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abosleyon Introducing Windows 11

From wikipedia: " Microsoft Windows is the most commonly installed OS, at approximately between 74% (based on web use) and 97.03% (based on use for gaming) globally"

abosleyon If you've been laid off, please avoid this mistake in interviews

I've had to lay off a lot of talented people in my day. Startups fail. Established companies pivot and dissolve business units. It sucks and it happens all the time.

abosleyon No excess deaths in Sweden compared to the last ten years

JFC...why don't we have multi-dimensional (TBD :)) scoring of stories based on submitter history?

abosleyon Pigs are as smart as dogs. Why do we eat one and love the other?

+1...I was going to say that the author apparently has never tasted bacon....everything becomes much simpler after that :). If we judged our behavior based on how intelligent the species is that we are doing something to...I believe war would be a non-starter, no?

abosleyon The US Air Force has built and flown a prototype of its future fighter jet

I'll add that while PTSD is a very serious problem, it is not a guaranteed outcome of being involved in combat operations - even over extended time periods.

abosleyon Ask HN: Why is Enterprise software UX so bad compared to Consumer Software?

This exactly the problem. Similar to the third-party payer anti-pattern in healthcare.

abosleyon Do you struggle with anxiety from work?

+1 on finding a Therapist and exercise. HIIT per other comments is great OR do medium intensity cardio to the point where you are tired (45-60 min @ 60% of max heart rate)...this will lower your anxiety and help you calm down and sleep. I'd also recommend learning some breathing/meditation techniques - box breathing is good. Anxiety is something you can learn to control with the right training and attention. I'd focus on these before making a major life-change. Medications are useful in the short term while you learn skills/tools. I'd stay away from benzodiazepines unless you are having panic attacks, etc. (they are hard to wean off of and can cause rebound syndrome -> make anxiety worse). You may want to explore high-quality broad-spectrum CBD oil supplementation. There is a lot of info available on reddit, etc.

abosleyon Microsoft recommends WA and CA employees work from home

Correction: March 25. Microsoftie.

abosleyon People Who Eat the Same Meal Every Day

You dont even have to go to a doctor...there are online testing services that will test vit D w/out a prescription. IO checked mine quarterly for several years.

abosleyon The Dependency Inversion Principle in the Wild

I think the only thing this article is lacking is a competent editor!

abosleyon Ask HN: What's your favorite Science Fiction book?

I'll have to say Neuromancer by William Gibson. Changed my worldview and what I thought was possible. I'm a huge fan of Ian M Banks, Charlie Stross, Ian MacDonald, Cory Doctorow, Peter Watts and older (90's) Stephen Baxter. Baxter's Titan is a great piece of writing - makes you feel the isolation of being millions of miles from humanity