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Re:Do dentists know what they're doing? on Wednesday October 14, 2026 @11:51PM (#50098923)
Yes, there are a couple sites that act as directories of dentists that are not owned by private equity as well:

https://independentdentists.net/

They have a personal definition of remote work that they believe is unassailable correct.
I mean just say you’re pirating…
So you think that the person posted this question meaning to ask, “If there was a solution that you liked more, was cheaper, and you could have fully implemented at the blink of an eye, what would you switch from?”

Also for commercial stuff, there’s obviously a cost of switching. For personal stuff there is as well but it’s generally close to 0.

For me, for example, I wouldn’t switch from Apple Music to something that cost a penny less and was a better experience or whatever. Same with 1pass. I like the solution I have well enough and both are cheap enough that it’s not worth thinking about how to export/import or whatever and then learn the new system.

Way ahead of you pal
Are you assuming cost of switching is included in the definition of “better”?
Now I’m even more sure that I’m right lol
But I did make it.

Tell me how I’m wrong. I’m all ears.

They didn’t say the better option’s price. Or how much better it was.

Gmail + all the Google shit I get for $16/user/month + the hassle of switching would be very hard to get me to move away from for something that is anything but monumentally better. Even then I’d be super skeptical. Google is good enough and I probably wouldn’t switch.

I'm sure you never talked passionately about computers and if you did I'm sure other people found it endearing and inspiring.
Re:The darker side of being a doctor on Wednesday September 23, 2026 @08:29AM (#49815108)
> I wonder if "Dcotor" ought not be a short career—one where you transition out after, say, two decades

In the US if a doctor is remotely competent with money then this is very achievable.

Re:I said no and Apple said yes on Tuesday September 22, 2026 @09:05AM (#49800654)
> everytime I try to use mac or win, it is an ordeal

I use a Mac at work and iPad Pro at home. Never once have I considered either usage “an ordeal.”

Do I just have a really high threshold for frustration or do you have a desire to complain?

Re:Ask HN: Losing motivation to work in the IT field, need advice on Saturday September 19, 2026 @07:24PM (#49770980)
Go work in another field for awhile and see if your motivation returns?
Re:AI-generated posters don’t have to be horrible on Saturday September 19, 2026 @07:23PM (#49770974)
I mean let’s get real. You probably were looking for a reason to smugly not go to the village fete and this gave you one.

Otherwise you would be excited about going to the village fete and realize that the poster doesn’t make it a bad event.

Re:We Must Pace the Frontier on Saturday September 12, 2026 @05:37PM (#49677464)
Great press release w/ the goal of pulling the ladder up behind him.

Additionally if you know your models aren’t going to get that much better AND you want to IPO in the near future, this is exactly what you would say.

Re:Ask HN: Do you regret using Social Networking apps? on Thursday September 10, 2026 @07:10PM (#49651371)
No, not at all. I’ve done some of my best trolling on social media sites like Hacker News.
Re:A Mysterious Kidney Disease Has Arrived in Texas on Friday September 04, 2026 @12:12AM (#49560456)
> I wasn't able to beat the bot wall

Most people have access to at least one 16-digit code that will do the trick.

Re:Ask HN: How to break Claude Code addiction? on Sunday August 30, 2026 @08:02AM (#49497932)
Start interviewing for jobs and tell them exactly what you want and how you want to work.
Re:I'm a CTO. We took PE money 6 months ago. AMA on Tuesday August 25, 2026 @10:49AM (#49435159)
Did PE come to you or did you go looking for the investment?
But you were trying to refute my point of:

> I’d imagine those teenagers ended up with pretty good careers in technology?

The guy you mentioned doesn't seem to have ended up with a bad career in technology?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ken_Silverman

Is this the guy you’re talking about?

It’s not either/or. You can do 2 things.
Source: Sour Grapes
If any were built by teenagers, I’d imagine those teenagers ended up with pretty good careers in technology?
But he’s not saying that it’s a career opportunity.

It seems to me like he’s saying that doing this thing would be 1) fun and 2) a great way to become employable in the future. I don’t believe he’s saying that this project would be some kind of job training exercise.

Your alternative is that companies shouldn't be allowed to change because the changes they want to make will make some people upset?

Raise prices 1500% and you'll find out that you were way underpriced, you'll create an opportunity for a competitor, etc.

This isn't cancer medication we're talking about here, it's some dumb SAAS product.

Edit: Appreciate the haters as always but can somebody please explain what they believe a company should be forced to do?

Re:Norway Should Buy OpenAI on Tuesday August 18, 2026 @05:53PM (#49353260)
> they can still interfere, just not anywhere near the same scope

This sentence is fundamentally wrong. If the US government really wants to put Norwegian-owned OpenAI out of business they will do so.

OpenAI needs the support of the US to exist regardless of where they are headquartered.

Re:Norway Should Buy OpenAI on Tuesday August 18, 2026 @04:14PM (#49351999)
> no more direct US government interference

Bro, c'mon.

If the US wants to interfere with something they will interfere with it.

To think otherwise is Euro-brain-maxxing.

> I cannot figure out if this data center panic is legit or trumped up

What recent mass-media panics have been legit?

For example, I think crypto is dumb. But I was also not dumb enough to fall for the articles like 6-8 years ago about how it was going to use more energy than half the countries in the world by 2025.

Re:Waymo – Dallas Open to All on Tuesday August 18, 2026 @10:12AM (#49345911)
Yes, I agree. Did the same thing moving Florida to Portland, OR after college.

Most people say they want the benefit without giving anything up. Tends to not work that well lol

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