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reverend_gonzo··on Today I've made the difficult decision to reduce the size of Coinbase by ~14%
I would disagree. I am among the oldest on our team and also the most in tune with AI.

I see AI-native as those who have embraced it, and are learning to leverage it appropriately.

reverend_gonzo··on A psychedelic medicine performs well against depression
It is outrageous that both cannabis and psilocybin are scheduled 1 drugs and also completely legal to buy in certain locales.
reverend_gonzo··on What made the Irish famine so deadly
Pretty sure donors line their pockets a lot more than the voting poor.
reverend_gonzo··on Sonos CEO steps down after app update debacle
I’ve been using SonoPhone and SonoPad.

It now works instantly. Even my customsd sources work, and they work better than the previous app too.

Only thing is I had to go to the desktop app to get the customsd sources working on a new network.

I haven’t used the official App in months now.

reverend_gonzo··on Show HN: kew – A Terminal Music Player for Linux
I have a airsonic (fork of subsonic, which I used for a long time) server running on a vps. I’ve probably had this for coming on 20 years now.

It works phenomenally.

At some point I was going to mirror it locally, but never got around to it.

It is all backed up in dropbox

reverend_gonzo··on Timeshare owner? The Mexican drug cartels want you
Not quite. You can sell the vacation home, you can (usually) rent it out.

It’s your property; within zoning restrictions, you can do whatever you want with it.

Not true with a timeshare.

reverend_gonzo··on Ask HN: Is the market bad, or am I having the worst luck job hunting?
I know people with 20y that can’t do that.
reverend_gonzo··on All foster kids in California can now attend any state college for free
The ruling elite don’t go to public school. They already pay for their children’s food.
reverend_gonzo··on The Accidental HFT Firm (2018)
It’s all about intent. If you place a bonafide order with the intent of it getting, but at a later time (1ms is fine) decide that is no longer a good price, you are cancel it.

However, if you place an order that you do not intend to get filled to make the market think there is demand when there actually isn’t, that is illegal.

So, how do they prove this? Well, proving intent is hard, unless you’re dumb enough to send emails saying, for example, you want a smart order type that won’t get filled.

reverend_gonzo··on SVB collapse could mean a $500B venture capital ‘haircut’
I’d say it’s more like the Fed opened up a “Free ammo and cocaine store”. Most banks came by, got their free coke and went on their way. SVB came alone and said “well let’s have a fucking party: get rocked up and play some Russian roulette.” And every other bank that might’ve been eyeing that ammo realized “holy shit this is for reals.”
reverend_gonzo··on How to lose $950 quickly on Airbnb
I am a host and an often traveler.

AirBnb doesn’t necessarily side with one side or the other, but rather, there, customer service is outsourced to the Philippines and they just don’t care. The side you wins is the side you can say the magic words that specific agent wants to hear.

I’ve had guests stay at our place and get a refund at the end by lying, and even admitted to me, he knows how Airbnb support works so knew what to say to them.

I’ve been able to get damage claims paid by Airbnb when guests refused.

Looking at this host though and reading the reviews, this looks like a complete scam. Claire, for one, is definitely not real. Also anything under 4.7 on Airbnb is generally not good. I generally only rent 4.8 and up. The first review (I hough it may not have been up when he booked) mentions being hit up for money, bad checking, etc, lol of which point to a scam.

Had it been me, I wouldn’t have cancelled and would have just said I’ll stay there and been done with it.

reverend_gonzo··on Coinbase cuts staff by a further 20%
Inexperienced engineers simply don’t have the experience to make good hiring decisions. Having them being involved in the process is fine, but they should be shadowing someone more senior.
reverend_gonzo··on Distributor cancelled an order and we need to move 30k bags of coffee [updated]
The point is at some did they not discuss “we will sell you a unit for $x?”

If not, why not?

reverend_gonzo··on Ask HN: Was anyone working at Apple during Steve Jobs' return in 1997?
Given there are hft firms built on Java…
reverend_gonzo··on Investors bought a quarter of US homes sold last year
Of the two additional properties I own, marked as investment and vacation, they are 3.5% and 3%, refinanced, and bought during the pandemic. The former, five years prior, was marked as non warrantable, as in no bank would even give a loan for it.

