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i_like_waiting··on Many FBI agents are struggling to make ends meet. Housing costs are to blame
NY doesn't sound bad at all, there is roughly 10M people, given random estimate of 2 people per apartment, 89k, would be barely 2%

Edit: plus in NY you have all those HoA payments, so you pay really high price for not renting the place out

i_like_waiting··on Many FBI agents are struggling to make ends meet. Housing costs are to blame
For big cities I disagree, was it ever standard for single people to be able to afford 1 bedroom?

People were able to afford places, but being single for majority of adult life is semi-new trend. Especially in very dense cities.

i_like_waiting··on Many FBI agents are struggling to make ends meet. Housing costs are to blame
>In New York, for example, starting salaries for FBI agents hover around $73,000. But a nonprofit group in the city reported people need to earn at least $100,000 to afford food, housing and transportation there.

Does this hold truth? I know it's expensive city, but 73k is also median salary here, do they want to say that more than half people here cannot afford basic needs? That doesn't sound right

i_like_waiting··on Devin: AI Software Engineer
Bro you cannot just call famine "smug", nobody here is honoring Churchill as well, so stop using whataboutisms, there is tons of cases of leaders that didn't kill milions of people with their policies
i_like_waiting··on Devin: AI Software Engineer
>For example, people hate on Stalin a lot, but his 5-year plans were so wildly productive and successful

you mean productive as in Holodomor?

i_like_waiting··on Biden proposes 30% tax on crypto mining
How is building yachts for people who demand it more wasteful than producing perfumes, collectibles or nicer lamps? Who gets to decide what is waste as long as there is demand?
i_like_waiting··on Good conversations have lots of doorknobs
I think good conversation is lot about confidence of people involved. I had terrible conversations (or at least their attempts) where people threw at me questions so quickly I haven't had chance to plant some doorknobs.

Many of encounters where I had to resist their "and you?" questions, as I saw an opportunity to expand on what they were saying.

Which I find weird because then I am completely terrible at group conversations (as there is already taker & giver, so I just go to role of listener)

i_like_waiting··on Good conversations have lots of doorknobs
I had colleague that was 10x developer but 0/10 communicator, if he didn't receive separate first message with "Hi, how is it going?" without me waiting for his answer before requesting something, he wouldn't reply.

It was such a dead end for getting things done (he was productive on his things, but blocker for everybody else.

i_like_waiting··on Windows Start Menu not starting? You're not alone
I had similar issue on Windows 10, so not sure if only 11 is affected. (After startup whole startbar was frozen and internet as well for 20-30 minutes). Reinstalling windows helped but only until all updates were installed.

No idea if the issue still persists, I switched to Qubes OS already.

i_like_waiting··on Column order in PostgreSQL does matter
Doesn't it depend on database size? at least I heard somewhere online that column based is not really worth implementing if your regular tables have less than 10M rows.

So for small DWH, I am just using PostgreSQL

i_like_waiting··on Column order in PostgreSQL does matter
It shows once again how knowing fundamentals is important at more advanced level. There is this overall motion "very wide tables are the future of DWH", but in reality depends on context and how your setup is built.

Very interesting insight.

i_like_waiting··on What Is Qubes OS?
Writing from Qubes right now. x230 with 16gb ram and it runs just fine. Still figuring some things out tho.
i_like_waiting··on “Harbinger households” consistently buy products that get discontinued (2019)
It's nicely described in book Tipping point from Malcolm Gladwell. Good choice for audiobook to add in playlist
i_like_waiting··on Patreon cuts deep inside creators’ pockets
No, creator keeps 86-83%, so ~85c from every dollar

>the real cut for a creator on Patreon is often a stark ~14-17% depending on the exact scenario.

edit: now I get it, seems like you are native speaker and me and author are not, I guess correct way should be "cut from a creator" instead?

i_like_waiting··on I made an app to create API/DB docs for free
Well, so far looks quite basic to me tbh. What I always look for as musts in every app is version control (git integration ideally) and option to extract everything in some common format. It's 2022 and I am too paranoid already that service will turn to paid one when you least expect it.

