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bhouser··on Chrome DevTools AI sends source code to Google
That’s my understanding as well, that it’s opt-in. That brings me little comfort.

I actually love the idea of embedded LLM help. I just wish Google used on-device compute with small models.

The idea that the browser will be used to farm data that’s not on the public internet is reprehensible to me, consent notwithstanding.

When I hire a junior engineer do I have to teach them about Google’s dark patterns so they don’t unwittingly upload our intellectual property?

bhouser··on Why Panning and Zooming in a Web App Can't Be Perfect
Well, yes actually.

Except unfortunatly, I think I'm right.

bhouser··on Why Panning and Zooming in a Web App Can't Be Perfect
Is this an intentional browser API concession due to some polling limit? I don't see the connection?
bhouser··on Why Panning and Zooming in a Web App Can't Be Perfect
Interesting, didn't know that! Wonder why they don't.

My issue here is with wheel events. They look identical for trackpads and mice, so I can't code for different behaviour.

bhouser··on Why Panning and Zooming in a Web App Can't Be Perfect
I'm actually hoping I'm wrong about the inability to reliably distinguish between trackpad and mousewheel wheel events.
bhouser··on DoorDash lays off 1250 employees
How is it discrimination if they set the termination date for ALL employees to March 1, 2023?
bhouser··on Elon Musk owns 9.2% of Twitter
Here's a much more salient example: https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1499976967105433600

Musk is clearly pro-Ukraine, but apparently refused to block Russian news sources on Starlink when asked to.

bhouser··on Elon Musk owns 9.2% of Twitter
He did just that a week ago: https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1508566912845766656
bhouser··on The Great Resignation? More Like the Great Renegotiation
I think you're making a mathematical error here.

If inflation goes to zero, that does not mean prices have fallen to where they were before. It merely means prices stop increasing further.

So a temporary bout of inflation equal in magnitude to a one-time but persistent wage increase, _do_ cancel out.

bhouser··on Classification of Omicron (B.1.1.529): SARS-CoV-2 Variant of Concern
This would be incredible
bhouser··on Culturally transmitted skills and values
In case it didn’t occur to you: I think this was put forward as an example of culture producing negative outcomes.
bhouser··on Ask HN: It seems like everyone is getting rich?
Comparing oneself with other people on a single dimension is a bad idea because likely the most extraordinary thing about that other person is what stands out. Said otherwise, it’s the reason you chose them as a comparison point.

Same with people posting fancy pictures on instagram.

You don’t see that they have a chronic but unseen illness, and that their children hate them, for example.

Specifically though when I see people who have accumulated much more wealth than I have, often they’ve been doing it much longer. It makes more sense when I remind myself that. And yeah I could have started saving/investing earlier, but if the best time to plant a tree was 30 years ago, the 2nd best time is today.

bhouser··on How Discord Stores Billions of Messages (2017)
The reason for Discord over Slack, BTW is voice & video. Otherwise Slack is working great.
bhouser··on How Discord Stores Billions of Messages (2017)
Discord would be awesome for work ... I want to use it so bad. But the terms of service are completely unpalatable. Discord basically gets a perpetual license to anything you post.
bhouser··on Ask HN: Senior Software Engineer to Engineering Manager
IMO a manager needs to make their direct reports and their team successful. But you can start doing that while you're an IC: get in the habit of unblocking people and generally being useful.

Also, manage a coop student or intern. One of the reasons companies hire them is to give their ppl management experience, so take advantage of that.

I did both of these things, and my company made me a manager 2 years earlier than when I thought I'd try to transition into management.

And after 6 months I decided I didn't really like management that much, and they graciously let me transition back to IC, haha.

It probably helps if your company is growing, has a healthy management culture, and great career progression options for ICs and Mgmt. If that's not the case, switch companies.

bhouser··on I'm reading the FT and WSJ from 100 years ago each week leading to 1929
Can you elaborate on what you mean by a “duration swap” and “different forms of money”?
bhouser··on How to Work Hard
I still think you're strawmanning the essay (and I'm sorry you didn't figure out sooner what you wanted to do with your life - that really sucks!).

