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woofyman··on Antisocial Coding: My Year at GitHub
That's a horrible story. I'm sorry that happened to you.
woofyman··on The $100B per year back pain industry is mostly a hoax
I've fixed my bouts of lower back muscle spasms by strengthening my abs.
woofyman··on I'm a creep. I'm sorry
The problem with dating a coworker is that when they break up with you, you have to see them everyday.
woofyman··on Carnot Efficient Dyson Spheres Are Undetectable by Infrared Surveys (2016)
A civilization capable of building a Dyson Sphere wouldn't need to.
woofyman··on The far-reaching effects of air conditioning
In the Southern USA, AC radically changed the culture. It allowed businesses to relocate their factories to take advantage of cheap labor.

It also changed a slower paced culture where people spent their evenings on their front porch socializing with their neighbors to a more insular, face paced one.

I grew up in South Florida without AC.

woofyman··on SCOTUS: Patent Rights Over a Printer Cartridge Are Exhausted When It Is Sold
As a consumer, I will never purchase subscription software. If a new version has a feature I need or because of OS upgrade, I'll purchase the new version or an upgrade if offered.
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woofyman··on Juice may taste good, but unlike the fruit, it’s not healthy
Whole grain bread is very healthy.
woofyman··on Scientists hope they've found a drug to stop neurodegenerative brain diseases
Trazodone is also used for sleep.
woofyman··on Status – A Mobile Ethereum OS
>Interesting! I wonder how Apple will get their 30%?

The 30% is for paid apps and in app purchases of app content. If you use the Amazon app, for example. They don't take a cut.

woofyman··on The Nightmare Scenario for Florida’s Coastal Homeowners
He'd have more credibility if he canceled his government flood insurance.

http://crooksandliars.com/news-hound-ellen/john-stossel-just...

woofyman··on Theranos Agrees to Pay $4.65M in Arizona Refunds
Quit your job or hire a stranger to take care of your baby.
woofyman··on Theranos Agrees to Pay $4.65M in Arizona Refunds
>Does it matter that Mayer built a nursery? I can't see how that's not a total non sequitur.

Her employees can't work from home and be with their young children while she gets an in office nursery.

woofyman··on Theranos Agrees to Pay $4.65M in Arizona Refunds
>Theranos tries to apply the same kinds of tactics, and people are literally calling for Holmes to go to jail.

The difference is Holmes was endangering people's health and lives.

<Marissa Mayer eliminates work from home at yahoo. The world freaks out. Jeff Bezos does the same thing at amazon: he's smart. This is good for the culture.

Didn't Mayer build a nursery next to her office?

>you people downvoting the thread need to grow up and take a closer look at yourselves and your lives. You are a big part of the problem with gender and racial bias in our industry.

Seriously? Calling out people as sexist when it's not there doesn't help.

woofyman··on Theranos Agrees to Pay $4.65M in Arizona Refunds
So all the bad press Uber and AirBnB is getting is because they're male?
woofyman··on Why predicted gridlock almost never happens
They did a good job of scaring people into taking vacations, telecommuting, etc. But a lot of businesses were hurt, especially restaurants. It's was great for me. You could walk in to any restaurant without a reservation.
woofyman··on The First Deuterated Drug Arrives
$60,000 usd a year list price.
woofyman··on Why predicted gridlock almost never happens
I live in Atlanta and this article is false. First of all, it's spring break and the schools are closed which reduces traffic. Surface streets have become parking lots as people find alternate routes around the interstate. This has affected lots of the local businesses. It's dangerously affected emergency response times for firetrucks and ambulances.
woofyman··on Is There a Right to Immigrate? (2010)
How long should the statue of limitations be? The European colonial powers fucked around South America, Africa, the Middle East, and Asia.
woofyman··on Healthy California Act: proposal to make findings about single-payer healthcare
You're just one serious illness or layoff from being one of "those people"
woofyman··on USCIS Will Temporarily Suspend Premium Processing for All H-1B Petitions
>hire more people

There's a federal hiring freeze.

woofyman··on Trump administration re-evaluating self-driving car guidance
Humans who run red lights don't have PR firms proclaiming they're disrupting driving and changing the world. That stance sets you up for bad press when your technology fails.
woofyman··on Ask HN: What're the best-designed things you've ever used?
Too pricy for me.
woofyman··on Ask HN: What're the best-designed things you've ever used?
I have a 2007 Fit Sport automatic. Other than a failed transmission pressure sensor, it's been drop dead reliable.
woofyman··on Why Do Americans Refrigerate Their Eggs?
Add vinegar to the water
woofyman··on Robots Rule at Swiss Factories as Strong Franc and Wages Bite
I'm pretty sure the kings of old didn't go hungry.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hunger_in_the_United_States

woofyman··on Pavement LED strip traffic lights for smartphone users
Even if you have the green light you still need to make sure cars are yielding to you.
woofyman··on Foster father takes in only terminally ill children
The White House defended handcuffing 5 year olds at airports.
woofyman··on Pom-pom crabs fight over tiny anemones, which they hold like boxing gloves
Cataract surgery replaces the lense with an artificial one.
woofyman··on Uber C.E.O. To Leave Trump Advisory Council After Criticism
It feeds his ego to have the titans of tech kiss his ring.
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