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dean177

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dean177··on Are colonoscopies worth it?
>3. It’s irresponsible to call colonoscopies “invasive” (as CNN did) since that might make people think they are unpleasant and not do them.

They are invasive, they are also unpleasant. It isn’t irresponsible to say those things it’s just true.

dean177··on Germany raises red flags about Palantir’s big data dragnet
“A court has issued strict limits on how police can pull innocent bystanders into big data investigations”
dean177··on Method for reducing coffee acidity
It sounds like you are reacting to the caffeine. Decaf still has somewhere between 5 and 20% the amount of caffeine as regular coffee
dean177··on Method for reducing coffee acidity
How long do you typically leave between adding the hot water and plunging the aeropress?
dean177··on Sam Bankman-Fried's anonymous bail sponsors should be public, judge says
What odds and how much?
dean177··on ‘The Rings of Power’ has inexplicably terrible writing
I would make the distinction "visuals" vs "plot and characters" in the case of rings of power. It undoubtably looks fantastic and for many that is enough for it to be good, regardless of the plot or characters.
dean177··on ‘The Rings of Power’ has inexplicably terrible writing
The horse riding scene perfect.

- There is no build up, nothing is at stake, they are just travelling to the setting for the next scene.

- The gratuitous close ups of the horse.

- Its one of the three ways people get places, why would the millennia old Galadriel be so ecstatic? There has been no hint that Galadriel is really into riding horses.

- The music and slow motion are so comically over the top.

dean177··on Citibank may lock bank accounts for 45 days if breach suspected
I don’t know where you got that from but in the UK you can have as many current (or savings or whatever) accounts a you like
dean177··on New MacBook Air with M2
Read that sentence as “single core cpu performance and graphics performance” Rather than “a single core cpu. And graphics performance”
dean177··on How to fuck up an airport
Consumer intent
dean177··on SwiftUI in 2022
> though the top of the pack ripping is PNG sequences so we did cheat a bit
dean177··on SEC charges Nvidia with inadequate disclosures about impact of cryptomining
"The SEC’s order also finds that NVIDIA’s omissions of material information about the growth of its gaming business were misleading given that NVIDIA did make statements about how other parts of the company’s business were driven by demand for crypto, creating the impression that the company’s gaming business was not significantly affected by cryptomining.

The SEC’s order finds that NVIDIA violated Section 17(a)(2) and (3) of the Securities Act of 1933 and the disclosure provisions of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. The order also finds that NVIDIA failed to maintain adequate disclosure controls and procedures. Without admitting or denying the SEC’s findings, NVIDIA agreed to a cease-and-desist order and to pay a $5.5 million penalty."

dean177··on Playing with DALL-E 2
I found the images with gibberish text to be unsettling, it reminded me of the mimic creature at the end of Annihilation.

This is amazing, I wish I could play with it.

dean177··on “O, so sorry. I need more time. my country defending Russian invasion”
“Any update on this” should just subscribe you to the issue without actually leaving the comment
dean177··on High-order Virtual Machine (HVM): Massively parallel, optimal functional runtime
Readers will find HOW.md interesting too: https://github.com/Kindelia/HVM/blob/master/HOW.md
dean177··on Ask HN: Who is hiring? (February 2022)
Kairos | UK, Remote (Europe) | Frontend | Full time

Kairos sports are looking for entry level and senior frontend developers.

A bit about Kairos: Kairos is a platform for professional sports clubs to streamline planning, communications and optimise athlete performance. Kairos has progressed from initial trials and is now being used by national teams at the highest levels of sport in Europe and the US including teams in the top four tiers of English football as well as Premiership and Pro-14 rugby union teams. We are looking for people with a strong desire to learn, a relentless focus on product and great written communication. You don't need to be excited about sports (but it would help) but you definitely do need to be excited about creating great experiences for our customers. We use Typescript, React, GraphQL and React Native. Specific knowledge of these is helpful but not required.

You will be working as part of our small team (the entire company is <10 people) to take full responsibility for the whole lifecycle of a feature from design, implementation testing and deployment.

We have both a mobile app and a web app. You would be working on both.

