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rwbcxrz··on A Type of Road Junction that Kills Cyclists
As a driver, I do my best to slow down a bit at any intersection, but particularly ones like this. Unfortunately, that tends to frustrate anyone driving behind me, sometimes to the point that they’ll try to overtake me (illegally) before the intersection.

In my mind, better traffic engineering is the best solution, but that seems unlikely, at least in the US. I’d imagine that the article’s suggested changes would cost more to build, even for new construction. To compound the issue, I get the feeling that most drivers would prefer it if cyclists weren’t allowed to ride on public roads.

rwbcxrz··on Show HN: An illustration of Web Developer tools in 2018
As I understand it, Flow is to Go as flowtype is to golang. The project should be referred to as Flow in prose, while flowtype is primarily a tag/keyword for searchability.
rwbcxrz··on Spam is back
They could also be checking to see if a human answers so they can sell your number or target you later.
rwbcxrz··on This Is How Amazon Could Invade the Pharmacy Business
I already have to worry about counterfeit electronics when ordering from Amazon. I’m not sure I’d trust them with prescriptions.
rwbcxrz··on Bypassing Browser Security Warnings with Pseudo Password Fields
I used to have internet from Cox Communications. One day when I was working from home, I was surprised to see a page in my local dev environment load with an overlay telling me my ISP thinks I have a Windows virus (I didn't own any Windows machines at the time).

Turns out our dev environment didn't force CDN assets to load over HTTPS, so my ISP injected some JS into a library we were loading.

I tweeted at them, and they not only verified that it came from them, but also that they consider hijacking and modifying my traffic to be a service.

rwbcxrz··on The JavaScript phenomenon is a mass psychosis
Yes, the JavaScript world has gotten quite complex. Yes, there are a lot of different flavors of JS these days. Yes, the language itself has quite a few warts.

Maybe try to realize that there are actual reasons to use it on the server side like isomorphic/universal rendering and code reuse. JS is one of the most accessible programming languages that exists, making it easy to find developers who are familiar with it.

As far as linters go, I don't get the hate. Almost all of the languages the article lists as alternatives recommend the use of linters. Several even have linters built-in.

Take your clickbait somewhere else, and get over your "I don't use JS" superiority complex.

rwbcxrz··on Cutycapt, a command line tool that renders websites via WebKit
Looks interesting, but out of curiosity, what benefit does this offer over wkhtmltopdf (http://wkhtmltopdf.org/), which does pretty much the same thing?
rwbcxrz··on It's time to reconsider going on-prem
I think they meant "since the introduction of Kubernetes" rather than "after Kubernetes' relevance."
rwbcxrz··on Not OK, Google
I seem to remember having a lot of the same feelings during the Apple event last month. The Nike+ Apple Watch will "helpfully suggest gear" for your workouts.

Ads have become utterly pervasive, and avoiding using Google's AI isn't going to protect you from them. My Samsung "Smart" TV has ads for Hulu built right into the operating system (despite my being a Hulu subscriber at the time). Windows 10 is basically one big advertisement (at least the consumer edition).

If I have to have ads blasted in my face all the time, I'll take Google's AI-driven ones that at least stand a chance of being less annoying.

rwbcxrz··on Announcing new tools, forums, and features
> baby stuff

JIRA doesn't support markdown. That seems like baby stuff to me.

rwbcxrz··on Medical guidelines don’t include a diet low in carbohydrates
That still doesn't make any sense. When you consume fat, carbs, or protein, those cells do not directly become part of your body. They're broken down and are either used as energy or reassembled into different types of cells based on the body's needs.
rwbcxrz··on Why didn't you back me up?
> social outcast

> tactless creep

What does either of these have to do with the other? I don't think social outcast implies tactless creep, and unfortunately, tactless creep clearly doesn't imply social outcast.

rwbcxrz··on Why didn't you back me up?
> If you work somewhere where the culture is harassing/hostile to women (or to anyone), you should take it seriously and either work elsewhere or try to stop it.

A thousand times this. We all have a responsibility to stop workplace harassment. As a manager, it would infuriate me to learn that a member of my team had been treated this way.

It saddens me to think that for most people, incidents like these won't reduce people's interest in working for Google.

rwbcxrz··on Why didn't you back me up?
It's incredibly inappropriate for a manager to make sexual remarks about one of their employees.

> As a male, the mere presence of an overly sexy woman can put me in a state similar to fear: rising heart rate, mild trembling, goosebumps, inability to concentrate on whatever I was doing (talking to someone or doing work) etc.

You sound like you're speaking on behalf of all males. You don't. If that's really your reaction, you should seek counseling. Trembling and being unable to work are not really normal reactions.

rwbcxrz··on Apple Software Quality Questions
You don't even have to go into depth to find flaws in Yosemite like this one: http://apple.stackexchange.com/questions/152038/prevent-redr...

The flickering menubar icons drive me insane. It's proof that Apple has is either unwilling or unable to commit enough resources to OSX to ensure that its quality is consistent with what users have come to expect.

rwbcxrz··on A Natural Fix for A.D.H.D.?
I'm glad that worked for you. I was diagnosed with ADHD not long ago. Before my diagnosis, I was about to quit a job that I actually liked for the second time. I like my job. I liked my last job. I like programming, I liked my coworkers. Given a challenge, I was always able to rise to the challenge. Given something more mundane, I lost all motivation and capability.

For years, I had blamed myself. I thought I was lazy and a shitty person. I was prone to binge eating and drinking. I was depressed as hell.

Most people can't restructure their lives to work around their symptoms. I don't feel like I should have to. I certainly don't want to.

rwbcxrz··on Syntax highlighters are wrong
Most editors allow you to customize the syntax highlighting color scheme. It's a bit more difficult in a web editor, but is possible with some JavaScript and an extension like Greasemonkey. Then again, how often are you really using the GitHub code browser -- if it's a lot, wouldn't it be easy enough to clone the repo and explore it in the editor of your choice?
rwbcxrz··on Ask HN: How can I prevent getting 'ousted' from the company that I co-founded?
I was in a situation similar to yours for several years early on in my career. My co-founder had built somewhat of a prototype in his spare time, and he and I wanted to take it to the next level.

And we did. We launched a private beta, signed a couple small-time clients, and started making money. The product kept evolving, and my co-founder got less and less involved.

I kept pressing him to do the paperwork. We'd made a verbal agreement, which he affirmed many times (I still have the chat logs in Gmail). I trusted him to keep his word for a long time.

After about five years, I found myself suffering through depression, stress, and burnout. I couldn't take it anymore, so I left the company.

As soon as I left, he started to actually work on the business, finding clients and looking for funding and investors, free of the shackles of his promise to me.

The only way you can guarantee your value is to have a formal agreement -- one drafted by a lawyer. I don't know your co-founder, and I certainly hope he's not like mine, but you need to look out for yourself. Even if your co-founder is a stand-up guy, it's not his job to look out for your interests.

rwbcxrz··on What coding mnemonics do you use?
Mine taught us that it was an alligator, and it always wanted to eat the bigger number.
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