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TSUTiger··on US debt has hit $40tn - Will that be a wake-up call?
Assuming you meant 164 million taxpayers...

Your number is too low still. Half of those filers are not contributors, they receive refunds. The figure is more like ~65 million taking on this tax burden, so likely closer to 15k (rounding math)

TSUTiger··on Remote workers report the highest well-being in study of 7,700 employees
Many projects, many teams. Eventually it all becomes tens of thousands of unread emails, a lot of "thanks, but I've gotta leave for my next meeting", and lots of multitasking.
TSUTiger··on Should DayQuil Be Legal?
Pseudoephedrine is a decongestant to relieve the nasal/sinus congestion.

If it helps with your coughing, it’s because it’s stopping the postnasal drip, not suppressing the cough as DXM would by shutting down the cough reflex.

Two different, but very similar use cases. DXM is a god-send in the appropriate time.

TSUTiger··on OpenClaw had a rough week
The irony of #2...
TSUTiger··on Apple removes iPhone vibe coding app from app store
there are terminal type apps in the app store though?
TSUTiger··on The Case That A.I. Is Thinking
Was it Grok 4 Fast by chance?

I was dealing with something similar with it yesterday. No code involved. It was giving me factually incorrect information about a multiple schools and school districts. I told it it was wrong multiple times and it hallucinated school names even. Had the school district in the wrong county entirely. It kept telling me I was wrong and that although it sounded like the answer it gave me, it in fact was correct. Frustrated, I switched to Expert, had it re-verify all the facts, and then it spit out factually correct information.

TSUTiger··on When a stadium adds AI to everything, it's worse experience for everyone
You should've read further.

In reality, when getting out first to market, it might be difficult for "AI" to decipher if a user added 1 of 5 available sauces to their chicken wings, so to reduce the likelihood of this error, you remove it until the technology is more mature. Speculative sure, but a strong assumption, and I doubt Mashgin would confirm this.

TSUTiger··on When a stadium adds AI to everything, it's worse experience for everyone
They do that at Circle K[0] today using the same tech from Mashgin. It's meant to be a self-checkout, but you literally have one employee standing and watching this one checkout (sometimes 2-3, but usually 1-2). It's not always accurate, requires some hand-holding at times, and slows down the already slow lines at Circle K. It's a bit faster than the article implies and does not require a staff member, but still slower than a human would be.

Meanwhile over at QuikTrip, there's one person checking out two people at a time. Suffice to say, if both stores are available, I will always choose the QT.

[0]: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-c1kbWAttus

TSUTiger··on [dead]
501[0]

[0]: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=23503852

TSUTiger··on Show HN: I built a tool to manage and compare credit card rewards
How does this compare to something like MaxRewards[0]?

I'd try doing my own due diligence first, but without signing up for an account first, I can't get past the homepage.

[0]: https://maxrewards.com

TSUTiger··on Trump's Trade War Escalates as China Retaliates with 34% Tariffs
You mentioned there are multiple occasions: You got a quote on that? I did a quick Google search, but the most recent events are hogging up the results and I didn't hear anything literal about him saying what you claim he was saying. If you're referring to the most recent question asked by a reporter, what you're saying is false -- there was nothing literal or explicit about it.

The specific text in the 22nd Amendment states: "No person shall be elected to the office of the President more than twice, and no person who has held the office of President, or acted as President, for more than two years of a term to which some other person was elected President shall be elected to the office of the President more than once"

Key word is "ELECTED," (the loophole) but this is up for debate as the intent of the amendment. Deeper dive here: https://www.factcheck.org/2025/04/legal-scholars-dispute-con...

