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eddof13··on Knuth's Art of Computer Programming, V 4B, has gone into print
I don't want Knuth to Robert Jordan/George RR Martin himself so I'm waiting for vol 5 to complete before purchasing the set
eddof13··on Florida to Supreme Court: Let us regulate social networks as common carriers
we should put speed limiters on cars so they can't go faster than 5 mph and endanger someone else
eddof13··on Florida to Supreme Court: Let us regulate social networks as common carriers
nah. my bank, electric company, telephone carrier, internet carrier, and social media platforms (effectively the public square) should have no choice but to carry me regardless of my opinions
eddof13··on Florida to Supreme Court: Let us regulate social networks as common carriers
it aligns with my values on free speech and I think social media platforms should be common carriers and be forced to allow all free speech (aside from fire in a crowded theater)
eddof13··on Florida to Supreme Court: Let us regulate social networks as common carriers
fine with downvoting, just no banning or censoring for unpopular opinions
eddof13··on Florida to Supreme Court: Let us regulate social networks as common carriers
100% agree with florida here, would be huge for me
eddof13··on Joy of Elixir (2020)
I'm not an elixir programmer but I saw that and decided to pick it up
eddof13··on Welcome to Your Airbnb, Cleaning Fees Is $143 and You Still Have to Wash Linens
there's no chance in hell I'd clean my airbnb if there's a fee attached

when I go to a hotel or airbnb etc (and yes, they are equivalent) the main reason for me doing so is that I have no intention of cleaning up after myself

eddof13··on The Book of Kubernetes
Just received Kubernetes: Up & Running 3rd edition from Amazon yesterday, but good to know there will soon be some alternatives
eddof13··on Ask HN: Anyone having issues with job applicant fraud?
I've not received blatant cash offers but people have contacted me through github and skype and asked to freelance through my name.
eddof13··on Ask HN: Must have tools for a new MacBook
the launcher is huge for me dash integration workflow empty trash I set up a few snippets for terminal commands clipboard history also another workflow for setting my audio input/outputs from headphone/mic to speaker etc
eddof13··on Ask HN: Are you leaving Heroku?
All of the companies I've worked for in the last few years who were Rails stack on Heroku have or were migrating to k8s deployments on the big three (AWS/GCP/Azure). For personal apps I'm looking at consolidating my stuff to Digital Ocean.
eddof13··on Ask HN: Must have tools for a new MacBook
just set up a new m1 this week:

apple command line tools, emacs for os x, warp, rosetta terminal (for installing intel stuff), homebrew, the silver searcher, keyboard maestro, alfred, rescue time, docker, bartender, paw, tableplus, hopper disassembler, proxyman, textual, dash, nordvpn

eddof13··on Tim Hortons offers free coffee and donut to settle data privacy invasion claims
I recently recall free donuts being offered for medical injections so I think a donut and coffee for my data privacy is a no-brainer. I'm pretty sure it's all been breached time and again anyway.
eddof13··on Starting October 19, storage limit will be enforced on all Gitlab Free accounts
Bitbucket anyone? Or Atlassian is no longer an option?
eddof13··on What the heck was Dr. Bronner talking about on the soap label?
I'm still waiting for the dr bronner koolade
eddof13··on Amazon Roomba acquisition ‘most dangerous In companies history
'Alexa, please vacuum up this stain'

[Alexa-Roomba proceeds to clean the stain the carpet, while simultaneously analyzing the contents of the stain- 'blood, in large quantity']

[NOTIFYING RING HOME SECURITY]

'Homeowner, you're under arrest'

eddof13··on Mullvad is now available on Amazon
I was looking into that because it sparked my concern, but I also think they make good points here in response to that article: https://nordvpn.com/blog/how-nordvpn-protects-the-privacy-of...
eddof13··on Mullvad is now available on Amazon
this is cool, but I think NordVPN at least offers the same thing: https://nordvpn.com/retail/
eddof13··on How the Path to Home Ownership Runs Through Mexico
I'll be okay with this as long as the opposite stops as well, prevent the immigrants from coming to the US
eddof13··on How the Path to Home Ownership Runs Through Mexico
I'm American and I've lived here four years now. Knock on wood, but I've yet to even see a crime. That's not to say it doesn't exist, I've heard of petty theft, muggings, and burglary, as well as narco gunfights etc. However, I can assure you that's located to particular regions.

Natural causes- natural to the line of work they're in

eddof13··on How many technical books do you read per year?
I've read about 1-2 per month so far this year, but I'm burnt out now and I plan on hopefully not reading any more technical books this year. Also I find I don't really remember much from them, but I don't take notes etc, I am more of the 'something will rub off on you' persuasion when I read books.
eddof13··on Airbnb will up its penalty for hosts who cancel last-minute from $100 to $1k
My understanding is if it is particularly last minute, Airbnb will arrange the rebook to another property, and this $1000 is to subsidize those costs to Airbnb?
eddof13··on I regret my website redesign
I wonder if that's particular to Asia, because I've noticed McDonalds is the same as the US in Latin America (gringo safe space), aside from a couple extra menu items
eddof13··on Programmers. Do you work on your personal projects inside your 9-5?
I suspect that working on your 9-5 during your personal projects is much more common
eddof13··on High property taxes are good
Sales/income tax I can agree with. Property/estate inheritance taxes I do not.
eddof13··on Why Ruby Is More Readable Than Python
agreed, that was like the first thing I noticed which broke a lot of the credibility
eddof13··on Tell HN: You can't hire because you don't post salary ranges
I think for cold applications this is probably the case, salary ranges (if competitive) will help encourage people to apply.

However, recently I've opted to just response to LinkedIn messages that seem interesting. Many of them have the range, or if not, I just respond asking what the salary range is prior to having a call with them. Most of the time I get a response, and if not, then to the dustbin they go.

eddof13··on Ask HN: Is Google trying to frustrate Safari users?
I had something similar specifically with google mail. I use multiple google accounts. I had to be very careful about switching tabs or clicking anything while switching google accounts, or I would find that it would not switch and I'd be stuck back in the account I was already in. I haven't noticed it in a while so perhaps they fixed it.
eddof13··on Ask HN: What are some examples where users are inventing new uses for a product?
This is also the case in Mexico
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