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helpPeople··on Bye, Chrome: Why I’m switching to Firefox (2018)
Not sure why Firefox takes literally minutes to load a page.

Bugs are unacceptable.

Weirdly my wife has the same issue on her computer.

helpPeople··on My Decade as a Fugitive
Some are.

The ones that aren't, I'm starting to feel bullish on.

helpPeople··on Amazon Is Accused of Forcing Up Prices in Antitrust Complaint
I don't sell my product on Amazon due to their outrageous terms.

I don't buy things on Amazon because it's expensive.

Maybe this matters more to giants who are nearly forced to. But it can be avoided.

helpPeople··on Young Homebuyers Are Vanishing from the U.S.
Maybe I need to double check the math on this, but due to amortized interest, I'll be paying 2 million dollars for my half million dollar home.

I don't understand why we are pushed to go into debt on housing. I don't plan to sell, and my apartment was 1/6 the price.

Looking back, I would have saved up money for 6 years and buy the same house with Cash.

The only way I see this as a good investment, is if we experience near hyper inflation in the next 15 years.

helpPeople··on How Discord achieves native iOS performance with React Native
Reduce your Apple footprint?

I try to stay away from that company as much as I can, but since users unfortunately use that company.

helpPeople··on One Tether Trader Didn't Cause the Bitcoin Bubble
Bitcoin has a usecase that makes sense, rare, government free money.

Xrp, centralized money. Just as unreliable as government money.

To this day, alt coins seem utterly useless. (Save privacy coins)

helpPeople··on T-Mobile demand Lemonade to stop using the color magenta
TMobile I demand you stop calling your internet service UNLIMITED.

It's not, there's tons of fine print and multiple limits.

helpPeople··on I tried to adjust the time on my alarm clock
Please post this in every thread about Apple and Google.

I agree, so we should rag on them.

helpPeople··on U of Chicago projected to be the first U.S. university to cost $100k per year
Everyone passes all of their classes?
helpPeople··on An always-available, online-capable Raspberry Pi in your pocket
Not kidding when I say, they drink the Apple marketing.

Replace their oddity with something like a laptop or non iOS environment.

It's a Linux box with WiFi.

helpPeople··on Leaving Apple
I want to ask, when you work/interview for a company like Apple, do you face ethical dilemmas due to their outward practices?
helpPeople··on The Lure of Luxury
I see the bling as fake.

But I've seen poor people believe in it.

Maybe this is useful in some cases.

helpPeople··on Can You Overdose on Happiness?
Ancedotes... My baby has made me incredibly happy.

But also frustrated and tired.

But now that we hit 4 months, it's mostly happy and rarely tired and frustrated.

helpPeople··on Can You Overdose on Happiness?
If there is electrical current, can we make hats that measure EMF?
helpPeople··on Can You Overdose on Happiness?
Wow my kid does this. I attributed this as "bashful". And my wife says I do this too.
helpPeople··on Some Blizzard employees are dreading BlizzCon
How did Blizzard fail in PR where Apple succeeded?

They both were anti Hong Kong, but few remember and care Apple's actions.

Asking in case I ever F up and need to go damage control.

helpPeople··on Why open hardware needs open software
Whenever a free CAD software exists, AutoCAD or similar buys them out.

I'm not sure the solution.

helpPeople··on Perfectly Cropped
Sounds like Linux excuses "you just aren't using it right"
helpPeople··on Perfectly Cropped
My complaints are that the OS seems slow. Maybe it's the animations, but it feels slow.

Or when podcasts are buffering, instead of giving an indication, the play button stays on pause. Confused me until someone on the internet told me.

The UI is unintuitive, but for work purposes it was fine.

Found the near daily updates I had to "sign in" AND enter passcode for annoying. Especially when I was in work crisis mode.

Not sure why Android doesn't have these problems, but I don't understand why anyone would get an iPhone, they feel years outdated.

helpPeople··on Amish Counter Top Kitchen Appliances Run Off Compressed Air (2012)
I can't help to think that it's entirely so the Amish elites/aristocrats keep themselves in power by limiting access to Media.

But interesting take, they would survive in things like Solar storms/electrical grid collapsed.

helpPeople··on Gmail marking email from me as spam
Ive tried thanking users for supporting my website, but I rarely get a response.

I'm not sure if they are "star struck" or are not receiving the email.

Any suggestions to confirm?

helpPeople··on Fair, the SoftBank-backed car startup, lays off 40% of staff, sacks CFO
So the bubble is bursting from tech? Or is there an international crisis causing this?
helpPeople··on Why Aren’t We Curious About the Things We Want to Be Curious About?
Check out Efficiency Is Everything
helpPeople··on The decline in U.S. life expectancy is unlike anything seen in a century (2018)
Drugs and obesity. It sure seems like we have too much abundance.

But the top comment is about inequality.

I do think we have everything we need, but we don't like seeing people have more than us. I find this strange, maybe this is genetic and used to find the best mates.

helpPeople··on The decline in U.S. life expectancy is unlike anything seen in a century (2018)
I felt the opposite when I visited Europe.

Everything is small in Europe, people seem to have bare minimums.

I suppose it's all about perception.

Edit- it seems like it depends on which quality metrics you use. I used "Stuff", other users choose life expectancy, and vacation time.

helpPeople··on The decline in U.S. life expectancy is unlike anything seen in a century (2018)
Curious a Yang/Bernie fan who is aware of populism/demagoguery.

How is this not a repeat of the ancient Greek Athenians?

(Serious)

helpPeople··on Why Aren’t We Curious About the Things We Want to Be Curious About?
I call my blog posts articles.

They take multiple months of research.

What should I call them?

helpPeople··on Gamers for Freedom: A handbook for protesting at this year's Blizzcon
Anyone know why Blizzard is under fire but Apple isn't?
helpPeople··on Fashion industry emits more carbon than flights and maritime shipping combined
I make my own clothes so I haven't been going to retail stores. Try a few places, if they feel good, they are likely good quality.
helpPeople··on McKinsey: Half the World’s Banks Too Weak to Survive Downturn
I look at 8 year automotive loans, and I wonder- who is about to get screwed.

People with jobs at gas stations buying new $30k vehicles.

Either inflation is about to get bad, and our parents/Grandparents lose big or deflation happens and young people are screwed.

Are there any other options?

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