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hilyen··on Apple retail employees organize a union using Android phones to prevent spying
the normal union busting tactics and paying of fines that are considered pennies to them if they are even held accountable by our completely owned and bought out government.
hilyen··on Facts don’t change our minds (2018)
Depends on if their thinking is authority based (dogmatic) or logic based. The logical people definitely change their minds when new evidence arises.
hilyen··on Blockchains don't solve problems that are interesting to me
The decentralization of the internet should be increasingly important as we see government and corporate censorship increase. I couldn't care less about the money aspect, I look forward to decentralized apps replacing corporate controlled public spaces.
hilyen··on Electric vehicles could fully recharge in 5 minutes with new cable design
just for clarity, i am a leftist. i just call bs when i see it.
hilyen··on Electric vehicles could fully recharge in 5 minutes with new cable design
“ Tires polluting more than exhaust is a myth. ” Did you even read the blog post you just linked? I did and it clearly said a non tailpipe emissions were 4/5ths of the emissions. Also debel.energy is literally an energy company that has incentive to combat anything that’d hurt their potential profit.
hilyen··on Electric vehicles could fully recharge in 5 minutes with new cable design
It is too bad electric vehicles still require strip mining, the equipment that does that all run on oil, as well as tires actually producing more pollution than what comes out of the pipe. I fear this is the next greenwashed "recycle and it will all be ok bs". And by that I mean most recycled material, excluding paper, only actually gets recycled in the sub 10% success rate.(you can view that on EPA's website) source: https://www.transportdive.com/news/tire-emissions-exhaust-st...
hilyen··on Dislike button would improve Spotify's recommendations
Spotify should have an accessibility feature that shows the lyrics for people who are hard of hearing or have APD.
hilyen··on BMW’s New Overspray-Free Paint Works Like an Inkjet Printer
Cool paint tech, they should allow you to make your own design and send it in. They could even have a ladder system that displays most popular contributions.
hilyen··on Housing First [pdf]
Unconditional housing is the only way. Its cheaper than having them live on the streets for the city. Its also morally imperative to have a safety net for our most vulnerable. They are our friends & family of this country and deserve better.
hilyen··on Why San Francisco’s city government is so dysfunctional
party doesn’t matter, both are owned by their donors. we are an empire of capital.
hilyen··on Netflix intensifies VPN ban and targets residential IP addresses
you could get a $5/mo vps and you can make your own vpn. it does not anonymize you, but it does give you an ip in the area you want and it won't be on any block lists since only you use it.
hilyen··on DoD Awards $1B Contract to Peraton to Counter Misinformation
The ministry of truth is coming along!
hilyen··on Kaspersky believes it found new CIA malware
We need to end all secret gov agencies. They are out of control & happily stomping out liberties without discretion.
hilyen··on Apple has threatened to ban Parler from the App Store
People don’t seem to understand, censorship is a double edged sword. You never know who will be in charge years from now and will abuse those very same good intentioned laws & we end up a police state.
hilyen··on AirPods Max
Bluetooth still sounds horrible compared to 3.5mm.
hilyen··on Don't close your MacBook with a cover over the camera
Unless there is a physical disconnect from mic or camera, assume its insecure. This goes with all electronics.
hilyen··on iOS14 reveals that TikTok may snoop clipboard contents every few keystrokes
This is unacceptable.
hilyen··on A List of Hacker News's Undocumented Features and Behaviors (2018)
This is generally referred to as shadow banning. When the user is unaware their account is being restricted due to content rules or bot like activities.
hilyen··on US Secret Service: “Massive Fraud” Against State Unemployment Insurance Programs
If only we saw this coming.... oh wait... Equifax's data breach of 143M records.

People have been calling for social security number system to be updated. In what world does it make sense to prove your identity with just a username (ss #) and not a password as well?

hilyen··on Every os should have a qr reader
I am speaking specifically scanning without a camera.
hilyen··on FCC forced by court to ask the public again for feedback on net neutrality
yep. like this article. https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2017/11/comcast-quietly-... (from 2017). I was really against repealing because of that. I would imagine these sort of things are done in secret & with NDA's though.
hilyen··on Show HN: McDonalds' outlets in the US represented by Burger emojis
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hilyen··on What Does a Coder Do If They Can't Type?
Just be careful with NSAIDS, taking them regularly can cause stomach ulcers.
hilyen··on What Does a Coder Do If They Can't Type?
where do you get your cbd oil / what brand? Thanks
hilyen··on What Does a Coder Do If They Can't Type?
(35 now, this started at 33) I wish I quit my job when it started to get worse instead of continuing while I was doing PT. I was doing 8-10 hour days of coding in a startup, my hands and arms got worse and I started doing 4 hour days 3 times a week and doing physical therapy, dr appointments etc. It continued to get worse. I had a lot of faith in my doctors figuring it out. They kept telling me I’d get better, it’d heal. Well, we’re years from then and none of that came to fruition.

Not only that, the doctors misdiagnosed me multiple times, not able to come to an agreement on what it was. They still don’t. They call it RSI, arthritis, posterior interosseous nerve syndrome, and others that I cannot remember.

My advice, look up an ergonomics diagram, compare your setup to a proper setup. Then make adjustments to areas you’re having trouble with.

I use an ergodox ez keyboard w/ a 3m sort of joystick mouse (it doesn’t tilt though, you move it like a normal mouse).

I can get away with 1 hour working, then icing, stretching then repeat. For about 4 hours total for a day, but I wonder; does doing this cause more damage? I guess I’ll find out when I am older, as I have to pay my bills.

hilyen··on What Does a Coder Do If They Can't Type?
Definitely interested. I’ll check it out.

Same boat, software engineer, my index and middle finger main knuckles on both hands inflame from the slightest use even after years of therapy, doctors visits, etc. Also tendinitis in both elbows/arms.

Note to those who are pushing off fixing your ergonomics, don’t. If you feel pain, numbing, tingling; do not ignore it. Listen to your body, don’t be like me.

hilyen··on Mac Open Web
I feel like Visual Studio Code deserves a spot. Its open source, and free. Unlike a lot of the listed editors.
hilyen··on Recycling clothing gathers steam
This is cool. The title had me thinking about just repairing old clothing. It generally takes $4-6 at a tailor to fix a pair of pants, etc. I've gotten years more out of my jeans just doing that.
hilyen··on China's housing glut casts pall over the economy
Not to mention, a house built in china will last maximum about 5 years before completely falling apart. They are built extremely poorly with poor materials.

There are entire “ghost cities” of empty housing only a few years after being built, completely dilapidated.

hilyen··on Firefox 66 to block automatically playing audible video and audio
Netflix loves it I’m sure! ;)
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