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Re:Why is no one making a new version of old Facebook? on Tuesday February 20, 2024 @01:52PM (#39445244)
My attempt to speculate on potential obstacles which exist today over the (I believe, 2009) version shown:

- Eroded public trust in (all) social media

- Increased regulatory scrutiny today vs 2009

- More competition today (i.e. TikTok)

- Changing demands from advertisers

Re:Deno Cron on Wednesday November 29, 2023 @04:42PM (#38465716)
Anyone here using Deno in a production workload? Genuinely curious about your experience.
Re:Python: Just Write SQL on Monday August 14, 2023 @12:34PM (#37123029)
Technologists have a hard time accepting an established standard. Email is a perfect corollary to this conversation. There is a graveyard of companies that have attempted to "Solve email", yet it is still ubiquitous and attempts to 'improve' it continue to fizzle out. I'm not saying that progress, or an attempt at progress, is pointless, but to argue that writing vanilla SQL is somehow antiquated or archaic is false and OP makes several valid points highlighting why it is a perfectly valid approach.
Re:Adult website Pornhub blocks users in Utah from accessing the site on Tuesday May 02, 2023 @02:24PM (#35792022)
Pornography, social media, 24/7 news... will all be looked back on in history as having profound negative mental health effects, akin to how we today view smoking in the 1950s. There is a mountain of growing evidence that this is verifiably true. The exact means that Utah is using to provide ID check may be for debate, but the concept there should be an age restriction, liable to the ISP or the content provider, should not be in dispute.
Re:Ask HN: How do you synthesize books that you read? on Thursday April 27, 2023 @11:11AM (#35729332)
> "Read a little, act a lot. The acting is the most important part. You want to learn some thing? Just do that thing"

Took me a long time to learn this but also came to the same conclusion.

Re:What happened to the lab-leak hypothesis? on Friday June 24, 2022 @02:35PM (#31867325)
The origin story is paramount to preventing future outbreaks and to the loss of, and disruption to, our way of life. The US took the same position on combating terrorism when it rooted out Al-Qaeda. To stop future loss of life, the root cause needs to be identified and dealt with. I vehemently disagree with the assessment that the origin is not instrumental to the defense of future outbreaks.
Re:Architect Resigns in Protest over UCSB Mega-Dorm on Friday October 29, 2021 @10:36AM (#29038943)
I had the same initial reaction as most here when reading the article. This data has caused me to think more critically about the concept, thank you.
Re:Show HN: Django and React SaaS boilerplate tutorial on Wednesday December 23, 2020 @12:20PM (#25519799)
I admire the motivation here to offer a boilerplate to the community using these tools, but it feels like a lot of this has been solved by the Baas providers like AWS Amplify, Azure Static Web Apps, Firebase, etc.

These services all support your choice of front-end and back-end programming language. All these providers also allow hooks into features like security, database, apis, ci/cd, and so on. You would be in a serverless architecture also which provides scalability and keeps costs low up front. Not trying to discredit the author here, which is admirable in the intent, but feels like it's trying to solve for something that several other solutions exist for unless I'm missing something critical.

Re:Ask HN: Cheap places to live with a good intellectual atmosphere? on Monday October 08, 2018 @03:47PM (#18170712)
Most families (who likely pay the most in property tax) live in the surrounding suburbs, which as you have noted are indeed much higher in terms of property tax. Similar suburbs around Nashville are averaging 50-70% lower property tax rates, which is significant enough to move oneself out of the state. This is only going to increase the tax burden for the remainder of residents of the state. The city proper only comprises 2.7m residents per the 2010 census, while the metro area is 9.5m residents.

My evidence on the other items is anecdotal, but that is my opinion and I'm understanding of the fact others may disagree.

Re:Ask HN: Cheap places to live with a good intellectual atmosphere? on Monday October 08, 2018 @10:20AM (#18167661)
To counter this, as someone who lives in Chicago, there are some additional drawbacks beyond the weather:

- Taxes are extremely high here, with no sign of slowing down

- Political corruption is rampant in the state

- Crime is mostly relegated to south side of city, but it's still an issue

- Public works are decaying: train stations, airport, and everything else look like they need work

- Schools are undesirable and a magnet/charter school has very high competition.

My wife and I have lived here our whole lives and are considering joining several friends who have recently moved to the Nashville area to alleviate the above mentioned items. There is no state income tax in TN, public schools in suburbs are good w/ only a 20 minute drive into the city. There are some drawbacks but we're comfortable with the trade-off.