Also make sure that its possible to add pictures, videos in text and WISWYIG editor would be helpful. We chose docs tool 2 weeks ago and went for bookstack.

i_like_waiting··on Update on Hiring Plans
Well in case that it won't be a thing long enough, then there will be no coinbase in current business model, so I guess its correct strategy.
i_like_waiting··on Update on Hiring Plans
With big companies and if you are not household name, I believe it should be easier than people think. Change your email and phone number in CV next time you are applying and nobody will remember your past with the company.

I am hiring manager in mid-size company and if you used different email to login into workday, to work for somebody who is not sitting next to me, no chance your previous behaviour could disqualify you in any way.

i_like_waiting··on A man who uploaded 2M videos to YouTube [video]
Is there any other similar channel please? I was using this channel to see if my data stream (about new ytb videos is working) and now I lost point of reference. Any suggestions?

You might hate him, but his videos brought value to me.

i_like_waiting··on MasterCard to launch biometric checkout tool for retailers
I wouldn't mind to have that option. Issue is that in sake of optimization, there are hardly any options in majority of categories. Even 1/3 of small fintech startups are tied strictly to unrooted android/ iOS. Just because my phone is rooted, I cannot use them as they don't even have browser option.

Same with supermarkets pushing card and having 1 tile (out of 10) for cash.

i_like_waiting··on Analysing Data in Web3 with SQL
Also if somebody wants to get into this type, I would recommend infura as source of data, or some other similar providers.
i_like_waiting··on Analysing Data in Web3 with SQL
I was wondering regarding Web3 data, if anyone was succesful to self-host the transactions in some local database.

When I was trying to do that, my local system could keep up only with doing writes, but not much more. What specs you need to have for that? I guess now its like 10tb of transactions in Ethereum, 1m transactions per day.

i_like_waiting··on Unfinished Business with Postgres
Indeed, heroku was first time that I used postgres, or databases in project really.
i_like_waiting··on Your phone may soon replace many of your passwords
But I pretty much don't. I hoped that it will be as easy as disabling cortana on windows 10, but degoogling your phone is super user-unfriendly and something that almost has to become your hobby.

But for people thinking about it, its still worth it, with Afwall+ to not have ads in any app, newpipe to have functionality of youtube premium and barinsta to make sure you are not dragged into endless reels recommendations on instagram, its magic.

i_like_waiting··on Your phone may soon replace many of your passwords
It's even worser, tons of applications are not working properly if your phone is rooted (so if you put there proper adblocker etc.) or without google apps.
i_like_waiting··on Shaving is an example of how consumer products extract more money
I think as long as you find good blades (the ones that you can properly clean afterwards) it will last incredibly long.

On the other hand I experienced blades that were unusable or even oxidized after 2-3 uses.

i_like_waiting··on Shaving is an example of how consumer products extract more money
This will probably sound weird but, what is the point at which are you changing blades?

I am using mine with just water and I always make sure that I clean/ shake off everything afterwards. My first proper blade lasted for 4 years. Then I changed just because I clicked on ad to receive free razor from Gillette. That one is already working for 2 years.

So I get that new blades are bit nicer to your skin, but as blade getting dull is gradual I never see the tipping point when I should get a new one. My skin is perfect by the way.

i_like_waiting··on Ask HN: Have we screwed ourselves as software engineers?
Yeah, its true that they are using MSSQL.

Based on link you provided, I calculated that 40gb memory would be $290 and 80gb $570 per month (in UK).

So price seems still quite steep, considering that same specs on-site would be ~$2000 one off. (8 months return on investment).

Then for this server, I honestly don't believe its easier to do maintenance in cloud, as you need to do lots of initial configuration there (be it IAM, permissions, firewall etc. ) compared to have it just in local network

i_like_waiting··on Ask HN: Have we screwed ourselves as software engineers?
Thats why I am saying that $50/ month is way off. The price for that would be much higher
i_like_waiting··on Time to Upgrade Your Monitor (2020)
Now this is wonderful article, the only question staying is, how can I get a laptop that supports 2x 4k display and still has versability and durability of old thinkpad? (I have x230 at the moment)
i_like_waiting··on Ask HN: Have we screwed ourselves as software engineers?
Thats way off. With 64gb ram we have around $50 month on hetzner yes. But from asking around the other BU with very similar size and usage to ours, somehow they are paying around $2600-5000/ month on azure
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