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lanius··on Ask HN: How to overcome fear of flying?
Fly Qantas. They've had zero fatal accidents since the jet age.
lanius··on A drug for smallpox has been approved, even though the disease no longer exists
I shudder to think what modern warfare would be like without biological weapons being banned.
lanius··on Prime Down: Amazon’s sale day turns into fail day
I actually managed to add an item on sale to my cart, but my cart is now empty after refreshing. Oh well, maybe next year.
lanius··on Lasik’s Risks Are Coming into Sharper Focus
Horror stories like these have scared me away from ever getting LASIK, even though I'm apparently an ideal candidate. Vision is such a important sense, I would never want to risk damaging it.
lanius··on How Many Objects Can Be Juggled (1997)
I'm surprised that robots have not yet surpassed human jugglers.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Juggling_robot

lanius··on Japan’s Rent-a-Family Industry
Here's an interview with the founder of the rent-a-family agency mentioned in the article: https://www.theatlantic.com/family/archive/2017/11/paying-fo...
lanius··on A female engineer's opinion on why there are fewer women in tech
Isn't checking attendees' schedules for conflicts standard procedure when scheduling meetings?
lanius··on Every Library Has a Story to Tell
It is depressing to realize that there is such a vast amount of interesting content out there, and I will only be able to experience a tiny fraction of it.
lanius··on Google changes its messaging strategy again: Goodbye to Allo, double down on RCS
I'd love for this to get widely adopted if it can remove the pain points around sending images through SMS/MMS. I have no confidence that recipients ever actually receive the images I text them.
lanius··on The Quest for the Next Billion-Dollar Color
Where can I view these brilliant colors in person? Apparently these colors are so vibrant, they cannot be accurately displayed on monitors: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_NzVmtbPOrM
lanius··on The NES Homebrew Scene
Are there any uniquely impressive homebrew NES games worth playing?
lanius··on We Are Typists First, Programmers Second (2008)
I think it's possible that keyboard usage is decreasing at this point. My nephew's elementary school stopped offering typing classes, however I'm amazed by how quickly he can type on a touchscreen!
lanius··on AV1: A new general-purpose video codec
I am always blown away when reading about codecs. Video compression seems to be the perfect intersection of math, programming, and psychology.
lanius··on Confessions of an Unreal Engine 4 engineering firefighter
Thank you for making such a great game! Battlezone was one of my favorite games during my childhood. I loved the hybrid RTS/FPS aspect.
lanius··on Notice of Data Breach
Any free MyFitnessPal alternatives with an open API for retrieving diet/exercise activity?
lanius··on Retro Review: 2009 Mac Pro in 2018
Impressive! My main gaming rig is a custom build from 2011 with an i7 2600k. Besides upgrading the GPU once, it's still going strong.
lanius··on Types of People Startups Should Hire, but Don’t
What frequency of changing jobs is considered job hopping?
lanius··on Talent, luck and success: simulating meritocracy and inequality
Was that book Harrison Bergeron?
lanius··on Lyft says its revenue is growing nearly 3x faster than Uber’s
In Southern California, Lyft is always the first choice among my coworkers. It's consistently cheaper than Uber, often significantly so.
lanius··on Facebook Really Is Spying on You, Just Not Through Your Phone's Mic
When I was still on Facebook, I used a 3rd-party Facebook app alternative. I forget which one exactly, but I distinctly remember being impressed that it barely needed any permissions.
lanius··on Ask HN: What do you think of performance appraisal at your workplace?
How is "up or out" enforced? If someone is consistently performing for their level but never seeks promotion, would they just be unceremoniously fired?
lanius··on Lessons learned while developing Age of Empires 1 Definitive Edition
Good thing they decided to keep the gameplay the same, like Starcraft: Remastered. I never played AoE 1 competitively, but if it's like SC many bugs/glitches became core gameplay mechanics. Here's hoping the AoE 1 remake fares better than the one for AoE 2!
lanius··on Launch HN: SheerlyGenius (YC W18) – Indestructible Tights from Bulletproof Fiber
So this is what The Hulk's pants are made of!
lanius··on Who is the longest-serving programmer?
I like how the old school legends prefer analog. Reminds me of Dijkstra's preference for typewriters.
lanius··on VLC 3.0 release
I accidentally selected "always continue playback from where you left off" for audio files instead of restarting from the beginning, how can I undo this change? I don't see any relevant settings in preferences (on macOS 10.12).
lanius··on Spider-Like Creature with a Scorpion’s Tail Found Trapped in Amber
Yikes, isn't being this blunt extremely rare in Japanese culture? Miyazaki must've been pissed.
lanius··on Many Animals Can Count
I'm reminded of that scene in Rain Man where Dustin Hoffman's character instantly counts exactly how many toothpicks a waitress drops. No idea how realistic that was, but perhaps some humans are able to use those circuits dedicated toward counting that have long gone dormant in our species.
lanius··on Boosting teeth’s healing ability by mobilizing stem cells in dental pulp
Not sure if this is considered part of dentistry, but when I got consultations for jaw surgery, they used some sort of wand with a camera to build a 3D model of my mouth. I thought that was pretty high tech.
lanius··on Show HN: One Click Shrug Emoji Copy
¯\_(ツ)_/¯ brings back memories of SeleCT and Starcraft 2's early days. sup son?
lanius··on Show HN: 2D multiplayer battle royale game
Ha, didn't realize it was FFA. I thought everyone with a blue helmet was an ally until I was rudely killed.
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