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crazcarl··on Ask HN: Life-changing purchases since 2020? (Under $100 and under $1000)
Check out the ones that have a spray bottle attached rather than just a bulb as it allows for way more water before needing to refill. I think it was popularized under the name "Elephant Ear Wax Removal Kit" but there are knockoffs now as well that are the same thing.
crazcarl··on [dead]
Is this suggesting staring directly at the sun? Or just getting indirect light (go outside for a bit without sunglasses on)? The article keeps saying looking at the sun for 30 minutes at a time, but isn't that incredibly bad for your eyes?
crazcarl··on It's time to stop texting
Maybe I'm being naive, but isn't that just email?
crazcarl··on Ask HN: I'm a DS, and I want to leave tech
Data Scientist I think.
crazcarl··on Tesla used car price bubble pops, weighs on new car demand
I might also add gas prices being low again.
crazcarl··on Semantle: guess words based on Word2vec similarity scores
It's the same word for everyone once a day. So you just spoiled it for anyone who hadn't gotten it. Just FYI in case you want to edit.
crazcarl··on Magnitude 7.3 earthquake off the Coast of Fukushima Prefecture
I'm no expert, but it looks like the Apple Valley big earthquakes were centered on land, and these Fukushima are centered off the coast. I would assume the closer to the center, the worse the damage, so perhaps that could explain it?
crazcarl··on Tradle
They were referencing worldle not wordle. Note the extra L for world instead of word.
crazcarl··on The cold hard truth about electric vehicles in winter
Generally you don't want to charge the battery past about 80% unless you're going to use it right away. So the "extended range" charge would be charging past that 80%.
crazcarl··on Is old music killing new music?
I think the 70s and 80s pop hits have had staying power because those songs were the pop music of the people with the power to choose the content of mass media as media became more massive in the 90s and 2000s (further television/radio station standardization and the internet).
crazcarl··on Culdesac Tempe: The first car-free neighborhood built from scratch in the US
The apartment complex that I lived at in 2009 had a fully furnished 1br apartment available to rent nightly by tenants for their guests. I used it a few times and it was very convenient to have guests stay there onsite instead of at a hotel. Definitely agree it is a great amenity for them to advertise.
crazcarl··on Culdesac Tempe: The first car-free neighborhood built from scratch in the US
But how many options do you have within 10 minutes? Are there more options if you need them than just one store and restaurant? I think that's what confuses me as to why they didn't create this concept closer to an area that's also walkable to other services.
crazcarl··on Culdesac Tempe: The first car-free neighborhood built from scratch in the US
I live about 10 min drive from there, and I honestly don't see how it's going to work. Yes it is right on the lightrail line, but otherwise it's not a very walkable area. I guess they are hoping to lock everyone into just doing most of their eating and shopping onsite. Is that actually desirable?
crazcarl··on America has a drinking problem
Hoplark Hoptea (sparkling hoppy tea) is another good alternative I have found, and is lower in calories and comes in varieties that are caffeinated or not. I'll note that I tried Athletic's hoppy sparkling water and Lagunita's and neither was nearly as good. Though I will say overall, all of them seem too expensive to be buying on a regular basis unless they can really cut out more expensive beer for you.
crazcarl··on Trader Joe's, Dollar General And Others Are Paying Workers To Get Vaccines
The national government is providing the drug for free and thus no one is allowed to charge for it. The provider can bill for the administration of the vaccine. If a patient has insurance, the admin is billed to the insurance. If not, it's billed to a government program called HRSA. At my hospital I have been told that if any insurance company tries to pass on a portion of the administration as copay/coinsurance/deductible that we need to flag that payment to call the insurance company because they aren't allowed to do that.
crazcarl··on Congress is set to ban most surprise medical bills
Just as a heads up in case you or anyone else reading this is in this position. For the uninsured, if your treatment is directly related to Covid-19, you would be covered under the Covid-19 HRSA program described here. https://www.hrsa.gov/CovidUninsuredClaim
crazcarl··on US ends era of emotional support animals on planes
This is incorrect per the article. It clearly states "Wednesday's rule change by the US Department of Transportation now says only dogs qualify as service animals."

