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wjamesgon I'm skeptical about efforts to revolutionize schooling

7-6? Why even have kids

wjamesgon Ask HN: Has anyone else been unemployed for over two years?

Not a stretch at all, the OP alluded to it

wjamesgon Malicious compliance by booking an available meeting room

Nothing from my end, thanks

wjamesgon Google to buy Wiz for $32B

I’ve been using Wiz for 2-3 years now and the product is

wjamesgon Are Grownups Just Giant Kids?

Having kids certainly helps one to mature and grow into a new perspective

wjamesgon Shopify employee breaks NDA to reveal firm replacing laid off workers with AI

Believe it or not, there are helpful support resources out there which are typically hard to come across, you’ve admittedly just had a shitty experience (not uncommon)

wjamesgon Vanishing phone customer support is driving us all insane

They’ll need diags…they would rather you do it than walk your through it on a call

wjamesgon Who owns private home security footage, and who can get access to it?

I agree, but it’s not so evident or easy for the average person. Who wants to deal with managing storage? Cloud will typically win for the masses, who are typically not thinking about privacy and may not know the difference between a SSD and HDD

wjamesgon Is there a market failure in child care?

This comment is completely out of touch in true HN fashion. The author believes having kids has turned into “an entitlement” and looks down upon this.

More than ever two working parents is a necessity for many families. To place blame solely on the parents for these circumstances ignores the larger picture of where we want to be as a society. Of course choosing to have children has consequences, but parents in the US should be able to have a reasonable expectation for affordable childcare, especially in a society and economy that demands multiple working parents.

But of course instead we could just blame the parents for creating the current scenario of unaffordable childcare.

wjamesgon Is there a market failure in child care?

I pay $1200/mo per kid in NC

wjamesgon Is there a market failure in child care?

I completely agree. There is an assumption of one or the other and not enough childcare supply to meet the true demand of two working parent communities.

wjamesgon Is there a market failure in child care?

Working parents send their kids to daycare out of necessity, it’s not a matter of being popular. Two working parents is also a necessity for many economically. Not everybody has the income and thus the convenience of having a stay at home parent.

In your words, this is a failure of the parent, but I disagree.

wjamesgon When Discord is open in the background, NVIDIA card will not reach full speed

Likewise, highly recommended

wjamesgon Can you raise a family on one income?

In your view, what is “enough money to do so”?

wjamesgon CPSC calls for full recall of all Onewheel self-balancing electric skateboards

Looks like the company itself

wjamesgon CPSC calls for full recall of all Onewheel self-balancing electric skateboards

I have a OneWheel and this is an excellent summary

wjamesgon Ask HN: What was life like before and after a baby

If you are in a position where somebody can stay at home full time you’ll be fine

wjamesgon Ask HN: What was life like before and after a baby