We value and encourage positive intent, teamwork, a no-blame culture, patience and an agile and efficient mindset. Supporting teammates & mentorship is a big part of how we work.

Our interview process is: - A quick conversations with me to talk about some of your experience and a chance for you to ask any questions about Kairos - A short take home assignment or live coding exercise, your call - A final interview with our CEO

These are "remote first" positions, although we have offices in Belfast as an option. If you have any other questions you can reach me at dean.merchant@kairostech.io

Salary is £20k - £65k depending on experience

dean177··on IBM’s Watson Health is sold off in parts
This is hilarious.
dean177··on iPhone 13 teardown and repair assessment [video]
I (and my partner) have both been using the same iPhones for 7 & 8 years respectively. Not even a battery change.
dean177··on 2MW Electric Aircraft Engine
Not as much as you might think. A huge amount of energy is required to gain the altitude for long distance flight. Cruising much less so.
dean177··on Glenfiddich will use its own whisky waste to fuel its trucks
The name means "valley of the deer" in Scottish Gaelic.

Glenfiddich was founded in 1886 in Scotland.

dean177··on Simple Systems Have Less Downtime (2020)
Whats the problem?
dean177··on Tesla’s new patent involves using table salt to mine lithium
I would take that bet. In 5, 10 or 20 years electric vehicles will still vastly outnumber hydrogen powered vehicles.
dean177··on Npm Audit: broken by design?
It is just pure noise: Add `audit=false` to your ~/.npmrc to disable it
dean177··on Microsoft announces Windows 11

  - Windows have rounded corners
  - Teams integrated into Windows
  - A new widgets fly out for weather, news, etc. (appears   this will require you login with a Microsoft Account)
  - A Microsoft account and internet connectivity is required for Windows 11 Home setup
No thank you
dean177··on Stripe Identity
Was this your browser filling for you?
dean177··on House lawmakers release anti-monopoly agenda for “a stronger online economy”
When Instagram was purchased by Facebook it was not viewed as a competitor at all, it was widely viewed as a terrible decision with FB massively overpaying.
dean177··on Ask HN: Who is hiring? (June 2021)
Kairos | UK, Remote | Frontend | Full time

Kairos sports are looking for entry level and senior frontend developers.

A bit about Kairos:

Kairos is a platform for professional sports clubs to streamline planning, communications and optimise athlete performance. Kairos has progressed from initial trials and is now being used by national teams at the highest levels of sport in Europe and the US including teams in the top four tiers of English football as well as Premiership and Pro-14 rugby union teams.

We are looking for people with a strong desire to learn, a relentless focus on product and great written communication.

You don't need to be excited about sports (but it would help) but you definitely do need to be excited about creating great experiences for our customers.

We use Typescript, React, GraphQL and React Native. Specific knowledge of these is helpful but not required.

You will be working as part of our small team (the entire company is <10 people) to take full responsibility for the whole lifecycle of a feature from design, implementation testing and deployment.

We have both a mobile app and a web app. You would be working on both.

We value and encourage positive intent, teamwork, a no-blame culture, patience and an agile and efficient mindset. Supporting teammates & mentorship is a big part of how we work.

Our interview process is: - A quick conversations with me to talk about some of your experience and a chance for you to ask any questions about Kairos - A short take home assignment - A final interview with our CEO

These are "remote first" positions, although we have offices in Belfast as an option.

If you have any other questions you can reach me at dean.merchant@kairostech.io

dean177··on Nassim Taleb: Bitcoin failed as a currency and became a speculative ponzi scheme
He did. He sold his Bitcoin recently
dean177··on Svalbard's Alcohol Quotas
It’s not in the UK at any rate, the average varies between 12 and 17 units of alcohol per week depending on age with most of that falling on Fridays and Saturdays. 2 cans of beer per day works out at 28 units, so is certainly substantially more than average. I would guess there is a bubble affect though, most of my friends drink only on special occasions line parties, and regular drinking at home would be perceived as alcoholic behaviour by most of them.
dean177··on A call to improve London's lighting at night
The problem isn't the lighting. Its the city.
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