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Gunnerheadon Why Finland Selected the F-35A (2021)

Why does Brazil prefer to not buy from the US?

Gunnerheadon Ask HN: What are your predictions for 2023?

But AJ is Qatari, not Saudi.

Gunnerheadon Ask HN: Is there a better model than flagging?

I think we should give everyone the benefit of the doubt and be kind.

Gunnerheadon The US-Canada border cuts through the Haskell Free Library and Opera House

I’m Canadian and I’ve been stopped by the RCMP while visiting. It was right on the border as I was about to enter the USA so I can enter the library. I only had my driver’s license and one of the RCMP officers went to background check me on his computer while his partner held a conversation with me and their American border agent counterpart. It was pretty intimidating but they finally let me go on my way into the library without further issue.

Gunnerheadon Ask HN: Is there a better model than flagging?

Can you please not say things such as “you also play blind”? You’re being mean and snarky, completely violating HN guidelines. We can all benefit from kind and helpful interactions, that’s what makes this website great.

“Be kind. Don't be snarky. Have curious conversation; don't cross-examine. Please don't fulminate. Please don't sneer, including at the rest of the community. Edit out swipes.” [1]

[1] https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html

Gunnerheadon Lionel Messi Is Impossible (2014)

Definitely Gretzky!

Gunnerheadon Waymo's collision avoidance testing

Ahaha, yup! Especially around midtown where crossing the road is a symphony between cars and pedestrians.

Gunnerheadon New Zealand passes legislation banning cigarettes for future generations

I think that’s a silly argument.

First, aren’t smokers paying for it through the high taxation of cigarettes?

Second, wouldn’t this argument also apply to people that drink themselves to death? Or eat themselves to obesity? Or snack on sugar to diabetes? Should we not cover someone’s medical bills if they attempt suicide or drive at high speeds and crash?

I’m saying this as a non-smokers who hates the smell of cigarettes.

Gunnerheadon Show HN: LearnGPT – Browse and share ChatGPT examples

Mind sharing the prompts? I have morbid curiosity.

Gunnerheadon Remote work is gutting downtowns

Same thing here, people were shocked when I moved from Colorado to Manhattan’s UES to work remote, but it’s been the best decision I’ve ever made.

Gunnerheadon George Hotz becomes a Twitter intern to fix search

I’m honestly wondering the same thing. I’m convinced I’m misunderstanding the requirements given the constraints.

Gunnerheadon Hacker News Parody Thread (2013)

Here would be a long winded thread debating a very pedantic point while using the definition of different fallacies to argue the other poster makes no valid points.

Gunnerheadon Deliveroo is leaving Australia

Which of those two is the more popular one, would you say?

Gunnerheadon Washington Pizza Index (1998)

For me, it’s cheap, consistent, guilty pleasure!

Gunnerheadon Intel and the $1.5T chip industry meltdown

For anyone interested, the podcast is “The Prince” by The Economist.

Gunnerheadon Top USB Drives on Amazon are a Scam

Hmm, I’m Canadian who’s currently living in the states. I can think of a bunch in Canada that offer free shipping off by memory: Amazon, Indigo/Chapters, EB Games, Footlocker, Walmart, etc.

The anecdote you mentioned would also apply in the States. Duty paid for purchases from abroad, like Taiwan. Also, much like Canada, you’d usually pay shipping for small mom-and-pop shop or boutique web stores too.

Gunnerheadon Someday aliens will land and all will be fine until we explain our calendar

Similar in Arabic, except Friday is juma and Saturday is sabat.

Gunnerheadon Flat-to-curved screens have an identity crisis

Then do $100k -> $10k. Yes, maybe too expensive for an average consumer but not out of the realm of possibility.

Gunnerheadon Someone hacked YandexTaxi and ordered all available taxis to the same location

Uber was selling it's stake back in February [1]. Not sure of the results of that, but maybe it's a contractual licensing issue?

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-02-28/uber-to-a...

Gunnerheadon Vietnam to make Apple Watch and MacBook

I appreciate your point of view. What about Iraq? What are your thoughts on that? Seems like it has a bit more going for it than Afghanistan.

Gunnerheadon Twitter confirms zero-day used to expose data of 5.4M accounts

That's it?!

Gunnerheadon What’s going on with Google and Facebook hiring freezes?

Hahaha, I enjoyed your comment, gave me flashbacks to some of my first FAANG interviews.

Gunnerheadon Disney's mosquito control program

Hahaha, that was a great read, thank you!

Gunnerheadon The hardest people for founders to hire are so called C-level executives

Uber?

Gunnerheadon Build Unix, Not Uber

Seems like the show is already out? https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_G_Word

Gunnerheadon Instacart Aims to Go Public Before Year’s End, Defying a Frozen IPO Market

http://archive.today/4fQ9S

Gunnerheadon Facebook's TikTok-like redesign marks sunset of social networking era

> Heck you could ask the same for any HN user as well

I remember reading some article about the sunset of social media and TikTok and Facebook and stuff.