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hodgesmron Submitting Changes to Voter Registrations Online to Disrupt Elections

Periodic reminder that attacks on physical voting don't scale.

But attacks on computers and networks do.

hodgesmron Bitcoin Is Evil (2013)

That's a completely different topic of argument. _You_ may not agree with Keynesian economics, and may have examples to cite for your reasoning, but it doesn't speak to Krugman's consistency.

Additionally, QE was only a piece of the recovery. Keynesian economics also advocates for direct investment in infrastructure and other government spending to get people working and money moving.

hodgesmron Bitcoin Is Evil (2013)

If you follow Krugman, you'd observe the difference in his opinions on Obama debt and Bush/Trump debt surround the real-world events of economic recovery. Krugman often argues for Keynesian economics[1], in that you should drive up deficits in times of economic hardship, and drive them down in times of economic prosperity.

[1]https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keynesian_economics

hodgesmron The new Google Calendar for web

I really hope this will let me manage multiple calendars the way the app does… just be signed in to all of them... don’t make me "share" them with each other.

hodgesmron Show HN: First Commit – find the first commit of any GitHub project

If you'd like to do this in the terminal, clone the repo and:

  git rev-list --max-parents=0 HEAD | xargs git show

hodgesmron What if states earned their Electoral College votes based on turnout?

This was a thought-experiment, and nothing more. Not actually advocating this change.

hodgesmron What if states earned their Electoral College votes based on turnout?

Wow, sorry for this! I just used default colors that were in the Google Sheets chart tool. For my own education, is there a different spectrum that would do better?

hodgesmron What if states earned their Electoral College votes based on turnout?

This was something that I was just kicking around in my head and wondering "what would these results actually look like?" And then I realized that all the necessary data was publicly available, so I grabbed a coffee and went to town. I'm not actually proposing this change and had no idea what the results would be until I started writing.

hodgesmron Show HN: Work Hard Anywhere – The best laptop-friendly cafes and workspaces

I'm not 100% sure, but I believe those are only spots that have been reviewed by WHA users. The app itself still has tons and tons of spots (I think from Foursquare data?) that are pinned on the map but needing some feedback from users. It looks like the creators are watching these comments, so please correct me if I'm wrong.

hodgesmron Google’s look, evolved

The G looks like a power button. Quick, someone critique that.

hodgesmron Why I’m Not Looking to Hire Computer-Science Majors

In the midwest, a dev with no professional experience straight out of college can expect to earn around $3,450 monthly (post-tax), plus benefits, no signing bonus, and no stock options.

hodgesmron Back to SF After the U.S. Digital Service

Something about DC seems to give people the impression that anyone doing anything else in the world is "stuff that doesn't matter".

I see this from people that live in the Bay too.

NYC too.

hodgesmron Google, Microsoft, Mozilla and Others Team Up to Launch WebAssembly

Why stop with WebAssembly? Why not address the entire notion that we're tricking document-rendering browsers into being application runtimes?

hodgesmron What Is Code?

https://github.com/BloombergMedia/whatiscode/blob/master/scr... which outputs: https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/s/fbppsat45fdzg25/Screensh...

hodgesmron Facebook PathPicker

I see a lot of alternatives to this in the comments. Allow me to offer another: https://github.com/garybernhardt/selecta

hodgesmron How one tweet wiped $8bn off Twitter's value

The entire market is subject to the reactions of tweets.[1]

[1] http://www.washingtonpost.com/business/economy/market-quaver...

hodgesmron Is My Code Good?

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=9427667

hodgesmron Is My Code Good?

Looks like the output is random when you incognito.

hodgesmron Audi and Amazon to try car-boot delivery service

My first thought was a boot that your car gets when you don't pay your parking tickets.[1]

[1] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wheel_clamp

hodgesmron Meerkat is dying

That depends. Do you believe what is shown on Shark Tank?

hodgesmron Meerkat is dying

I think there is an interesting conversation to be had about why, in a world with LiveStream, UStream, & YouTube Live Events, people see Meerkat/Periscope as revolutionary. Also apply that question to Spotify vs Rhapsody.

hodgesmron Periscope by Twitter

Think about why, in a world with LiveStream, UStream, & YouTube Live Events, people see Meerkat as revolutionary. Also apply that question to Spotify vs Rhapsody.

hodgesmron Ask HN: Does anyone else value the comments more than the link?

The point that I was trying to make is that it's much easier to be influenced by a swarm of commenters and to unknowingly align your opinions with them. You're more likely to disagree genuinely with ONE article than with 150 comments all echoing each other. Alas, downvote me, please.

hodgesmron Ask HN: Does anyone else value the comments more than the link?

To me this reads "I can't make up my own opinion, I need others to influence my judgement and opinions."

hodgesmron Ask HN: Does anyone else value the comments more than the link?

Sometimes. But often the comments make me sad and I log off HN for a few days. Too much hubris. Too much criticism. Too much hand-waving.

hodgesmron [dead]

Lol.

Go nuts. https://github.com/johndavidback/can-i-wear-shorts

hodgesmron Ask HN: Developer machine, Macbook vs. arbitrary Laptop with Linux, which?

Couldn't resist posting this.

"You don't deploy to BSD. So why the hell are you developing on it?"

http://www.widgetsandshit.com/teddziuba/2011/03/osx-unsuitab...

Edit: This is undoubtably a troll post, and I dev on a Mac + VMs if necessary.

hodgesmron Lyft

When I can't or don't want to drive, Lyft is definitely my go-to transportation option in my city (Cincinnati). The prices are lower. When it's "surge" time, Lyft's up-charges are less painful. The drivers are nicer. I only user Uber when I can't get a Lyft.

hodgesmron Why Electronic Voting Is a Bad Idea [video]

Interesting points, but I think these are all solvable problems. More appropriate title: "Why Electronic Voting Is Hard".

hodgesmron [dead]

How many times do we need to post this?