Re:Seattle judges throw out 15 years of marijuana convictions on Friday September 28, 2018 @08:58AM (#18092919)
This comparison isn't useful IMO because alcohol had actually been legal prior to prohibition introduced by puritanism. If anything I'd say prohibition gave people pause since alcoholism and heavy drinking was quite common prior to it being introduced. (Note: I'm not against marijuana legalization/decriminalization - just making an observation).
Re:Lenovo Launches Ultra-Thin ThinkPad P1: X1 Carbon Meets Workstation on Monday August 13, 2018 @10:57AM (#17750578)
To be completely honest, I don't use the nub. The trackpad was 5/5 on the MBP, but I feel the trackpad is 4/5 on the X1. It's plenty fine to use... I also carry a portable mouse in my laptop bag.
Re:Lenovo Launches Ultra-Thin ThinkPad P1: X1 Carbon Meets Workstation on Monday August 13, 2018 @10:28AM (#17750330)
To add some anecdotal experience here, I replaced my 2015 MBP which I loved, with a 5th Gen Lenovo X1 Carbon and I can honestly say I have no regrets. The machine is wonderful for development. Light but powerful, very pleasant to type on, checks all the right boxes. You can use Linux or Windows (which honestly has come quite a long ways and works quite well). Also, you can game with these laptops now thanks to USB-C external graphics enclosures, giving you a work machine on the go, and a gaming machine at home.
Re:Ask HN: Which blogs/newsletters would you be willing to pay $5/mont... on Saturday March 03, 2018 @10:15AM (#16509559)
I discovered it primarily as a YouTube channel but the guy who makes http://iliketomakestuff.com has some great projects out there, including a number of arduino based projects. I’m trying to expand my horizon beyond web development and it appeals to my inner maker.
Re:Airbus Handed A380 Lifeline With $16B Emirates Order on Thursday January 18, 2018 @10:03AM (#16177545)
Did anyone catch the Emirates videos put together by Casey Neistat? I often wonder if YouTube celebrities will usher in a new form of advertising, where content and marketing are blended into an entertainment experience. The videos were wildly popular and I wonder if this aided significantly in bookings for Emirates flights, thus leading to the $9B order.
Re:Ask HN: How to make money while commuting to work? on Tuesday May 16, 2017 @12:08PM (#14350686)
You could increase your personal value by listening to audiobooks or podcasts to improve your education. There are actually several audio programs from sites like The Great Courses which you can tune to your specific interests.

It's not a direct path to a financial gain, but it does improve your personal value, which should in turn improve your income streams.

Re:Increase Hacker News Font Size? on Friday November 11, 2016 @10:10AM (#12931268)
I use the relatively popular Georgify extension for HN (https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/georgify/ofjfdfale...)
Re:Next Silicon Valley (list) on Monday June 20, 2016 @02:18PM (#11939977)
http://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:http://...

Cache timeout seems to take a while, so posting the brief synopsis here. The article lists a number of cities (actually locations) with a corresponding news article claiming that particular city/location "The Next Silicon Valley". Locations listed were:

US: Mississippi, Michigan, Minnesota, Colorado, Jacksonville, San Diego, Detroit, New York, Asheville, Austin, Los Angeles, Phoenix, Chicago, Sacramento, Arkansas, Denver

Europe: Ireland, Russia, Ukraine, France, Berlin, Prague, Lisbon

Apac: Beijing, Vietnam, Sydney, Philippines, India, China, Singapore

Middle East: Israel

Americas: Mexico, Cuba

Others: Small Town America

Re:Chicago’s 'cloud tax' on Wednesday July 01, 2015 @02:31PM (#9814098)
The question I'm wondering, is how many technology upstarts, which offer some type of hosted computing service, will chose a location other than Chicago for their new business. Alternatively, how many other cities will follow suit with Chicago as well, and which ones.
Re:First C# 7 Design Meeting Notes on Wednesday January 28, 2015 @08:25AM (#8959627)
I believe c# has had tuple support since .net framework v4.
Re:Amazon Reveals the Robots at the Heart of Its Cyber Monday Operation on Monday December 01, 2014 @01:55PM (#8682895)
60 Minutes did a story on robotics in January of 2013 that showed Kiva robots in action. You can jump to 2:45 in the following link to see the demo: http://www.cbsnews.com/videos/are-robots-hurting-job-growth-...
Re:Show HN: Famous Outfits on Friday September 05, 2014 @08:59AM (#8273599)
Fantastic idea. I've seen similar sites, but 99.9% of them focus on fashion for women and I felt this market was undeserved for men. I'm not suggesting you maintain only one gender, but I appreciate that you are showing male outfits. Really love the notion of a daily (at minimum) outfit as well. Perhaps, in addition to Facebook/Instagram/e-newsletter, you could add a link for RSS? Keep fighting the good fight, love the site.

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