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hackernoops··on Now might be the best time to learn software development
Fractional reserve lending, rehypothecation, etc.
hackernoops··on US Streetlights Are Turning Purple
Glad I converted nearly all of the lights in my house to halogen, and stocked up on decades of bulbs, before the ban. Nice warm adjustable light. No strobing LED trash fucking up my eyesight.
hackernoops··on The time bomb in the tax code that's fueling mass tech layoffs
It started with small and nimble innovators. Then it was shifted to Big Tech with the squeeze of patent trolling in the 2000's applied. It was capturing massive created value into the hands of few, connected, corrupt shitbags.
hackernoops··on A year of funded FreeBSD development
Has Amazon donated more to FreeBSD than Notch the Minecraft guy?
hackernoops··on Researchers find a way to make the HIV virus visible within white blood cells
Positive development.
hackernoops··on ICANN fee price hike by 11% [pdf]
Cartel.
hackernoops··on How big tech monopolies made the internet worse
Don't forget "IP" patent trolling from the 2000's. That was disasterously suppressive for innovation.
hackernoops··on At Amazon, some coders say their jobs have begun to resemble warehouse work
And for all of Mark Zuckerberg's wealth and property holdings, it wasn't enough and didn't stop him from trying to take sacred land from native Hawaiians on the island of Kauai.
hackernoops··on Denmark to raise retirement age to 70
This is why it's important to contribute as little as possible to others, especially the state. They will gladly take everything from you and then tell you you should be happy about it.
hackernoops··on A $20k American-made electric pickup with no paint, no stereo, no screen
>we
hackernoops··on A Love Letter to People Who Believe in People
Which people? It matters.
hackernoops··on Framework stops selling some laptops in the US in response to tariffs
Tariffs are good. If you have a nice mall, and you allow street vendors to walk through it selling junk, eventually the mall becomes trashy and there's no benefit to paying the rent for a proper storefront.
hackernoops··on 23andMe bankruptcy: With America's DNA put on sale
Keep up the good work but don't be too disheartened when you realize they don't care.

Case in point: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43539849

hackernoops··on Has the decline of knowledge work begun?
Even worse is the entitlement spending imbalance along racial lines.
hackernoops··on Has the decline of knowledge work begun?
Decline was a set of choices, it's just that the average person didn't make those choices and we're not allowed to discuss them or the people that made them.
hackernoops··on Carefully but Purposefully Oxidising Ubuntu
>I think more people might adopt this language if there weren't such in-group terminology like "oxidizing", "Rusteceans", pictures of rusty equipment etc.

I write Rust and I agree. Hype is the downside of attracting trendiness.

hackernoops··on Why can't we screenshot frames from DRM-protected video on Apple devices?
That's why I pirate everything. Originally I tried purchasing music files (iTunes) with the hope of it supporting musicians I liked. When it was a lesser, hindered experience, I switched back to pirating everything, still do, and always will.
hackernoops··on Microsoft cancels leases for AI data centers, analyst says
>Apple level of polish.

Absurd claim given the untenable OS release cadence under Tim Cook.

"But better than M$" is still undeserving of the lofty implication from "level of polish".

hackernoops··on OpenBSD Innovations
Big respect to OpenBSD. Now all it needs is a FS with ZFS's core capabilities and it'll be almost perfect.
hackernoops··on OpenBSD Innovations
> /really weird/

That's only if you take CoC enjoyers at their word. It makes perfect sense when you realize it's not about advancing project or community, but rather controlfreak ideology.

hackernoops··on Apple pulls data protection tool after UK government security row
Ironic.
hackernoops··on Apple pulls data protection tool after UK government security row
It's the latter.
hackernoops··on U.K. orders Apple to let it spy on users’ encrypted accounts
Covering for Muslim terrorism.
hackernoops··on U.K. orders Apple to let it spy on users' encrypted accounts
>The complete lack of any kind of technological understanding by the people in power

Naive implication. They're authoritarian henchmen.

hackernoops··on Add "fucking" to your Google searches to neutralize AI summaries
Now try with the n-word.
hackernoops··on Nobody cares
LEDs produce trash light and I'm certain it'll eventually be linked to serious damage to human eyesight. Strobing alone is a nightmare, not to mention color temp like prison yard blue in street lights and car headlights.
hackernoops··on Why is homeschooling becoming fashionable?
Average people aren't the problem. It's the below average. And that low getting lower is indulged for some reason.
hackernoops··on Datadog acquires Quickwit
I integrated Quickwit into our o11y platform. It was great tech with lots of promise, and now it's dead. Yet another reason to never do business with Datahog.
hackernoops··on Datadog acquires Quickwit
DD is the Oracle/SAP of o11y. Scumbags that kill innovation.
hackernoops··on Who killed the rave?
Rapists. Originally it was music lovers loving music. That authentic fun attracted lots of women, which attracted lots of rapists.
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