Bill Gates knew what he really wanted to do and what interested him so not taking a day off was probably a no-brainer.

If you had been able to realize earlier that travelling the world was what you wanted to do, then you could have put all your efforts into making that happen.

I think the essay is suggesting that merely working hard without enough of that effort spent on the directional problem won't yield the results you want, ultimately. So I think the suggestions here taken holistically are useful to a theoretical-younger version of you.

bhouser··on Netherlands must ban cryptocurrencies immediately: CPB head
Your point may be true, but it's not a rebuttal to the parent's assertion that "contagious narratives" are a normal part of many generally accepted systems. It's like you're throwing in random information.
bhouser··on 2022 Ford F-150 Lightning
I think the $40k price tag is deceptive if you look a bit closer. The extended range 300 mile battery is only available on the Platinum edition which starts at $60k IIRC, otherwise you're stuck with 230 miles which IMO going to make the truck feel hamstringed.

The $50k Cybertruck gets you 300 miles.

bhouser··on ReactXP – A library for building cross-platform apps
Here is the version history. As other comments mentioned, last release was 5 days ago: https://microsoft.github.io/reactxp/versions/version_history...
bhouser··on How to Fall Asleep in Two Minutes or Less
Obligatory XKCD: https://xkcd.com/313/
bhouser··on Ask HN: What tech that's right around the corner are you most excited about?
Writing React apps in OCaml using Reason: https://reasonml.github.io/
bhouser··on Staying focused: it’s not just your environment
"Judge each part of your work based on your motivations." Nicely said. Puts into words a phenomenon I've experienced in the past: the more motivated I am, the more pragmatic my decision making becomes ("pragmatic" being measured against the goals I'm motivated toward achieving).
bhouser··on After your job is gone
I think you might be looking at this a little too black and white. Perhaps a robot won't replace an electrician, but an electrician with advanced technology at his/her disposal can do the work that in the past required several electricians. I think that going forward, we will see a smaller and smaller percentage of the population producing increasingly larger portions of the wealth. These producers will produce more than they can personally consume. The problem then becomes one of wealth distribution. We need to find a new way to structure capitalistic society so that wealth producers can be rewarded for their efforts, but those not able to as effectively produce wealth are still able to live well. Ideally we should implement a system that can scale all the way from where we are now, to the point where very few people are required to produce wealth.
bhouser··on Poll: HN Linux users, what desktop environmemt do you use?
Same, except I recently switched to xterm.
bhouser··on Bitcoin Network Speed 8 Times Faster than Top 500 Supercomputers Combined
"They" don't need to outpace the bitcoin network at its current capacity. All "they" need to do is add enough network capacity so that bitcoin mining with current technology becomes unprofitable. Then many other players who depend on the profitibility of mining will stop.
bhouser··on “Well, He’s Not Going to Get Very Far”
I've experienced similar, but only when working hourly from home. I guess I feel responsible for distractions in my own house, but when I'm in the office I have no second thoughts about billing for the time where I did my best in the environment provided.
bhouser··on Subscription Men’s Clothing Startup Bombfell Raises $730,000 Seed Round
When you're ready to come to Europe, just start with Germany. DHL is very fast, even with standard shipping (compared to my experiences with shipping in Canada). Most shipments are delivered in one or two days. And 80 million people is a decent market.
bhouser··on Google acquires BufferBox (YC S12)
Congrats Mike, Jay, Aditya!
bhouser··on Somebody please, for the love of god, fix shipping/couriers
Some guys I went to school with have started a company trying to solve this problem. It involves having your package delivered to a glorified electronic mailbox in your area. The courier delivers it to the box; you get an email with a pin code for retrieving your parcel. http://corporate.bufferbox.com/