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ti32x··on Ask HN: What is the biggest untapped opportunity for startups?
So perhaps a sort of gentleman's club (not that sort) for the younger generation?

I'd love to have an accessible chill out place I could go to just to get some work done, preferably with a good view of something. No music playing, just quiet and the ability to get a coffee and simple food if necessary.

Google Campus in London does this, but isn't that comfortable for long periods (plus it's absolutely packed).

ti32x··on LibreTaxi – A free and open source alternative to Uber and Lyft
Because the cost of fuel in the EU is quite high, and a lot of people commute long(er) distances on a regular basis instead of flying.

It is considered an entirely acceptable system because the "cost reimbursement" will fully cover the cost of wear + tear + fuel, meaning that a drive across the country can be rendered effectively free for the driver.

Also, "without any income for the driver" isn't necessarily correct - if you have a full car you will make a tidy profit.

Edit: the cost of a blablacar trip to a passenger would be on the order of 13-16 euros for an hour's drive. Comparable or cheaper than a train, with more flexibility.

ti32x··on The Long-Term Jobs Killer Is Not China, It’s Automation
This is a very idealistic view that I don't believe is based in reality.

While we still measure a person's worth out of how much they make, this is going to pose an enormous problem for all of us. We can't just take away people's livelihoods for the benefit of a few (us, to be honest).

There will be a violent reaction, as there has been every time this situation has arisen throughout history.

ti32x··on Android user locked out of Google after moving cities
I am currently locked out of all paid Google services because I committed the crime of changing countries while holding an active Google Developer Account/Wallet. I've talked to them over the phone, and they were entirely unhelpful.

In contrast, Amazon's phone service is great. Get yourselves sorted google.

ti32x··on How can I avoid my MacBook Pro giving me minor shocks?
Also worth noting: some of the cheap knockoff magsafe adaptors available on ebay have an earthing "pin" inside the adaptor (the mushroom thing) which is actually just coated in a metallic coloured covering/paint.

This doesn't actually provide contact to the existing ground pin, so you have this issue.

ti32x··on Rules for Writing Safety Critical Code (2006)
I have heard that Polarion is an ok requirements management tool for software, but it is expensive.

DOORS is good for tracking and tracing requirements, but from what I can see doesn't do code parsing. This may have changed. However, my opinion of IBM software is irreparably broken so I don't have a huge amount of trust in it.

We use Reqtify to glue requirement documents to code. It also sucks, but I think it's still powerful. You just need to set up some regexes which can recognize your requirement identifier style and you're good to go.

Whoever comes up with a solution to glue DOORS requirements to Jira issues to code seamlessly is going to be fairly rich.

ti32x··on Rules for Writing Safety Critical Code (2006)
I work on software that goes to space. I believe we and NASA use the MISRA coding standard, which is effectively this but taken to extremes. If you actually want to create safety critical code I would recommend that you familiarize yourself with the MISRA ruleset and DO-178B.