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thioordcon Ask HN: I feel so shallow and dumb when I see what other smart people are doing

I mean I don’t really need any studies. Was Einstein as good of as a writer as Shakespeare? Nope! Although I’m sure he was generally “smart” his main focus of intelligence was physics.

However, after re-reading my comment I was a little unclear. When I said: “Intelligence isn’t general it’s specific“ I should have said: “My (And I think others as well) definition of intelligence is how well educated you are in a specific subject. I would never ask someone how smart they are (not useful) but I could ask if they are good at calculus (intelligence in math)”

thioordcon Ask HN: I feel so shallow and dumb when I see what other smart people are doing

Yea but if you are a megamind in math that doesn’t mean you are a Shakespeare level writer. Intelligence isn’t general it’s specific

thioordcon I built a $5k Raspberry Pi server (yes, it's ridiculous)

That’s a crazy amount more!

thioordcon Id Software Is Trying to Stop a Man Who Wants to Name His Band 'Doomscroll'

I mean it’s not their trademark to enforce. Is just having “Doom” in part of your name enough to confuse people with the game? I think not, especially because this isn’t even a video game.

thioordcon Faced with soaring Ds and Fs, schools are ditching the old way of grading

Yeah but being able to retake them just does both well! It’s purely better in most cases

thioordcon Faced with soaring Ds and Fs, schools are ditching the old way of grading

A good teacher by (my) definition teaches students the material well… I don’t think you understood my original comment.

thioordcon Faced with soaring Ds and Fs, schools are ditching the old way of grading

Can you tell me the difference between a 4.0 and a 3.9? Usually I find it to be a ~1-2%! That 1% difference is just one sign error, rounding mistake or miss read question on a midterm! However that difference between how that looks on your transcript is extremely substantial. I feel like 1% is just waaay to “accurate” for teachers to handle! Finding a good teacher is much more important than working hard or understanding the material. I think it should just be pass or fail

thioordcon Faced with soaring Ds and Fs, schools are ditching the old way of grading

Redoing tests is actually amazing! Worst case is that you learn the same amount and best case you really get a good understanding of the material! I’ve had two classes with test redos and I always learn more with them!

thioordcon It‘s been 9 years since Valve rolled out the Steam Linux beta

Yes but that’s not what I said! If you make a game that doesn’t have native support I will not buy it. 70% is much bette than 0%! I’m sure if they had the choice between no fees or 30% fees and Linux support they would take the zero but they don’t.

thioordcon It‘s been 9 years since Valve rolled out the Steam Linux beta

Maybe I wasn’t clear but if you dont have native support then it’s really worth the 30%! If a game does it’s more debatable. I also always try to buy the DRM free version if it’s available!

thioordcon It‘s been 9 years since Valve rolled out the Steam Linux beta

Yeah I rarely ever “like” a company but Valve has done so much it’s honestly amazing. The 30% they take is soooo worth it for developers who don’t have natural Linux support.

thioordcon Stamp collections are fetching whopping prices, but clubs need new members

Yeah 10 times a small number is still small.

thioordcon EU scientists reveal long-term brain damage caused by Covid

It’s already down the slope! It’s wrong to deny people the care they need.

thioordcon Classified tank specs leaked on War Thunder game forums again

I could be wrong but I don’t think Gaijin was created or contracted by the military to make the game.

thioordcon Google sets burial date for legacy Chrome Extensions, fears for ad-blockers grow

Yeah each one has pros and cons. However if your doing POST and GET requests (Or monitoring network traffic in general) Firefox is much much better than Chrome!

thioordcon Steam Top 50 Games: Over 70% now work on Linux

Could mean that. I was just commenting that most of the games that don’t work are from anti cheat or some kind of online multiplayer issue.

thioordcon Steam Top 50 Games: Over 70% now work on Linux

You and me are in the same boat. I don’t like multiplayer games and most AAA games aren’t my cup of tea so out of the ~20 games I really play all of them work great!

thioordcon Steam Top 50 Games: Over 70% now work on Linux

The biggest problem is anti cheat software. As soon as they figure that out it’ll get a lot higher!

thioordcon The red warning light on Richard Branson’s space flight

After watching a couple episodes I figured it was fake but it’s fun too see all the houses! Fun way of seeing what an area is like

thioordcon Chinese authorities say overtime '996' policy is illegal

Yeah it would have to stop obviously. But let’s take it the other way! Do you think working 20 hours a day 7 days a week is optional efficiency? We need to find the right balance!

thioordcon Driving 1725km in an electric car in 2 days

Yep yep that insurance rate is nasty! I just think it’s interesting that oil changes are slowly disappearing!

thioordcon Driving 1725km in an electric car in 2 days

All good points! However one thing EVs have is much cheaper maintenance! Having no oil changes adds up in savings.

thioordcon Officials put the wrong man in a mental facility for two years

Governor does not care.

thioordcon 50% would give up Amazon, Netflix for a year to be able to work remotely

I did mean to generalize because I’m betting the majority of people do enjoy Netflix or similar platforms. However I guess some people didn’t quite get that when I said “they are fun!” I meant “they are fun for most people” so I apologize! (I would edit the comment to be more specific but I can’t anymore!)

thioordcon 50% would give up Amazon, Netflix for a year to be able to work remotely

They are fun! Basically the annoyance of going to work is grater that the entertainment of Netflix. The article also says 2/3 would take a small pay cut to work from home!

thioordcon Ask HN: Examples of email-first projects or startups?

I’ve always wanted to have something like this! Thanks so much!!

thioordcon Why printers add secret tracking dots (2020)

Thank you so much! I really like the look of it and a nearby store has one. Picking it up tomorrow!

thioordcon Why printers add secret tracking dots (2020)

All modern printers do this. Most annoying thing ever!

thioordcon How Antitrust Enforcement Can Spur Innovation: Bell Labs and 1956 (2017) [pdf]

Also I have tried to get a patent for a silly thing I made. If I wanted the real deal and not patent pending it would cost like 10k minimum. A lo for a single person but nothing for a company.