So no, the airlines don't have to accept someone's service animal that isn't a dog.

crazcarl··on Have Fruits and Vegetables Become Less Nutritious? (2011)
Someone here on HN made this some time ago, but it still emails me weekly: https://harvestsignal.com/
crazcarl··on Waymo is opening its driverless service to more people in Phoenix
Just the other night my driver turned too wide and started going the wrong way down the divided street. He u-turned and fixed it without any issue thankfully, but then he blamed it on the construction workers "moving the road" - which they definitely didn't.
crazcarl··on Google announces Pixel 5, Pixel 4A 5G, and Pixel 4A
Wireless charging for next to your bed makes it worth it. You just set it down on the charger and if you need to pick it up to answer a call you don't have to deal with the plug. And then when you're finished you just set it back down again without having to deal with the plug.

Same for if you're working at a desk you can just set it down on the charger when you're not using it 95% of the time.

crazcarl··on US video game sales have record quarter as consumers stay at home
Around the time states were closing non-essential businesses they were claiming to be essential and requiring the stores to stay open.
crazcarl··on Ask HN: Mind bending books to read and never be the same as before?
"False, there is the possibility of me awarding you prize B. So here's prize C"

The answer is false and evaluation is true until the prize is actually given. Then the answer becomes true and the evaluation false.

I wonder if the question could be reworded somehow to say that the prize being awarded and the statement being evaluated true/false will happen at the same instant without taking the fun out of it.

crazcarl··on Will Covid-19 help end the open office floor plan era?
Many people hate open offices but continue to take jobs where they will be working in an open office. Until companies can directly see the open office setup as a detriment to hiring or retention, companies will continue to utilize them to save money.

I don't expect to see them disappear completely anytime soon.

crazcarl··on This is the best drone according to Amazon? – The HS100
I agree with you overall, but I'm curious - did you also go to the other items and read the reviews there, or run those items through fakespot?

If you're going to create a fake account to promote your items, you could give your items 5* and then copy other reviews on other products exactly (including # of *s) to make the account look more legitimate.

crazcarl··on McMansion envy spreads as Americans demand more bedrooms and baths
This is only new single-family homes. I would guess the vast majority of these are in the far-reaching suburbs of large cities. I wonder - how would this look if you plotted # of bedrooms (or one of the other data points being discussed) versus how far from the nearest major city the house is being built?
crazcarl··on China is making electric buses cheap, just like it did for solar panels
They are planning to do something similar in Tempe, AZ I believe. From what I understand, it's going to disconnect when it turns onto Mill Ave (which is the big bar/restaurant/shop street) and then reconnect afterwards.

PDF Link to Map: https://www.valleymetro.org/sites/default/files/uploads/even...

crazcarl··on Amazon Prime Day deals 'not what they seem'
Will this (or is there any extension) make items with multiple choices easier to browse? For example if I want to go look at a pair of shorts, the item page might offer them in 15 different colors, and they are all different prices (and even different prices by size). I'd like an extension that makes it easier to view the prices and ideally sort by cheapest first.
crazcarl··on Can a new mayor fix San Francisco’s housing and homelessness problems?
I guess that makes sense on the national level, but couldn't you say that same thing about citizens voting in local politics? They can just move to a different city or state. I don't see a difference right away, but I'm interested in another take on it as far as where the line should be drawn on who gets to vote or not.
crazcarl··on YouTube Stars Being Paid to Sell Academic Cheating
I disagree with #1. An example of non-academic cheating which I think is an issue is the VW emissions scandal. They were essentially supplying the 'answers' to the 'test' and then performing otherwise. This was adversely affecting the environment (which harms us all) by letting the cars drive around producing more emissions than determined allowable.
crazcarl··on 61% of “Entry-Level” Jobs Require 3+ Years of Experience
You absolutely shouldn't lie. But you also shouldn't let your lack of experience stop you from applying to entry level jobs.
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