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xavor··on Show HN: Send kind and aspirational words to a stranger who needs it
Screw the Ai. I thought it was great until I saw that.
xavor··on Ask HN: Are you a 40-year old software engineer without a job for > 1 year?
I'm in. WFH, a decent chair, very flexible times especially part-time, which would lead to more time actually worked.
xavor··on Ask HN: Who wants to be hired? (June 2024)
Location: Kent, UK Remote: yes Willing to relocate: potentially Technologies: C#, Ruby on Rails, JavaScript, Delphi, HTML, CSS PostgreSQL, MSSQL Windows, Mac, Linux CI/CD (played with much more) Résumé/CV: Software Engineering degree in Switzerland - 2007 Bilingual and basics in a few other languages please email for updated CV Email: reubensignup@gmail.com
xavor··on World War I dangers in France's red zones
HN title more accurate than that of the ariticle
xavor··on Chicago independently abolishes subminimum wage for tipped workers
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gratuity#/media/File:Restauran...

Which bit do you not understand? End point taxes are not ubiquitos, and at least other countires have decent laws so people can see what they actually pay.

xavor··on Google Invites Employees to Sleep 'On Campus' for a Fee
Top tech re-brands slavery?
xavor··on 12-Year-Old to Graduate from College with Five Degrees
At least now he can get 5 jobs in fast food. (J/K, I passed high school math at 11, the young genii alway get bullied)
xavor··on TypeScript is 'not worth it' Svelte switches to JavaScript and JSDoc
JSDoc make js more verbose than Java
xavor··on YouTube tests blocking videos unless you disable ad blockers
Ads take up my electrivity and time. They should pay us to watch them.
xavor··on The Difference Between European and American Butter
Or toast, salted butter, Marmite, and cucumber
xavor··on Why don’t more people live close to friends?
I don't even live on the same continent as my best friends.
xavor··on Someone asked an autonomous AI to 'destroy humanity'
Isn't humanity doing pretty well on it's own destroying itself without AI?
xavor··on Why are movies so dark these days?
If it's going to be dark may as well make it a radio shor or audio book. If I watch a movie, I want to see something meaningful.
xavor··on Dimming the Sun to Cool the Planet
It should be brighten the inhabitants to cool the planet
xavor··on U.S. appeals court rejects big tech’s right to regulate online speech
It's your right to have an opinion, it's my right not to have to listen to it.
xavor··on U.K. Health Ministry wants no Oxford commas. Period
You mean "No, this does not follow logically"
xavor··on What’s the end goal for you programmers?
Retiring before dying.
xavor··on Ask HN: How many computers you got?
1 desktop 2 laptops 2 tablets 2 smart TVs 1 smartphone 1 Raspberry PI
xavor··on Senior devs. Is anyone else insulted by coding exams?
How do you filter out hiring managers that can't hire?
xavor··on Don't write bugs
Programmers can, managers don't always give the time
xavor··on Paris to Berlin in an hour: Welcome to the future of high-speed rail travel
History says more like Berlin to Paris
xavor··on Windows 11 will create heaps of needless trash
Why do people always complain?

If someone sells something with requirements - it is their choice and not down to people whinging because they want the latest thing but can't due to XYZ. This world doesn't owe you squat.

Note - my personally built PC doesn't have a TPM, but when I get round to it I may purchase one and then upgrade - and I won't friggin' moan.

xavor··on Why can't I write code inside my browser?
If we want monkeys typing out the entire works of Shakespeare we might as well make that the default when you open a browser and smash the keyboard/screen (device will magically know).

I mean the alternative - friggin' learnin' stuff - is too hard.

xavor··on Against Xkcd 1357
This comic does not lambast free speech.

It simply shows it's disdain for the selfish idiots who use it as an excuse to showcase their personal ideas and refuse to allow you your own human rights.

xavor··on Hacking website like HN in French
I've always hated pirate and hacker in French. I like this one.
xavor··on Ask HN: If you were to switch career, what would you do?
I would be a cook/barman in my own small establishment. I actually prefer the work to dev (after 30+ yrs since childhood) but lack the finances to make the transfer.
xavor··on Mark Zuckerberg masks Mac webcam and microphone
If I still wasted money on Apple, I'd rather tape over the logo!