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conorjh··on Flattening Rust’s learning curve
the dogmatic culture would probably be my first suggestion. i always ask why are there any CVEs for rust if its "memory-safe" but never get an answer suprisingly
conorjh··on The world could run on older hardware if software optimization was a priority
most of that list is iteration, not innovation. like going from "crappy colour printer" to "not-so-crappy colour printer"
conorjh··on Starlink User Terminal Teardown
depends
conorjh··on Starlink User Terminal Teardown
"They could make payments and shipping complicated..."

eg they could outright ban the sale of StarLink products, ya know, being in charge of the laws and all

conorjh··on Two publishers and three authors fail to understand what "vibe coding" means
how did the speaker understand the words if he couldnt guess what the other person was thinking or feeling?
conorjh··on Heart disease deaths worldwide linked to chemical widely used in plastics
there are fungi that have evolved to eat plastic with no human intervention. we'll be fine.
conorjh··on Don't fear getting fired if you have ADHD
Do you mean you actually work hard or just avoid getting caught being lazy? If you can work hard, I dont think you had an inability to do it in the first place
conorjh··on Don't fear getting fired if you have ADHD
"ADHD traits like time blindness, limited working memory, craving stimulation, and sensitivity to rejection often clash with these expectations. Employers frequently misinterpret these traits as laziness, carelessness, unreliability, or defensiveness."

i loled at this.

conorjh··on Waymos crash less than human drivers
isnt it a bit odd they always seem to be at the scene of a crash but somehow always a victim?
conorjh··on Music and the Decline of Civilization
every generation that has ever been has said society is in decline. what makes you correct?
conorjh··on Music and the Decline of Civilization
"Such poets, being “ignorant of what is right and legitimate in the realm of the Muses,” rebelled against the traditional conventions of music and poetry."

this is the much fabled Plato? The genius? The big brain who thought there was a "right and legitimate" taste in music? Glad to see this fluff has been preserved for millenia

conorjh··on The Origin of the Pork Taboo
same way the quran predicted bacteria etc its never stated outright, oddly enough, divine knowledge but always vague and metaphorical
conorjh··on The Origin of the Pork Taboo
humans have eaten shellfish for millions of years, so whats the practical benefit of lessening the variety of foods you intake? The original reasons for these prohibitions were not scientific in the slightest - its all subjective. dont forget they literally believe themselves to be god "chosen people", not my words, it definitely is an us and them thing
conorjh··on The Origin of the Pork Taboo
you can boil down most neurotypical human behaviour to that kind of bigbabyism. and i also despise my fellow man
conorjh··on The Origin of the Pork Taboo
im not even sure why youre mad tho
conorjh··on Ask HN: How Do I Escape Homelessness After Rebuilding My Mental Health?
fuckin lol at the video game comment, id also check if hes into skibidee toilet while youre at it
conorjh··on Ask HN: How do I escape homelessness after rebuilding my mental health?
is this the only time its happened in the last 30 years?
conorjh··on The Origin of the Pork Taboo
man i wish there was a quick lil summary for this article
conorjh··on Pressure grows to hold secret Apple data privacy hearing in public
Apple regularly comply with Law Enforcement requests for customer data though...
conorjh··on In S3 simplicity is table stakes
tf is that title supposed to mean?
conorjh··on Show HN: Seven39, a social media app that is only open for 3 hours every evening
or just exercise some self control?
conorjh··on Meta Bans Accounts Tracking Private Jets for Zuckerberg, Musk
> a life on Facebook a contradiction in terms
conorjh··on Meta Bans Accounts Tracking Private Jets for Zuckerberg, Musk
if you could be bothered to do it, go for it bro
conorjh··on Launch HN: GPT Driver (YC S21) – End-to-end app testing in natural language
your software has real people in it?