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DrinkWater

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"I ain't got nothing to lose"
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DrinkWater··on [dead]
bs aka garbage
DrinkWater··on The lie of music discovery algorithms
I don’t see any connection at all between my photos and the music I listen to. This seems really, really random.

Plus, there is no real explanation on the page as to how this would work, not even from a high level.

DrinkWater··on Why refrigerators and other kitchen appliances break so easily now
I do work for a company that makes household appliances.

Let’s just say, this is a very complex problem and people are aware of it. But it’s not easy to solve. Technological progress, customer psychology, geopolitical questions, market positioning and branding are things you need to consider.

DrinkWater··on The cloud is over-engineered and overpriced
This is common knowledge by now. There are use cases where the "cloud" definitely makes sense, but it is nowhere near the current state of adoption.
DrinkWater··on Why you shouldn't run a BSD on a PC?
i had no idea it's THAT bad. Is it really?
DrinkWater··on Don Knuth letter about libraries increasingly unable to afford prices (2003) [pdf]
Can someone return this mans videos? https://cs.stanford.edu/~knuth/news03.html#videos
DrinkWater··on [dead]
Is that true? What an absolute clown!
DrinkWater··on Five tube stations now have new circular tube maps
This is spam.
DrinkWater··on Expensive fridges are dying, leading to fraud claims
That’s not entirely true. They are manufactured by Liebherr but so heavily tweaked by Miele that „rebranding“ is not exactly the right word. That doesn’t mean they are better or inferior than regular Liebherr products though.
DrinkWater··on Impulse Induction Stove: boils water in 40s and has backup battery for outages
Why do you need 10kw? I can boost my induction stove to 3.6kw if i need to and this is more than enough, my water also boils in seconds. I am not trying to be a hater here, but some of these features do not make a lot of sense to me.
DrinkWater··on Impulse Induction Stove: boils water in 40s and has backup battery for outages
I don't get it. What is so newsworthy about this, except for the battery which is included?
DrinkWater··on Show HN: Speech Meter – Improve Your English Pronunciation
Does that really work? I tried my best Oxford English accent, and i slurred like a total drunk: almost no change in the results, which for some reason are not explained anywhere?
DrinkWater··on Acronym’s new computer with Asus is bonkers, but that’s the point
There is almost general consensus (in the techwear/streetwear/fashion scene) that Acronym is functional, but more in the sense of "functional for the sake of aesthetics".

The stuff is really expensive, it is delicate and you have an ultra-narrow range of weather conditions where you can actually wear it. The laptop in this article is kind of the same.

DrinkWater··on Deno 1.34: Deno compile supports NPM packages
Producing an SBOM would be a very nice feature to add to this.
DrinkWater··on SD: My script directory
This seems to solve problems i never ran into.
DrinkWater··on Ask HN: What are your goals for 2023?
Honestly? the main goal is surviving. 2022 fucked me so hard: my mental health was going downhill, my marriage is not in the best state, a war nearby, inflation, job issues, etc. I wasn't even recovering from 2021/2020. I really need a break.
DrinkWater··on Engineering Festivus
"What's the deal with React? I don't get it. Am i right people?"
DrinkWater··on Ask HN: What are some reasonable right-leaning news sources?
That's utter bullshit. Do you have a source or even examples of their biased reporting?
DrinkWater··on Spf13 is leaving Google
> You may know me from building the Go Language, Docker, MongoDB, Hugo, Cobra, Drupal and spf13-vim

Actually this is the first time i heard from this guy, but this is an impressive list of projects to be involved in, wow!

DrinkWater··on Smart mushroom growing device for beginners
I never tried to grow my own mushrooms, but the hardest part seems to be the actual growing of the mycelium with all the involved cleanliness, usage of needles, autoclaves and so on, right? The actual "container", which keeps the right amount of light and humidity and air circulation, can be build and maintained fairly easily. At least that's why i got from reading a little bit about this.
DrinkWater··on Ask HN: Why are there so many companies trying to reinvent the terminal (badly)?
I am always curious to see new approaches to the classical terminals that i've been using for 20+ years now. So i don't mind this trend.

What i've seen so far was mostly aesthetics and less "functional" stuff, which makes me wonder: Maybe there isn't that much to improve?

DrinkWater··on China's state media buys Meta ads pushing Russia's line on war
I don’t know why China is so keen on helping Russia. Is this some kind of godfather deal and they want some massive ROI from Russia once things settle down a bit? Or is this some long-term strategy “against the West”?
DrinkWater··on Russia will stop 'in a moment' if Ukraine meets terms – Kremlin
Sure they will stop everything. Russia has never lied in the past and always kept its promises. This is beyond laughable if it wasn't such a grim matter.
DrinkWater··on Ask HN: How can I calculate my market value?
It is substantially more than 32k, this i can tell you with the little information i extracted from your post.

btw. if you are actively looking for something new, consider contacting me. We are looking for a lot of cloud engineers/architects/etc. -> smart.year8135@fastmail.com

DrinkWater··on World of Text is an infinite grid of text editable by any visitor
Blank page and loads of errors in the console: Firefox can’t establish a connection to the server at wss://www.yourworldoftext.com/ws/.
DrinkWater··on Ask HN: How did you become a software engineer?
As ridiculous as it sounds: by pure accident. The guy sitting next to me in class told me his brother has a software/IT company and they are looking for people. I applied because i was literally lost about what to do after i finish school. I got the job (apprenticeship) and realized this is something i like and i stayed in this field ever since.
DrinkWater··on Suburban Dwelling: John Cheever was the bard of the backyard
I really thought John Cheever was a fictional character of the Seinfeld TV show. I feel really stupid right now
DrinkWater··on Waxing lyrical: taking ear wax seriously
Warm water from the shower head with not too much pressure works fine. Tilt your head so the water runs out while doing it.

Even my doctor said that’s the way to go. Might not work for absolutely everybody but it does for the majority. There is no need for fancy, expensive devices unless you get a kick out of the actual act of removing something physically from your body.

DrinkWater··on Create New Stripe Invoice with Invoice.new
Requires a login to read. What exactly is newsworthy about this ?
DrinkWater··on Crypto and NFTs are a absolute disaster for so many more reasons than ecological
No matter how much i read into NFTs, i cant wrap my head around the idea. It just sounds like a scam.
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