So, while investors don’t get the same rates as homeowners, they still got very good rates. If I had had capital, I would have bought a dozen more units at that time.

<5% == Free money.

reverend_gonzo··on Elon’s Out
Levine is suggesting that they don’t have the balls to enforce those penalties.

And by history, he may very well be right.

reverend_gonzo··on Limb lengthening surgery is becoming more popular
> Basically this means that in modern dating, if you are short, you are very likely to die alone and this trend will only get worse in the future.

This is his claim. I call bullshit.

reverend_gonzo··on Limb lengthening surgery is becoming more popular
If you are complaining about anything, then yes, that energy is better spent elsewhere.
reverend_gonzo··on Limb lengthening surgery is becoming more popular
I’m 5’8”, Asian, married to an American, and have a family, and I got all this after social networks and tinder, et al came along.
reverend_gonzo··on Limb lengthening surgery is becoming more popular
Sounds like a forever aloner.

I know multiple tall, classically good looking men who, while they can can get dates, can not maintain them because they have zero relationship skills, and I know just as many short men who have a relationship whenever they want.

While height might be an early filter, it is by no means the only source of attraction. Men would do well to build the rest of their personalities to stand themselves out rather than complain about something they have no control over.

reverend_gonzo··on You and the planet need a heat pump
Fahrenheit.
reverend_gonzo··on MasterCard suspends all services in Russia
I’d rather die a free man than live 100 years under a dictatorship.
reverend_gonzo··on Does the human lifespan have a limit?
I beg to differ. In my opinion, life doesn’t really start until you’re 25 or so, maybe even 30. The first 18 years are generally spent at home, following other peoples rules, and learning how to get by. The next few years you get your independence and start finding your place in the world. If you went to college, then you enter the workforce and are probably getting by, still finding your footing.

Then the real fun starts.

I just turned 40, and feel like I’m finally hitting my stride.

reverend_gonzo··on No amount of alcohol is good for the heart, says World Heart Federation
Assault is already a crime.

What happens when a person robs someone so he can buy a new car? You don’t outlaw cars.

reverend_gonzo··on AI cannot be the inventor of a patent, appeals court rules
Sure, and those sufficiently powerful computers don’t exist yet.
reverend_gonzo··on Ten Commandments of Salary Negotiation
So, at least in my industry (softwares development in trading) your bonus can be more than your salary, so while they won’t pull the offer, it can have longer effects.

I agree with the above poster which is, if you’re happy, take it. The great part about America and especially developed, if you become unhappy there’s 100 other jobs waiting.

reverend_gonzo··on Lumber crash leads to 'blowout' sales as prices crater
They’ve been saying there’s a pending crash for the last five years. I’ve expected it too.

The only thing that happens is soon as the market gets skittish, the fed prints money. They seem to be so scared of a recession, or maybe, the poets that be are so leveraged up themselves, that they will do whatever it takes to prevent a crash.

My thought is, don’t be so leveraged that you’re the first to collapse when things go down. If things continue collapsing, the fed will step in and fix everybody still standing.

reverend_gonzo··on What do many terrorists have in common? They abuse women
There is a big difference between those you are involuntarily celibate because they lack the social skills and those who identify with the incel subculture.

The culture, at its base, is toxic to humanity.

reverend_gonzo··on Yes, drinking more water may help you lose weight
There’s nothing missing. People tend to overestimate their calorie expenditure and underestimate their calorie intake.

Also, metabolic rate slows down with age.

But the equation is the same: calories in - calories out = calories kept.

reverend_gonzo··on “Great resignation” wave coming for companies
You do not need to be a trust fund kid to travel the world cheaply. I did when I was 23 (2004-ish) and realized I didn't like working. Took out a credit card with 5k credit limit, saved money for a month or two (I was making 40k so not exactly tons). Bought a ticket to Eastern Europe, kicked around hostels for a few months, when I finally almost ran out of money, bought a ticket back. I met other people who picked up side jobs in hostels or bars to help cover their costs too.

What you can't do is continue to have an expensive quality of life if you're no longer producing income.

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