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asnackon Ask HN: Best way for a developer to learn design?

I always see people recommend this book, but the reviews on amazon are terrible. I feel like it gets recommended a lot because it's popular/old, not because it's actually good/insightful.

asnackon Brave Improves Its Ad-Blocker Performance with New Engine in Rust

Considering most of their jobs are in mountain view, a very expensive col and developer salary area, they should consider moving somewhere more economical if they expect to live on handouts.

Why should we have to support their over priced office space?

asnackon America’s Busiest Bank Robber Was a Product of the Opioid Crisis

What a wild story!

But also kind of a happy ending I suppose. He didn't serve that much time and he has a pension coming. Sounds like his kid is clean too. I'm sure a book deal could be possible too, all things pending him staying clean and out of trouble.

It's weird how there's no mention about his back now that he's sober. Does it still hurt? Did it get better?

asnackon Iceland tire of tourists trashing their nature

Maybe a GPS tracker attached around the neck and it zaps you if you go off course.

That might lead to weird rise in BDSM tourism to your area

asnackon Iceland tire of tourists trashing their nature

Rattlesnake ledge?

Hiking in Washington is... frustrating to say the least.

I've even seen whole families with small children show up to snowy trailheads in tennis shoes expecting to do the full hike while I'm walking out with an ice axe dangling from my bag. They don't check trail conditions ever. I'm surprised more people don't die or get injured around here especially in the winter.

Now I try to find hikes that require some route finding as the people you come across on those hikes are generally people who are actually into hiking and not ig likes.

/Pretentious rant

asnackon Iceland tire of tourists trashing their nature

No needs to. You can live your life in ignorance all you want

asnackon Google’s Rivals Gear Up to Make Antitrust Case

Every time there's a discussion about tech antitrust (google, fb, amazon, ms) people point to each of these as being their competitors, therefore, there is no monopoly or antitrust issue.

Perhaps we need to rethink antitrust in the context of the internet however. These laws were written in the late 1800, and early 1900s, long before Google existed. I think there should be some evaluation on needing a new framework of what is antitrust for tech companies.

asnackon Most 'meat' in 2040 will not come from dead animals

The quote stating most meat will not come from animals is from , "Rosie Wardle of the Jeremy Coller Foundation, a philanthropic organisation focused on sustainable food systems", who stated

"If anything, predictions that 60% of the world’s ‘meat’ will not come from slaughtered animals in 20 years’ time may be an underestimation."

However also in the article is a quote "The report estimates 35% of all meat will be cultured in 2040 and 25% will be vegan replacements." from A.T. Kearney, who is an American global management consulting firm.

Pretty different predictions here being rolled together. 35% sounds a lot more realistic, given the short timeline. I just want ground 'beef' to cost less than $5lb. Get below that and I bet it really takes off.