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nighthawk1··on Stuff I Learnt in 2019
Some kind of focus would do this young man well. Also thinking how to turn that all information into action or outcomes.
nighthawk1··on In U.S., Decline of Christianity Continues at Rapid Pace
One set of rules is enough. Don’t want to have to follow common law and some made up religious laws as well.
nighthawk1··on Two Celebrities Charged with Unlawfully Touting Coin Offerings
It’s amazing how influential celebs can be even in matters that seem way outside their expertise or career.
nighthawk1··on Facebook spooked after MPs seize documents for privacy breach probe
If there is one thing governments do not like it is being ignored and their power and reach is broad enough to make you comply in various ways.
nighthawk1··on Facebook spooked after MPs seize documents for privacy breach probe
Zing!
nighthawk1··on You should never spend $825K on a domain – but here’s why I’m glad I did
Some serious confirmation bias in this article.
nighthawk1··on Parliament seizes cache of Facebook internal papers
Due to their lawsuit with FB in the USA. I imagine those documents were obtained by court order. Pretty bold move by the UK gov. Looking forward to the leakage of said documents.
nighthawk1··on Class divide between ‘poor’ Apple iPhone and ‘rich’ Huawei users in China
This part made me laugh " The research also found that a large proportion of Huawei users own flats and cars while Apple users do not."

Definitely propaganda

nighthawk1··on Ditching the MacBook Pro for a MacBook Air
I would say people like me who have serially owned Macs are the MOST disappointed with the new design choices. It really seems like Apple is losing their vision with these "innovations"
nighthawk1··on Elliot Schrage on Definers
Like a pressure release valve for Mark and Sheryl. I do think the pressure for Mark to step aside will grow stronger in the coming year. Even though the class structure prevents a hostile removal, the social pressure will be substantial.
nighthawk1··on Mark Zuckerberg Has Never Cared About Your Privacy, and He’s Not Going to Change
I’m definitely not a FB fan but the amount of anti FB articles coming out this past week feel excessive.
nighthawk1··on Ford Eyes Use of Customers’ Personal Data to Boost Profits
Ford: Ford reiterated that it “will deliver on the company’s commitment of 100 percent connectivity of new vehicles in the United States by 2019"

I think an easy next step would be to display ads on the console when the vehicle is stopped. Would be fairly easy software wise and that ad model is already working with Waze.

nighthawk1··on Wiped-Out Hedge Fund Manager Confessed His Losses on YouTube
I think now would be a great time to open a new account. What could go wrong? https://www.optionsellers.com/accounts/
nighthawk1··on The Coming Crisis in Home Computers (1983)
A classic humblebrag. I shall post on reddit.
nighthawk1··on Doordash accounts compromised
Check your account immediately if you use their service.
nighthawk1··on 200-year-old ciphers may reveal the location of treasure buried in Virginia
After black swan, it seems like big treasure hunting is close to hopeless https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Swan_Project
nighthawk1··on Dark Web Drug Vendor Pleads Guilty After Feds Traced His Bitcoin Transactions
Similarly when these folks hang out in countries that would happily extradite to the USA. The smarter ones thought ahead about such matters.
nighthawk1··on Dark Web Drug Vendor Pleads Guilty After Feds Traced His Bitcoin Transactions
I think many times these arrests are meant to be a demonstration that law enforcement is doing their job. I imagine even the arresting agents realize this guy is a drop in the ocean and his customers will quickly flock to his replacement.

Similar to those folks who work in a corporate environment who complete a document that they know will be jettisoned into a corporate black hole but checks off a requirement.

nighthawk1··on A Connectome-Based Convolutional Network Model of the Drosophila Visual System
This is really the holy grail that we will be able to translate the connectome into a software representation of it and be able to quickly acquire working neural networks from living organisms.
nighthawk1··on Ask HN: Is there a new habit you cultivated recently that is really paying off?
A variation of this is only eat half the portion and save the other half for the next meal.
nighthawk1··on Ask HN: Is there a new habit you cultivated recently that is really paying off?
Once a week, I fast for 24 hours. There's a number of studies showing the benefits of IF and once a week is easy to commit to.
nighthawk1··on Ask HN: Is there a new habit you cultivated recently that is really paying off?
And for projects, just take 15 minutes and do the first step.
nighthawk1··on Ask HN: Is there a new habit you cultivated recently that is really paying off?
I do a weekly gratitude journal. There is research backing its impact to happiness and I can confirm.
nighthawk1··on Mall landlords struggling to find takers at a price they’ll accept
Give the people what they want!
nighthawk1··on Why Children Aren't Behaving and What We Can Do About It
As a youth I definitely had the experience of going off on my bike and being home by dinner. The difference though now is there is a lot more for kids to do inside the house. Video games, netflix, smart phones and the like are heavily influencing behavior.
nighthawk1··on The Marshmallow Test: What Does It Really Measure?
Agreed. I wish study replication was more gloried in science. I think there are many questionable studies out there that we take as fact.
nighthawk1··on A 64-year-old put his life savings in his carry-on, and U.S. Customs took it
Need to declare that, buddy. Anything over $10k. It’s super easy for them to detect that much currency in your carryon.
nighthawk1··on Amazon device recorded private conversation, sent it out to random contact
I’m not sure sometimes if people are oblivious to consequences or they are aware of them and brush them aside until said consequences occur.
nighthawk1··on Amazon Pushes Facial Recognition to Police, Critics See Surveillance Risk
Thanks, learned something new today.
nighthawk1··on QuitGenius (YC W18) raises $2M to help people quit smoking
And now they’d just send a drone after they obtained your gps coordinates. The labor of hunting classes of people down has dropped dramatically.
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