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Yeah... The US will invade countries for no reason but the trillions spent are added to the backs of our own citizens.

Iraq and Afghanistan aren't paying us the trillions we've wasted these past decades.

It is also deeply tied with criminals organizations providing them a healthy revenue stream.

Look to the commercialization in US states like Colorado as a better (but not perfect) model.

I love when musicians nerd out on gear. This snare drum commissioned by Aphex Twin may interest you: https://stichtinglogos.org/instrum_gwr/snar2.html

Great post but one point, Whole foods sells 1/2 gallons for $6! I don't drink much milk but would gladly pay a premium for high quality, local, organic milk.

What exactly happened? Towards the end the article it states "While Japan, a country of 126 million people, has experienced a relatively small coronavirus outbreak – with 170,158 cases 2,500 deaths – doctors have warned that the recent sharp rise in infections could overwhelm hospitals."

Didn't end up overwhelming hospitals, in fact everyone was constantly warned about overwhelming hospitals but it just didn't happen. A boggeyman used to scare and people.

Cartels have more power then ever. They essentially run many Mexican states and have bribery deals with politicians from all the rest.

You've been a member for long enough to know that the guidelines for posts are: "Anything that good hackers would find interesting. That includes more than hacking and startups"

>We've gone from ~4% unemployment to 10-15%. Which sounds bad. But if you flip it around, we've gone from 96% employment to 85-90%. The vast majority of people are still employed and the economy is mostly still humming along.

This is not how it works.

The US measures unemployment using levels, the 10-15% are U-3, which only counts people without jobs who are in the labor force. To remain in the labor force, they must have looked for a job in the last four weeks.

The U-6, or real unemployment rate, includes the underemployed, the marginally attached, and discouraged workers and is at 25%.

There are plenty of deeper explanations online but basically politicians love to talk about U-3 but the true unemployment is U-6.

>Billionaires are good for society. elon musk and jeff bezos are leading the way into space and that is huge for humanity.

Enough with the blanket statements, Sure bill gates is ok but just yesterday the front page had a story of the Sackler family and how they amassed billions by pumping the united states with opiates. They literally killed thousands and ruined the lives of millions, while destroying American society. Billionaries are people, some evil some good.

Also, the point of a government is to provide for it's citizens (with taxes) not to hope that in a 100years we can settle on other planets. And btw, in that scenario we would not be the ones who end up on Elysium. As much as SV programmers like to think they can be part the billionaire class you are not and will never be an oligarch.

I'd start with reading the libfuzzer docs[0] and then read the syzkaller papers[1]

[0] https://llvm.org/docs/LibFuzzer.html [1] https://github.com/google/syzkaller

https://github.com/google/syzkaller

The thing is all those three letter agency’s make heavy use of civilian contractors and commercial products.

There is no doubt they are using some bigco vpn or other software that can/will eventually be compromised.

They have a bug bounty program: https://developer.apple.com/security-bounty/

I actually think they have a good approach. Rewarding major finds with good payouts and avoiding the flood of info and low level web app ‘bugs’.

Yes, at least in Austin. The protest were led by Alex Jones who pushes prepper gear and related lifestyle products yet they broke after 4 weeks.

Now you’re being ignorant. Texas rates are so low because we are not testing. I live in Austin and we are only performing 20-30 tests a day. Of course the available data doesn’t reflect the real numbers.

>if you barred the doors to a theater and tossed a few gallons of bleach and vinegar in you could also just gas hundreds of people, but it doesn't happen.

Well during the 2012 Aurora movie theater shooting the guy used homemade tear gas before killing 12 and shooting another 60. But you're right he didn't lock the doors. The 2016 Pulse shooter did lock the doors and killed 50 and shot an additional 50. So it's not as far fetched as you make it sound.

Two or three security challenges, similar to CTF's, a couple of phone interviews, and a day long onsite.

Pretty free to grow and work on what you like. Amazing work life balance, IMO.

I'm currently in Echo Park, a few blocks from Sunset.

Downtown is great if you want a true urban feel and don't mind the homeless. I found a deal on rent but was looking heavily at Macarther park to Koreatown area.

I've heard parts of Hollywood are good and pretty well connected on transit lines but didn't really explore.

Quality of life is even better in California if you are remote. I don't see how this helps.

I used to live in Austin but after getting a remote job I moved to LA. I get to live in an amazing, walkable neighborhood and rarely deal with the notorious LA commuting nightmare.

Modern society doesn't' change the fundamentals of human behavior and needs. Per your example we still need a community with strong bonds, a diet of lean proteins and greens, and a dusk till dawn sleeping pattern to function optimally.

We still complain about open offices, the GP even said he has to use noise cancelling headphones.

He likes the coworking space because he is lonely and want's a social aspect in his office space.

I stupidly chose a high end thinkpad at my job a few years ago and I am a counting the days until I can renew and get a Mac.

The hardware is shit. I've had to send it to service 3 times in the nearly 3 years I've been working with it. I just put in a new up arrow key last week because the last one broke. In it's current state only one USB port is functional.

Granted I'm a consultant and do heavily traveling but it has never happened to any of my colleagues Macs. Once it was in service for week because the wifi card was disconnected. Don't even get me started about running linux on it, not a nice experience.

Getting home and using my mac is such an upgrade, OS and hardware wise. Only thing I really miss is the red track button in the middle of the keyboard, that is a phenomenal feature!

I thought it was great, I found out I'm 43% native american.

I agree with a lot of your points.

Personally, I dislike the nightlife. The entertainment districts are all about dive or patio bars with a band playing. Not many proper hip hop or edm spots.

There is not much diversity.

The main vibes are hippie austin slacker, tx country guy, college student, or tech bro. Which I do not like.

Considering a move to LA.

The best working melatonin supplement I've taken has l-theanine in it.

The grass is always greener. I grew up in a working class neighborhood where the majority of my friends parents and high school friends later became involved in trades. My high school had a trades program for mechanics, HVAC, electricians, plumbing, and a beauty school.

The vast majority are NOT making six figures. The work is hard, has long hours, and is physically exhausting. My grandpa was a welder/machine shop owner my uncle is a electrician. They would trade anything for a cushy desk job with great pay, great benefits and easy workload. I've never worked past 4pm and have ample paid vacation time. They will never be able to say that. Google says that here in Austin TX, the average master plumber makes $25 an hr. HVAC is the highest at $44 an hour on average. And we are going through a construction boom, also don't forget that you have to factor working in 100 degree heat and 50% humidity 5 months out of the year.

Sure you can start a business and eventually have 5 workers and 3 trucks like my grandpa but then you become a entrepreneur and have to deal with the whole billing, scheduling, selling, headaches of running a small business.

I find a lot of tech people idolize the blue collar fields. It's damn hard work.

Acapulco is a warzone. It used to be a world renown tourist area but fell into chaos.

Search youtube for the video where cartels attack the police headquarters and hotel where they were staying.

Completely anecdotal but every time I go to 'youth' events. Music festivals, University Football games, concerts, the gym, these past Halloween parties, all I see are young people with Snapchat constantly running.

I'm 28 and only a few of my friends are heavy users but most people younger than me have accounts. I've met several girls who are weirded out that I don't have a snap.

Back in college my cocaine dealer was a city police officer. I had no idea until I saw him eating at a local restaurant in his police gear.

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Even if you have no direct experience with cryptocurrencies if you have any experience with building RPC based services this should be simple. I have a bunch more info to share if you are interested!

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What is HN's opinion on Purism laptops? I'm looking for a new linux machine but I'm unfamiliar with Purism.

Currently leaning toward a Lenovo X1 Carbon or 470s, possibly a system 76.