TSUTiger··on ChatGPT Saved My Life (no, seriously, I'm writing this from the ER)
I believe it's because statistics can be interpreted in different ways and requires analysis (work). "AI" just gives you an answer, even if it's wrong.
TSUTiger··on Ente: Self Host the Google Photos Alternative and Own Your Privacy
For those who have used both, how does this compare with Memories[0] -- it was still open in one of my tabs :)

[0] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39783223

TSUTiger··on TSMC faces tough choices amid rumors for Intel foundry collaboration
That's definitely going to impact the new Amkor facility out there
TSUTiger··on Why is everyone trying to replace Software Engineers?
Obviously this depends on _where_ you're working, but personally, I like the plumber metaphor -- nobody notices the plumber until things aren't working properly and by then you're in deep shit.

Software is working great: Everything's working great, why do we pay you again!?

Software is broken: Everything's broken, why do we pay you!?

TSUTiger··on Show HN: I built an AI coloring page generator
defensive much cuh?
TSUTiger··on Show HN: I built an AI coloring page generator
Dishonesty, perchance?
TSUTiger··on Intel doesn't know how to be a foundry, Tim Cook reportedly said in 2011
Amkor will also be near
TSUTiger··on I automated my job application process
Roughly 15 years ago when I entered the job market, I spammed my resume to 36 roles within a single company so 50 doesn’t sound too bad.

It was a Fortune 10 company so plenty of roles and I eventually got in.

TSUTiger··on Ask HN: How would you launch a privacy-first, Instagram-like social network?
You can via a public link
TSUTiger··on Quit Social Media (2016)
It's fairly straightforward. Just take a look at a few of the top comments here wherein the commenter describes not being as dumb (for lack of a better term) as peers for not joining into social media. I'm not linking to them as I'm not trying to incite anything here. Bros need hugs too.
TSUTiger··on Quit Social Media (2016)
Several of the comments here certainly have some superiority complex issues as well as what would appear isolation issues. You seem cynical towards a large majority of modern society. If you need a hug, I’m here.
TSUTiger··on Workers are stuck in place because everyone is too afraid of a recession to quit
It's definitely not 'perceived' abuses according to those in the know... it's been known within the AZ workforce for a while, but has been slowly leaking out into the national news articles. They're "literally violating US Labor Laws" (not my words, but hearsay would agree), but most are either too afraid or don't believe anything will be done.
TSUTiger··on Airlines are running out of 4-digit flight numbers
100% facts. They do.

In prior roles, I've worked at 2 of the largest US airlines that have gone through mergers. There are lots of hard-coded letters in decades-old code that help identify what's mainline, regional, and OA (other airline). We're talking everything from reservations (booking) to revenue recognition (flight departure).

It would be no simple feat to upgrade the tech stack. Hell, some of the mergers are still lingering within the systems because airlines wanted to complete it quickly for the passengers. The backend, however, has band-aids all over the place.

TSUTiger··on GrapheneOS may take legal action against Google regarding Play Integrity API
Off twitter/x you miss the tweet quoted reply[1]:

The article unfortunately leaves out most of the points we made in the thread.

GrapheneOS supports hardware-based attestation and it's entirely possible for Google to allow it as part of the Play Integrity API. They choose to ban using GrapheneOS.

[1]: https://nitter.privacydev.net/GrapheneOS/status/181841539179...

TSUTiger··on Denver gave homeless people $1k/mth. Year later, nearly half had housing
At a multimillion dollar cost to taxpayers….
TSUTiger··on The USDA's gardening zones shifted, this map shows you what's changed
Agreed.

Human factor here: Sometimes, change can be a good thing. You don't hear that instability can sometimes be a good thing.

TSUTiger··on Impostor Syndrome vs. the Dunning-Kruger Effect
Ah, I see what you did there!
TSUTiger··on Costco now offering virtual medical care for $29
I don't want to google the incorrect information. Can you provide a link that elaborates on this? I have an HSA (~20k right now), don't use it to invest at all, but it is investable within their system, using some preselected mutual funds. I've just been too much of a wimp to risk losing anything.
TSUTiger··on Backend of Meta Threads is built with Python 3.10
Random question... whatever happened to that visual friend/network graph that used to load on a separate window? I always thought that thing was pretty neat to see
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