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jethronethro··on Ask HN: Will HN ever have a dark mode?
People have been asking about/for this for years. Hasn't happened yet, and I doubt it ever will. Doesn't seem to be a priority to HN.
jethronethro··on Gov. Gavin Newsom slams Trump's disinformation about California wildfires
Disinformation? Why not just say lies and have done with it?
jethronethro··on Ask HN: Personal AI agents for everyday tasks?
No, even if it would make me "more efficient" or "more effective" (which I doubt it would). Those everyday repetitive tasks of which you speak help break up my day and give me time to rest, to pause, and to think. No way I'm outsourcing that to an AI agent.
jethronethro··on We're going straight to Mars. The Moon is a distraction
You're remembering incorrectly. Schwarzenegger, while elected governor of California, never made a run at the White House. As the other poster noted, Schwarzenegger couldn't do that even if he wanted to.
jethronethro··on Ask HN: Why don't companies make applicants pay a fee to apply to a job?
Maybe because they'd receive few, if any, job applications?
jethronethro··on [dead]
What is Musk's fascination with the UK about anyway? Can't he just be content to be a busybody in the US?
jethronethro··on Elon Musk Uses Cybertruck Explosion to Show Tesla Can Remotely Unlock / Monitor
https://archive.is/b3LYY
jethronethro··on 'Yes, I am a human': bot detection is no longer working
Full title: ‘Yes, I am a human’: bot detection is no longer working – and just wait until AI agents come along
jethronethro··on Surf
And that logo ... Ugh!
jethronethro··on Aliens Are Interested in Our World After the First AI Proposal
And neither are interesting or even mildly amusing.
jethronethro··on The Dumbest Bike Lane Law Just Passed in Canada [video]
I'd hardly call Bloor Street, Yonge Street, University Avenue, and Danforth Avenue poor parts of town.
jethronethro··on She had 20 stab wounds; police ruled suicide
Let's be honest, the Toronto police and the Ontario Provincial Police are often more Keystone Kops than anything else ...
jethronethro··on Imogen Heap's AI Revolution
"How one British musician is shaping the future of music"
jethronethro··on Ask HN: Things to do on my phone
Turning it off regularly and taking in the world around you in more depth.
jethronethro··on Ask HN: Why hasn't Hexo taken off?
> it seems like it doesn't get alot of love from really anyone outside China

What makes you say that? The number of blogs created using it? Something else?

> why not?

There are hundreds of static site generators out there (https://jamstack.org/generators/). It's inevitable that many of them are getting lost in the mix.

What does Hexo have to differentiate it from, say, Jekyll or Hugo or Eleventy? What would the value proposition for switching to Hexo be compared to other SSGs? And how has the developer behind Hexo been promoting it?

jethronethro··on Reddit Is Down
And the world hasn't ended and neither has the web melted down. What a surprise ...
jethronethro··on In-Bed Emergency Protection from Phone-on-Face Drops
Or just save yourself some time, money, and effort and not bring your phone into bed with you.
jethronethro··on Walksmart.ai – Free Walking Tour Generator
Interesting idea. But having to log into a Google account to use it? Not so much.
jethronethro··on Jenniffer Westmoreland (Plaintiff) vs. Matt Mullenweg (Defendant) [pdf] (2022)
Summary of the filing:

The document is a complaint filed by Jenniffer L. Westmoreland against Matthew C. Mullenweg, Audrey HC, LLC, and unnamed defendants (Does 1-10) in the Superior Court of California, County of San Francisco. Westmoreland alleges several labor violations and workplace abuses that occurred during her employment as a personal assistant to Matthew Mullenweg's mother.

### Key Allegations and Claims

1. *Unpaid Wages and Overtime*: - Westmoreland claims she was promised a salary of $60,000 per year but was required to work excessively long hours, including 24-hour on-call shifts without overtime compensation. - She alleges she worked far more than the standard 40-hour workweek and was not paid overtime, violating California labor laws.

2. *Labor Code Violations*: - The complaint cites violations for failing to provide accurate wage statements, rest breaks, meal periods, and proper final wages upon termination. - The plaintiff seeks penalties under various California labor laws, including those related to misrepresenting the nature of the work and conditions.

3. *Hostile Work Environment and Discrimination*: - Westmoreland alleges a hostile and abusive work environment, including racial and sexual harassment from Kathleen Mullenweg, Matthew Mullenweg’s mother. This behavior included derogatory remarks and instructions that Westmoreland found offensive and discriminatory. - Despite complaints, she claims no action was taken, and the harassment continued, creating a pervasive and hostile work atmosphere.

4. *Wrongful Termination*: - The complaint argues that the working conditions became so intolerable that Westmoreland was constructively discharged (forced to leave), which she claims violates California's public policy against discrimination and abuse.

5. *Failure to Prevent Harassment*: - The defendants are accused of failing to prevent the discrimination and harassment Westmoreland experienced. She claims that her complaints were ignored and that supervisors who supported her were terminated.

6. *Fraud and Misrepresentation*: - Westmoreland alleges that Mullenweg misrepresented the nature and duration of her employment when recruiting her from Texas to California. She claims that these misrepresentations induced her to accept the job under false pretenses.

### Relief Sought Westmoreland seeks: - Compensation for unpaid wages, overtime, and missed breaks. - Statutory penalties for labor code violations. - Damages for emotional distress, punitive damages, and attorneys' fees. - Double damages under California law for the misrepresentation about her job. - An accounting of all unpaid wages and further punitive measures as appropriate.

The document emphasizes that Westmoreland endured significant emotional and financial harm due to the actions and inaction of the defendants, and she demands a jury trial to resolve these issues.

jethronethro··on When Silicon Valley Stopped Trying to Save the World
Did Silicon Valley ever try to save the world?
jethronethro··on Kagi Store
There's no rule/mandate forcing anyone to buy this stuff, whether you're a Kagi customer or not.
jethronethro··on BetterDays – Using AI to transform the way you learn
The only way to sign in is via a Google account? Thanks, but I'll pass.
jethronethro··on Ask HN: Do you take more screenshots than photographs?
When you say most people, who do you mean? Most people in tech communities? Most people regardless of their use of and relationship with technology?

And what's the context of the question?

jethronethro··on Linux: We need tiling desktop environments
Need? Or is is simply a matter of some people just wanting them?
jethronethro··on Ask HN: What caused Microsoft employees to stop throwing chairs at walls?
> This used to occur in the 90s.

Did it? Is there any documentary evidence? And, if it actually did occur, how often did it occur? I'm skeptical.

Let's say Microsoft employees did throw chairs at walls in the 90s. You can bet management would pull the employees doing that aside and read them the riot act. And get them to pay for any repairs to the walls.

jethronethro··on EWritable – e-ink tablet news and reviews
Yes, yes I am. Now get off my lawn! :-)
jethronethro··on EWritable – e-ink tablet news and reviews
Wondering if this is the result of the HN equivalent of being slashdotted ...
jethronethro··on Ask HN: I created a complete clone of Hacker News. Advice?
Dark mode?
jethronethro··on Why doesn't HN have a dark-theme?
This has been asked several times in the past.

> whenever I’m scrolling HN before bed I feel like I’m pointing a flashlight at my face

Maybe don't scroll through HN before bed? You might sleep better :-)

jethronethro··on Ask HN: What you are thinking about?
What I'm going cook for dinner.
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