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_Parfait_on Show HN: A gallery of graphs built with React and D3.js

Don't ever let this site go dark for any reason ever please. Great stuff

_Parfait_on Rick Rubin’s creative genius

Reddit's down my man. Hopefully it doesn't trigger Hackernews' eternal September.

_Parfait_on SoftBank Vision funds post record $39B annual loss

You completely missed the point made here, which was a very good one.

_Parfait_on Chile to Nationalize Lithium Industry

What sanctions does the US have on Argentina?? Please don't tell me you don't know the difference between Argentina and Venezuela.

_Parfait_on Windows 11’s taskbar is finally getting labels and never combine app icons

They cave every time.

_Parfait_on U.S. Inflation Eased to 5% in March

no, they were completely wrong on this full stop. The fed had to do an aggressive rate hike. By your logic the great depression and great recession was also transitory*

_Parfait_on Ask HN: Having trouble getting senior applicants, wondering what to do about it

If you're scared of posting the salary range after a dozen people have asked..there's your issue. Fin.

_Parfait_on Affordable housing in California now routinely tops $1M per apartment to build

Did you not read the entire article.. They say one of the largest drivers is trying to navigate the bureaucracy and red tape...

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A 2018 study by the U.S. Government Accountability Office found that 14% of the price tag for California’s affordable housing projects was made up of consulting fees and other administrative costs — the highest in the country and more than developers spend on land.

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_Parfait_on Public Camping will be a Felony in Tennessee starting June first

Why is the solution to have a housing crash that evicts people from their homes? Housing is the most simple supply/demand issue imaginable. Remove red tape, stop with the restrictive zoning and build more housing. The issue is we've told generations of people to buy a house quickly so they can profit off of restrictive zoning because the price of their homes will go up. This cycle has create in immovable NIMBY class. The solution isn't crashing the American economy.

_Parfait_on Hacking attractiveness biases in hiring? The role of beautifying photo-filters

"But if you're going to get indignant about people being hired based on looks then you'd better stop using sites more attractive than craigslist or products more attractive than crocs."

Your first point raised about someone caring about their looks and the way their presented is a good one. But this last quote is strange.. If you're being hired for a non customer facing role do you really think this craigslist comparison is a fair one? I can get as gussied up as I can for a photo, but is it fair that the guy that looks more like Jake Gyllenhaal got hired even though I have a better skill set?