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jldl805··on Logitech MX Mechanical Keyboard
I use MX Keys, MX Keys Mini, and enthusiast mechanical keyboards. I used to use Flow but switched to Mouse Without Borders.

I am interested in this, like the Bolt connectors (no wake up lag like bluetooth), and won't use Flow.

Some of you need to realize you are not representative of the purchasing public at large...

jldl805··on How much should you criticize other people?
>Part of what makes a good person is their ability to discard (or at least decide to not act on) bad thoughts.

I think this part is really key, and that the quality and characteristics of your "internal idea killer" ends up defining what kind of person you are, in almost all aspects of your life. For example, think of someone you may know that regularly just sticks with their first idea on any topic, or someone you have seen latch on to a mediocre idea for far too long. Now compare them to the person you know most likely to quickly discard ideas and come up with new ones, either instinctively all the time or at the first sign their previous ideas were not holding up to snuff.

jldl805··on BirdNET-Pi: Automated, locally run bird sound identification and tracking
I don't know if you've ever photographed birds, but I suspect this would be difficult because shots that are detailed enough to make out enough detail would be tight in, and shots that covered a large patch of sky would not be detailed enough.

Just speculation though, I'm sure with enough resources these are surmountable issues... I'm just not sure what quantity of resources that is.

jldl805··on Elon Musk owns 9.2% of Twitter
Is that 3.5% of total users or monthly active users? If the former, you totally ignored the parent comment's point.
jldl805··on Elon Musk owns 9.2% of Twitter
>Not an attempt to refute your points, but just some input. IG is the only social media platform I’m still on, and I don’t think anyone except meme accounts, influencers, brands are posting anymore.

Do... you not have friends or what? I'm even too old (35) to be in the IG niche generation but my IG is active and lively... no meme accounts, no brands followed whatsoever.

jldl805··on Folding bicycle small enough to fit in hand luggage
I truly think it's the most clinically sterile word to describe what he (and his company... this isn't just a HN issue) are doing and continue to do. In his own response he didn't even challenge the statement that he is lying, but doubled down and says he's not soliciting new business even though he dropped in on a different bike thread to hawk his bike (er.... "down payment for theoretical hypothetical bike in the future") to anyone who was interested in the completely legitimate, in-production one that OP posted.
jldl805··on Folding bicycle small enough to fit in hand luggage
Your very presence in this thread exists to solicit business. I'm beginning to see a trend here when it comes to you and your company's representations of reality.
jldl805··on I have no capslock and I must scream
You don't need paddle shifters or a manual transmission to do that, though.
jldl805··on Ask HN: How do I develop skills to comfort people and offer compassion?
OP the book you need is called Crucial Conversations, it will change your life. Talks about both how to share your feelings and create a safe place for others to share their feelings with you.
jldl805··on Confessions of a Bitcoin Widow
Cynical view. I called the police for a theft, they found the guy and brought my goods back within 24 hours. I expressed amazement and they said "yeah this is our job we are pretty good at it."
jldl805··on Newly declassified documents reveal previously secret CIA bulk collection
More states with nuclear weapons = safer planet with less war.

Prove me wrong.

jldl805··on Ask HN: Best hosted alternative to Google Workspace for email?
Google and confusing, misguided name changes for already-effective products: name a more iconic duo.
jldl805··on Run Your Home on a Raspberry Pi
Just get a battery powered rotary smart switch and mount it on your nightstand! Game changer
jldl805··on Show HN: Hatchet – Extracts unique unsubscribe links from mailing lists in Gmail
Clean as in clean design, not clean as in spam free.
jldl805··on I automated my job over a year ago and haven't told anyone
Oh you're one of those people who thinks other people are the cause of one's own happiness? Or lack thereof? Geesh. Your emotions are entirely your own responsibility. Full stop.
jldl805··on Show HN: Hatchet – Extracts unique unsubscribe links from mailing lists in Gmail
No offense but you care about a clean inbox and you have the Promotions tab activated!?!?!? That's crazy to me.

