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dumpHero2··on iPhone 15 and iPhone 15 Plus
Apple has consistently missed the boat on every major technical advancement, when compared to android. But when they do catch up, the quality is unmatched! Hoping the same with LLMs. I am sure they’re already working on it.
dumpHero2··on Guam: The America that Americans forget
Oh, they love a part of it. The part where they get the cheap labor, but not the part where they hang around for too long and start asking for human rights.
dumpHero2··on Ask HN: How do you approach a problem you are not sure has a solution?
Survivorship bias at play here. World's greatest inventors who happened to work relentlessly at something important. Although I am sure they had their own good reasons to believe in it.
dumpHero2··on TikTok is now banned in Montana
OR, only some teens will use VPN, others will look for alternatives such as Instagram reels.
dumpHero2··on Carbon-negative concrete
Here's a VOX video about this problem, pretty cool! : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=asLWBGtAhZk
dumpHero2··on Casio adds fitness features to original G-Shock digital watch
Too many casio purists here. But I'm happy to see this. There are not a lot of design choices available in fitness trackers. Apple watch works only with iOS. Samsung watch is too round & cute to suit wrists of a grown man, the build quality of Fossil is questionable. Garmin is too expensive. I'll wait for some reviews and then consider buying this.
dumpHero2··on Wearing an eye mask during sleep improves episodic learning and alertness
Congrats on good grades! A good night sleep is underrated.
dumpHero2··on Qantas is bringing back Airbus A380s from the California desert
They use carbon capture to collect the C atom, and then release it back in the atmosphere.
dumpHero2··on Ageing studies in five animals suggests how to reverse decline
Living longer doesn't just extend the tail end of life, it extends the retirement age as well. Humans spend 20 years learning & work for 40. Imagine if we could work for 80 instead!!
dumpHero2··on Dried Lake Reveals New Statue on Easter Island
It looks like a stone jutting out of the ground: https://twitter.com/GMA/status/1630195005569523714
dumpHero2··on Eggspensive
You're comparing a good life with bad death.
dumpHero2··on Eggspensive
It's not just about the taste is it? I'd eat junk all day, if I only cared for the taste. Different color (without food coloring) signals different nutrients: https://www.justchartit.com/egg-yolk-color-chart/
dumpHero2··on Tell HN: Employers are not desperate to hire developers
This comparison of what it's like outside is not helping. People usually like to maintain and better their quality of life, and a drop in status hurts no matter where you are. People buy houses, pay mortgages, connect in social circles according to their financial status. No matter who you are, selling your house or not being able to hangout with friends doing the things you love sucks.

Even if it's true, a random statistic fact cannot make your situation better. For example, earning $32K puts you in the top 1% of the incomes across the world. Does it make you feel any better?

dumpHero2··on 5.1 Magnitude Earthquake Near San Jose, CA
Slightly off. That was on Oct 17, 1989.
dumpHero2··on Replit Mobile App
Think people with chromebooks or old laptops who cannot use it for development. Or restricted laptops loaned from school which do not allow anyone but admin access to install anything.
dumpHero2··on Does cashless society discriminate against the poor and elderly? (2019)
just curious, what prevents you from getting an extra phone number and a phone just to go about your day to day needs? You need not share that number with anyone else? Heck, you can even switch it off, or silence it all the time.
dumpHero2··on What are you supposed to do with old clothes?
While I share the sentiment and willingness to do the same, the convenience of using the washer and dryer is immense! I cannot bring myself to separate clothes into lots based on their washing instructions, nor can I bother to hang dry them. Even the best quality clothes become rags very quickly in a dryer.
dumpHero2··on Hacking attractiveness biases in hiring? The role of beautifying photo-filters
I wasn't prepared for such harsh truth today.
dumpHero2··on Twitter set to accept Musk's $43B offer – sources
The idea is that they have control over how and where they invest their money. If they make stupid decisions, they lose that wealth. So you still have some checks and balances there.
dumpHero2··on Ask HN: Why is the Instagram desktop website so unreliable?
I uninstalled the app and use the web version because it’s difficult to scroll endlessly on the web. Something happens in 2 minutes and the page crashes.
dumpHero2··on Prime Video Uses WebAssembly
It takes an awful lot more money to ask engineers to do boring things like, “reciprocate this behaviour from iOS to Android “
dumpHero2··on Show HN: Looptap – A minimal game to waste your time
Or not! They will completed the tasks in the last hour anyway. What's the cost of HN?
dumpHero2··on Cocaine Paraphernalia Ads in the 70s
Ever heard of coffee destroying families or someone’s career? Yeah, me neither.
dumpHero2··on India accounts for 11 per cent of global death in road accidents: World Bank
So much so that the lockdown actually saved more lives because people weren't dying on roads.
dumpHero2··on What Google recruiters look for in a technical resume
This tweet highlights what they look for in a Junior Dev's resume: https://twitter.com/shaft/status/1355696154990628864?s=19
dumpHero2··on Taboola to go public at $2.6B valuation
If you see sketchy ads on a website that's not supposed to be sketchy. Its probably taboola or outbrain. They often use near NSFW images (sexual & gore) in their click baits. I remember a few years ago, they'd also install malware on your system to change the default search engine to a Google lookalike. There were numerous articles online on "how to remove taboola malware".

This company should be sued to death instead of going public. Our slow to catch up legislation is to blame.

dumpHero2··on Mealworms can compost styrofoam
"each worm can eat 0.127mg per day" That sounds too less to be considered a feasible recycling method
dumpHero2··on Apple Took Three Years to Cut Ties with Supplier That Used Underage Labor
It's about respecting the rules. The age limit that they've set is 16. If they are so nonchalant about hiring 14 or 15 year olds, what prevents then from hiring 12 year olds?

Also, such lax regulation can also mean that they may have them work for extended periods of time.

dumpHero2··on I prepared for a decade to graduate in CS in three months
Considering that most of my social life (in late 20s) is made of people I met and worked with in bachelors and grad school, I am really unsure about this approach. Apart from the social factor, I was also got immense support and motivation from my peers. Given the emotional/social support a brick and mortar education institute gives, their graduates will fare better at jobs.
dumpHero2··on Apple unveils M1, its first system-on-a-chip for portable Mac computers
Apple dug Intel's grave.
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