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Axien··on The $20 an hour Cessna 172 experiment (2020)
Buy a Cessna 150 or 152. About the same as your bicycle and about as affordable.
Axien··on The $20 an hour Cessna 172 experiment (2020)
Cessna did sell some new stuff. It all failed.
Axien··on The $20 an hour Cessna 172 experiment (2020)
The issue I have is why should an air cooled engine designed in the 50’s cost 30k to buy?
Axien··on My coffee maker just makes coffee
Apple had a design philosophy that a device should do one thing only. That is why the iPod was so amazingly successful. It was just a music player. No meeting planner or contacts list. Just played music.

This design simplified things and allowed each button to serve a distinct purpose.

With the iPhone, the design philosophy carried. The iPhone could change itself via running different apps. To switch between features you had a single giant button at the bottom. But each app should do one thing. So it was either a phone, calculator, GPS, or Rolodex. But never all at the same time. And never more than one thing on screen at the same time.

They started to get away from this, such as using a volume button to take a picture. Or displaying a video inside a window. I would argue overall it makes things more complicated.

Axien··on Show HN: Jim Cramer Stock Pick Performance
So at the end of the day, did he beat the market?
Axien··on Why does the Commodore C128 perform poorly when running CP/M?
Was CP/M actually widely used on the C64? I always thought it was marketing to sell machines but never was actually delivered.
Axien··on Apple blocks Coinbase Wallet
I think its days are numbered and Apple will be forced to open their product to other app stores.
Axien··on Apple blocks Coinbase Wallet
That should give them more incentive.
Axien··on Trying to get a bunch of GPUs on Google Cloud
There is a reason they are #4 behind AWS, Azure, and Alibaba.
Axien··on The entire crypto ecosystem is a ponzi
That is simply not true at all. Most stock prices are based upon earning or future potential earnings.
Axien··on Protests Erupt in Shanghai and Other Chinese Cities over Covid Controls
I don’t understand the end goal of the lockdowns. COVID is endemic. It is not going away. As soon as the borders are opened, it will take hold.
Axien··on Ask HN: What are 100K dollar ideas but not million dollar ideas?
A “Jump to Conclusions” mat.
Axien··on Robot treats 500k plants per hour with 95% less chemicals [video]
Actually you would hire the "drone guy" to spray your fields. No need to buy drones for use a few times a year.
Axien··on Starlink announces 1TB monthly cap, users who go over will get slower speeds
They will not get slower speeds, just deprioritized access. They are not guaranteed fast speeds … a big difference.
Axien··on Powerball Math
So you are saying I have a chance?
Axien··on Consumer Price Index September [pdf]
It is absolutely a primary cause. Adding more demand worsens supply side issues.
Axien··on Consumer Price Index September [pdf]
Congressional action made it worse. They literally injected another three trillion dollars of infrastructure spending into an already heated economy.

How exactly is the fed suppose to fight the government printing presses?

Axien··on Increased risk for all-cause dementia in people who abstain from alcohol
It has been shown moderate alcohol use increases lifespan.
Axien··on New (LTE) Rotary Cell Phone [video]
Am I the only one that is bothered that the finger stop (or whatever it is called) moves?
Axien··on Tesla is sued by drivers over alleged false Autopilot, Full Self-Driving claims
Why not redesign highways so it is easy for self driving vehicles to follow? You could even have it set up that vehicles are only allowed to self drive when conditions are right. Maybe signage on the road itself enables or disable self driving.

To me this feels like this could be done immediately, and at least we would have self driving for the most monotonous part of the driving experience, long hours of highway driving.

Axien··on SpaceX, T-Mobile to connect satellites to cellphones in remote areas
Apple, as far as I know, does not own spectrum. Therefore I doubt it is an Apple thing. More likely an AT&T or Verizon thing. And the service works on the iPhone.
Axien··on Over 90% of Medieval Manuscripts Have Been Lost, Study Says
Actually the fact we have 10% is amazing. I would assume it would be much lower. The headline should say "10% of all Medieval manuscripts have been found!".
Axien··on Declining quality of consumer-grade products – 2009 fridge compressor autopsy
I bought a house in 2011 and am currently on my third refrigerator. We originally bought a Samsung and it kept on breaking until the warranty expired. We learned our lesson and bough an extended warranty on an LG. That broke so many times, and as part of the extended warranty contract, they gave us our money back. We took the money and bought another LG and over the last two years have not had issues.

I have a dorm refrigerator that was purchased in 1986. It survived numerous moves and ex-girlfriends but is still going strong. I currently have it sitting in my office as my drink fridge. Wife has been asking I throw it out. Hell no.

Axien··on U.S. Army Camouflage Improvement Explained (2013)
With thermal imaging, do snipers still rely on camouflage?
Axien··on Dear startups: I hate subscription services (2021)
The problem with subscriptions is the difficulty in canceling. To join XM Radio or the Wall Street Journal is quick and easy. To cancel requires an hour long phone call navigating through high pressure sales.
Axien··on Oldest DNA from domesticated American horse lends credence to shipwreck folklore
Would you rather fight 100 American horses …
Axien··on Hackers Say They Can Unlock and Start Honda Cars Remotely
It is a replay attack. They must record the vehicle doors being opened or started. They can’t randomly jus start any Honda.
Axien··on Rolling-PWN vulnerability affects all Honda vehicles
The technique described is a replay vulnerability. The attacker must record you unlocking your vehicle. What you describe sounds different, but even more scary.
Axien··on NYC releases PSA for what to do in case of nuclear attack
I wish we had better missile defense. It is 2022, we should not be living like it is the 1960’s.
Axien··on The euro has tumbled near parity to the US dollar
Solar and wind simply can not supply the energy needs in large sections of the EU.
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