#13982099)

Can anyone explain why, when this went through the Senate, it wasn't filibustered? I was under the impression that almost all controversial legislation had to pass the filibuster threshold, and since Democrats were united in opposition against it, I would have expected them to filibuster this. Was there some loophole preventing them from doing so, or did they not consider it important enough to filibuster?

Re:Suicides in Rural America Increased More Than 40% in 16 Years on Sunday March 19, 2017 @01:21AM (#13905379)

Er, Hillary had a $30 billion plan directly aimed at helping coal communities [0]. I happen to not support much of that plan but the claim "He was the only candidate that actually said a single idea that was directly aimed at helping them" is demonstrably false.

[0]http://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-clinton-idUSK...

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Ask HN: Finding fulfillment outside of work?

Posted by CrippledTurtle on Saturday March 18, 2017 @09:53PM
from the ask-hn dept.

Hi HN, I joined my current company (my second job as a software engineer) about 8 months ago and have been feeling a bit aimless. I love how much I learn on the job - most of the engineers are better and more experienced than I am, and happy to help me learn, which is exactly what I'm looking for. I also make a really high salary which is obviously nice. But I don't feel any real passion for...

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Re:How the New York Times Sandbagged Bernie Sanders on Wednesday March 16, 2016 @10:52AM (#11297768)

I agree that the topic you mention is interesting, but the article as posted is practically guaranteed to devolve into political discussion rather than a discussion about the point you bring up.

A better article, IMO, would have noted that the NYT does this consistently and has done so in a way that has harmed all candidates, not to mention non presidential conversation. See https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=9870347 for another example of this practice.