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buggythebug··on Amazon's drone delivery is coming to Texas
Amazon Basic Abortion Pills
buggythebug··on Ask HN: What is best way to do hands-on practice for system design?
With your hands on it....
buggythebug··on How the Colosseum was built and why it was an architectural marvel
It's really small in person and thus farts out
buggythebug··on Mickey Mouse could soon leave Disney as 95-year copyright expiry nears
Can't wait to see him at Fox News
buggythebug··on Russia’s Stolen Planes Will Soon Become Worthless Thanks to Bootleg Parts
I mean do they need to be worth anything for them? If it works it works. There is value in it only if selling - else if they are using it for the foreseeable future then the only value it would have under normal circumstances is it's junk value.
buggythebug··on Sex is going out of fashion?
"It's also boring"

"These threads are always fun, because they often say more about us commenters than the subject matter."

I will not quote anything else from you and leave it at that.

buggythebug··on San Francisco votes overwhelmingly to recall progressive DA Chesa Boudin
It is true - doesn't mean they're going to do anything about it, though.
buggythebug··on San Francisco votes overwhelmingly to recall progressive DA Chesa Boudin
The problem I find with lots of politicians is not balancing both short term and long term solutions.

Republicans: mental health is definitely an issue that needs to be solved in regards to guns but that's a long term solution - we also need a short term solution of preventing people who shouldn't have access to guns in the first place.

Democrats: There are racial issues in this country that can be solved in the long term through education and investment in communities. That being said crime is crime, and we also need a short term solution of arresting and prosecuting people who commit crimes - no matter what their circumstances are. Reform NOT defund the police.

buggythebug··on Ask HN: What’s the Purpose of /Newcomments?
Well the top posts are posts that were once new and got upvoted and made it to the front page.

On a side note, as a non-tech guy who is into tech, I find stuff on the new comments page much more interesting than "top voted", and too specific posts as of right now such as "Algebraic Data Types in Elixir (appsignal.com)"

Lots of stuff on the front page seems to me stuff that is highly irrelevant to the "grand-scheme" of things

buggythebug··on So You Wanna Be a Chef (2010)
Maybe someone touched upon it on previous comments but:

You want to be a business owner first - and a chef second.

If you just want to be a "chef" - that's equivalent to being the head programmer at startup and not getting any equity and makes no sense.

buggythebug··on Khan Academy launches Khan World School online high school
Took enough time....
buggythebug··on Why Russia may think it can win a war against the US. A thread by KimDotcom
hahaha yeaaaaaah....no.
buggythebug··on The Caves of Mars (2019)
I am Quaid.
buggythebug··on Ask HN: Who is hiring? (April 2022)
Who is NOT hiring?
buggythebug··on Ask HN: Do not rent and live in basements
> You can say that all you want, but it doesn't change the fact that it's an opinion. I think people should live far apart from each other and definitely not in cities, but saying that won't do anything to change your opinion either.

Everyone has opinions, but OP's is in the minority and some opinions are less valid than others - you can't hide behind an opinion.

> You seem incredibly upset that some people enjoy being indoors. You also write as if windows and doors don't exist. Enjoying the indoors and an outside view at the same time is fundamental to human nature, as shown by thousands of years of windows. If anything, there is more evidence to say that your opinion is wrong, that humans shouldn't live with windows.

I enjoy being indoors just as much as outdoors - doesn't mean I'm a hermit. Windows are fine. But who cares if you don't have them when you're young and should be grinding.

> Normal people also go back indoors lol, and normal people enjoy windows when they're inside. I can't begin to imagine why you take it so personally that somebody would dare to want an apartment with windows. I won't be responding further but I hope you enjoy your chosen way of life

They do! I'm not taking it personally. You and OP seem to think living in a basement is not ok. You're young - life is not perfect - get out of your house.

My chosen way of life is the right way.

buggythebug··on Ask HN: Do not rent and live in basements
> This is a hilarious example of how people push their own worldviews and personalities.

No, this is just how people should live.

> Unless you're basing your next words on what the reader's personal interests are, this would be better phrased as "when I was young, I liked to [...]". Your lifestyle goals are obviously different from mine and so your advice has little relevance to my life.

So then this post is moot so crap on the OP rather than my post

> Again you take for granted that everyone cares about exploring as much as you do.

Well if they want to be stuck inside like a hermit then don't complain about a lack of sunlight - go outside.

> This would have been better phrased as "What you're saying is not how I live my life". Wouldn't it be more helpful to first learn more about what the reader actually wants, instead of just assuming everyone is the same as you? If the OP is unhappy about living in basements, they probably won't benefit from being told "you're wrong" lol. I'm happiest when I have a comfortable home with big windows and a great view, and when I spend almost all of my waking life inside that home. The pandemic lockdowns were the best times of my life because I didn't have to see people or leave my home. There are people out there who enjoy different lifestyles than you, and conversations would probably be more effective if we started with that in mind.

Nope, was phrased correctly. Going outside is not a lifestyle - it's what normal people do.

buggythebug··on Ask HN: Do not rent and live in basements
What you're saying is just plain wrong.

You're not a super old person stuck in a chair that needs to see things from the inside. Go outside.

If you are young, you should view the place you are living as your basecamp to sleep so you can go out and explore your world - not look at it through a window.

Plus basement dwellings tend to be cheaper in which you can use the extra money you save for exploring.

buggythebug··on US schools can subscribe to an electric bus fleet at lower prices than diesel
Have met the owner. Stand up guy
buggythebug··on Josh Wardle created Wordle as part of an ongoing quest to design online spaces
Yawn for who? I'm sure Josh's bank account is not yawning - what have you produced?
buggythebug··on We’re fine without Facebook, German and French ministers say
it's still facebook - stop calling it meta
buggythebug··on McKinsey never told the FDA it was working for both the FDA and opioid makers
Is this anecdotal or is it well known?
buggythebug··on Solarpunk Is Not About Pretty Aesthetics. It's About the End of Capitalism
What system are you a fan of if you're not a fan of capitalism?

I often get these economic/political systems and ideologies all confused and mixed up.

What I will say is no matter what you have, if there are evil people at the helm it won't work out and so the way I see what system is the least worse when there are bad players up top?

buggythebug··on Fecal transplant turns cancer immunotherapy non-responders into responders
People with cancer don't care what a medicine/treatment is called.
buggythebug··on Making our new homepage fast and performant
who cares
buggythebug··on GameStop Is Rage Against the Financial Machine
How do you know the redditor is a woman?
buggythebug··on Why Working from Home Will Stick [pdf]
Your analysis is way off

1)People hate small-talk $hit. They will not go back to work so they can small-talk

2)Like to - doesn't mean it's going to go back. Plus they can save by firing Manager who used to come and "check in"

3)People will find other ways to have normalcy - no one is going to miss commuting.

4)This is a toss up. I can see it going both ways. Going to work is a drudgery for a huge swath of Americans, too.

buggythebug··on Quant Fund or Metal Band?
Should have said "fucking quant" as well
buggythebug··on Pierre Cardin has died
Nope, Columbia :)
buggythebug··on An Incomplete Guide to Ethereum Rollups
Fruit Rollups?
buggythebug··on I logged my activities at 15-minute intervals for the whole year
That's all genetics. I know older men with stressful jobs who have been drinking 7-8 drinks a day for the past 40 years and they are happier and have more energy than anyone I've met.
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