HNHacker News
TopNewBestAskShowJobs

ddlutz

299 karma · joined October 25, 2013

submissionscomments
ddlutz··on The AirPods Pro 3 flight problem
God I have a similar problem with APP3 on flights only. They seem to allow in this deep rumble vibration that my APP2 did not :( Otherwise the APP3 are much better in office, home, etc.
ddlutz··on Google Fiber is coming to Las Vegas
I'm surprised Google hasn't forgotten about Google fiber.
ddlutz··on 3D-Printed Dune Chess Set
I couldn't find it in the article, maybe I missed it, but does anybody have more information on the printer / material used besides just quartz?
ddlutz··on Vim Racer
Maybe i'm missing it, but I think this would be much more useful if it showed what the optimal way to navigate per-target was.
ddlutz··on Carl Weathers has died
Just saw this episode yesterday! How unfortunate and unexpected his passing is.
ddlutz··on Construction Time Again: The quality crisis in American building
For real, having shared walls is such a detriment to mental health having to hear conversations, music, tv, people taking stairs, it's never quiet. Having your own private yard to have bbqs, play with dogs, etc also sounds amazing.
ddlutz··on A new study looks at how exercise can help alleviate anxiety and depression
I'm on the unfortunate side of having panic disorder. Some exercise, like weightlifting can trigger panic attacks due to the sudden spike in adrenaline. Steady-state cardio is usually fine.
ddlutz··on Ozempic drug supresses desire to smoke, drink and more?
Why do you think Peter Attia is a charlatan? Out of all these longevity & health influencers he seems most realistic & knowledgeable.
ddlutz··on Reduced cancer mortality with daily Vitamin D intake
Anybody vitamin D deficient even after supplementation? I had mine checked September of last year, it was low even when taking 2000 IU a day, so DR gave me a 50,000 IU pill to take once a week. It's still considered deficient, but not as deficient. I live in Seattle, so not much sun has been out the past 6 months, not sure if that's skewing numbers lower than they are in the summer.
ddlutz··on Ask HN: Has anyone made the transition from app development to ML/AI work?
When did you join and how is it going? I had an offer from them ~4 years ago and this was one of the teams that I was in talks with.
ddlutz··on Learn Vim (2021)
I don't really "get" using vim as an editor, but I love using vim bindings in vs-code. I've been using vim bindings for maybe a year now? Didn't really keep track of when I started. I definitely consider myself a novice, and maybe am using vim to 10% of it's potential, but the little bit I do use is nice.

On the other hand, I've never considered typing speed or editing speed the bottleneck in programming, it's usually debugging, solving problems, or reading files with 10k+ LOC and multi-hundred line files figuring out what they are doing.

ddlutz··on Build your own fast, persistent KV store
Any way to watch the lectures while not a current GT student? I'm an alumni on the OMSCS, but this course was not available before I graduated.
ddlutz··on HC-tree is an experimental high-concurrency database back end for SQLite
I guess it really depends on your use case? Something like GMail it probably makes sense to have a database more than 16 TiB.
ddlutz··on How sugar and fat affect your brain
From my understanding it's no the dietary cholesterol to worry about, but rather the saturated fat content.
ddlutz··on Alphabet unit Verily to trim more than 200 jobs
Interesting, wouldn't first party article be preferred to third party?
ddlutz··on Sorting with SIMD
Maybe Google's new "Rune" language will become prevalent https://github.com/google/rune, which supports SoA.
ddlutz··on How does Windows decide whether your computer has full Internet access?
I'm surprised "in-home router-level network caching" hasn't become a thing, really. Lets say you have a family of 4, all with iphones that need updating, windows updates, downloading same games from steam, app store, etc. It could be significantly sped up for whole house to download file 1 time instead of 4.
ddlutz··on Amazon's Jeff Bezos in economy warning: 'Batten down hatches'
Ally saving account rates are > 2%. You are not "losing money" in that your total account value is going up, but your purchasing power is going down as it's lower than inflation.
ddlutz··on Apply for student loan debt forgiveness
I think most people could consider it a one time personal 10k tax deduction.
ddlutz··on The Next Chapter for Learning on YouTube
I'm surprised it's taken this long, honestly. Seeing other sites which in some ways just clone Youtubes functionality but are focused on education, where creators can make courses and sell them (Udemy for example), it just makes sense to me.
ddlutz··on Ask HN: Anyone working 4 day week here, as an employee?
Is it typical to find completely unacceptable pay on your site? Listings that have requirement for engineers which could pull home 200-300k a year wanting to pay $15 an hour. I guess this is why "nobody wants to work anymore"

One listing (company name omitted to protect the witness):

Requirements BS/MS in Computer Science Strong in Data Structure/Algorithms, can solve intermediate-level Leetcode questions with ease Experience in conducting technical interviews and well-trained on how to grade candidate performance Passion for mentorship!

Nice To Have Have the flexibility to work 10-20+ hours per week when business needs warrant Have prior start-up experience Compete in Leetcode contests weekly and rank top 2000. Previous experience competing in ACM contests.

What's In it for you 100% remote work (1099 basis) Flexible work hours Opportunity to network and build connections with aspiring and established designers Compensation: $15/hr

ddlutz··on Lavender's Game: Silexan for Anxiety
I did not.
ddlutz··on Lavender's Game: Silexan for Anxiety
It took a couple weeks for me because I started with taking one daily at night, didn't notice much benefit, then took two per dr. recommendation. After that noticed benefit pretty quickly.

One thing I did not expect which the article mentions is the "burps that taste like lavender". It was quite unexpected for me but I personally quite like them. I think my stomach might have gotten used to the lavender though because I would get them ever single time I took them for the first few weeks, and now it's maybe once a week some minor burp.

ddlutz··on Lavender's Game: Silexan for Anxiety
My doctor suggested I take this last year for my GAD. I've been taking it since September, and it's definitely been a huge change for me. Previously, I was really "on edge" and would get panic attacks semi regularly. I haven't had a full panic attack since starting to take in, and day to day I feel much more like I'm able to function like a regular person instead of always having that "on edge" feeling.

I guess it's possible it could be a placebo? Previously I was on lexapro for a while, and that didn't seem to be as effective as this, and had some side effects.

ddlutz··on Ask HN: Who is hiring? (April 2022)
Remote available? I have a Tonal for just over a year and love it.
ddlutz··on Using hamburger menus? Try sausage links (2019)
Yeah it took me several minutes to figure out how to scroll on a macbook because there is no visible scrollsbar, to hit right arrow, and then the scroll bar appeared. I couldn't click and drag it.
ddlutz··on Launch HN: Vimmerse (YC W22) – Platform and SDKs to create and play 3D video
Please don't bring this toxic culture here.
ddlutz··on Google mandates workers back to Silicon Valley, other offices from April 4
The title does "Google mandates workers ...". Have to read further to know there is an option.
ddlutz··on Ask HN: Has Amazon been hounding you?
Without firsthand knowledge, I heard SDE 2 can get up to 400k and SDE 3 can get 500-600k. Crazy.
ddlutz··on Long-term cardiovascular outcomes of Covid-19
Huh, I got sick a few weeks ago and PCR test was negative for covid, but I had this same thing with the tingling arms last night, I woke up and it was my whole body pretty much, but especially bad in the arms. And now I'm getting it a bit in my feet / ankle area awake today.
Page 1 of 4Next →