Hacker News Reader

This happened with the 3GS (which should have been 4), and has continued since then.

I may be wrong, but I remember reading something that most humans can't notice any lag below 200ms.

kfriedeon Internet access is now a basic human right (2016)

I believe the way you presented your two arguments shows them as non mutually exclusive. Couldn't healthcare or economic security be something that society is obligated to not take _away_ from you, while also not being something that a society should provide?

For the record, I'm not advocating for calling any of those things rights. Simply posing a question regarding the above statements.

kfriedeon How Not to Sort by Average Rating (2009)

What about a thumbs up, thumbs down, and a neutral? In the case of restaurants, there are plenty of places I've eaten where I wouldn't give them a thumb's up "best place ever", but also not deserving of a thumb's down "terrible."

kfriedeon TunnelBear Publishes Security Audit

I was hesitant to buy Viscosity, but it has been well worth the money.

kfriedeon DJI adds an offline mode to its drones for clients with ‘sensitive operations’

Maybe I'm missing something here, but wouldn't the best "offline mode" be to never connect a sensitive phone/tablet to any internet-facing network?

kfriedeon Outraged about the Google diversity memo?

Ultimately employment comes down to a voluntary contract between the employer and the employee. Personally I don't feel that it is the responsibility of the government to dictate what those contracts look like.

Generally the thought is that laws correspond to morality. Anyone who has taken one look at some knows this is not the case, but that may be where the link between "don't be evil" and "don't be criminal" come in to play.

kfriedeon US diplomats mysteriously go deaf, Cuba suspected of using sonic weapons

- CRT tvs/monitors

- This battery charger for a drill I have

kfriedeon US diplomats mysteriously go deaf, Cuba suspected of using sonic weapons

For a manufacturer it's not as cut-and-dry. The damage caused is a factor of the level (dB) received combined with the length of exposure. Assumptions will have to be made as to how far away the user will be from the device and how long they can reasonably be expected to be exposed.

For example, if you assume that someone will be under it for 8 hours (an employee during a work day), the OSHA approved exposure is 90dB, which will likely not be annoying enough to serve its purpose.

kfriedeon Outraged about the Google diversity memo?

Here as a conservative, I do think Google had the right to fire him. I don't agree with the decision, but I don't need to. It's not my company.

On that note, I don't think the memo was intended to speak for Google, but rather _to_ Google. Was it even intentionally public? Or was it leaked?

kfriedeon Cal State will no longer require math and English placement exams

Exactly. And sticking them in a 101 level class when they really should be in remedial can end up having taking the same amount of time if that student now needs to take the class twice (or more) to pass.

kfriedeon Software Engineering ≠ Computer Science (2009)

Software Engineering definitely has jobs/applications that can cause catastrophic loss if done incorrectly. For example, software in commercial airlines.

kfriedeon Internet Draft: Let 'localhost' be localhost

Hm, I'm not familiar with that acronym.

kfriedeon Software Engineering ≠ Computer Science (2009)

Software Engineering looks like Systems Engineering with code applied.

kfriedeon Monsanto leaks suggest it tried to ‘kill’ cancer research about weed killer

To be fair, I think a good portion of those 'shills' were organic (no pun intended). To this day, a lot of the popular "anti-monsanto", "anti-gmo" groups (e.g. David Avocado Wolfe) are pretty nutjob and have a large community of people who dislike them.

kfriedeon Ask HN: Do you have a side project that you would like to sell?

Shoot me an email, kevin@fastandes.com

kfriedeon Instagram daily use surpasses Snapchat

Now, yes. Snapchat was first to market (between the two) with expiring photos and stories.

kfriedeon Instagram daily use surpasses Snapchat

Probably very highly dependent on which age group. Pre-teens/teens? Snapchat. 20's? Messenger. 30+? Messenger and WhatsApp.

kfriedeon Instagram daily use surpasses Snapchat

Anecdotal, but this was me. Once I realized that I can find and follow more interesting people on Instagram in comparison to Snapchat, I stopped using Snapchat altogether.

kfriedeon Amazon's new refunds policy will 'crush' small businesses, outraged sellers say

Not to mention, not all of the EU is the same. Want to return something in Germany? Forget about it.

Buying from an independent seller on Amazon is similar to buying on eBay. You're taking the risk of not having the customer service that large corporations can afford.

Plus, Amazon customer support will often help out with claims where the seller is in the wrong (e.g. item does not match description).

kfriedeon Ask HN: Do you have a side project that you would like to sell?

https://fastandes.com

It's a product search engine that ranks products from Reddit comments and posts.

Any offers welcome!

kfriedeon Lessons from the CIA’s classified guide to good writing

This is quickly turning into a new comic idea for Randall Munroe (XKCD)

kfriedeon PSA: Don't force quit apps on iOS

This is purely anecdotal, but every so often I have a day where my battery is just shot before it's even lunchtime. I can usually pinpoint it to one of several apps, because the problem is ailed by force quitting those that I know are apps I used recently but don't usually use often.

That by no means says that force quitting all apps constantly does any good, but there are exceptions to where some apps just try to use more resources than you'd like, even when in the background.

kfriedeon Things I’ve Learned from Reading IndieHackers

On the subject of not reading advice, do you have advice on how you get the word out to your side projects? How do you "market" them?

kfriedeon Things I’ve Learned from Reading IndieHackers

Not yet successful, but I recently launched a product that I'm sure wouldn't be launched yet if I hadn't read the recommendation to ship early.

kfriedeon Transmit 5

I recently switched from Cyberduck (and a Transmit trial) to Forklift. Night and day difference. S3 on Transmit was terrible, and the application seemed a little plain in features in comparison.

kfriedeon Show HN: Fast Andes – Product Recommendations from Reddit Comments

Hey all,

This is a project I've been working on for a few weeks now, and want HN to be the first to try it out. It's a search engine that shows you products highly scored by reddit comments and submissions.

I had the idea by realizing that often when I'm looking to buy a product, I search through reddit to find what is most upvoted and take that into consideration. Now I built a site to do just that.

This is the first public launch of it, and there is still much work to be done. Currently, a historical build of comments is still running (about 250k done out of 500k+) so search performance may be degraded. Also, the mobile site is atrocious, so best experience is currently on desktop.

Looking forward to feedback and constructive criticisms!

kfriedeon Students Are Better Off Without a Laptop in the Classroom

Video link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gt4vXaoPzF8

kfriedeon The Life, Death, and Legacy of iPhone Jailbreaking

I think the lack of jailbreak in iOS 10 was not only due to lack of availability, but also lack of demand. Jailbreaks on early iPhones added tons of great features that made the risk of jailbreaking worthwhile. These days, I think most users are generally happy with the status quo.

kfriedeon Ask HN: Do you feel fulfilled with your work?

I think it's actually more like the movie "Office Space". The characters in The Office seem to actually like each other deep down, whereas the Office Space setting has much fewer nice qualities.