My gmail is just my last name, only six letters long, and I get maybe one or two spam emails a month, if that.

jldl805··on Myopericarditis rates in young men after Covid-19 vaccine second dose [pdf]
I'm just one lonely data point but I got really bad myocardia (didn't know what it was at the time but woke up three days after my second shot and it literally felt like my heart was going to explode out of my chest... or like I had a high pressure bag of camp fire smoke in my chest, it burned and hurt).

I got Pfizer each time, was a 34 year old male at the time.

jldl805··on Ask HN: What's the best book you read in 2021?
Crucial Conversations. It was actually recommended to me in an HN thread. Literally life changing
jldl805··on Stealth bomber in flight on Google Maps
It's 2021 (for another couple weeks) and everyone has access to imaging satellites with almost instant turnaround, for a negligible fee.

Consider yourself corrected.

jldl805··on JFK Assassination Records – 2021 Additional Documents Release
I'd just say I also wouldn't trust anyone who thinks the word "subjective" is a pretentious, smarty pants word, lol.
jldl805··on JFK Assassination Records – 2021 Additional Documents Release
Why are the conspiracy theorists "big final pieces of evidence" always unrelated wikipedia articles? It's just like you guys are admitting you don't know how to evaluate sources for credibility and you don't even know it.
jldl805··on JFK Assassination Records – 2021 Additional Documents Release
If you're trying to convince people that you're a rational investigator, not batshit conspiracy theorist, making blanket dismissive judgements about his lack of honesty based on your subjective interpretation of his conviction rate is not going to help.
jldl805··on Americans overestimate social mobility in their country
That does not answer the question you are responding to in any way.
jldl805··on Ask HN: What do you aim to achieve in first 2-4 weeks of a new job?
I think this is the wrong question to ask, potentially. The right question to ask is, "If I've done this job well, what will I have solved/accomplished in the first year?"

Salaries, benefits, titles, etc aren't invested in unless the need is real, and real needs take time to solve. The first month is familiarizing yourself with the problem you need to solve, and the culture of the organization.

jldl805··on Memory leaks are crippling my M1 MacBook Pro
More like "specific enough" instead of "high enough". Use Apple all you want but don't lie to yourself by saying Windows isn't a better, more powerful, more stable operating system.

It just isn't as polished, and even that's debatable.

jldl805··on How long does it take ordinary people to get good at chess?
They do. You can take a lower paying job while you earn improve your skills, and then get a new role or raise with the skills earned. If they wanted someone in the role without the skills already in place, they would have hired that person and paid them less.
jldl805··on Taking apart the 2010 Fisher Price re-released Music Box Record Player
I feel like you're about half correct here. For instance, most of these factories aren't "toy factories" they are "injection molding" or "pcb" or "electronic assembly" factories.

I would invite you to submit any examples of how you think modern toys are made of "mostly" standard tooling... that's not how this works. China has more mold designers, mold makers, and mold shops in many towns than other countries have within their borders.

I do agree with you that the old clockwork motor would be too expensive to manufacture now, but I think you should keep thinking about the rest of your thesis.

jldl805··on ETH: $23M transaction fee sent to a miner
That makes sense because secondary sources provide context, almost by definition. They are also inferior to primary sources, by definition.
jldl805··on ETH: $23M transaction fee sent to a miner
"replace with a secondary source, rather than the primary source."

It's fine you share this but you're acting like you're doing people a favor by removing them one step from the actual data.

jldl805··on Show HN: Resume maker with no sign-up or subscription
This is true. In fact many larger companies will automatically delete any resume with a photo, regardless of your fit for the role.

This is because they'd like to avoid any liability for any kind of bias, so they make it an across-the-board policy.

Source: I'm a recruiter and have worked with over 400 companies, of which about 20 have this policy.

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