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aqwsdeon Lessons learned from bringing promotional sweets to a conference

So, lessons learned? Bring bigger sweets, with more eye-catching designs, including a clear call to action, and which are sugar-free and inedible.

Typical tech-guy reaction! xD

I think the obvious lesson is: Just grab any bag of sweets and go for a chat.

You say it yourself:

It can be a bit intimidating to go up to strangers and say "TALK TO ME". But saying "Hello! Would you care for a sweet?" is a socially acceptable ice-breaker.

The printing didn't matter.

aqwsdeon Ask HN: Should I try to manufacture toasters?

Let me put this into perspective as an outsider:

``` I have been looking at starting a business and am a Dentist with lots of experience.

I also love learning about masonry and construction, but have never actually tried building anything.

Lately, I have been interested in buying things that are made locally. One construction item that I would like to invest in is a brick house; I did a lot of searching online, and this seems to be something that has a decent amount of demand.

There does seem to be a market opportunity for high-quality houses made locally.

My question is: as a dentist with zero experience building physical things, should I try building brick houses? I have plenty of space to set up a small operation and a little capital to get started. What are the pitfalls? Has anyone with a dental background moved into constructing physical items like this? ```

Don't expect your former job knowledge to be of much use for this endeavor.

This does not mean "Don't do it!" but rather "Be aware of the scope!".

Good luck!

aqwsdeon Windows XP 2024 Edition is everything I want from a new OS

Pipewire

aqwsdeon Kalman filter from the ground up

Have a look here:

https://www.bzarg.com/p/how-a-kalman-filter-works-in-picture...

aqwsdeon There's a new map style on OpenStreetMap.org

"ÖPNV" (Öffentlicher PersonenNahVerkehr) is the German abbreviation for "public transport". And "Karte" <-> "map"

aqwsdeon The elderly are becoming homeless at a rate not seen since the Great Depression

It's trickling down ...

aqwsdeon MrBeast has become a viral sensation for his acts of altruism

> can't put my finger on it

It's all about repugnant materialism and self-promotion

aqwsdeon Ask HN: How do you deal with information and internet addiction?

> To use Go Note Go in the shower, acquire a waterproof Bluetooth enabled keyboard, and pair it with your Go Note Go Raspberry Pi 400. Go ahead and leave that waterproof keyboard in your shower.

ಠಿ_ಠ

aqwsdeon Ask HN: How do you deal with information and internet addiction?

I argue that the former reason is an undercover version of the latter.

aqwsdeon CT scan shows there's still lots of toner left in an “empty” cartridge

No shit, Sherlock !

aqwsdeon Removing SMS support from Signal Android (soon)

The next step in ruining Signals reputation.

They just keep on bugging.

aqwsdeon Hacking Google

Are you ready? [Y/N]

> N

command not found: N

aqwsdeon 2000-Watt Society

https://youtu.be/VA5hpF7PH1Q

aqwsdeon 'Extremely rare' Rameses II-era burial cave found in Israel

Bold claim!

aqwsdeon 'Extremely rare' Rameses II-era burial cave found in Israel

Apparently some things got stolen already the first night since apparently they did not guard the side properly. :/

aqwsdeon 2000-Watt Society

Oh, this is not a Michael Jackson reference ...

aqwsdeon FLAC – Format overview

> MP3s are about as universal as it gets.

The same holds true for cassette tape decks in old cars.

> even iTunes [...]

That's Apple's policy. Personally I wouldn't use the word "even" here. It's like saying "Not even the butcher sells vegetables!".

Apart the Apple ecosystem, opus is as established as it gets. Android supports it natively since 2013(?) (Android 5.0).

So, yes, if you want TeX-like backward-compatibility, it might be a good choice.

For all others: knock knock The new millennium arrived!

P.S. I do think that I don't have the worst hearing and kind of decent listening equipment and I can nearly half the file size using opus at a comparable quality.

aqwsdeon FLAC – Format overview

For god's sake, there is opus. I just don't understand, why people stick with their 90s codecs.

aqwsdeon Noether's Theorem in a Nutshell (2020)

Just wanted to recommend the Landau and Lifshitz book as well. It's pretty dense but elegant.

aqwsdeon I Stopped Reading Hacker News Comments

I should probably set a filter rule for medium. The quality of all recent articles I skimmed was subpar.

aqwsdeon I Stopped Reading Hacker News Comments

That's self fulfilling. You can skim the article in seconds. Most is blabla.

aqwsdeon I Stopped Reading Hacker News Comments

I have learned or got nothing by reading this - just lost time.

The only reason I skip HN more and more is because of stuff like this floating on top.

aqwsdeon Asus Zenbook 17 Fold OLED

Ever heard of Louis Rossmann?

aqwsdeon 9-Euro-Ticket

Show me a _single_ MP from CDU or CSU in favor of free regional transport.