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ndjskskaon GE's smart light bulb reset process is a masterpiece of modern techno-insanity

There are heat-sensitive stickers that change color if above some threshold.

It's on packaged meat in Norway I believe.

ndjskskaon One City Saved $5M by Routing School Buses with an Algorithm

In Germany we're assigned to the nearest school.

I remember walking to school in elementary school, later taking the bike for 20 min or public transportation. I don't live in a particularly dense area.

Is Boston too sparsely populated to have schools in walking or biking distance?

Seems that we accept distances of 1-2 km for elementary school walks. (0.6 to 1.2 miles)

ndjskskaon I released my own Visual Studio Code Extension Pack and here is how you can too

The parent might be a non-native speaker and might have a mother tongue in which nouns have genders - the co-worker in German is of male grammatical gender.

ndjskskaon What Does a Coder Do If They Can't Type?

Use computers less.

ndjskskaon Apple will add 5G to 2020 iPhones to compete with Android, analyst says

Mobile networks have more management functions than WiFi, for instance.

If you're in a high density area, the mobile network will push the device to small range cells (handover), or tell the device which other cells are available in that area (list of neighbor cells).

However, the smartphone is not required to search for a base station all the time. It receives hints from the network.

ndjskskaon (Don’t) hold the phone: new features coming to Pixel 4

Is it a common problem that hitting snooze on the alarm is /too hard/?

I find myself paying for apps that make hitting the snooze button complicated. Captchas. Math. You name it.

Is there any combination of sensors that gives the smartphone an idea if I'm properly awake? Not talking about light sleep vs dreaming here. More the "will he get out of bed" kind.

ndjskskaon Sony's mini air conditioner can fit in your pocket

Have some decent insulation and sun blinds. Keep windows shut during the day and open at night.

Works in many hot places around the world. AC can be complementary, but you dramatize.

ndjskskaon Ask HN: Has anyone got a job by contributing to open source projects?

It's hip to have open source in some fields, and not in others. I've heard negative comments on multiple interviews - especially when there's an overlap between the open source project and your future work. Will you devote your full working hours to the company or to your hobby contributions? Will you open source the IP of the company?

If you contribute to FSF projects, the FSF will ask your current and future employers to exclude any claims over your contributions - even your hobby contributions.